Koondukkili

Koondukkili
Directed by	T. R. Ramanna
Written by	Vindhan
Produced by	T. R. Ramanna & T. R. Rajakumari
Starring	M. G. Ramachandran Sivaji Ganesan B. S. Saroja Kuchalakumari
Music by	K. V. Mahadevan
Distributed by	RR Pictures
Release date	26 August 1954
Language	Tamil

Koondukkili (Template:Lang-en), also spelled as Goondukili, is a 1954 Tamil language film starring M. G. Ramachandran, Sivaji Ganesan and B. S. Saroja in the lead roles.

Production

This is the only film where the megastars, MGR and Sivaji, had acted together. The screenplay and dialogues were by Vindhan, a popular social acivitist and reformist writer who in the path of the acivitist and reformist who had existed in literary and political world in Tamil Nadu for many decades prior. He is one of them who entered the film industry starting the late 1940s where they found voice for their ideas and a means to communicate to the masses easily.

Plot

Koondukkili deals with the issues of poverty, greed, abuse of women and the poor. MGR is married to B. S. Saroja and they have a son. MGR and Sivaji Ganesan are friends. MGR goes to jail for a mistake committed by Sivaji. B. S. Saroja is left with no money or house to live. Sivaji tries to help her but he has his sinister motive, to have a relationship with B. S. Saroja. After she repeatedly refuses his attempts to help her, Sivaji starts to sadisticially taunt her. Meanwhile, Kuchalakumari is in love with Sivaji. MGR gets released and saves his wife from Sivaji.

Cast

Actor	Role
M. G. Ramachandran	Thangaraj
Sivaji Ganesan	Jeeva
B. S. Saroja	Manggala
Kuchalakumari	Sokki
K. Sarangkapani
Friend Ramasamy
V. M. Ezhumalai
E. R. Sahadevan
T. P. Muthulakshmi
G. Sakunthala
K. S. Angamuthu

Crew

• Producer: T. R. Ramanna & T. R. Rajakumari
• Production Company: RR Pictures
• Director: T. R. Ramanna
• Music: K. V. Mahadevan
• Lyrics: Thanjai N. Ramaiah Doss, Vindhan, Ka. Mu. Shariff & A. Maruthakasi
• Story: Vindhan
• Screenplay: Vindhan
• Dialogues: Vindhan
• Art Direction: Ganga
• Editing: M. S. Mani
• Choreography: B. Sohanlal & B. Heeralal
• Cinematography: M. A. Rehman
• Stunt: None
• Dance: Ragini

Soundtrack

1. AnandhamAi vAzha vENdumE by P. A. Periyanayaki
2. yAr vanthennai ethirthAlum by T. V. Rathinam
3. rAthirikku bUvAvukku lAtteri by T. M. Soundararajan & V. N. Sundaram
4. kAyAtha kAnagathE.... mEyAtha mAn by T. M. Soundararajan & V. N. Sundaram
5. solla vallAyO kiLiyE solla nI vallAyO by P. A. Periyanayaki
6. vAngga ellOrumE sErnthu ondrAgavE by T. M. Soundararajan & K. Rani
7. konjum kiLiyAna peNNai by T. M. Soundararajan
8. pAr en magalE pAr pAr by Radha Jayalakshmi
9. enakku theriyalE nijamA enakku theriyalE by T. V. Rathinam

Reception

In its original release, this movie was a financial flop. But as it became the only movie in which the two leading stars (MGR and Sivaji Ganesan) were featured simultaneously, with time, it gained historical reputation and is now considered a 'one of its kind' Tamil movie for the pairing of these stars in early 1950s.

External links

1. Watch a scene from Koondukkili where MGR meeting Sivaji

References

• Koondukkili at IMDb