Kodimalar


Kodimalar is a 1966 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by C. V. Sridhar. The film stars R. Muthuraman, C. R. Vijayakumari, A. V. M. Rajan, Kanchana and Nagesh in lead roles. The film had musical score by M. S. Viswanathan. It is a remake of the Bengali film Shyamali, itself based on Debnarayan Gupta's play of the same name. The film was released on 4 March 1966 and failed commercially.

Cast

Although the Bengali film Shyamali, based on Debnarayan Gupta's play of the same name was a failure, C. V. Sridhar still decided to adapt the story in Tamil. The remake, titled Kodimalar, was produced by Sree Productions and directed by Sridhar who also wrote the screenplay. Cinematography was handled by Balu, and editing by N. M. Shankar.

Soundtrack

The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan.

Release and reception

Kodimalar was released on 4 March 1966 and was distributed by Rajshri Productions. On 12 March 1966, The Indian Express wrote, "The main defect with the film is that its characters and incidents are so strikingly similar to those seen in some previous Tamil movies that we do not feel like viewing a new film." Writing for Sport and Pastime, T. M. Ramachandran wrote "The delineation of the story follows the conventional pattern. The direction by Sridhar is uninspiring in the first half of the film, in which they are dull patches though it improves in the second". The film was commercially unsuccessful.