Oru Vidukadhai Oru Thodarkadhai

Oru Vidukadhai Oru Thodarkadhai
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Directed by	M. A. Kaja
Written by	Ram-Raheem Rajshekar
Starring	Vijayan Shoba Vijay Babu Aparna Suruli Rajan Meera
Cinematography	T. V. Balu
Edited by	M. Vellachamy, M. Kesavan
Music by	Gangai Amaran
Production company	Sri Devipriya Films
Release date	1 September 1979 (1979-09-01)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Oru Vidukadhai Oru Thodarkadhai (transl. A riddle; A never ending story) or (transl. A riddle is a never ending story) is a 1979 Indian Tamil-language film directed by M. A. Kaja. The film was remade in Malayalam as Oru Thira Pinneyum Thira.^[1][2]

Plot

Thyagarajan and Kamala are in love but are separated due to unforeseen events in their lives. Kamala has moved to New Delhi and is married off to a philandering husband who has no affection for her.

Years later, Thyagarajan joins an office in a managerial role and, to his surprise, finds that Kamala works under him. As time rolls Kamala learns that Thyagarajan's wife, a sports fan, has deserted him for his close friend Bhaskar, a basketball player.

The erstwhile lovers unhappy in their personal lives become supportive of each other. The rest of the story unveils whether Kamala and Thyagarajan find happiness in their lives or remain unhappy.

Cast

• Vijayan as Thyagarajan (Thiyagu)
• Shoba as Kamala Typist
• Vijay Babu as Bhaskar
• Aparna as Lailtha
• Master Sekhar as Mohan
• Suruli Rajan as Peon Munusamy
• Gandhimathi as Munusamy's 1st Wife
• Sachu as Munusamy's 2nd Wife
• Meera as Meena

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Gangai Amaran making his debut as composer with this film. Amaran revealed his debut film as composer Malargalile Oru Malligai became unreleased despite soundtrack being released so Oru Vidukathai Oru Thodarkathai became his first film as composer to be released.^[3] All songs were written by Vaali and Gangai Amaran.^[4] The songs "Nayagan Avan Puram" and "Vidukathai Ondru" became hugely popular.^[3]

Song	Singers	Length
"Naayagan Avan"	K. J. Yesudas, S. Janaki	4:13
"Adi Ennoda Vaadi"	Pooranee, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S.P. Sailaja	4:24
"Vidukathai Ondru"	S. Janaki, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	5:41
"Radha Nee Enge"	S. Janaki, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam

Reception

Kausikan of Kalki gave a negative review citing director Kaja's audacity is frowned upon and he should not continue with this kind of stories.^[5]

References

1. Menon, Ajay (3 December 2010). "Tamil Movies made in Malayalam". Old is Gold. Archived from the original on 6 October 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
2. "Rajinikanth, Kamal Haasan, Chiranjeevi, Mohanlal; Southern Film stars with highest no. of remake films!". The Times of India. 3 March 2023. Archived from the original on 15 March 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
3. ராம்ஜி, வி. (20 September 2020). "'நாயகன் அவனொரு புறம், அவன் மனைவி விழியில் அழகு'; 'விடுகதை ஒன்று தொடர்கதை ஒன்று'; கங்கை அமரன் இசையமைப்பாளராகி 41 ஆண்டுகள்!". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 18 September 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
4. "Oru Vidukathai Oru Thodarkathai". JioSaavn. 31 December 1979. Archived from the original on 6 December 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
5. கௌசிகன் (9 September 1979). "ஒரு விடுகதை ஒரு தொடர்கதை". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 42. Archived from the original on 17 March 2023. Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via Internet Archive.

External links

• Oru Vidukadhai Oru Thodarkadhai at IMDb