Aadi Perukku (film)

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Aadi Perukku
File:Aadi Perukku film poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed byK. Shankar
Produced byK. Madhanagopal
Written byMakkalanban
Javar Seetharaman
StarringGemini Ganesan
B. Saroja Devi
Devika
M. V. Rajamma
Music byA. M. Rajah
CinematographyThambu
Edited byK. Shankar
K. Neelakandan
Production
company
Madhan Theatres
Release date
  • 2 August 1962 (1962-08-02)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Aadi Perukku (About this soundpronunciation ; also spelt Aadipperukku) is a 1962 Indian Tamil-language romance film edited and directed by K. Shankar. Gemini Ganesan and B. Saroja Devi play the lead roles, while Devika, M. V. Rajamma, K. D. Santhanam and C. V. V. Panthulu play supporting roles.

Plot[edit]

Padma lives with her widowed mother and her brother, a harbour worker. The family finds refuge in the house of Raja, a poet. Padma's brother dies in an accident.

Cast[edit]

Cast adapted from the opening credits of the film and the song book[1]

Production[edit]

The film shares its name with Aadi Perukku, a festival in Tamil Nadu which pays tribute to water's life-sustaining properties. Despite that, the festival is not referenced anywhere onscreen except the song "Annaiyin Arule Vaa", near the end of which Gemini Ganesan's character is shown singing the last two lines as a tribute to the festival. Shooting took place at the now non-existent Majestic Studios.[2]

Soundtrack[edit]

The film's soundtrack featured nine songs composed by A. M. Rajah and written by Kothamangalam Subbu, Kannadasan, K. D. Santhanam and Suratha.[3][1]

Track list
No. TitleArtist(s) Length
1. "Annaiyin Arule Vaa"  Sirkazhi Govindarajan 03:32
2. "Idhuthaan Ulagamaa"  P. Susheela 03:24
3. "Kannaale Pesum"  P. Susheela 03:12
4. "Kannizhanda Manidhar"  A. M. Raja, P. Susheela 03:12
5. "Kaaveri Oram"  P. Susheela 03:16
6. "Pengal Illaatha"  A. M. Raja, P. Susheela 06:44
7. "Puriyaathu"  P. B. Sreenivas 04:44
8. "Thanimaiyile Inimai" (duet)A. M. Raja, P. Susheela 03:21
9. "Thanimaiyile Inimai" (male)A. M. Raja 03:31
Total length:
33:36

Reception[edit]

On 10 August 1962, The Indian Express called Aadi Perukku "another insipid medley of romance, comedy and melodrama [...] A story of unfulfilled love, the film is heavily padded with the usual quantum of songs, dances and other box office gimmicks." The reviewer however praised the performances of the cast members.[4] According to film historian Randor Guy, the film did not succeed commercially because of the "somewhat predictable storyline, the many deaths and the lack of significance of the title". He did, however, praise the performances of Saroja Devi and Ganesan.[2]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Aadipperukku Song book (in Tamil). Broadway, Chennai: Kalaimagal Press, Vadakankulam.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  2. 2.0 2.1 Guy, Randor (7 March 2015). "Blast from the Past: Aadiperukku – 1962". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 26 October 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  3. "Aadi Perukku (1962)". Music India Online. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  4. "Aadi Perukku". The Indian Express. 10 August 1962. p. 3.

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