Aasai Alaigal

Aasai Alaigal ; ஆசை அலைகள்
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Directed by	A. S. A. Sami
Produced by	J. D. Farnando ; Arockiya Raj
Written by	A. S. A. Sami
Starring	S. S. Rajendran C. R. Vijayakumari ; M. R. Radha ; Sowcar Janaki ; Nagesh
Music by	K. V. Mahadevan
Cinematography	R. M. Pillai
Edited by	P. V. Karunakaran
Production; company	Anbu Films
Distributed by	Velankanni Cine Arts
Release date	15 November 1963 (India); [1]
Running time	135 Mins
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Aasai Alaigal (English: Desire Tides) is a 1963 Indian Tamil language Family Drama film directed by A. S. A. Samy and produced by J. D. Fernando.[1] The film featured S. S. Rajendran, C. R. Vijayakumari, M. R. Radha and Sowcar Janaki in the lead roles.[2][3]

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 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 meets with 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 had a fight and gets separated. How the family gets together forms the rest of the story.[4]

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

Crew

Director: A. S. A. Samy
Script: A. S. A. Samy
Music: K. V. Mahadevan
Art: Chittadal Varadhan
Stills: M. S. Gnanam
Publicity: Eligant
Processing: P. M. Raghavalu (Vijaya Lab)
Audiography (song): T. S. Rangasamy
Audiography (dialogue): V. Sivaram
Choreography: Chinni - Sambath.[5]

Soundtrack

Music was composed by K. V. Mahadevan and lyrics were written by Kannadasan and Panju Arunachalam. Playback singers are Sirkazhi Govindarajan, L. R. Eswari, K. Jamuna Rani, T. M. Soundararajan and S. V. Ponnusamy.[6]

No	Song	Singer	Length(m:ss)	Lyrics
1	"Anbu Enbathu"	Sirkazhi Govindarajan, L. R. Eswari & K. Jamuna Rani	4:06	Kannadasan
2	"Anbu Enbathu" - 2	Sirkazhi Govindarajan, L. R. Eswari & K. Jamuna Rani	1:48
3	"ChinnanChiru Magalai"	K. Jamuna Rani	03:51
4	"Antha Mayakkam Vendum"	L. R. Eswari & K. Jamuna Rani	4:20
5	"Sollap Pona... Yaarai Enge Vaipathu"	S. V. Ponnusamy	2:51	Panju Arunachalam
6	"Nadanthu Vantha"	T. M. Soundararajan	4:26	Panju Arunachalam

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References

Film News Anandan (23 October 2004). Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru [History of Landmark Tamil Films] (in Tamil). Chennai: Sivakami Publishers. Archived from the original on 21 March 2017.
"asai alaigal". spicyonion. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
"aasai alaigal". In.com India. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
Asai Alaigal Song Book. Kalaimagal, Madurai.
"asai alaigal movie cast crew". gomolo. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
G. Neelamegam. Thiraikalanjiyam — Part 2 (in Tamil). Manivasagar Publishers, Chennai 108 (Ph:044 25361039). First edition November 2016. pp. 100–101.

External links

Aasai Alaigal on IMDb

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[anandan-1] Film News Anandan (23 October 2004). Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru [History of Landmark Tamil Films] (in Tamil). Chennai: Sivakami Publishers. Archived from the original on 21 March 2017.

[2] "asai alaigal". spicyonion. Retrieved 26 December 2015.

[3] "aasai alaigal". In.com India. Retrieved 26 December 2015.

[4] Asai Alaigal Song Book. Kalaimagal, Madurai.

[5] "asai alaigal movie cast crew". gomolo. Retrieved 26 December 2015.

[6] G. Neelamegam. Thiraikalanjiyam — Part 2 (in Tamil). Manivasagar Publishers, Chennai 108 (Ph:044 25361039). First edition November 2016. pp. 100–101.