Engirundho Vandhaal

Engirundho Vandhaal (1970)

எங்கிருந்தோ வந்தாள்

At the request of a wealthy man, a courtesan agrees to help heal his mentally disturbed son by pretending to be his wife. Her efforts only earn her abuse and wrath at the hands of most family members.

Date of release
1970-10-29
Runtime
2h 33m
Director
A. C. Tirulokchandar

Casting

Interesting facts

Engirundho Vandhaal is a 1970 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by A. C. Tirulokchandar and produced by K. Balaji. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan and Jayalalithaa, with K. Balaji, M. Bhanumathi, Nagesh, Sundarrajan and Raja in supporting roles. It is a remake of the 1963 Telugu film Punarjanma, which in turn was based on the novel Patthar Ke Honth by Gulshan Nanda. The film was released on 29 October 1970, and became a silver jubilee hit. It later won the Filmfare Award for Best Film – Tamil.

Production

The film was originally titled Paithiyakkaran (transl. Mad man). Padmini was originally chosen as the lead actress; since she had to go to the United States, she was replaced by Jayalalitha. Ganesan's home, Annai Illam, features in the film.

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