''Idhaya Malar'' () is a 1976 Indian

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-language romantic drama film directed by

Gemini Ganesan Ramasamy Ganesan (17 November 1920 – 22 March 2005), better known by his stage name Gemini Ganesan, was an Indian actor who worked mainly in Tamil cinema. He was referred to as the ''Kaadhal Mannan'' (King of Romance) for his romantic roles ...

and Thamarai Manaalan. It is based on the novel ''Ninaivugal Nilaikkatum'', written by Maniyan. The film stars Sujatha, Gemini Ganesan and Kamal Haasan. It was released on 3 September 1976.

Plot

Krishnan, an elderly person with his wife Rajam are childless and bring up Radha, who is Krishnan's sister as their daughter. Mohan, a tennis player, falls in love with Radha. Krishnan accepts to their proposal to marry but Rajam avoids the marriage by revealing a bitter truth to Radha. Radha had married Sridhar at the age of five. She avoids Mohan who is actually the brother of Sridhar. She goes in search of Sridhar but finds out he is married . She returns home and avoids her family and lives alone. Mohan's neighbour is very possessive about him and also has a crush on him. The film ends with Mohan marrying his neighbour and Radha sacrificing her love.

Cast

as Krishnan *

Sowcar Janaki Sankaramanchi Janaki (born T. Janaki; 12 December 1931), popularly known as Sowcar Janaki (Tamil) or Shavukaru Janaki (Telugu) or Sahukar Janaki (Kannada), is an Indian actress who has appeared in over 300, films, predominantly in Tamil, Tel ...

as Rajam * Sujatha as Radha * Kamal Haasan as Mohan * Vijaya Kumar as Sreedhar * K. A. Thangavelu as Singaram *

M. Saroja M. Saroja was an Indian actress and comedian who worked in Tamil cinema. She was frequently paired alongside K. A. Thangavelu. Career Director K. Subramaniam introduced Saroja to the film industry, when she was 14 years old. She played the role ...

as Kumari

Production

''Idhaya Malar'' is the directorial debut of Gemini Ganesan, and the only film he directed in his life. After directing some scenes, he left due to differences with the producer, resulting in Thamarai Manaalan taking over. However, both men retained director's credit. This film was shot in black-and-white. It was given a "U" (Unrestricted) certificate by the

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after three cuts. The final length of the film was .

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by M. S. Viswanathan. All lyrics written by Pulamaipithan.

Reception

A critic from ''

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'' appreciated the film for the performances of most of the cast.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 0214785 1970s Tamil-language films 1976 films 1976 romantic drama films Films based on Tamil novels Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan Indian black-and-white films Indian romantic drama films