Aasai Alaigal
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{{Infobox film
| image = Aasai Alaigal.jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = A. S. A. Sami
| producer = J. D. Farnando
Arockiya Raj
| writer = A. S. A. Sami
| starring = S. S. Rajendran
C. R. Vijayakumari
M. R. Radha
Sowcar Janaki
| music = K. V. Mahadevan
| cinematography = R. M. Pillai
| editing = P. V. Karunakaran
| studio = Anbu Films
| released = {{film date|df=yes|1963|05|17}}
| runtime = 135 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}
Aasai Alaigal ({{Translation|Tides of desire}}) is a 1963 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by A. S. A. Samy and produced by J. D. Fernando.{{Cite web |title=1963 – ஆசை அலைகள் – அன்பு பிலிம்ஸ் |trans-title=1963 – Aasai Alaigal – Anbu Films |url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1963-cinedetails3.asp |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170321004032/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1963-cinedetails3.asp |archive-date=21 March 2017 |access-date=21 March 2017 |website=Lakshman Sruthi |language=Tamil}}{{Cite magazine |date=26 May 1963 |title=ஆசை அலைகள் |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki1963-05-26/page/n71/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240328114904/https://archive.org/details/kalki1963-05-26/page/n71/mode/2up |archive-date=28 March 2024 |access-date=28 March 2024 |magazine=Kalki |page=71 |language=ta |via=Internet Archive}} The film stars S. S. Rajendran, C. R. Vijayakumari, M. R. Radha and Sowcar Janaki.
Plot
Amudha, a girl from a rich family, loves and marries Durai who is from a middle-class family. They beget two children. Amudha wants to live a lavish life whereas Durai thinks love is God. Amudha's brother Manickam spends all his share of his father's wealth and comes to live with Amudha. He soon finds the difference of opinion between Amudha and her husband and tries to blow it up. In the meantime, Naganathan, a friend of Durai gets an accident and dies. Before dying he requests Durai to take care of his wife Thangam and children. Durai works overtime to help Thangam. Manickam tells Amudha that Durai is having an affair with Thangam. As a result, Durai and Amudha fight and get separated. How the family gets together forms the rest of the story.{{Cite book |url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7JevgDCLbuNUGgxT1VMVEtEQkk/view |title=ஆசை அலைகள் |publisher=Anbu Films |year=1963 |language=ta |type=song book |access-date=13 September 2021}}{{cbignore}}
Cast
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- S. S. Rajendran as Durai Raj
- C. R. Vijayakumari as Amutha
- M. R. Radha as Manikkam
- Sowcar Janaki as Thangam
- Nagesh as Peethambaram
- Kutty Padmini as Kannamma
- K. Balaji as Naganathan
- Gemini K. Chandra as Sundari
- Sandhiya as Bhakyavathi
- S. Rama Rao as Pakkiri
- Baby Sumathi as Shanthi
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Soundtrack
Music was composed by K. V. Mahadevan.{{Cite book |last=Neelamegam |first=G. |title=Thiraikalanjiyam — Part 2 |publisher=Manivasagar Publishers |year=2016 |location=Chennai |pages=100–101 |language=Tamil}}
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! Song !! Singer !! Lyrics!! Length | |||
| "Anbu Enbathu" | rowspan=2|Sirkazhi Govindarajan, L. R. Eswari & K. Jamuna Rani | rowspan="4" |Kannadasan | 4:06 |
| "Anbu Enbathu" – 2 | 1:48 | ||
| "ChinnanChiru Magalai" | K. Jamuna Rani | 03:51 | |
| "Antha Mayakkam Vendum" | L. R. Eswari & K. Jamuna Rani | 4:20 | |
| "Sollap Pona... Yaarai Enge Vaipathu" | S. V. Ponnusamy | rowspan="2" |Panchu Arunachalam | 2:51 |
| "Nadanthu Vantha" | T. M. Soundararajan | 4:26 |
Reception
Kanthan of Kalki said those expecting too much from the film would be disappointed.{{Cite magazine |last=காந்தன் |date=2 June 1963 |title=ஆசை அலைகள் |url=https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1963/jun/02-06-1963/p72.jpg |url-status=dead |magazine=Kalki |language=ta |page=72 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220723110406/https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1963/jun/02-06-1963/p72.jpg |archive-date=23 July 2022 |access-date=26 November 2021}}
References
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