Idhaya Kamalam () is a 1965 Indian Tamil language-language thriller film, directed by Srikanth, written by Aaroor Dass and produced by L. V. Prasad. A remake of the 1964 Marathi language film Pathlaag, it stars K. R. Vijaya and Ravichandran. The film was released on 27 August 1965 and became a box-office success.
Plot
Kamala and Vimala are twin sisters. While Kamala leads a normal life and is married to a lawyer studying in London, Vimala joins a band of robbers. Kamala's husband returns home to find his wife terminally ill.
Cast
- Female cast
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K. R. Vijaya as Kamala and Vimala
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as Geetha
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Kumari Rukmani as Bhaskar's mother
- Male cast
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Ravichandran as Bhaskar
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T. S. Balaiah as Bhaskar's uncle
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S. V. Sahasranamam as the judge
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R. S. Manohar as the public prosecutor
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Balaji as the police inspector
Production
Idhaya Kamalam, a remake of the
Marathi language film
Pathlaag (1964),
was directed by Srikanth and produced by L. V. Prasad under
Prasad Studios. The screenplay was written by
Aaroor Dass, cinematography was handled by K. S. Prasad, editing by P. V. Manickam and art direction by Thota. L. V. Prasad also served as supervising director. The film was colourised using
Eastmancolor.
Soundtrack
The soundtrack album was composed by K. V. Mahadevan while the lyrics were written by
Kannadasan.
Ustad Ahmad Hussain Khan, a member of Mahadevan's musical troupe, played the sitar for the songs "Ennathaan Ragasiyamo Idhayathile" and "Malargal Nanaindhana".
Release and reception
Idhaya Kamalam was released on 27 August 1965,
and distributed by Prasad Productions in
Chennai.
T. M. Ramachandran of
Sport and Pastime called it a "noteworthy film", appreciating K. R. Vijaya and saying she gives "The best performance in the film .. she displays mark her out as a fine actress". Ramachandran also praised K. V. Mahadevan's music, calling it "lilting" and "one of the important assets of the film" and also calling K. S. Prasad's camerawork "praiseworthy".
lauded Prasad's cinematography, Vijaya's dual performance and Srikanth's direction, but felt Ravichandran did not do well enough.
The film was a major success; according to historian
Randor Guy, this was because of the music and Vijaya's performance.
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