Ezhandha Kadhal

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Ezhandha Kaadhal
Directed byK. S. Mani
Produced byN. S. Krishnan
Screenplay byYadhartham Ponnusamy Pillai
Based onEzhandha Kaadhal - Play staged by Thiruchi Amateur Sangam
StarringN. S. Krishnan
T. A. Mathuram
K. P. Kamakshi
Music byN. S. Balakrishnan
K. M. Gowrisan
CinematographyE. R. Cooper
Edited bySurya
Production
company
Asoka Films
Release date
1941
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Ezhandha Kadhal (transl. Lost Love) is a 1941 Indian Tamil-language film directed by K. S. Mani.[1] The film stars N. S. Krishnan, T. A. Mathuram, T. Premavathi and K. P. Kamakshi.[2]

Plot[edit]

A rich man on his death bed gave 5000 rupees to his trusted friend and asked him to take care of his motherless daughter Padma and to marry her to Jagadish when she comes to the right age. The friend, Somanathan Pillai undertakes his friend's request. Padma comes to live with Somanathan Pillai's family. Jayapalan, a son of Somanathan Pillai, likes Padma. They become lovers. However, Somanathan Pillai forcibly marries Padma to Jagdish as per his dead friend's wish. He also finds another bride, Saroja, for Jayapalan. But then both Jayapalan and Padma are not happy in their respective married lives. Jayapalan becomes a drunkard and loses eyesight on a stormy night. A sacred sadhu enters the scene. How he solves all the problems forms the rest of the story.[2]

Cast[edit]

List adapted from the song book[3]

Production[edit]

The film was produced by N. S. Krishnan under his own banner Asoka Films and was directed by K. S. Mani who was a member of the N. S. Krishnan's unit. Cinematography was handled by E. R. Cooper while the editing was done by Surya. The film was shot at Central Studios, Coimbatore.[2]

Another film Chandrahari was packaged together as Part 2 with this Part 1 film.[4]

Soundtrack[edit]

Music was composed by N. S. Balakrishnan and K. M. Gowrisan. N. S. Krishnan, T. A. Mathuram and C. S. Jayaraman sang the songs.[2]

Reception[edit]

Film historian Randor Guy wrote in 2014 that the film is "Remembered for the melodramatic storyline, pleasing music rendered by C. S. Jayaraman and comedy sequences of NSK and Mathuram.[2]

References[edit]

  1. Ashish Rajadhyaksha & Paul Willemen. Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema (PDF). Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 1998. p. 593.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Guy, Randor (4 January 2014). "Ezhandha Kaadhal (1941)". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 11 January 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  3. Ezhandha Kadhal (song book) (in தமிழ்). Asoka Films. 1941.
  4. 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 November 2016.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)