''Kaatrinile Varum Geetham'' () is a 1978 Indian

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-language film, directed by S. P. Muthuraman and written by

Panchu Arunachalam Panchanathan Arunachalam (22 March 1941 – 9 August 2016) was an Indian writer, director, producer and lyricist who worked in the Tamil cinema. He was mentored by poet Kannadasan who was his uncle. He also worked as a lyricist in the Tami ...

. The film stars R. Muthuraman and Kavitha. It was released on 26 January 1978.

Plot

Mohan loves Kamini but her father kills her after learning about their relationship. Distressed, he goes on a trip where he meets Rosy, a lookalike of his former lover, and falls for her.

Cast

Production

The film's plot is based on the prevailing research opinion that seven people in the world are alike. The filming was held at four different states Tamilnadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. While filming a song at

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, cinematographer Babu realised that the sun could not be seen and shoot cannot be cancelled as most of the crew turned up on the sets. Since most of the place was foggy, he decided to shoot the song by showing the actress disappearing in white fog.

Soundtrack

The music was composed by

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and lyrics were written by

. The film marked the first collaboration between S. P. Muthuraman and Ilaiyaraaja. Voice overlapping technology was used in this film. The song "Oru Vanavil Pole" is set to

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raga. The song "Chithirai Sevvanam" is based on

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raga. Ilaiyaraaja later reused "Chithirai Sevvanam" as "Chukkalu Temmanna" for the Telugu film ''

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''.

Reception

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'' rated the film 45 out of 100. According to Muthuraman, the film failed at the box-office as audiences could not grasp the concept.

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* {{S. P. Muthuraman 1970s Indian films 1970s Tamil-language films 1978 films Films about filicide Films about lookalikes Films directed by S. P. Muthuraman Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja Films with screenplays by Panchu Arunachalam Tamil-language Indian films