Mounam Kalaikirathu

Mounam Kalaikirathu (transl. Silence is fading) is a 1986 Indian Tamil-language romance film directed by Kundrai Vaendan Karikalan. The film stars Suresh, Jeevitha, Anand Babu, Jayashree, Vijayakumar, Chinni Jayanth and S. S. Chandran. It was released on 12 December 1986.^[1]

Mounam Kalaikirathu
Poster
Directed by	Kundrai Vaendan Karikalan
Produced by	Devaraj Mani Kundrai Vaendan Karikalan
Starring	Suresh Jeevitha Anand Babu Jayashree
Music by	Shankar–Ganesh
Production company	HMC Productions
Release date	12 December 1986 (1986-12-12)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

Rajesh and Deepa are lovers, but Kannan too loves Deepa without knowing of her relationship with Rajesh. Shobana, a doctor, loves Kannan as well. The film explores these relationships and finally breaks the ice of silence.

Cast

• Suresh as Kannan
• Jeevitha as Deepa
• Anand Babu as Rajesh
• Jayashree as Shobana
• Vijayakumar
• Chinni Jayanth
• S. S. Chandran
• Senthil

Production

Anand Babu's voice was dubbed by S. N. Surendar.^[2]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Shankar–Ganesh.^[3][4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Vaadi Ambigaiye"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Chorus
2.	"Kannan Yaarukku"	P. Susheela
3.	"Kannan Radhaikku" (Pathos)	Ramesh
4.	"Anbe"	Vani Jairam, Chorus
5.	"Instrumental Tunes"	—
6.	"Maalai Neram"	Ramesh, Uma Ramanan
7.	"Engemma Nee Pora"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. P. Sailaja
8.	"Anbe" (Pathos)	Vani Jairam

Reception

The Indian Express wrote, "The narration is made in a naturalistic vein and is not boring. The performances are credible" and concluded that Shankar–Ganesh "have come up with some pleasant tunes".^[5]