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Athirshtam Azhaikkirathu (transl. Luck beckons) is a 1976 Indian Tamil-language film directed by A. Jagannathan and written by Vaali. The film stars Sowcar Janaki and Thengai Srinivasan. It was released on 13 August 1976.[1]

Directed byA. Jagannathan
Written byVaali
Produced by
  • Jagannathan
  • Meenakshi Sundaram
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Athirshtam Azhaikkirathu
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Directed byA. Jagannathan
Written byVaali
Produced by
  • Jagannathan
  • Meenakshi Sundaram
Starring
Cinematography
  • V. Selvaraj
  • P. Ganesa Pandian
Edited byVijay Anand
Music byV. Kumar
Production
company
J. M. Productions
Release date
  • 13 August 1976 (1976-08-13)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil
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Production

Bharathiraja was an assistant director.[2][3] The film was shot at Vauhini Studios. M. G. Ramachandran, who was shooting another film in the same studio, noticed Srinivasan inebriated and declared he was perfectly cast for Athirshtam Azhaikkirathu.[4]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by V. Kumar, with lyrics by Vaali.[5]

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No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Arthamulla Indu Matham"T. M. Soundararajan 
2."Enna Thavam"P. Susheela, Ramola, T. M. Soundararajan 
3."Oru Kudumbam"P. Susheela 
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Reception

Kanthan of Kalki praised Srividya's performance and said Janaki was the pulse of the film, but criticised a subplot featuring two engineers in love as distracting to the main plot.[6]

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