Oru Vidukadhai Oru Thodarkadhai
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{{Infobox film
| name = Oru Vidukadhai Oru Thodarkadhai
| image = Oru Vidukadhai Oru Thodarkadhai.jpg
| caption = DVD cover
| director = M. A. Kaja
| writer = Ram-Raheem
Rajshekar
| starring = Vijayan
Shoba
Vijay Babu
Aparna
Suruli Rajan
Meera
| cinematography = T. V. Balu
| editing = M. Vellachamy, M. Kesavan
| music = Gangai Amaran
| studio = Sri Devipriya Films
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1979|9|1|ref1=}}
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}
Oru Vidukadhai Oru Thodarkadhai ({{translation|A riddle; A never ending story}}) or ({{translation|A riddle is a never ending story}}) is a 1979 Indian Tamil-language film directed by M. A. Kaja. The film was remade in Malayalam as Oru Thira Pinneyum Thira.{{Cite web |last=Menon |first=Ajay |date=3 December 2010 |title=Tamil Movies made in Malayalam |url=http://oldmalayalam.blogspot.in/2010/12/original-tamil-malayalam-remake-nalla.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151006032806/http://oldmalayalam.blogspot.in/2010/12/original-tamil-malayalam-remake-nalla.html |archive-date=6 October 2015 |access-date=19 March 2017 |website=Old is Gold}}{{Cite web |date=3 March 2023 |title=Rajinikanth, Kamal Haasan, Chiranjeevi, Mohanlal; Southern Film stars with highest no. of remake films! |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/ten-south-indian-superstars/film-actors-with-the-highest-no-of-remake-films/photostory/98292821.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230315221939/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/ten-south-indian-superstars/film-actors-with-the-highest-no-of-remake-films/photostory/98292821.cms |archive-date=15 March 2023 |access-date=17 March 2023 |website=The Times of India}}
Plot
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Thyagarajan and Kamala are in love but are separated due to unforeseen events in their lives. Kamala has moved to New Delhi and is married off to a philandering husband who has no affection for her.
Years later, Thyagarajan joins an office in a managerial role and, to his surprise, finds that Kamala works under him. As time rolls Kamala learns that Thyagarajan's wife, a sports fan, has deserted him for his close friend Bhaskar, a basketball player.
The erstwhile lovers unhappy in their personal lives become supportive of each other. The rest of the story unveils whether Kamala and Thyagarajan find happiness in their lives or remain unhappy.
Cast
- Vijayan as Thyagarajan (Thiyagu)
- Shoba as Kamala Typist
- Vijay Babu as Bhaskar
- Aparna as Lailtha
- Master Sekhar as Mohan
- Suruli Rajan as Peon Munusamy
- Gandhimathi as Munusamy's 1st Wife
- Sachu as Munusamy's 2nd Wife
- Meera as Meena
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by Gangai Amaran making his debut as composer with this film. Amaran revealed his debut film as composer Malargalile Oru Malligai became unreleased despite soundtrack being released so Oru Vidukathai Oru Thodarkathai became his first film as composer to be released.{{Cite web |last=ராம்ஜி |first=வி. |date=2020-09-20 |title='நாயகன் அவனொரு புறம், அவன் மனைவி விழியில் அழகு'; 'விடுகதை ஒன்று தொடர்கதை ஒன்று'; கங்கை அமரன் இசையமைப்பாளராகி 41 ஆண்டுகள்! |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/573140-41-years-of-music-director-gangaiamaren.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200918191247/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/573140-41-years-of-music-director-gangaiamaren.html |archive-date=18 September 2020 |access-date=2023-03-16 |website=Hindu Tamil Thisai |language=ta}} All songs were written by Vaali and Amaran.{{Cite web |date=31 December 1979 |title=Oru Vidukathai Oru Thodarkathai |url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/oru-vidukathai-oru-thodarkathai/bIp29SuQ,o0_ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221206052726/https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/oru-vidukathai-oru-thodarkathai/bIp29SuQ,o0_ |archive-date=6 December 2022 |access-date=2023-03-16 |website=JioSaavn}} The songs "Nayagan Avan Puram" and "Vidukathai Ondru" became hugely popular.
| class="wikitable"
! Song ! Singers ! Length |
| "Naayagan Avan"
|4:13 |
| "Adi Ennoda Vaadi"
|Pooranee, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S.P. Sailaja |4:24 |
| "Vidukathai Ondru"
|S. Janaki, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam |5:41 |
| "Radha Nee Enge"
|S. Janaki, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam |
Reception
Kausikan of Kalki gave a negative review citing director Kaja's audacity is frowned upon and he should not continue with this kind of stories.{{Cite magazine |last=கௌசிகன் |date=1979-09-09 |title=ஒரு விடுகதை ஒரு தொடர்கதை |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki1979-09-09/page/n43/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230317072041/https://archive.org/details/kalki1979-09-09/page/n43/mode/2up |archive-date=17 March 2023 |access-date=2023-03-16 |magazine=Kalki |page=42 |language=ta |via=Internet Archive}}
References
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