Kilinjalgal

1981 Indian film

25 December 1981 (1981-12-25)

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Kilinjalgal (transl. Clams) is a 1981 Indian Tamil-language romance film, written and directed by Durai. The film stars Mohan, Poornima Bhagyaraj and Dilip. It revolves around two lovers whose romance is opposed by their families due to differences in religion.

Kilinjalgal was released on 25 December 1981. The film was a silver jubilee hit and ran for 175 days at the box office.

Plot

Babu, a Hindu, falls in love with Julie, a Christian. However, both the families are against this love due to differences in religion. Despite heavy opposition, both Babu and Julie and remain adamant in their decision. Julie's father Stephen locks her in a room while Babu's father Manikkam also does not permit him to move out of his home. To everyone's shock, Julie commits suicide. Hearing this, Babu rushes to the crematorium and dies when Julie's corpse is being cremated.

Cast

Mohan as Babu
Poornima Bhagyaraj as Julie
Dilip as Jana
V. K. Ramasamy as Station master
V. Gopalakrishnan as Stephen
Bayilvan Ranganathan
G. Srinivasan as Manikkam
Gokulnath as Church Father
Rajavelu as Inspector
Sukumari as Stella
S. N. Parvathy as Uma's mother
Vanchiyoor Radha as Babu's mother
Poornima (credited as Sudha) as Usha
Senthil
Jolly Abraham in Guest appearance

Soundtrack

The music was composed by T. Rajendar who also wrote the lyrics.^[1]^[2] The song "Vizhigal Medaiyam" is set in Revati raga.^[3]

Song	Singers	Length
"Kilai Ella Marangalil Nizhal"	P. Jayachandran	04:33
"Vizhigal Meydaiyam Imaigal"	Dr. Kalyan T Subrahmanyam, S. Janaki	04:37
"Azhaginil Vilainthadu Mazhaienil"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	04:31
"Chinna Chinna Kanna Sethi Sollum"	P. Susheela	04:17

Release and reception

Kilinjalgal was released on 25 December 1981.^[4]^[5] Nalini Sastry of Kalki called the story outdated.^[6] The film was a silver jubilee hit and ran for 175 days at the box office.^[7]^[8]

References

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^ "Kilinjalgal Tamil Film EP vinyl Record by T.Rajendar". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 24 September 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
^ Mani, Charulatha (15 February 2013). "Mystical Revathi". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 26 December 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
^ கண்ணன், சுரேஷ் (21 July 2020). "ரஜினி, கமல் உச்சத்தில் இருந்தபோது பிரகாசித்தவர்... கதாநாயகனாக 'கிளிஞ்சல்கள்'ல் சாதித்த 'மைக்' மோகன்!". Ananda Vikatan (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 28 October 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
^ ராம்ஜி, வி. (1 January 2023). "'காதல் தோற்பதில்லை... காதலர்கள்தான் தோற்கிறார்கள்' என்று சொன்ன 'கிளிஞ்சல்கள்!'". Kamadenu (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 2 January 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
^ சாஸ்திரி, நளினி (17 January 1982). "கிளிஞ்சல்கள்". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 91. Archived from the original on 8 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
^ Kumar, S. Shiva (21 March 2019). "'Mike' Mohan: The unsung phenomenon". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
^ செல்வராஜ், என். (20 March 2017). "வெள்ளி விழா கண்ட தமிழ் திரைப்படங்கள்". Thinnai. Archived from the original on 28 May 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.