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{{Infobox film
| name = Ilanjodigal
| image = Ilanjodigal.jpg
| caption = Title card
| native_name = {{film name|ta|இளஞ்ஜோடிகள்}}
| director = [[Rama Narayanan]]
| producer = N. Sakunthala
| writer = Thooyavan (dialogues)
| screenplay = [[Kalaignanam]]
| story = Kalaignanam
| based_on =
| starring = [[Karthik (actor)|Karthik]]<br />[[Suresh (actor)|Suresh]]<br />[[Radha (actress)|Radha]]<br />[[Vijayashanti]]
| narrator =
| music = [[Shankar–Ganesh]]
| cinematography = Lokesh
| editing = Gowthaman
| studio = Bairavi Films
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|1982|01|14|df=y}}
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget =
| gross =
}}

'''''Ilanjodigal''''' ({{Translation|Young couples}}) is a 1982 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[romantic comedy]] film, directed by [[Rama Narayanan]], starring [[Karthik (actor)|Karthik]], [[Suresh (actor)|Suresh]], [[Radha (actress)|Radha]] and [[Vijayashanti]]. The film had musical score by [[Shankar–Ganesh]], and was released on 14 January 1982.<ref>{{Cite web |title=இளம் சோடிகள் / Ilanjodigal (1982) |url=https://screen4screen.com/movies/ilanjodigal |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307062258/https://screen4screen.com/movies/ilanjodigal |archive-date=7 March 2022 |access-date=7 March 2022 |website=Screen4Screen |language=en, ta}}</ref>

== Plot ==
Sivagami Nachiyar ([[Rajasulochana]]) is an arrogant millionaire who lives with her two daughters Geetha ([[Vijayashanti]]) and Sitta ([[Radha (actress)|Radha]]) in her palacial, ancestral bungalow. She is extremely strict with everyone, including her two daughters, and forbids them from looking out of the house window, or even stepping out of the house. She also insults and rejects many millionaire suitors for them, which disappoints her daughters as they feel that they may not get married at all. However things take a turn when Nachiyar leaves home on an important work for ten days. Relieved, Geetha and Seeta finally venture out of the house. They run into two petty crooks, Buddy Raju ([[Suresh (actor)|Suresh]]) and Putturaja ([[Karthik (actor)|Karthik]]). After some hilarious confrontations, they eventually fall in love with them. However, Nachiyar has rejected numerous millionaires themselves, so her daughters know that she will never, in her wildest dreams, accept two petty crooks as her sons-in-law.

On finding out that her daughters are in love with two hapless boys, she arranges their wedding with two princes from France. However they are none other than Buddy Raju and Putturaja in disguise. Nachiyar's brother-in-law, a gym wrestler, had planned the entire event to unite his nieces with the men they loved. After the engagement, Nachiyar find out their true identity and falsely accuses them of stealing her jewels. She quickly arranges her daughters wedding with a millionaire's sons while Buddy Raju and Putturaja are in prison.

Will Geetha and Sitta ever unite with the ones they love? Will Nachiyar ever change her ways? This forms the rest of the story. The movie puts across the quest for freedom, love and relationship in a humorous manner.

== Cast ==
*[[Karthik (actor)|Karthik]] as Putturaja
*[[Suresh (actor)|Suresh]] as Buddy Raju
*[[Radha (actress)|Radha]] as Sitta
*[[Vijayashanti]] as Geetha
*[[Rajasulochana]] as Nachiyar
*[[Goundamani]] as Assistant commissioner
*[[Kallapetti Singaram]] as Commissioner
*[[S. S. Chandran]] as Nachiyar's Manager
*Mani R. V. T. as Gym master and Uncle of Geetha and Sitta
*Krishna Rao
*[[C. Arunpandian|Arun Pandian]]

== Production ==
Kalaignanam cast Karthik and Radha after being impressed with their performances in ''[[Alaigal Oivathillai]]'' (1981).<ref>{{Cite web |date=25 February 2013 |title=விஜயசாந்திக்கு கிடைத்த பிரேக்! |trans-title=Vijayashanti's break! |url=http://www.kungumam.co.in/Articalinnerdetail.aspx?id=4945&id1=3&issue=20130225 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307062245/http://www.kungumam.co.in/Articalinnerdetail.aspx?id=4945&id1=3&issue=20130225 |archive-date=7 March 2022 |access-date=4 September 2020 |website=[[Kungumam (magazine)|Kungumam]] |language=ta}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
Soundtrack was composed by [[Shankar–Ganesh]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ilam Jodigal (Orignal [sic] Motion Picture Soundtrack) – EP |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/ilam-jodigal-orignal-motion-picture-soundtrack-ep/1458432383 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307062251/https://music.apple.com/us/album/ilam-jodigal-orignal-motion-picture-soundtrack-ep/1458432383 |archive-date=7 March 2022 |access-date=6 June 2019 |website=[[Apple Music]]}}</ref>

{{Track listing
| headline =
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Chinna Ponnu
| note1 =
| lyrics1 =
| music1 =
| extra1 = [[Malaysia Vasudevan]], [[Vani Jairam]]
| length1 =
| title2 = Mami Sivagami
| note2 =
| lyrics2 =
| music2 =
| extra2 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
| length2 =
| title3 = Adi Aappakari
| note3 =
| lyrics3 =
| music3 =
| extra3 = Malaysia Vasudevan
| length3 =
| title4 = Thogai Pullankuzhal
| note4 =
| lyrics4 =
| music4 =
| extra4 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, [[S. Janaki]]
| length4 =
}}

== Critical reception ==
S. Shivakumar of ''[[Mid-Day]]'' criticised the film as being "full of cheap vulgarity" and felt it "deserves to be banned".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Shivakumar |first=S. |year=1982 |title=Spate of juvenile romance |work=[[Mid-Day]] |url=https://twitter.com/sshivu/status/1301840156706533382/photo/1 |url-status=live |access-date=4 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210825093731/https://twitter.com/sshivu/status/1301840156706533382/photo/1 |archive-date=25 August 2021}}</ref> ''[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]]'' gave the film a mixed review.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=7 February 1982 |title=இளஞ்ஜோடிகள் |url=https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1982/feb/07-02-1982/p63.jpg |url-status=live |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |language=ta |page=63 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307062252/https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1982/feb/07-02-1982/p63.jpg |archive-date=7 March 2022 |access-date=7 March 2022}}</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0316012}}

{{Rama Narayanan}}

[[Category:1980s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:1982 films]]
[[Category:1982 romantic comedy films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Rama Narayanan]]
[[Category:Films scored by Shankar–Ganesh]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian romantic comedy films]]

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