Poikkal Kudhirai

Poikkal Kudhirai (lit. 'Horse with fake legs') is a 1983 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by K. Balachander and produced by Kalaivani. Starring Viji and Raveendran, the film had Ramakrishna and lyricist Vaali making their acting debuts. Kamal Haasan appeared in a guest role. Poikkal Kudhirai was based on Crazy Mohan's play Marriage Made in Saloon.[1] The film was remade in Kannada in 1992 as Mavanige Thakka Aliya.

Poikkaal Kudhirai
Directed byK. Balachander
Produced byKalaivani
Screenplay byK. Balachander
Story byCrazy Mohan
StarringViji
Ramakrishna
Raveendran
Vaali
Charle
Radha Ravi
Music byM. S. Viswanathan
CinematographyB. S. Loknath
Edited byN. R. Kittu
Distributed byKalaivani Productions
Release date
2 September 1983
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Plot

Poikkal Kuthirai is a hilarious depiction of how Sambandam (Vaali) — who bets on each and every small thing and wins — and Indu (Ramakrishnan) enter into a bet at a saloon owned by Muthu (Ravindar). The bet is that Indu will win Sambadam's daughter Janaki's (Viji) heart and marry her. If Indhu is successful in his mission, Sambandam will shave half of his moustache for their marriage. If he fails, Indhu will shave his head. Who wins the bet is the film's narrative.

Cast

Remake

The movie was remade in Kannada as Mavanige Thakka Aliya.

Production

Poikkal Kudhirai is based on the Crazy Mohan-written play Marriage Made in Saloon.[2] Kannada actor Ramakrishna and lyricist Vaali made their acting debut in Tamil with this film.[3][4]

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by M. S. Viswanathan and lyrics were written by Vaali.[5] The soundtrack was released under the label Saregama.[6]

No.SongSingersLyricsLength (m:ss)
1"Ellam Therigiradhu"S. P. Balasubramaniam, KousalyaVaali
2"Naan Ore Oru"S. P. Balasubramaniam, Malaysia VasudevanVaali
3"Pottuvecha Ponnukkaga"Malaysia Vasudevan, Vani JayaramVaali
4"Vaai Vittu Siricha"Malaysia VasudevanVaali
5"Unnai Enakku"S. P. BalasubramaniamVaali

References
  1. https://www.filmcompanion.in/recalling-crazy-mohans-comedy-and-his-kamal-haasan-collaborations/
  2. Raman, Sruthi Ganapathy (1 October 2017). "What gets Tamil audiences rolling in the aisles? Crazy Mohan knows". Scroll.in. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  3. Kolappan, B. (18 July 2013). "Lyricist Vaali leaves a void". The Hindu. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  4. Nayar, Aashmita (24 December 2014). "7 Must-Watch K Balachander Movies On Youtube". HuffPost. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  5. "Poikkal Kuthirai". Saavn. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  6. "Poikkal Kuthirai". Saregama. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
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