''Aasai Alaigal'' () is a 1963 Indian

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-language

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directed by A. S. A. Samy and produced by J. D. Fernando. The film stars

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, C. R. Vijayakumari,

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and

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Plot

Amudha, a girl from a rich family, loves and marries Durai who is from a middle-class family. They beget two children. Amudha wants to live a lavish life whereas Durai thinks love is God. Amudha's brother Manickam spends all his share of his father's wealth and comes to live with Amudha. He soon finds the difference of opinion between Amudha and her husband and tries to blow it up. In the meantime, Naganathan, a friend of Durai gets an accident and dies. Before dying he requests Durai to take care of his wife Thangam and children. Durai works overtime to help Thangam. Manickam tells Amudha that Durai is having an affair with Thangam. As a result, Durai and Amudha fight and get separated. How the family gets together forms the rest of the story.

Cast

as Durai Raj * C. R. Vijayakumari as Amutha *

as Manikkam *

as Thangam *

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as Peethambaram *

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as Kannamma *

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as Naganathan * Gemini K. Chandra as Sundari * Sandhiya as Bhakyavathi * S. Rama Rao as Pakkiri * Baby Sumathi as Shanthi

Soundtrack

Music was composed by

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Reception

Kanthan of ''

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'' said those expecting too much from the film would be disappointed.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title 1960s Indian films 1960s Tamil-language films 1963 drama films 1963 films Films about rape in India Films directed by A. S. A. Sami Films scored by K. V. Mahadevan Indian black-and-white films Indian drama films Tamil-language Indian films