''Gramathu Athiyayam'' () is a 1980 Indian

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-language film directed by C. Rudraiah. The film stars Nandakumar, Sundar and Swarnalatha. It was released on 19 September 1980.

Plot

Cast

* Chandrahasan *Nandakumar *Krishnakumari *

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*Swarnalatha

Production

''Gramathu Athiyayam'' was the second and final film to be directed by C. Rudraiah after ''

Aval Appadithan ''Aval Appadithan'' () is a 1978 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by C. Rudraiah in his directorial debut, and co-written by him with Somasundareshwar. The film was produced by Rudhraiya in association with the M.G.R. Government Fil ...

'' (1978).

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who went on to direct films like '' Kudisai'' and ''

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'' was initially selected as lead actor even

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was also speculated for lead role; since he was in London for a month for a film by K. Balachander, he was replaced by a newcomer Nandakumar.

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was also initially chosen as lead actress before she also got replaced.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by

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, with lyrics written by

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Release and reception

''Gramathu Athiyayam'' was released on 19 September 1980. Nalini Sastry of ''

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'' praised the cinematography, music and crisp dialogues and also praised that the director's talent shows in not only portraying a girl's story but also her emotions and concluded calling it an emotionally affecting film. ''Anna'' newspaper praised acting, cinematography, music and concluded though not as good as his debut film ''Aval Appadithan'', and cannot ignore it as bad.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, tt0275380 1980 films 1980s Indian films 1980s romance films 1980s Tamil-language films Films with screenplays by Ananthu (screenwriter) Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja Indian romance films Tamil-language Indian films