Uravukku Kai Koduppom

Uravukku Kai Koduppom (transl. We shall give a helping hand to blood relatives) is a 1975 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Y. G. Mahendran, produced and written by K. S. Gopalakrishnan. It is based on Visu's play of the same name, also directed by Mahendran. The film stars Gemini Ganesan and Sowcar Janaki. It was released on 28 March 1975, and failed at the box office, although the story was reused by Visu for Samsaram Adhu Minsaram in 1986.

Uravukku Kai Koduppom
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Directed by	Y. G. Mahendran
Screenplay by	K. S. Gopalakrishnan
Based on	Uravukku Kai Koduppom by Visu
Produced by	K. S. Gopalakrishnan
Starring	Gemini Ganesan Sowcar Janaki
Cinematography	P. Ramasami
Edited by	R. Devarajan
Music by	D. B. Ramachandran S. P. Venkatesh
Production company	Chitra Productions
Release date	28 March 1975 (1975-03-28)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

Cast

• Gemini Ganesan
• Sowcar Janaki
• V. Raghavan
• Nagesh

Production

Uravukku Kai Koduppom was the first play written by Visu, and directed by Y. G. Mahendran.^[1][2] K. S. Gopalakrishnan bought the rights to adapt the play into a film with the same name; besides producing the film under Chitra Productions, he also wrote the screenplay. Mahendran was retained as director, while Gopalakrishnan served as supervising director.^[3][4]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by D. B. Ramachandran and S. P. Venkatesh, with lyrics by A. Maruthakasi.^[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Koduppom Kai Koduppom"	Sirkazhi Govindarajan
2.	"Thiruvennum Peyarukku Uriyavale"	P. Susheela, Madhuri, T. K. Kala
3.	"Oru Kodi Aasaigal Uyir Moochin"	Sirkazhi Govindarajan, Vani Jairam

Release and reception

Uravukku Kai Koduppom was released on 28 March 1975,^[6] and failed commercially.^[7] Kanthan of Kalki criticised the film for omitting the entertaining parts of the play, and Mahendran's direction.^[8] Despite the film's failure, the story was reused by Visu for the 1986 film Samsaram Adhu Minsaram.^[3]

References

1. "And they reacted…". The Hindu. 10 April 2014. Archived from the original on 12 April 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
2. Ashok Kumar, S. R. (26 March 2020). "Visu, a colossus". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 30 March 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
3. "பிளாஷ்பேக்: சம்சாரம் அது மின்சாரம் ஒரு ரீமேக் படம்" [Flashback: Samsaran Athu Minsaram is a remake film]. Dinamalar (in Tamil). 12 April 2017. Archived from the original on 11 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
4. "உறவுக்கு கை கொடுப்போம்". Mathi Oli (in Tamil). 11 January 1975. p. 7. Archived from the original on 25 March 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
5. "Uravukku Kai Koduppom". Tamil Songs Lyrics. Archived from the original on 20 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
6. "மார்ச் 28ம் தேதியில் வெளியான திரைப்படங்கள்..." [Films released on 28 March...]. Screen 4 Screen (in Tamil). 28 March 2021. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
7. Dhananjayan, G. (30 June 2017). "Clear rules govern box office performance of remakes". DT Next. Archived from the original on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
8. காந்தன் (13 April 1975). "உறவுக்கு கை கொடுப்போம்". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 63. Archived from the original on 27 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.

External links

• Uravukku Kai Koduppom at IMDb