Aadi Perukku (film)
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| Aadi Perukku | |
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| Directed by | K. Shankar |
| Written by | Makkalanban Javar Seetharaman |
| Produced by | K. Madhanagopal |
| Starring | Gemini Ganesan B. Saroja Devi Devika |
| Cinematography | Thambu |
| Edited by | K. Shankar K. Neelakandan |
| Music by | A. M. Rajah |
Production company | Madhan Theatres |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Aadi Perukku (ⓘ also spelt Aadipperukku) is a 1962 Indian Tamil-language romance film edited and directed by K. Shankar. The film stars Gemini Ganesan, B. Saroja Devi and Devika, while M. V. Rajamma and K. D. Santhanam play supporting roles. It was released on 2 August 1962, and failed at the box office.
Padma lives with her widowed mother and her brother, a harbour worker. The family finds refuge in the house of Raja, a poet. Padma's brother dies in an accident.
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Production
The film shares its name with Aadi Perukku, a festival in Tamil Nadu which pays tribute to water's life-sustaining properties. Despite that, the festival is not referenced anywhere onscreen except the song "Annaiyin Arule Vaa", near the end of which Gemini Ganesan's character is shown singing the last two lines as a tribute to the festival. Shooting took place at the now non-existent Majestic Studios.[2]
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by A. M. Rajah.[3][1]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Annaiyin Arule Vaa" | Kothamangalam Subbu | Sirkazhi Govindarajan | 3:32 |
| 2. | "Idhuthaan Ulagamaa" | Kannadasan | P. Susheela | 3:24 |
| 3. | "Kannaale Pesum" | K. D. Santhanam | P. Susheela | 3:12 |
| 4. | "Kannizhanda Manidhar" | Kannadasan | A. M. Raja, P. Susheela | 3:12 |
| 5. | "Kaaveri Oram" | K. D. Santhanam | P. Susheela | 3:16 |
| 6. | "Pengal Illaatha" | Kothamangalam Subbu | A. M. Raja, P. Susheela | 6:44 |
| 7. | "Puriyaathu" | Suratha | P. B. Sreenivas | 4:44 |
| 8. | "Thanimaiyile Inimai" (duet) | K. D. Santhanam | A. M. Raja, P. Susheela | 3:21 |
| 9. | "Thanimaiyile Inimai" (male) | K. D. Santhanam | A. M. Raja | 3:31 |
| Total length: | 33:36 | |||
