Inikkum Ilamai

1979 Indian film
  • 16 March 1979 (1979-03-16)
Running time
120 minutesCountryIndiaLanguageTamil

Inikkum Ilamai (transl. Sweet youth) is a 1979 Indian Tamil-language film produced and directed by M. A. Kaja, starring Sudhakar and Radhika. It was released on 16 March 1979.[1][2] The film was Vijayakanth's debut, and he played a villain.[3] The film received negative reviews,[4] and failed at the box office.[5][6]

Plot

Cast

  • Sudhakar
  • Radhika Sarathkumar as Lakshmi
  • Vijayakanth as Arun
  • V. K. Ramasamy
  • Gandhimathi
  • Usilaimani
  • Pakoda Kadhar

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Shankar–Ganesh.[7]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Anjaru Vayasu"M. A. KajaRamani, Vasantha3:32
2."Inikkum Ilamai"M. A. KajaVani Jairam3:03
3."Mana Madurayile"Alangudi SomuT. M. Soundararajan, S. Janaki3:42
4."Maalai mayanginal"Alangudi SomuP. B. Sreenivas, S. P. Sailaja4:45
Total length:15:02

Reception

Kausikan of Kalki panned the film for its vulgarity and concluded that the film causes bitterness and anguish that so much of colour film is wasted.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Tuesday Trivia! - 40 Years of Captain Vijayakanth". IndiaGlitz. 3 April 2018. Archived from the original on 22 April 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  2. ^ "நட்சத்திர படப் பட்டியல்". Cinema Express (in Tamil). 1 December 2002. pp. 41–43. Archived from the original on 2 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  3. ^ "இனிக்கும் இளமை தொடங்கி ரிஷிவந்தியம் வெற்றி வரை- விஜயகாந்தின் வாழ்க்கைப்பயணம்". Ananda Vikatan (in Tamil). 25 August 2015. Archived from the original on 31 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  4. ^ "விஜயகாந்த் நடித்த முதல் படமே 'ஏ' சர்டிபிகேட்... இனிக்கும் இளமையின் மோசமான விமர்சனம்...!!". Tamil Minutes (in Tamil). 9 September 2023. Archived from the original on 29 September 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  5. ^ Janani, K. (16 April 2018). "Vijayakanth's 40 years in cinema: What the last 4 decades have meant for Kollywood". India Today. Archived from the original on 28 June 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Vijayakanth celebrates 40 years in cinema". Sify. Archived from the original on 11 June 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Inikkum Ilamai Tamil EP Vinyl Records". VintageAV.shop. Archived from the original on 14 April 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  8. ^ கௌசிகன் (22 April 1979). "இனிக்கும் இளமை". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 63. Archived from the original on 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.

External links

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