Kozhi Koovuthu (1982)

கோழி கூவுது

Velusamy, a jobless man, desires to marry his niece Kamatchi. He joins the army to earn a living so that he can marry her. Meanwhile, Kamatchi falls in love with Ramakrishnan, the village postman.

Date of release
1982-09-24
Runtime
2h 9m
Genres
Romance, Drama
Director
Gangai Amaran

Casting

Interesting facts

Kozhi Koovuthu is a 1982 Indian Tamil-language romantic musical film written and directed by Gangai Amaran in his debut. The film stars Prabhu, Suresh, Smitha and Viji in her acting debut. The film has music by Ilaiyaraaja, cinematography by P. S. Nivas, editing by B. Lenin, and was released on 25 December 1982. The film was remade in Telugu as Veerabhadrudu (1984).

Production

Kozhi Koovuthu is the directorial debut of Gangai Amaran. The title was suggested by his brother Ilaiyaraaja, who suggested Amaran to take up direction as a career. It is also the acting debut of Viji. Editing was jointly handled by B. Lenin and V. T. Vijayan, although the song "Edho Moham Edho Dhagam" was edited exclusively by Vijayan using already shot montages as Lenin was unavailable.

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