Imaigal

Imaigal (transl. Eyelids) is a 1983 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by R. Krishnamoorthy and produced by Thiruppur Mani of Vivekananda Pictures. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Saritha, Sarath Babu and Sudarshan. It was released on 12 April 1983.^[1]

Imaigal
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	R. Krishnamoorthy
Written by	Vinu Chakravarthy (dialogues)
Produced by	Thiruppur Mani
Starring	Sivaji Ganesan Saritha Sarath Babu Sudarshan
Cinematography	N. Balakrishnan
Edited by	V. Chakrapani
Music by	Gangai Amaran
Production company	Vivekananda Pictures
Release date	12 April 1983 (1983-04-12)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

Akbar Basha is a do-gooder fisherman and don protecting his fishing community against the evil rich man played by Sudarshan. Sudarshan's son cheats Kasthuri, impregnates her and leaves her. Akbar Basha takes her under his wing without knowing that whoever cheated her for Sudarshan's son is the do-gooder himself and joins with Basha to provide legal aid. Basha also has vowed to kill whoever had cheated Kasthuri. Eventually, Sarath Babu is married and at a critical point, to save Akbar Basha, Saritha risks and loses the life of her child. In the end, when Akbar Basha finds out the truth, he goes to kill Sarath Babu who is saved by dying Kasthuri, killing Akbar Basha to save her lover.

Cast

• Sivaji Ganesan as Akbar Baasha
• Saritha as Kasthuri
• Sarath Babu
• Sudarshan
• Y. G. Mahendran
• Goundamani
• Manorama
• V. Gopalakrishnan
• Peeli Sivam
• Rajyalakshmi
• Jayamalini
• Silk Smitha
• Oru Viral Krishna Rao
• Idichapuli Selvaraj
• Vellai Subbaiah

Production

Vinu Chakravarthy took only two characters from a Gujarati film and made a new plot out of it, Imaigal.^[2]

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by Gangai Amaran.^[3] The song "Madapuravo" is set in the Carnatic raga Mayamalavagowla.^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Enga Rajyathil"	Malaysia Vasudevan, S. P. Sailaja
2.	"Madapuravo"	Malaysia Vasudevan, P. Susheela
3.	"Srilanka"	Malaysia Vasudevan, Vani Jairam
4.	"Ellorum Koopiduranga"	Vani Jairam

Reception

Kalki wrote Ganesan's work, Saritha's performance and Sarath Babu's presence for a meaningless story have gone in vain.^[5]

References

1. "231–240". Nadigarthilagam.com. Archived from the original on 12 June 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
2. "போட்டோ பேஜ் 4". Kalki (in Tamil). 20 March 1983. p. 35. Archived from the original on 18 April 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
3. "Imaigal Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by Gangai Ameran". Macsendisk. Archived from the original on 12 October 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
4. ராமானுஜன், டாக்டர் ஜி. (1 June 2018). "ராக யாத்திரை 07: மாரியம்மனும் மரிக்கொழுந்தும்". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 19 October 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
5. "இமைகள்". Kalki (in Tamil). 1 May 1983. p. 30. Archived from the original on 16 April 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024 – via Internet Archive.

External links

• Imaigal at IMDb