Sumathi En Sundari (transl. My beautiful Sumathi) is a 1971 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film, directed by C. V. Rajendran.[1] The film stars Sivaji Ganesan and Jayalalithaa. It is a remake of the 1967 Bengali film Nayika Sangbad.[2][3] The film was released on 14 April 1971.[4]
| Sumathi En Sundari | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | C. V. Rajendran |
| Screenplay by | Chithralaya Gopu |
| Story by | Prasantha Deb |
| Starring | Sivaji Ganesan Jayalalithaa |
| Cinematography | Thambu |
| Edited by | N. M. Shankar |
| Music by | M. S. Viswanathan |
Production company | Ram Kumar Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 138 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
editThis article needs a plot summary. (June 2022) |
Cast
edit- Sivaji Ganesan as Madhu[5]
- Jayalalithaa as Sumathi / Sundari[1]
- V. Gopalakrishnan as Director Chinnasamy
- K. A. Thangavelu as Rathnasamy
- Nagesh as Mannangatti Sundaram
- Sachu as Sachu / Saraswathi
- Thengai Srinivasan as Paramanandam
- Senthamarai as Railway Station Master
- Vennira Aadai Moorthy as Moorthy
- Jayakumari as Dancer
- Gundu Karuppaiah as Iyer
- S. N. Parvathy as Parvathi
- Gemini Maali as the film producer
Production
editThe filming was completely held at Kodaikanal and was also held at Thekkady, Kerala for 20 days.[6][7] Rajendran wanted two horses for an important scene however after he found one of the two horses to be skinny and rides only in reverse he decided not to change the horse as it would become difficult to obtain the call sheets of Ganesan so he shot the scene with Nagesh riding in skinny horse and Ganesan riding a much healthier horse converting into a humorous scene.[6]
Soundtrack
editThe music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan.[8] "Pottu Vaitha Mugamo" is the first song that S. P. Balasubrahmanyam sang for a Ganesan film; another man was originally to sing the song, but Viswanathan chose Balasubrahmanyam.[9] That song is based on Valaji raga.[10]
| Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Oru Alayamagum Mangai Manadhu" | P. Susheela | Kannadasan | 05:24 |
| "Ellorukkum Kaalam Varum" | A. L. Raghavan, L. R. Eswari | 02:58 | |
| "Oh Orayiram" | P. Susheela | 04:00 | |
| "Pottu Vaitha Mugamo" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, B. Vasantha | 05:10 | |
| "Ye Pille Sachayi" | T. M. Soundararajan, A. L. Raghavan, L. R. Eswari | 04:32 | |
| "Oru Tharam Ore Tharam" | T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela | Vaali | 03:30 |
| "Kalyana Santhaiyile" | P. Susheela | Kannadasan | 02:25 |
Release and reception
editSumathi En Sundari was released on 14 April 1971.[11] T. G. Vaidyanathan of Film World appreciated the film.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b "Classic Pick: Sumathi En Sundari". The Times of India. 19 December 2008. Archived from the original on 4 July 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
- ^ Vamanan (23 April 2018). "Tamil cinema's Bong connection". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 8 July 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
- ^ Ashok Kumar, S. R. (20 November 2005). "'Chithralaya' Gopu, proprietor of Mannar & Co, Oho Productions". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 30 November 2007. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- ^ "141-150". Nadigarthilagam.com. Archived from the original on 12 July 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
- ^ a b Vaidyanathan, T. G. (1971). "Tamil Nadu's Opium". Film World. Vol. 7. p. 59. Archived from the original on 22 June 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- ^ a b "நகைச்சுவை காட்சியில் ஒரு சோகக்கதை - ஸி.வி.ராஜேந்திரன்". Kalki (in Tamil). 4 February 1979. pp. 26–27. Archived from the original on 8 November 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2023 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "சிவாஜி இல்லையென்றால்... – இயக்குனர் சி.வி. ராஜேந்திரன் பேட்டி" [If there is no Sivaji... – Director C. V. Rajendran interview]. Dinamalar (in Tamil). 25 September 2011. Archived from the original on 18 October 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ "Sumathi En Sundari Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by M S Viswanathan". Macsendisk. Archived from the original on 23 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- ^ "சிவாஜpக்கு எஸ்.பி. [sic] பாடிய முதல் பாட்டு". Thinakaran (in Tamil). 27 May 2014. Archived from the original on 21 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- ^ "ஏழிசை எம்எஸ்வி | பயோகிராபி". Dinamalar (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 26 June 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ "ஜெயலலிதா நடித்த திரைப்படங்களின் பட்டியல்". Dinamani (in Tamil). 6 December 2016. Archived from the original on 24 June 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2018.