''Idhu Oru Thodar Kathai'' () is a 1987 Indian

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-language film directed by

Anu Mohan Anu Mohan may refer to: * Anu Mohan (Malayalam actor) (born 1990), Indian actor who works in Malayalam films * Anu Mohan (Tamil actor) Anu Mohan (born as David Stanley) is an Indian actor and director who has worked in Tamil language films. B ...

in his debut. The film stars Mohan, Amala and

Rekha Bhanurekha Ganesan (; born 10 October 1954), better known by her mononymous stage name Rekha, is an Indian actress who appears predominantly in Hindi films. Acknowledged as one of the finest actresses in Indian cinema, she has starred in mo ...

. It was released on 11 April 1987.

Plot

Cast

Production

Anu Mohan, an erstwhile assistant of R. Sundarrajan, made his directorial debut with this film. Sundarrajan also wrote the story and dialogues for the film.

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by

Gangai Amaran Gangai Amaran (born Amar Singh) is an Indian composer, playback singer, lyricist, actor, film director and a screenwriter in Tamil films. Personal life Gangai Amaran was born in Pannaipuram in Theni district, Tamil Nadu in December 1947, as ...

Release and reception

''Idhu Oru Thodar Kathai'' was released on 11 April 1987. ''

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'' wrote, "Film is a world apart. Money is needed to translate ideas on to celluloid, and again, lucre is a dominating, if not the only preoccupation of most of the people who matter in films. So much so, creativity and close-to-life ideas tend to be crushed under the iron feet of the worshippers of Mammon. That's exactly why a film like ''Idhu Oru Thodarkadhai'' makes you happy."

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 0322710 1980s Indian films 1980s Tamil-language films 1987 directorial debut films 1987 films Films scored by Gangai Amaran Tamil-language Indian films