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Koyil Puraa
Koyil Puraa
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	K. Vijayan
Written by	Vinu Chakravarthy
Produced by	Chandran; Kovai M. A. Majeed; Kallakudi Manickyam
Starring	Saritha; K. Murugaiyan; Shankar
Cinematography	P. L. Nagappa
Edited by	B. Kandaswamy
Music by	Ilaiyaraaja
Production; company	R. M. C. Creations
Release date	30 July 1981;
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Koyil Puraa (transl. Temple pigeon) is a 1981 Indian Tamil-language film directed by K. Vijayan and written by Vinu Chakravarthy.^[1] The film stars Saritha, K. Murugaiyan and Shankar. It was released on 30 July 1981.^[2]

Plot

Cast

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja while the lyrics were written by Pulamaipithan.^[3]^[4] The song "Vedham Nee" is set in the Carnatic raga known as Gaula.^[5]^[6] Charulatha Mani identifies "Amuthe Tamizhe" as being set in Poorvikalyani,^[7] although Carnatic musicologist Sundararaman claims it is set in Rasika Ranjani,^[8] a raga he identifies "Sangeethame" as being set in,^[9] although Charulatha Mani says it is in Rasikapriya.^[10] This was the final film where the nadaswaram-playing brothers M. P. N. Sethuraman and Ponnuswamy performed.^[11]^[12]

Track listing
No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Vedham Nee"	K. J. Yesudas	4:25
2.	"Sangeethame"	S. Janaki	6:06
3.	"Amuthe Tamizhe"	P. Susheela, Uma Ramanan	4:48
Total length:			15:19

References

^ Vamanan (3 May 2017). "From 'Silk' to sensitive tales, Vinu left his imprints behind". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 11 January 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
^ "கோயில் புறா". Anna (in Tamil). 29 July 1981. p. 3. Archived from the original on 15 December 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2024 – via Endangered Archives Programme.
^ "Koil Pura (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – Single". Apple Music. 1 December 1981. Archived from the original on 11 January 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
^ "Koil Pura Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by Ilayaraja". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 11 January 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
^ Sundararaman 2007, p. 167.
^ Mani, Charulatha (2 August 2013). "Distinctly classical". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 13 May 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
^ Mani, Charulatha (29 March 2013). "For a calm mind". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 30 December 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
^ Sundararaman 2007, p. 123.
^ Sundararaman 2007, p. 157.
^ Mani, Charulatha (3 January 2014). "The Priya principle". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 23 November 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
^ Gopalakrishnan, P V (8 May 2017). "Filmy Ripples:Nadaswaram in old Tamil films". The Cinema Resource Centre. Archived from the original on 2 April 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
^ Kavitha, S. S. (26 May 2011). "On a musical journey". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 9 October 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2018.