Arunodhayam

1971 Indian film

5 March 1971 (1971-03-05)

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Arunodhayam (transl. Sunrise) is a 1971 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by Muktha Srinivasan and produced by V. Ramasamy.^[1] The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, B. Saroja Devi, R. Muthuraman and Lakshmi.^[2] It was released on 5 March 1971.^[3]

Plot

Prabhu and Nirmala are siblings. Nirmala falls in love with Arun. One day she tells her brother about her love. Prabhu is surprised and decide to meet Arun, but finds out that Arun is a drunkard. The story continues with how Prabhu faces this problem and marries off Nirmala to Arun.

Cast

Sivaji Ganesan as Prabhu
B. Saroja Devi as Shanthi
R. Muthuraman as Arun
Lakshmi as Nirmala
Anjali Devi as Prabhu and Nirmala's mother^[4]
V. S. Raghavan as Viswanathan
V. Gopalakrishnan as Antony Morasis
Cho as Dr. Siranjeevi
Manorama as Radha
Thengai Srinivasan as Nithyanandan
Vennira Aadai Moorthy as Information Bureau (I.B) officer
Jayakumari as Dancer
Kanakadurga as Club Dancer
Neelu as Rowdy Ranga
V. R. Rajagopal as Mani
S. Rama Rao as Rama
Senthamarai as Jambu
K. Kannan as Prakash as Car Racer
Comedy Shanmugam as Shanmugam

Soundtrack

The music was composed by K. V. Mahadevan, with lyrics by Kannadasan.^[5]^[6] The song Enga Veettu Thanga Theril is a remake of the song ‘Gun Gun Rahe Hain’ from the 1969 Hindi language film Aradhana.

Song	Singers	Length
"Enga Veettu Thanga Theril"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela	03:24
"Muthu Pavalam Mukkani"	T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela	03:48
"Etharkkum Thayar"	L. R. Eswari	03:16
"Ulagam Aayiram Sollattum"	T. M. Soundararajan	03:38
"Yemmadi Neenga"	Manorama	03:21

References

^ "எம்ஜிஆர், சிவாஜி இரண்டாம் இடம்; ஆதிபராசக்திதான் முதலிடம்". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). 15 November 2019. Archived from the original on 16 November 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
^ "141-150". nadigarthilagam.com. Archived from the original on 8 August 2008. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
^ "நடிகர் திலகம் சிவாஜி கணேசன் அவர்கள் நடித்த படங்களின் பட்டியல்". Lakshman Sruthi (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 14 August 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
^ "அஞ்சலி தேவி: 4. நடிகர் திலகத்தின் பாஸ் !". Dinamani (in Tamil). 27 February 2016. Archived from the original on 13 December 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
^ "Arunodhayam Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by K V Mahadevan". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 9 April 2023. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
^ "Arunodayam". Gaana. Archived from the original on 12 May 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2021.