''Suvarilladha Chiththirangal'' () is a 1979 Indian

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, written and directed by

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, in his directorial debut. The film stars

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, Bhagyaraj and Sumathi. It was released on 30 November 1979, and became a box office success. The film was remade in

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as ''Pedala Brathukulu'', with Sudhakar and Sumathi reprising their roles.

Plot

The story revolves around a poor girl living with her widowed mother and siblings. Poverty and the family situation gets her mother to prostitute herself for the welfare of the family. Bhagyaraj treats this subject from the perspective of the girl who sees the wrong of her mother; but later teases the thought of right and wrong with the viewers considering the situation which the mother gets into. Bhagyaraj, himself plays the neighbour who first falls in love with the girl, later to realise that she is already in a relationship with another.

Cast

as Murthy *

as Alagappan * Sumathi as Saroja *

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as Kaliyannan *

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as Parvathi * C. R. Parthiban as Murthy's father *

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as Alagappan's mother * Kallapetti Singaram as Alagappan's father *

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as Aarumugam *

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as Selvi * Chandrasekar *

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as Palanisamy *Charulatha

Production

''Suvarilladha Chiththirangal'' marked the directorial debut of K. Bhagyaraj. He also acted in the film after one of the actors backed out.

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Gangai Amaran. The song "Kaadhal Vaibogame" was later remixed by Srikanth Deva for the film '' Perumal'' (2009).

Reception

Kousigan of ''

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'' appreciated the photography, music and dialogues.

References

External links

* {{K. Bhagyaraj 1970s Tamil-language films 1979 directorial debut films 1979 drama films 1979 films Films directed by K. Bhagyaraj Films scored by Gangai Amaran Indian drama films Tamil films remade in other languages