Alli (film)

Alli is a 1964 Indian Tamil-language film produced and directed by S. S. Rajendran, and written by Nagercoil Padmanabhan. Rajendran also stars along with R. Vijayakumari and Sowcar Janaki playing the title character. The film was released on 5 March 1964.

Alli
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	S. S. Rajendran
Written by	Nagercoil Padmanabhan
Produced by	S. S. Rajendran
Starring	S. S. Rajendran R. Vijayakumari Sowcar Janaki
Cinematography	Sundarababu
Edited by	Devan
Music by	K. V. Mahadevan
Production company	Rajendran Pictures
Release date	5 March 1964 (1964-03-05)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

Kannan is an idealistic police officer whose sense of duty transcends family ties and normal human sentiment. His loyalty to duty extends to making sure his friends and relatives, as well as his superiors, are taken into account of justice. He overcomes cognitive dissonance and performs his duty to truth and justice, even when that means arresting loved ones. At a pivotal moment of the film, he books his own beloved when he discovers her guilty of theft. The film ends with the reunion of the lovers. But Kannan's beloved, having given away her eyesight to him, enters prison as an atonement for the crime she committed early in her life.

Cast

Male cast[1] S. S. Rajendran as Kannan Sahasranamam as Somu Ashokan as the fakir Rajan as Babu Nagesh as Kathiri D. V. Narayanasami as S. B.

Female cast[1] R. Vijayakumari Myna Sowcar Janaki as Alli Pushpalatha as Shanthi Baby Padmini as Uma Pushpavalli as the mother Pushpamala as Ranjitham Meenakumari as Meena Geethanjali as the dancer

Production

S. S. Rajendran directed and produced Alli under his production company Rajendran Pictures,^[2] in addition to starring.^[2][3] Nagercoil Padmanabhan wrote the story and dialogue, Devan handled the editing,^[4] and Sundarababu handled the cinematography.^[5]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by K. V. Mahadevan.^[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Kaveri Meenadiyo"	Kannadasan	T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela
2.	"Andhi Malar"	Alangudi Somu	S. V. Ponnusamy, K. Jamuna Rani
3.	"Kanni Pennai"	M. K. Athmanathan	P. Susheela
4.	"Ennunga Ennai Theriyuma"	Panchu Arunachalam	P. Susheela
5.	"Unnaiyanri"	Kannadasan	P. Susheela
6.	"Nalungu Paadava"	Panchu Arunachalam	S. Janaki

Release and reception

Alli was released on 5 March 1964.^[4] The critic from The Indian Express likened Rajendran to a Jack of all trades, saying, "If producer-director-actor-MLA S. S. Rajendran had realised this and acted accordingly, Alli [...] would have been much more appealing. In trying to do too many things at the same time, Rajendran has taken upon himself more than he could have handled."^[6] T. M. Ramachandran of Sport and Pastime positively reviewed the film for the performances of Rajendran, Vijayakumari, Janaki and the supporting cast, in addition to Nagesh's comedy and Sundarababu's cinematography.^[5] Link also praised Rajendran and Janaki's performances.^[7] Kanthan of Kalki compared the film to Ezhai Padum Padu and Neethikkupin Paasam, saying those who did not watch those two would enjoy this.^[8]

References

1. அல்லி (PDF) (song book) (in Tamil). Rajendran Pictures. 1964. Retrieved 21 December 2021 – via Internet Archive.
2. "1964 – அல்லி – ராஜேந்திரன் பிக்" [1964 – Alli – Rajendran Pic.]. Lakshman Sruthi (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 5 October 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
3. "லட்சிய நடிகர் எஸ்.எஸ்.ராஜேந்திரன்" [S. S. Rajendran, the actor of principles]. Dina Thanthi (in Tamil). 24 October 2014. Archived from the original on 5 October 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
4. "Alli". The Indian Express. 5 March 1964. p. 10. Retrieved 11 July 2018 – via Google News Archive.
5. Ramachandran, T. M. (4 April 1964). "A Triumph for Rajendran". Sport and Pastime. p. 50. Archived from the original on 10 March 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2023 – via Internet Archive.
6. "Alli: Too many things at a time". The Indian Express. 13 March 1964. p. 3. Retrieved 30 April 2019 – via Google News Archive.
7. "Glorious Cop". Link. Vol. 6, no. 26–52. 1964. p. 39. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
8. காந்தன் (22 March 1964). "அல்லி". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 39. Archived from the original on 26 July 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.

External links

• Alli at IMDb