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Aalayam (1967)
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Add to a movie listAalayam (English: Temple) is a 1967 Indian Tamil drama film directed by duo Thirumalai and Mahalingam. The film was produced by Sunbeam and the screenplay was written by director A. Bhimsingh. The film, based on play Nenje Nee Vaazhga stars Major Sundarrajan in lead role with Nagesh, Sreekanth and V. K. Ramasamy playing supporting roles.
The film happens in one day largely in office set up revolves around the theme of human values of honesty and integrity. The soundtrack was composed by T. K. Ramamoorthy. The film's cinematography was handled by Vittalrao while A. Pauldurai Singam handled the editing. The film was released on 11 August 1967 with a final reel length of 3,880 metres (12,730 ft) was critically acclaimed.
Synopsis
Ramalingam is an honest, principled man, working as a clerk in a company. He values integrity and discipline as the doctrines of daily life. But his honesty is put to test when his son-in-law Raghu comes to him with a big problem. Raghu has misplaced some money in the bank in which he works, and he requests Ramalingam to give him money so that he could make good the loss. Ramalingam expresses his inability to raise such an amount at short notice. At that instant, a businessman approaches Ramalingam with a bribe of Rs. 5000 to get his work done. Ramalingam sends him away in a rage. His daughter Kamala and wife keep pressurizing him to help Raghu. The inner conflicts that torture Ramalingam in that single day and the final decision that he takes form rest of the movie.Actors
Sundarrajan
(Ramalingam)
Nagesh
(Simon)
Sreekanth
(Raja)
Aachi Manorama
V K Ramasamy
(Paramanandam)
Cho Ramaswamy
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