Amman Kovil Kizhakale

Amman Kovil Kizhakale (transl. East side of Amman temple) is a 1986 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written and directed by R. Sundarrajan, starring Vijayakanth and Radha. It was released on 24 April 1986, and emerged a commercial success.^[1] Vijayakanth also won the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil. It was remade into Telugu as Khaidi No. 786 (1988) and Kannada as Nammoora Hammera (1990).^[2]

Amman Kovil Kizhakale
Film poster
Directed by	R. Sundarrajan
Written by	R. Sundarrajan
Produced by	Peter Selvakumar S. P. Pazhaniappan
Starring	Vijayakanth Radha
Cinematography	Raja Rajan
Edited by	Srinivas B Krishnakumar
Music by	Ilaiyaraaja
Production company	V. N. S. Productions
Release date	24 April 1986 (1986-04-24)
Running time	140 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

Chinnamani lives in a village along with his father and his friends. Chinnamani sings well and always performs during the village temple festivals. Kanmani is a wealthy girl, and the only daughter of the village panchayat board president, who is arrogant. Kanmani, who boasts of being rich enters into clashes with Chinnamani and she decides to take revenge on Chinnamani as Chinnamani does not respect her. She decides to learn music from Chinnamani and also pretends to love him and embarrasses him in front of everyone, which angers Chinnamani.She also breaks his Harmonium for which in anger, he breaks Kanmani's car. Kanmani beats Chinnamani with whip as it was decided by the panchayat for punishing Chinnamani. Angered, Chinnamani marries Kanmani by tying the thaali around her neck immediately without her consent. Kanmani's mother tells the truth to Kanmani about Chinnamani.

Actually Chinnamani is the son of Srividya's elder brother, who is a wealthy man. Ravichandran worked under Vinu Chakravarthy and Srividya loved him. But Ravichandran takes all the properties from Vinu Chakravarthy after marrying his sister and sends him out of town. Also, Kanmani is the daughter of Ravichandran's illegitimate relationship with their house maid and Sri Vidya raised her as her own daughter.

Hearing this, Kanmani realises her mistake and decides to live together with Chinnamani, but he does not believe her. Ravichandran decides to kill Chinnamani and sends a few thugs. Finally, Kanmani kills them and goes to jail. She returns after a few years where she finds Chinnamani as mentally disturbed person searching for Kanmani always. She unites with Chinnamani in the end.

Cast

• Vijayakanth as Chinnamani
• Radha as Kanmani
• Ravichandran as Kanmani's father
• Srividya as Kanmani's mother
• Senthil as Kathavarayan
• Radha Ravi
• Vinu Chakravarthy
• Ra. Sankaran
• T. K. S. Chandran
• Suryakanth
• Nalinikanth
• Vellai Subbaiah

Production

Sundarrajan wrote the story of Amman Kovil Kizhakale with Rajinikanth in mind. However, following the release of Poovilangu (1984), he wanted to cast its lead actor Murali and Revathi, to no avail. After the success of Vaidehi Kathirunthal (1984), he finalised Vijayakanth and Radha.^[3] The title was derived from a song from Sakalakala Vallavan (1982).^[4] Shooting took place in Kovur, Chennai.^[5]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja. All lyrics were written by Gangai Amaran.^[6][7] The song "Chinnamani Kuyile" is set to Keeravani raga,^[8][9] "Poova Eduthu" is set to Mayamalavagowla,^[10][11] "Kaalai Nera" is set to Abhogi,^[12][13] and "Un Paarvayil" is set to Hamir Kalyani.^[14]

Track listing

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Chinnamani Kuyile"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	4:25
2.	"Kada Veedhi"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	4:13
3.	"Kalai Nera" (duet)	S. Janaki, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	4:21
4.	"Kalai Nera" (male)	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	4:22
5.	"Oru Moonu Mudichaaley"	Malaysia Vasudevan	4:34
6.	"Poove Eduthu"	P. Jayachandran, S. Janaki	4:32
7.	"Un Paarvayil" (duet)	K. J. Yesudas, K. S. Chithra	3:56
8.	"Un Paarvayil" (male)	K. J. Yesudas	4:05
Total length:			34:28

Release and reception

Amman Kovil Kizhakale was released on 24 April 1986.^[2] Jayamanmadhan of Kalki opined that although the film was dragging frequently, it could be watched to know what happens in the plot.^[15] Vijayakanth won the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil,^[16][17] the Cinema Express Award for Best Actor – Tamil,^[18] and the Pesum Padam Award for Best Actor.^[19]

References

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2. "ரஜினிக்காக எழுதப்பட்ட விஜயகாந்தின் அம்மன் கோவில் கிழக்காலே!". News18 (in Tamil). 25 April 2022. Archived from the original on 20 May 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
3. குணா, எம். (27 March 2019). "ஒன்லைன் வாய்ப்பு, ஊட்டி மழை, ரஜினி சொன்ன சஜஷன்!" – ஆர்.சுந்தர்ராஜன் #30YearsOfRajathiraja" [One-line opportunity, Ooty rainfall, Suggestion given by Rajini – R. Sundarrajan]. Ananda Vikatan (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
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8. Mani, Charulatha (26 April 2013). "Harmonious symmetry". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 7 March 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
9. Sundararaman 2007, p. 126.
10. Mani, Charulatha (11 November 2011). "A Raga's Journey — The magic of Mayamalavagowla". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 15 November 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
11. Sundararaman 2007, p. 154.
12. "Arresting Abhogi". The Hindu. 3 March 2012. Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
13. Sundararaman 2007, p. 135.
14. Sundararaman 2007, p. 163.
15. ஜெயமன்மதன் (18 May 1986). "அம்மன் கோவில் கிழக்காலே". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 37. Archived from the original on 29 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
16. "The Awards". Filmfare. 1–5 October 1987. p. 72. Archived from the original on 20 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023 – via Internet Archive.
17. "Filmfare awards announced". The Indian Express. 17 July 1987. p. 5. Retrieved 3 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.
18. "Cine artistes asked to broaden talents". The Indian Express. 13 April 1987. p. 3. Archived from the original on 21 April 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2022 – via Google News Archive.
19. "அன்றிலிருந்து இன்றுவரை சினிமா" (PDF). Vlambaram (in Tamil). 15 December 2001. p. 7. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 May 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2019.

Bibliography

• Sundararaman (2007) [2005]. Raga Chintamani: A Guide to Carnatic Ragas Through Tamil Film Music (2nd ed.). Pichhamal Chintamani. OCLC 295034757.

External links

• Amman Kovil Kizhakale at IMDb 
• Amman Kovil Kizhakale at Rotten Tomatoes