''Enkeyo Ketta Kural'' () is a 1982 Indian

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-language

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, directed by S. P. Muthuraman. The film stars

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in the lead role, with

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and

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playing his love interests and

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as their daughter. The film was later remade in Telugu as ''Bava Maradallu'' in 1984, in Hindi as ''

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'' in 1986 and in Kannada as '' Midida Hrudayagalu'' in 1993.

Plot

Kumaran, a hard working but easily aggrieved and very righteous man, is in love with his first cousin Ponni. Ponni works a very leisurely and laid back job in a grand mansion. Ponni's younger sibling Kamatchi is fond of Kumaran, but he doesn't take her seriously. Vishwanathan, the father of Ponni and Kamatchi, plans to get Kumaran and Ponni married. Ponni reluctantly marries Kumaran. A daughter (

) is born after a year. Ponni starts to detest Kumaran because of her new-found tasks. Later, her previous employer dies of old age. Ponni visits his son (who is also unhappily married) after the funeral. They both converse about their supposedly miserable lives and decide to elope. After Ponni runs away, her family disowns her and gets Kamatchi to marry Kumaran. The initially reluctant Kumaran is convinced by his father in law and marries Kamatchi. The pair bond over time and live in contentment with the child. Ponni realises her blunder after a few weeks. Disgusted with herself, she leaves the eloped partner, remaining faithful to Kumaran by not engaging in any debauchery with her partner. He confers her a small house near the village, where she spends the rest of her life. She meets her daughter, but her sister disgusted with Ponni, orders the child not to meet her ever again. Kumaran comes to learn about her faithfulness and visits Ponni on her death bed. She dies by Kumaran's side after reminiscing about her life. Kumaran is warned by his father-in-law that he will be banished from the village if takes part in her funeral. Kumaran defies him and performs the last rites for Ponni along with their daughter and Kamatchi.

Cast

as Kumaran *

as Ponni *

as Kamatchi *

as child Meena (daughter of Kumaran and Ponni) *

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as Vishwanathan *

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as Vishwanathan's wife

Soundtrack

The music was composed by

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Accolades

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–

Panchu Arunachalam Panchanathan Arunachalam (22 March 1941 – 9 August 2016) was an Indian writer, director, producer and lyricist who worked in Tamil cinema. He was mentored by poet Kannadasan who was his uncle. He also worked as a lyricist in the Tamil cin ...

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* Film Fans Association Award for Best Actor – Rajinikanth

Release

''Enkeyo Ketta Kural'' was released on 14 August 1982. Due to competition from another Muthuraman-directed film '' Sakalakala Vallavan'', released on the same day, it was less successful.

References

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External links

* {{TamilNaduStateFilmAwardBestFilm 1980s Tamil-language films 1982 drama films 1982 films Films directed by S. P. Muthuraman Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja Films with screenplays by Panchu Arunachalam Indian drama films Tamil films remade in other languages