''Kulamagal Radhai'' () is a 1963 Indian

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directed and written by

A. P. Nagarajan Akkamappettai Paramasivan Nagarajan (24 February 1928 – 5 April 1977) was an Indian film director, producer, actor and writer who set a trend in film making in Tamil cinema from 1965 to 1977. Film career Nagarajan started his own drama c ...

and produced by Spider Films. It is based on the novel ''Vaazhvu Engey'' () by

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. The film stars

Sivaji Ganesan Villupuram Chinnaiya Manrayar Ganesamoorthy, better known by his stage name Sivaji Ganesan, (1 October 1928 – 21 July 2001) was an Indian actor and producer. He was active in Tamil cinema during the latter half of the 20th century. Sivaji G ...

, B. Saroja Devi and

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. It was released on 7 June 1963.

Plot

Radhai is in love with Chandran and they decide to get married. While trying to elope, Radhai's sister-in-law Vanaja stops Radhai and convinces her not to elope, which makes Chandran feel betrayed.

Cast

as Chandran * B. Saroja Devi as Radhai *

as Leela ;Supporting actors * R. S. Manohar as Natarajan *

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as Sambhamoorthy * V. K. Ramasamy as Leela's father *

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as Sundaresan *T. N. Sivadhaanu as Aarumugam *

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as a circus man ;Supporting actresses * P. Kannamba as Kamalam *R. Sandhya as Vanaja * Manorama as Muthamma

Production

''Kulamagal Radhai'' directed by A. P. Nagarajan who also wrote the screenplay, and was produced by Spider Films. It is based on the novel ''Vaazhvu Engey'', by

. Cinematography was handled by W. R. Subba Rao, and the editing by K. Durairaj.

Soundtrack

The music was composed by

K. V. Mahadevan Krishnankoil Venkadachalam Mahadevan (14 March 1918 – 21 June 2001) was an Indian composer, singer-songwriter, music producer, and musician known for his works in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Kannada films. He is best known for his contributi ...

. Lyrics were written by

Kannadasan Kannadasan (; 24 June 1927 – 17 October 1981) was an Indian philosopher, poet, film song lyricist, producer, actor, script-writer, editor, philanthropist, and is heralded as one of the greatest and most important lyricists in India. Freq ...

and

A. Maruthakasi A. Maruthakasi (13 February 1920 – 29 November 1989) was an Indian poet and film lyricist who wrote mainly in the Tamil language. He penned more than 4000 lyrics in more than 250 Tamil films. Early life Born in Melakudikadu in Tiruchirappal ...

Release and reception

''Kulamagal Radhai'' was released on 7 June 1963. In ''

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'', T. M. Ramachandran called the film "above average", praising Nagarajan's direction, the cast performances and the music but criticising Nagarajan for having made compromises to make the film commercially viable.

References

External links

* {{A. P. Nagarajan 1960s romance films 1960s Tamil-language films 1963 films Circus films Films based on Indian novels Films directed by A. P. Nagarajan Films scored by K. V. Mahadevan Films set in 1963 Films set in Chennai Films with screenplays by A. P. Nagarajan Indian black-and-white films Indian romance films