Kaatrinile Varum Geetham
{{short description|1978 film by S. P. Muthuraman}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Kaatrinile Varum Geetham
| image = Kaatrinile Varum Geetham.jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = S. P. Muthuraman
| writer = Panchu Arunachalam
| producer = S. Bhaskar
| starring = R. Muthuraman
Kavitha
| cinematography = Babu
| editing = R. Vittal
N. Damodharan
| music = Ilaiyaraaja
| studio = Vijayabhaskar Films
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1978|1|26|ref1=}}
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}
Kaatrinile Varum Geetham ({{translation|The song wafts into the air}}) is a 1978 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by S. P. Muthuraman and written by Panchu Arunachalam. The film stars R. Muthuraman and Kavitha. It was released on 26 January 1978.{{Cite web |title=Katriniley Varum Geetham ( 1978 ) |url=http://www.cinesouth.com/cgi-bin/filmography/allCast.cgi?id=142 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040821131511/http://www.cinesouth.com/cgi-bin/filmography/allCast.cgi?id=142 |archive-date=21 August 2004 |access-date=29 October 2022 |website=Cinesouth}}
Plot
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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
{{Cast listing|
- R. Muthuraman as Mohan
- Kavitha as Geetha/Kamini/Rosy (triple role)
- Thengai Srinivasan as Chandran
- Srikanth as James
- S. A. Ashokan as Veerayan
- M. N. Rajam as Mohan's mother
- Major Sundarrajan
- Sukumari
- Y. G. Mahendran as flight passenger
- Usilai Mani as flight passenger
}}
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.{{sfn|Muthuraman|2017|page=186}} While filming a song at Mercara, 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.{{Cite magazine |date=22 June 1980 |title=பிரச்னைகள் ஆயிரம்! |trans-title=Thousand problems! |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki1980-06-22/page/n15/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230403125835/https://archive.org/details/kalki1980-06-22/page/n15/mode/2up |archive-date=3 April 2023 |access-date=3 April 2023 |magazine=Kalki |pages=14–15 |language=Ta |via=Internet Archive}}
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja and lyrics were written by Panchu Arunachalam.{{Cite web |title=Kaatrinile Varum Geetham Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by Ilayaraja |url=https://mossymart.com/product/kaatrinile-varum-geetham-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-ilayaraja-2/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210604050418/https://mossymart.com/product/kaatrinile-varum-geetham-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-ilayaraja-2/ |archive-date=4 June 2021 |access-date=26 June 2022 |website=Mossymart}} The film marked the first collaboration between S. P. Muthuraman and Ilaiyaraaja. Voice overlapping technology was used in this film.{{sfn|Muthuraman|2017|page=186}} The song "Oru Vanavil Pole" is set to Yamunakalyani raga.{{Cite book |last=Sundararaman |title=Raga Chintamani: A Guide to Carnatic Ragas Through Tamil Film Music |publisher=Pichhamal Chintamani |year=2007 |edition=2nd |pages=151 |oclc=295034757 |orig-date=2005}} The song "Chithirai Sevvanam" is based on Tilang raga.{{Cite web |last=Karthik |author-link=Karthik Srinivasan |date=13 January 2024 |title=Milliblog Weeklies, Week 236 - January 14, 2024 |url=https://milliblog.com/2024/01/13/milliblog-weeklies-week-236-january-14-2024/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240114015547/https://milliblog.com/2024/01/13/milliblog-weeklies-week-236-january-14-2024/ |archive-date=14 January 2024 |access-date=21 February 2024 |website=Milliblog}} Ilaiyaraaja later reused "Chithirai Sevvanam" as "Chukkalu Temmanna" for the Telugu film April 1 Vidudala.{{citation needed|date=October 2022}}
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Song | Singers |
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"Chithirai Sevvanam" | |
"Kanden Engum" | |
"Kanden Engum" (Pathos) | |
"Kannil Minnum"
| Vani Jairam | |
"Oru Vanavil Pole"
| P. Jayachandran, S. Janaki |
Reception
Ananda Vikatan rated the film 45 out of 100.{{Cite magazine |date=c. 1978 |title=காற்றினிலே வரும் கீதம் |url=https://archive.org/details/kna.blackflagpicket0000unse/page/n65/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20231211045005/https://archive.org/details/kna.blackflagpicket0000unse/page/n65/mode/2up |archive-date=11 December 2023 |access-date=11 December 2023 |magazine=Ananda Vikatan |language=ta |via=Internet Archive}} According to Muthuraman, the film failed at the box-office as audiences could not grasp the concept.
References
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Bibliography
- {{Cite book |last=Muthuraman |first=S. P. |author-link=S. P. Muthuraman |title=AVM Thandha SPM |publisher=Vikatan |year=2017 |edition=3rd |language=Tamil |oclc=607342391 |orig-date=2005}}