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{{short description|1962 film}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Aadi Perukku
| image = Aadi Perukku film poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[K. Shankar]]
| writer = Makkalanban<br />[[Javar Seetharaman]]
| producer = K. Madhanagopal
| starring = [[Gemini Ganesan]]<br />[[B. Saroja Devi]]<br />[[Devika]]
| cinematography = Thambu
| editing = K. Shankar<br />K. Neelakandan
| music = [[A. M. Rajah]]
| studio = Madhan Theatres
| released = {{film date|1962|8|2|df=y}}
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Aadi Perukku''''' ({{audio|Ta-ஆடிப்பெருக்கு.ogg|pronunciation}} also spelt '''''Aadipperukku''''') is a 1962 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[romance film]] edited and directed by [[K. Shankar]]. The film stars [[Gemini Ganesan]], [[B. Saroja Devi]] and [[Devika]], while [[M. V. Rajamma]] and [[K. D. Santhanam]] play supporting roles. It was released on 2 August 1962, and failed at the box office.

== Plot ==
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Padma lives with her widowed mother and her brother, a harbour worker. The family finds refuge in the house of Raja, a poet. Padma's brother dies in an accident.

== Cast ==

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* [[Gemini Ganesan|Gemini Ganesh]] as Raja & Philanthropist Krishnan
* [[J. P. Chandrababu|Chandrababu]] as Biscuit
* [[K. D. Santhanam]] as Ramalingam
* [[P. D. Sambandam]] as Koithan Pillai
* [[Karikol Raju]]
* [[G. K. Pillai (actor)|G. K. Pillai]]
* S. G. Eswaran as Sivanandam
* C. V. V. Panthulu as Well wisher
* Mahalingam as Sundaram
* R. Shankaran
* Gemini Balu
* Wahab Kashmiri
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* [[B. Saroja Devi]] as Padma
* [[Devika]] as Latha
* [[M. V. Rajamma]] as Parvathi
* [[K. V. Shanthi]] as Thangam
* [[C. K. Saraswathi]] as Mangalam
* Vidyavathi as Principal
* Devaki as Female Beggar
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* G. V. Sharma, V. P. Natarajan
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== Production ==
The film shares its name with [[Aadi Perukku]], a festival in [[Tamil Nadu]] which pays tribute to water's life-sustaining properties. Despite that, the festival is not referenced anywhere onscreen except the song "Annaiyin Arule Vaa", near the end of which Gemini Ganesan's character is shown singing the last two lines as a tribute to the festival. Shooting took place at the now non-existent Majestic Studios.<ref name="Hindu" />

== Soundtrack ==
The soundtrack was composed by [[A. M. Rajah]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://mio.to/album/Aadi+Perukku+(1962) |title=Aadi Perukku (1962) |website=Music India Online |access-date=21 October 2016 |archive-date=21 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161021194916/http://mio.to/album/Aadi+Perukku+(1962) |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="songbook" />

{{Track listing
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 33:36
| title1 = Annaiyin Arule Vaa
| extra1 = [[Sirkazhi Govindarajan]]
| lyrics1 = [[Kothamangalam Subbu]]
| length1 = 3:32
| title2 = Idhuthaan Ulagamaa
| extra2 = [[P. Susheela]]
| lyrics2 = [[Kannadasan]]
| length2 = 3:24
| title3 = Kannaale Pesum
| extra3 = P. Susheela
| lyrics3 = K. D. Santhanam
| length3 = 3:12
| title4 = Kannizhanda Manidhar
| extra4 = [[A. M. Rajah|A. M. Raja]], P. Susheela
| lyrics4 = [[Kannadasan]]
| length4 = 3:12
| title5 = Kaaveri Oram
| extra5 = P. Susheela
| lyrics5 = K. D. Santhanam
| length5 = 3:16
| title6 = Pengal Illaatha
| extra6 = A. M. Raja, P. Susheela
| lyrics6 = [[Kothamangalam Subbu]]
| length6 = 6:44
| title7 = Puriyaathu
| extra7 = [[P. B. Sreenivas]]
| lyrics7 = Suratha
| length7 = 4:44
| title8 = Thanimaiyile Inimai
| note8 = duet
| extra8 = A. M. Raja, P. Susheela
| lyrics8 = [[K. D. Santhanam]]
| length8 = 3:21
| title9 = Thanimaiyile Inimai
| note9 = male
| extra9 = A. M. Raja
| lyrics9 = K. D. Santhanam
| length9 = 3:31
}}

== Release and reception ==
''Aadi Perukku'' was released on 2 August 1962.<ref>{{Cite web |last=ராம்ஜி |first=வி. |date=17 August 2022 |title=60-ம் ஆண்டு கொண்டாடும் படங்கள்; அற்புதமான பாடல்கள்! |url=https://kamadenu.hindutamil.in/cinema/60-years-of-celebrated-tamil-films |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220913094813/https://kamadenu.hindutamil.in/cinema/60-years-of-celebrated-tamil-films |archive-date=13 September 2022 |access-date=13 September 2022 |website=[[Kamadenu (magazine)|Kamadenu]] |language=ta}}</ref> On 10 August, ''[[The Indian Express]]'' called it "another insipid medley of romance, comedy and melodrama [...] A story of unfulfilled love, the film is heavily padded with the usual quantum of songs, dances and other box office gimmicks." The reviewer however praised the performances of the cast members.<ref>{{Cite news |date=10 August 1962 |title=Aadi Perukku |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19620810&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=25 April 2022 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |pages=3 |via=[[Google News Archive]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Kanthan of ''[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]]'' lauded Saroja Devi's performance, but said she was the only reason to watch the film just once.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=காந்தன் |date=2 September 1962 |title=ஆடிப்பெருக்கு |url=https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1962/sep/02-09-1962/p24.jpg |url-status=dead |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |language=ta |page=24 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220913094536/https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1962/sep/02-09-1962/p24.jpg |archive-date=13 September 2022 |access-date=25 April 2022}}</ref> According to historian [[Randor Guy]], the film did not succeed commercially because of the "somewhat predictable storyline, the many deaths and the lack of significance of the title".<ref name="Hindu" />

== References ==
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<ref name="Hindu">{{Cite news|last=Guy|first=Randor|author-link=Randor Guy|date=7 March 2015|title=Blast from the Past: Aadiperukku – 1962|work=[[The Hindu]]|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-columns/aadiperukku-1962/article6969432.ece|url-status=live|access-date=21 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161026152846/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-columns/aadiperukku-1962/article6969432.ece|archive-date=26 October 2016}}</ref>
<ref name="songbook">{{Cite book |url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7JevgDCLbuNM1RrXzk2UElibFk/view |title=ஆடிப்பெருக்கு |publisher=Madhan Theatres |year=1962 |language=Tamil |type=[[song book]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

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== External links ==
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[[Category:1962 Indian films]]
[[Category:1960s romance films]]
[[Category:1962 Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:1962 films]]
[[Category:Films directed by K. Shankar]]
[[Category:Films scored by A. M. Rajah]]
[[Category:Films with screenplays by Javar Seetharaman]]
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]
[[Category:Indian romance films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language Indian films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language romance films]]

Aadi Perukku film - Revision history

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