Ini Oru Sudhanthiram
| Ini Oru Sudhanthiram | |
|---|---|
Poster | |
| Directed by | Manivannan |
| Written by | Manivannan |
| Produced by | Thirupur N. Venkatachalam |
| Starring | Sivakumar |
| Cinematography | A. Sabapathy |
| Edited by | Gowthaman |
| Music by | Gangai Amaran |
Production company | Kalaikovil |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Ini Oru Sudhanthiram (transl. Freedom Now) is a 1987 Indian Tamil-language political drama film written and directed by Manivannan. The film, starring Sivakumar, was released on 12 June 1987,[1] and failed at the box office.[2]
Plot
Sundaramoorthy is an Indian liberal leader. He tries to obtain his pension money, but all his attempts are futile. His daughter Kannamma gets cheated by a collector and she gives birth to a baby but the collector avoids that baby. The collector is killed by Sundaramoorthy, who is sentenced to death. How the lives of such a leader and his family changes due to circumstances, forms the crux of the story.
Cast
- Sivakumar as Sundaramoorthy[3]
- Chandrasekhar as Muthukaalai[3]
- Pandiyan as Pandiyan
- Raja as Raja, the collector[3]
- Janagaraj
- Senthil
- Nalini as Marudagam
- Rekha as Kannamma[3]
- Jeevitha as Thayamma
- Kovai Sarala
- Gandhimathi
- Sulakshana
- Vinu Chakravarthy
- Chitra Lakshmanan
- Thyagu
- Periya Karuppu Thevar
- Sathyaraj as an IPS officer (Guest appearance)[3]
Production
Ini Oru Sudhanthiram, directed by Manivannan,[4] was Sivakumar's 154th film as an actor.[5] Raja played a character with negative shades, in contrast to the softer roles he was known for at the time.[6][7] The film was launched at office premises of Kalaikovil.[8] It was also launched at Prasad Studios with minister Arumainayagam's wife Tamilselvi lighting the lamp.[9] The filming was held at Coonoor and Ooty.[10]
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by Gangai Amaran, who also wrote the lyrics. His sons Venkat Prabhu and Premgi Amaren contributed as singers, using the names "Prabhu Gangai Amaran" and "Prem Gangai Amaran", respectively.[11][12]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Pallikoodam" | Gangai Amaran | Prabhu Gangai Amaran, Prem Gangai Amaran | |
| 2. | "Enru Thaniyum" | Bharathiyar | K. J. Yesudas | |
| 3. | "Solla Vallayo" | Bharathiyar | S. P. Sailaja, K. S. Chithra | |
| 4. | "Kaigalile Valuvirukku" | Jeeva Bharathi | Malaysia Vasudevan, K. S. Chithra | |
| 5. | "Mogathai Konruvidu" | Bharathiyar | K. J. Yesudas, K. S. Chithra | |
| 6. | "Partha Pasikuthadi" | Gangai Amaran | P. Jayachandran, S. Janaki | |
| 7. | "Sonthangale" | Gangai Amaran | M. S. Viswanathan | |
| 8. | "Pattini" | Nagai Swaminathan | Malaysia Vasudevan |
Critical reception
Jayamanmadhan (a duo) of Kalki praised Sivakumar's acting, Chandrasekhar-Nalini's subplot, Vinu Chakravarthy's acting and characterisation. They appreciated Manivannan for skillfully having woven so many characters into separate threads and performed the puppet show without any problems while also praising his hard hitting dialogues but questioned him for making Sathyamurthy's character remain silent to the problems but raging only after he faces a problem.[13]
References
- ^ "Ini Oru Sudhanthiram (1987)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 16 January 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ "நட்சத்திரங்களுடன் ஒரு வண்ணத்துப்பூச்சி: 32- இயக்குநர் ராசி அழகப்பன் எழுதும் தொடர்". Andhimazhai (in Tamil). 24 February 2020. Archived from the original on 5 January 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
- ^ a b c d e "திரைப்படச்சோலை 47: இனி ஒரு சுதந்திரம்". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). 9 July 2021. Archived from the original on 9 August 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- ^ Rao, Subha J. (11 May 2013). "Fifty and counting". The Hindu. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ "நெஞ்சை நெகிழ வைத்த சிவாஜியின் சந்திப்பு". Maalai Malar (in Tamil). 30 May 2021. Archived from the original on 7 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ^ S, Srivatsan (6 November 2019). "From 'Kadalora Kavithaigal' to 'Adithya Varma': Tamil cinema's quintessential 'soft-spoken hero' Raja returns after a 20-year exile". The Hindu. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ சரோஜினி (24 January 2018). "கடலோரக் கவிதைகள் 'ராஜா' எங்கே போனார்?!". Dinamani (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 5 January 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
- ^ "மணிவண்ணன் படத்தில் பாரதியார் பாடல்". Anna (in Tamil). 21 September 1986. p. 3. Retrieved 14 July 2025 – via Endangered Archives Programme.
- ^ "இனி ஒரு சுதந்திரம்". Anna (in Tamil). 5 October 1986. p. 4. Retrieved 15 July 2025 – via Endangered Archives Programme.
- ^ "சுதந்திர போராட்ட தியாகியாக சிவக்குமார்". Anna (in Tamil). 26 October 1986. p. 4. Archived from the original on 8 May 2025. Retrieved 8 May 2025 – via Endangered Archives Programme.
- ^ "Ini Oru Sudhanthiram 1986 Tamil Vinyl LP". Bollywoodvinyl.in. Archived from the original on 7 November 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- ^ Menon, Vishal; M, Ramakrishnan (10 December 2016). "Brand of brothers". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 15 December 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
- ^ ஜெயமன்மதன் (28 June 1987). "இனி ஒரு சுதந்திரம்". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 13. Retrieved 5 January 2023 – via Internet Archive.
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