Andru Kanda Mugam
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{{Infobox film
| name = Andru Kanda Mugam
| image = Andru Kanda Mugam.jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = G. Ramakrishnan
| story = G. Ramakrishnan
| producer = G. Ramakrishnan
| starring = Ravichandran
Jayalalithaa
| cinematography = M. Karnan
| editing = E. V. Shanmugam
| music = K. V. Mahadevan
| studio = New India Productions
| released = {{film date|df=y|1968|1|15|ref1=}}
| runtime = 170 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}
Andru Kanda Mugam ({{Translation|The Face I Saw That Day}}) is a 1968 Indian Tamil-language thriller film, directed and produced by G. Ramakrishnan. Music was by K. V. Mahadevan. The film stars Ravichandran and Jayalalithaa, with S. A. Ashokan, Nagesh, Manorama, V. K. Ramasamy and Major Sundarrajan in supporting roles.{{Cite news |date=6 December 2016 |title=A super star in reel & real life |work=The Hans India |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Cinema/2016-12-06/A-super-star-in-reel-real-life/267246 |url-status=live |access-date=18 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190411185121/https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Cinema/2016-12-06/A-super-star-in-reel-real-life/267246 |archive-date=11 April 2019}} It was released on 15 January 1968.{{Cite web |date=6 December 2016 |title=ஜெயலலிதா நடித்த திரைப்படங்களின் பட்டியல் |url=https://www.dinamani.com/cm-jayalalitha/2016/dec/06/%E0%AE%9C%E0%AF%86%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BE-%E0%AE%A8%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4-%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%99%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B3%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D-2610816.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200624160449/https://www.dinamani.com/cm-jayalalitha/2016/dec/06/%E0%AE%9C%E0%AF%86%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BE-%E0%AE%A8%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4-%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%99%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B3%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D-2610816.html |archive-date=24 June 2020 |access-date=11 July 2022 |website=Dinamani |language=ta}}
Plot
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Cast
{{Cast listing|* Ravichandran as Rajendran
- Jayalalithaa as Kanchana
- S. A. Ashokan as Advocate Aathmanathan
- Nagesh as Subbusami
- Manorama as Devi
- V. K. Ramasamy as Somasundaram
- Major Sundarrajan as Selvanayagam
- C. R. Parthiban
- Suruli Rajan as Head Constable
- Gemini Balu as Prabhakaran
- S. Rama Rao as Neelakanta Sasthri
- Usilai Mani as Kanchana's paternal uncle
- S. Paravathi as Kanchana's aunt
- K. R. Indira Devi
- Justin
- Viswanathan}}
Soundtrack
Music was composed by K. V. Mahadevan and lyrics were written by Kannadasan.{{Cite web |title=Andru Kanda Mugam |url=https://gaana.com/album/Andru-Kanda-Mugam |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190429043958/https://gaana.com/album/andru-kanda-mugam |archive-date=29 April 2019 |access-date=18 September 2021 |website=Gaana}}{{Cite web |title=Andru Kanda Mugam (1968) |url=https://mio.to//album/Andru+Kanda+Mugam+%281968%29 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011120214/http://mio.to/album/Andru+Kanda+Mugam+(1968) |archive-date=11 October 2016 |access-date=18 September 2021 |website=Music India Online}}
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! Songs !! Singers !! Length | ||
| "Idhayam Pollathathu" | P. Susheela | 04:44 |
| "Kann Padaithaan" | T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela | 04:12 |
| "Vaadaa Machchan Vaa" | T. M. Soundararajan, A. L. Raghavan | 03:32 |
| "Vazhakkondru Thoduppen" | T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela | 03:05 |
| "Aarumuga Samy Vandhu" | T. M. Soundararajan | 03:28 |
Reception
Kalki said that though so many things were running, the film itself was not.{{Cite magazine |date=4 February 1968 |title=அன்று கண்ட முகம் |url=https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1968/feb/04-02-1968/p29.jpg |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220725110231/https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1968/feb/04-02-1968/p29.jpg |archive-date=25 July 2022 |access-date=25 July 2022 |magazine=Kalki |page=29 |language=ta}}
References
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