Athirshtam Azhaikkirathu

1976 Indian film
  • Jagannathan
  • Meenakshi Sundaram
Starring
  • Sowcar Janaki
  • Thengai Srinivasan
Cinematography
  • V. Selvaraj
  • P. Ganesa Pandian
Edited byVijay AnandMusic byV. Kumar
Production
company
J. M. Productions
Release date
  • 13 August 1976 (1976-08-13)
CountryIndiaLanguageTamil

Athirshtam Azhaikkirathu (transl. Luck beckons) is a 1976 Indian Tamil-language film directed by A. Jagannathan and written by Vaali. The film stars Sowcar Janaki and Thengai Srinivasan. It was released on 13 August 1976.[1]

Plot

Cast

  • Sowcar Janaki
  • Thengai Srinivasan
  • R. Muthuraman
  • Srividya
  • K. Balaji
  • Vijayakumar
  • Major Sundarrajan
  • Mahendran
  • V. Gopalakrishnan
  • M. R. Krishnasamy
  • Pandari Bai
  • Leelavathi
  • Jayasudha
  • Sachu
  • K. J. Yesudas
  • Suvarna
  • Usilai Mani

Production

Bharathiraja was an assistant director.[2][3] The film was shot at Vauhini Studios. M. G. Ramachandran, who was shooting another film in the same studio, noticed Srinivasan inebriated and declared he was perfectly cast for Athirshtam Azhaikkirathu.[4]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by V. Kumar, with lyrics by Vaali.[5]

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Arthamulla Indu Matham"T. M. Soundararajan 
2."Enna Thavam"P. Susheela, Ramola, T. M. Soundararajan 
3."Oru Kudumbam"P. Susheela 

Reception

Kanthan of Kalki praised Srividya's performance and said Janaki was the pulse of the film, but criticised a subplot featuring two engineers in love as distracting to the main plot.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Athirshtam Azhaikkirathu ( 1976 )". Cinesouth. 9 August 2004. Archived from the original on 9 August 2004. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  2. ^ "டைட்டிலில் யார் பெயர் முதலில் வரும்? இளையராஜாவிடம் பாரதிராஜா போட்ட பந்தயம்". Maalai Malar (in Tamil). 28 July 2018. Archived from the original on 22 April 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  3. ^ சிவா (1 February 2024). "பதினாறு வயதினிலே படம் நடிக்கும்போது காதல் வசப்பட்ட கமல்!. நடிகர் சொன்ன சீக்ரெட்…". CineReporters (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 22 April 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  4. ^ சிவா (13 May 2023). "மதுபோதையில் படப்பிடிப்புக்கு வந்த தேங்காய் சீனிவாசன்! – எம்.ஜி.ஆர் அடித்த செம கமெண்ட்!." CineReporters (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 22 April 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Athirshtam azhaikkirathu". CDandLP. Archived from the original on 22 April 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  6. ^ காந்தன் (29 August 1976). "அதிர்ஷ்டம் அழைக்கிறது". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 47. Archived from the original on 25 April 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2024 – via Internet Archive.

External links

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