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{{Short description|1964 film by M. Natesan}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = En Kadamai
| image = En Kadamai poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = M. Natesan
| producer = M. Natesan
| writer = Ma. Ra.
| cinematography = R. Sampath
| editing = A. Murugesan
| starring = [[M. G. Ramachandran]]<br />[[B. Saroja Devi]]
| music = [[Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy]]
| studio = Natesh Art Pictures
| distributor = Emgeeyaar Pictures
| released = {{film date|1964|3|13|df=y}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget =
}}

'''''En Kadamai''''' ({{Translation|My duty}}) is a 1964 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[action thriller film]], produced and directed by M. Natesan starring [[M. G. Ramachandran]]. The film was released on 13 March 1964, and became a [[box-office bomb]].

== Plot ==

Dharmalingam, a rich landlord, is the father of two sons and a daughter. His eldest son has a love marriage with a poor teacher's daughter, Kamala. Dharmalingam disowns them. The son dies, and Kamala is left homeless, with a little child. Nathan, a police officer, gives Kamala shelter in his house and decides to help her fight her case for the property. But Kamala is murdered on the way to the court hearing. Fingers point at Dharmalingam and his son Shankar. Shankar and Nathan's sister Uma are in love. Nathan comes to investigate the case and falls in love with Dharmalingam's daughter Sarasu. Now, Nathan is in a dilemma over whether he should protect Shankar as he is his sister's sweetheart, or drop the case because he loves Dharmalingam's daughter.

== Cast ==

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;Male cast<ref name="songbook">{{Cite book |url=https://ia800900.us.archive.org/35/items/sok.EnKadamai_M.Natesan_1964/42.%20EnKadamai_M.Natesan_1964.pdf |title=என் கடமை |publisher=Natesh Art Pictures |year=1964 |language=ta |type=[[song book]]}}</ref>
* [[M. G. Ramachandran]] as Inspector Nathan
* [[K. Balaji ]] as Ravi
* [[M. N. Nambiar]] as Shankar
* [[M. R. Radha]] as Dharmalingam
* [[Nagesh]] as Thrilokam
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* [[B. Saroja Devi]] as Sarasu
* [[L. Vijayalakshmi]] as Uma
* [[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]] as Panchavarnam
* [[C. K. Saraswathi]] as Maragatham
* Susheela as Kamala
* Baby Ka
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== Soundtrack ==
The soundtrack was composed by [[Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy]] ([[M. S. Viswanathan]] and [[T. K. Ramamoorthy]]) with lyrics by [[Kannadasan]].<ref name="songbook" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=En Kadamai |url=https://gaana.com/album/en-kadamai |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190712085048/https://gaana.com/album/en-kadamai |archive-date=12 July 2019 |access-date=4 April 2021 |website=[[Gaana.com]]}}</ref>

{{Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Thenodum Thanneren Meedhu
| extra1 = [[P. Susheela]]
| length1 = 4:01
| title2 = Meene Meene Meenamma
| extra2 = P. Susheela
| length2 = 3:45
| title3 = Yaaradhu Yaaradhu
| extra3 = [[T. M. Soundararajan]], P. Susheela
| length3 = 4:52
| title4 = Hello Miss Hello Miss
| extra4 = T. M. Soundararajan
| length4 = 4:11
| title5 = Iravinile Enna Ninaippu
| extra5 = P. Susheela
| length5 = 4:52
| title6 = Nilladi Nilladi Seemaatti
| extra6 = T. M. Soundarrajan
| length6 = 3:33
}}

== Release and reception ==
''En Kadamai'' was released on 13 March 1964,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Table: Chronological List of MGR’s Movies released between 1960 and 1967 |url=https://sangam.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Table-Chronological-List-of-MGR-Movies-released-1960-1967.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160616112435/http://sangam.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Table-Chronological-List-of-MGR-Movies-released-1960-1967.pdf |archive-date=16 June 2016 |access-date=3 April 2021 |website=[[Ilankai Tamil Sangam]]}}</ref> and distributed by Emgeeyaar Pictures.<ref>{{Cite news |date=11 March 1964 |title=En Kadamai |page=3 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19640311&printsec=frontpage&hl=en}}</ref> T. M. Ramachandran of ''[[Sport and Pastime]]'' panned the film, calling the music its "saving grace".<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Ramachandran |first=T. M. |date=11 April 1964 |title=South Indian Stage and Screen |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.98084/page/n837 |magazine=[[Sport and Pastime]] |pages=50–51}}</ref> The film was a [[box-office bomb]];<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kantha |first=Sachi Sri |author-link=Sachi Sri Kantha |date=18 July 2016 |title=MGR Remembered – Part 36 {{!}} MGR’s Testimony |url=https://sangam.org/mgr-remembered-part-36/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170626095953/http://sangam.org/mgr-remembered-part-36/ |archive-date=26 June 2017 |access-date=3 April 2021 |website=[[Ilankai Tamil Sangam]]}}</ref> while many speculated this was due to it releasing shortly after M. G. Ramachandran resigned from the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Council|Madras Legislative Council]], Ramachandran himself did not think so.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Kannan |first=R. |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Anna/aQc_Xi0J8M0C?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=en+kadamai+MGR&pg=PA280&printsec=frontcover |title=Anna: The Life and Times of C.N. Annadurai |publisher=[[Penguin Books]] |year=2010 |isbn=978-0-670-08328-2 |location=India |pages=280}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Kannan |first=R. |title=MGR: A Life |date=28 June 2017 |publisher=[[Penguin Random House]] |isbn=978-93-86495-88-4 |location=India |pages=123}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|id=1475358}}

[[Category:1960s action thriller films]]
[[Category:1960s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:1964 films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy]]
[[Category:Indian action thriller films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]

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