Andru Sinthiya Ratham

1977 Indian film

14 January 1977 (1977-01-14)

Running time

121 minutesCountryIndiaLanguageTamil

Andru Sinthiya Ratham (transl. The blood that was spilt then) is a 1977 Indian Tamil-language action film, directed by R. Sundaram and written by T. N. Balu. The film stars Jaishankar and Padmapriya. It was released on 14 January 1977.

Plot

Cast

Jaishankar
Padmapriya
Manorama
Sunandhini
Thengai Srinivasan
S. A. Ashokan
Vennira Aadai Moorthy
S. V. Ramadas
T. K. Ramachandran

Production

Andru Sinthiya Ratham was written by T. N. Balu and directed by R. Sundaram. The film was produced by K. Balakrishnan, S. Kamatchi and R. M. Manikkam for Geetha Chitra. Cinematography was handled by Dutt, and editing by L. Balu.^[1] Another film with the same title began production in the 1960s, but was later dropped.^[2]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by V. Kumar.^[3]

Track listing
No.	Title	Singer(s)
1.	"Entha Kaathilum Periyathu"	T. M. Soundararajan
2.	"Nan Kannanalladhi"	T. M. Soundararajan
3.	"Ithunaal Ariyatha Mayakkam"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela
4.	"Brindavanam Yamuna Nadhi"	P. Susheela

Release and reception

Andru Sinthiya Ratham was released on 14 January 1977.^[4] Kanthan of Kalki criticised the film for not being thought provoking.^[5]

References

^ Andru Sinthiya Ratham (in Tamil). Geetha Chitra. 1977. Opening credits, from 0:00 to 2:25.
^ Sri Kantha, Sachi (6 June 2014). "MGR Remembered – Part 18 | A review of two MGR-related books". Ilankai Tamil Sangam. Archived from the original on 23 January 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
^ "Andru Sinthiya Ratham". Tamil Songs Lyrics. Archived from the original on 30 September 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
^ "Andru Sinthiya Ratham (1977)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 30 September 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
^ காந்தன் (30 January 1977). "அன்று சிந்திய ரத்தம்". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 63. Archived from the original on 3 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023 – via Internet Archive.