Meendum Oru Kaathal Kathai

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Not to be confused with Meendum Oru Kadhal Kadhai.
Meendum Oru Kaathal Kathai
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Poster
Directed by Pratap K. Pothen
Produced by Raadhika Sarathkumar
Written by Pratap K. Pothen
Somasundareshwar
Starring Pratap K. Pothen
Raadhika Sarathkumar
Music by Ilaiyaraaja
Cinematography P. C. Sreeram
Edited by B. Lenin
Production
company
Artiste Corporation
Release dates
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  • 15 February 1985 (1985-02-15)
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Country India
Language Tamil

Meendum Oru Kaathal Kathai (English: Once Again a Love Story) is a 1985 Indian Tamil-language romance film directed by Pratap K. Pothen in his directorial debut, and produced by Raadhika Sarathkumar (then known simply as Raadhika). They also stars as the lead characters. The script was co-written by Pothen along with Somasundareshwar. The film revolves around the relationship between two mentally challenged people.

The soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaaraja. The cinematography and editing was handled by P. C. Sreeram and B. Lenin respectively. At the 32nd National Film Awards, the film won the Indira Gandhi Award for Best First Film of a Director. It was theatrically released on 15 February 1985.[2]

Cast

Production

The film marked the directorial debut of Pratap Pothen. He said that he "could find no lead actor for it, so I did it myself." Pothen portrayed negative roles in Telugu films in order to raise funds for the film.[3] The script was co-written by Somasundareshwar. He recalled that during the sets of Panneer Pushpangal (1981), Pothen promised him that he would direct a film based on his script.[4] The cinematography was handled by P. C. Sreeram.[5][6] The film was shot over the period of a year,[3] taking place primarily at Ooty.[5] During the film's production, Pothen and Raadhika fell in love and got married; however they got divorced in 1986.[5][7]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja and the lyrics were written by Gangai Amaran.[8]

No. Title Singer(s) Length
1. "Adhikaalai Nerame"   S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki 04:01
2. "Aathadi"   S. P. Balasubrahmanyam 04:12
3. "Azhagana Indha"   Gangai Amaran 04:36
4. "Devan Sabayiley"   Kalyan 04:13
5. "Kutti Onnu"   Saibaba 04:38

Reception

Despite receiving critical acclaim, the film was an average success at the box office.[5]

Accolades

32nd National Film Awards[9]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Dhananjayan 2014, p. 282.
  2. ↑ Dhananjayan 2014, pp. 282-283.
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  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Dhananjayan 2014, p. 283.
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