Dhikku Theriyadha Kaattil

Dhikku Theriyadha Kaattil (transl. Lost in the dense forest) is a 1972 Indian Tamil-language film directed by N. C. Chakravarthi and produced by Ramkumar Films.[2] The film's story was written by Nagesh, V. S. Raghavan and N. C. Chakravarthi and dialogue by Thuyavan with music by M. S. Viswanathan. The film stars R. Muthuraman, Jayalalithaa and Baby Sumathi. It was released on 11 February 1972.

Dhikku Theriyadha Kaattil
Theatrical poster
Directed byN. C. Chakravarthi
Story byNagesh
N. C. Chakravarthi
V. S. Raghavan
StarringJayalalithaa
R. Muthuraman
Baby Sumathi
CinematographyB. S. Lokanath
Edited byN. M. Shankar
Music byM. S. Viswanathan
Production
company
Ramkumar Films
Release date
  • 11 February 1972 (1972-02-11)
Running time
141 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Plot

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A child gets lost in a forest where various other groups of people enter, each with a different purpose.

Cast

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Soundtrack

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Music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan and lyrics were written by Vaali.[3]

Songs Singers Length
"Poo Poova Paranthu" M. S. Rajeswari 03:51
"Pattukkaran Paadi" L. R. Eswari, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, B. S. Vasantha, Saibaba 04:57
"Kettathellam Naan" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela 05:04
"Kuliradikuthey" L. R. Eswari, M. L. Srikanth, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki 04:20
"Kaatradikkum Thesaiyinile" Sirkazhi Govindarajan 03:35
Dance Music Instrumental 02:58

Release and reception

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Dhikku Theriyatha Kaattil was released on 11 February 1972.[4] Film World said, "The treatment is inane, in spite of the comedy patches provided by Nagesh and V. K. Ramaswami. The performances on the whole are mediocre."[5] The film was later dubbed in Hindi as Barah Ghante.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Dharap, B. V. (1973). Indian Films. Allied Publishers. p. 274.
  2. ^ நரசிம்மன், டி.ஏ. (4 February 2017). "என்னருமை தோழி..! 26 - திக்குத் தெரியாத காட்டில்!". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 19 February 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Dhikku Theriyatha kattil Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by M S Viswanathan". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 18 October 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  4. ^ "ஜெயலலிதா நடித்த திரைப்படங்களின் பட்டியல்". Dinamani (in Tamil). 6 December 2016. Archived from the original on 24 June 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  5. ^ Ramachandran, T. M., ed. (1972). "Thikku Theriyatha Kattil". Film World. Vol. 8. p. 46. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  6. ^ Joshi, Namrata (7 December 2016). "Jayalalithaa's fleeting Hindi cinema connect". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 20 December 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
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