''Agal Vilakku'' () is a 1979 Indian

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-language film written and directed by R. Selvaraj. The film stars

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and

Vijayakanth Narayanan Vijayaraj Alagarswami (born 25 August 1952), better known by his stage name Vijayakanth, is an Indian politician and former actor who has worked predominantly in Tamil cinema. He was the Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Leg ...

. It was released on 7 December 1979.

Plot

Navaneetham is an orphan living with her cruel aunt and hapless uncle. She sells

idli Idli or idly () is a type of savoury rice cake, originating from the South India,popular as breakfast foods in Southern India and in Sri Lanka. The cakes are made by steaming a batter consisting of fermented black lentils (de-husked) and ric ...

s at the local hospital to support herself and her family. The doctor, Jayalakshmi, puts the wellbeing of her patients above all else. Jayalakshmi's fiancé proves himself to be a suspicious coward and she calls off the wedding to focus on her patients. Dhanushkodi is admitted to the hospital after he is beaten up for standing up for workers' rights. He and Navaneetham quickly fall in love and marry though her aunt and his entire family disapprove. Dhanushkodi doesn't have a regular job as he's more interested in righting societal wrongs than his household. Navaneetham returns to selling idlis to make ends meet and gets hurt. This spurs Dhanushkodi to run for office and he becomes the mayor. Their financial situation improves and he can now make meaningful positive changes to society. Dhanushkodi's family see this as an opportunity to get rich by accepting bribes using his name. They do this but connive to make Navaneetham look like the culprit. When Dhanushkodi learns of the corruption, he resigns his post and separates from his wife. Navaneetham and Jayalakshmi work together to uncover the truth.

Cast

as Navaneetham *

as Dhanushkodi *Srilekha Rajendran as Jayalakshmi

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by

Ilaiyaraaja Ilaiyaraaja (born R. Gnanathesikan, 3 June 1943) is an Indian musician, composer, arranger, conductor, orchestrator, instrumentalist, lyricist and singer, popular for his works in Indian Cinema, prominently in Tamil films. Reputed to be one of ...

. The song "Ottukettu", written by Pavalar Varadharajan and sung by Ilaiyaraaja only appears on the film's LP records. The song "Yedho Ninaivugal" was adapted from "Bhanu Bhoomiya", which Ilaiyaraaja had composed for the

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film ''

Maathu Tappada Maga ''Maathu Tappada Maga'' is a 1978 Indian Kannada language film, written and directed by Peketi Sivaram. It stars Anant Nag, Sharada, Aarathi and Rajinikanth . It was the 25th film of Rajinikanth. Cast * Anant Nag as Kumar * Aarathi * Shara ...

'' (1978). The song is based on Sumanesa Ranjani raga.

Reception

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'' negatively reviewed the film, particularly for the story.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title 1970 films 1970s Tamil-language films 1979 films Films directed by R. Selvaraj (screenwriter) Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja