''Andaman Kadhali'' () is a 1978 Indian

Tamil Tamil may refer to: * Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia ** Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils **Tamil Malaysians, Tamil people native to Malaysia * Tamil language, nati ...

-language film, directed by

Muktha Srinivasan Muktha Srinivasan (1929 – 2018) was an Indian film director and producer. Personal life V. Srinivasan was born in Malapuram on 31 October 1929 in a Tamil Brahmin family. His parents were Venkatachariar and Chellamma. He followed all Brahmi ...

, produced by

Muktha Ramaswamy Muktha Ramaswamy was an Indian film producer who works in the Tamil film industry. He is the elder brother of famous director Muktha Srinivasan Muktha Srinivasan (1929 – 2018) was an Indian film director and producer. Personal life V. ...

and written by A. S. Prakasam. The film stars

Sivaji Ganesan Villupuram Chinnaiya Manrayar Ganesamoorthy, better known by his stage name Sivaji Ganesan, (1 October 1928 – 21 July 2001) was an Indian actor and producer. He was active in Tamil cinema during the latter half of the 20th century. Sivaji Ga ...

, Sujatha, Chandra Mohan and

Thengai Srinivasan Thengai Srinivasan (21 October 1937 – 9 November 1987) was an Indian actor who appeared in Tamil language, Tamil-language films and plays from the 1960s to the 1980s. He was given the prefix ''Thengai'' (coconut) after his role as a coco ...

. It was released on 26 January 1978. The film was remade in Telugu as ''

Andaman Ammayi ''Andaman Ammayi'' () is a 1979 Telugu-language drama film, produced by T. Govindarajan under the Venus Combines banner and directed by V. Madhusudhana Rao. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Vanisri, and music composed by K. V. Mahadevan. The ...

''.

Plot

Shivaji Ganesan is a millionaire who believes money alone is God and is capable of solving all problems. He is the guardian of his boss' d daughter who wants him to buy a statue by a sculptor she is crazy about. She wants him to come to Andaman for the same. However, in the past, Shivaji was an inhabitant of Andaman and was the lover of Sujatha. While she was pregnant on account of them having married in secrecy due to fear of their tribe, he went to get the doctor who insults them. In rage, he kills the doctor and in fear, runs away from Andaman. A millionaire hires him as a servant, sees his good heart and after a good many years, leaves all the money to him with the clause that he has to keep his daughter happy. To keep his promise, Shivaji goes to Andaman. To his shock, he finds out that the uncle of Sujatha has vowed to tattoo "womanizer" on Shivaji's forehead for ruining Sujatha's life and the sculptor, the one his ward wants to marry, is his own son who wants to make a statue of him in an insulting manner to stand as a symbol of evil. The sculptor, seeing Shivaji's arrogance while being unaware, asks him to get his father in return for the statue and for him to marry his ward. The only way though is that Sujatha has to accept the person as her husband. The doctor too isn't dead and had merely fainted to add to the mix. It becomes a cat and mouse game as Sujatha will not accept Shivaji as her husband under any circumstance to save him from the humiliation while Shivaji will stop at nothing to keep his word.

Cast

as Prabhu * Sujatha as Maragatham * Chandra Mohan as Madhan * Kavitha as Kavitha *

as Dr. Banerji * Manorama as Nandini / Nattiya Abinayasundari *

Sukumari Sukumari Amma (6 October 1940 – 26 March 2013) was an Indian actress best known for her works in Malayalam and Tamil films. In a career spanning more than five decades, She has appeared in more than 2500 films predominantly in Malayalam, Tam ...

as Maragatham's friend * Y. G. Mahendran as Madhan's friend *

Kathadi Ramamurthy Sundaresan Ramamurthy (born February 2, 1938) better known as Kathadi Ramamurthy, is an Indian actor, director, writer and dubbing artiste. He is primarily known for his roles as a comedian in Tamil film, theatre and television. Early life ...

as Prabhu's secretary * C. I. D Sakunthala as secretary's wife *

Senthamarai Senthamarai may refer to: * Senthamarai (actor) Senthamarai was an Indian actor who acted in Tamil cinema and theatre. Career Senthamarai was born on 13 April 1935 at Kancheepuram. His family included his father Thiruvenkadam, his mother Vedamm ...

as Maragatham's uncle * Seema as Madhan's girlfriend

Production

''Andaman Kadhali'' was the first Tamil film to be shot in

Andaman Islands The Andaman Islands () are an archipelago in the northeastern Indian Ocean about southwest off the coasts of Myanmar's Ayeyarwady Region. Together with the Nicobar Islands to their south, the Andamans serve as a maritime boundary between th ...

Soundtrack

The music was composed by

M. S. Viswanathan Manayangath Subramanian Viswanathan (24 June 1928 – 14 July 2015), also known as M.S.V., was an Indian music director, singer and actor who predominantly worked in Tamil film industry. He was popularly known as ''Mellisai Mannar''. He compose ...

, with lyrics by

Kannadasan Kannadasan (; 24 June 1927 – 17 October 1981) was an Indian philosopher, poet, film song lyricist, producer, actor, script-writer, editor, philanthropist, and is heralded as one of the greatest and most important lyricists in India. Freq ...

Release

''Andaman Kadhali'' was initially scheduled to release on 10 November 1977 (

Diwali Diwali (), Dewali, Divali, or Deepavali ( IAST: ''dīpāvalī''), also known as the Festival of Lights, related to Jain Diwali, Bandi Chhor Divas, Tihar, Swanti, Sohrai, and Bandna, is a religious celebration in Indian religions. It is ...

day), but delayed to 26 January 1978 (

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) to avoid competition with another Ganesan film, ''

Annan Oru Koyil ''Annan Oru Koyil'' () is a 1977 Indian Tamil-language drama film, directed by K. Vijayan and written by Vietnam Veedu Sundaram. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Sujatha, Suruli Rajan and Jaiganesh. It become a blockbuster at the box-office, runn ...

''. The film was a success.

References

External links

* {{Muktha Srinivasan 1970s Tamil-language films 1978 films Films directed by Muktha Srinivasan Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan Tamil films remade in other languages