Aasai Alaigal

Aasai Alaigal
Aasai Alaigal
	Poster
Directed by	A. S. A. Sami
Written by	A. S. A. Sami
Produced by	J. D. Farnando; Arockiya Raj
Starring	S. S. Rajendran; C. R. Vijayakumari; M. R. Radha; Sowcar Janaki
Cinematography	R. M. Pillai
Edited by	P. V. Karunakaran
Music by	K. V. Mahadevan
Production; company	Anbu Films
Release date	17 May 1963;
Running time	135 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Aasai Alaigal (transl. Tides of desire) is a 1963 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by A. S. A. Samy and produced by J. D. Fernando.^[1]^[2] The film stars S. S. Rajendran, C. R. Vijayakumari, M. R. Radha and Sowcar Janaki.

Plot

Amudha, a girl from a rich family, loves and marries Durai who is from a middle-class family. They beget two children. Amudha wants to live a lavish life whereas Durai thinks love is God. Amudha's brother Manickam spends all his share of his father's wealth and comes to live with Amudha. He soon finds the difference of opinion between Amudha and her husband and tries to blow it up. In the meantime, Naganathan, a friend of Durai gets an accident and dies. Before dying he requests Durai to take care of his wife Thangam and children. Durai works overtime to help Thangam. Manickam tells Amudha that Durai is having an affair with Thangam. As a result, Durai and Amudha fight and get separated. How the family gets together forms the rest of the story.^[3]

Cast

S. S. Rajendran as Durai Raj
C. R. Vijayakumari as Amutha
M. R. Radha as Manikkam
Sowcar Janaki as Thangam
Nagesh as Peethambaram
Kutty Padmini as Kannamma
K. Balaji as Naganathan
Gemini K. Chandra as Sundari
Sandhiya as Bhakyavathi
S. Rama Rao as Pakkiri
Baby Sumathi as Shanthi

Soundtrack

Music was composed by K. V. Mahadevan.^[4]

Song	Singer	Lyrics	Length
"Anbu Enbathu"	Sirkazhi Govindarajan, L. R. Eswari & K. Jamuna Rani	Kannadasan	4:06
"Anbu Enbathu" – 2	Sirkazhi Govindarajan, L. R. Eswari & K. Jamuna Rani		1:48
"ChinnanChiru Magalai"	K. Jamuna Rani		03:51
"Antha Mayakkam Vendum"	L. R. Eswari & K. Jamuna Rani		4:20
"Sollap Pona... Yaarai Enge Vaipathu"	S. V. Ponnusamy	Panchu Arunachalam	2:51
"Nadanthu Vantha"	T. M. Soundararajan	Panchu Arunachalam	4:26

Reception

Kanthan of Kalki said those expecting too much from the film would be disappointed.^[5]

References

^ "1963 – ஆசை அலைகள் – அன்பு பிலிம்ஸ்" [1963 – Aasai Alaigal – Anbu Films]. Lakshman Sruthi (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 21 March 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
^ "ஆசை அலைகள்". Kalki (in Tamil). 26 May 1963. p. 71. Archived from the original on 28 March 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2024 – via Internet Archive.
^ ஆசை அலைகள் (song book) (in Tamil). Anbu Films. 1963. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
^ Neelamegam, G. (2016). Thiraikalanjiyam — Part 2 (in Tamil). Chennai: Manivasagar Publishers. pp. 100–101.
^ காந்தன் (2 June 1963). "ஆசை அலைகள்". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 72. Archived from the original on 23 July 2022. Retrieved 26 November 2021.

External links

Aasai Alaigal at IMDb

[1] "1963 – ஆசை அலைகள் – அன்பு பிலிம்ஸ்" [1963 – Aasai Alaigal – Anbu Films]. Lakshman Sruthi (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 21 March 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2017.

[2] "ஆசை அலைகள்". Kalki (in Tamil). 26 May 1963. p. 71. Archived from the original on 28 March 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2024 – via Internet Archive.

[3] ஆசை அலைகள் (song book) (in Tamil). Anbu Films. 1963. Retrieved 13 September 2021.

[4] Neelamegam, G. (2016). Thiraikalanjiyam — Part 2 (in Tamil). Chennai: Manivasagar Publishers. pp. 100–101.

[5] காந்தன் (2 June 1963). "ஆசை அலைகள்". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 72. Archived from the original on 23 July 2022. Retrieved 26 November 2021.

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