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{{short description|1966 film by C. V. Sridhar}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Kodimalar
| image = Kodimalar poster.jpg
| border = no
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[C. V. Sridhar]]
| producer = S. L. Nahaatha<br />A. K. Balasubramanian
| screenplay = C. V. Sridhar
| based_on = {{based on|''Shyamali''|Debnarayan Gupta}}
| starring = [[R. Muthuraman|Muthuraman]]<br />[[C. R. Vijayakumari|R. Vijayakumari]]
| music = [[M. S. Viswanathan]]
| cinematography = Balu
| editing = N. M. Shankar
| studio = Sree Productions
| distributor = Rajshri Productions
| released = {{Film date|1966|3|4|df=y}}
| runtime = 157 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Kodimalar''''' is a 1966 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] written and directed by [[C. V. Sridhar]]. The film stars [[R. Muthuraman|Muthuraman]] and [[C. R. Vijayakumari|R. Vijayakumari]], with [[A. V. M. Rajan]], [[Nagesh]], M. V. Rajamma and [[Kanchana (actress)|Kanchana]] in supporting roles. The film had musical score by [[M. S. Viswanathan]]. It is a remake of the [[Bengali language|Bengali]] film ''[[Shyamali]]'' (1956), itself based on Debnarayan Gupta's play of the same name. The film was released on 4 March 1966 and failed commercially.

== Plot ==
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Lakshmi, a mute woman, faces numerous troubles with her mother-in-law.

== Cast ==
;Male cast
*[[R. Muthuraman|Muthuraman]] as Ramu<ref name="dinamalarnellai" />
*[[A. V. M. Rajan]] as Thambi Durai<ref name="dinamalarnellai" />
*[[Nagesh]] as Annamalai<ref name="dinamalarnellai" />
;Female cast
*[[C. R. Vijayakumari|R. Vijayakumari]] as Lakshmi<ref name="dinamalarnellai" />
*[[M. V. Rajamma]] as Ramu's mother<ref name="dinamalarnellai" />
*[[Kanchana (actress)|Kanchana]] as Parvathi<ref name="dinamalarnellai" />

== Production ==
Although the [[Bengali language|Bengali]] film ''[[Shyamali]]'' (1956), based on Debnarayan Gupta's play of the same name was a failure, C. V. Sridhar still decided to adapt the story in Tamil.<ref name="dinamalarnellai" /> The remake, titled ''Kodimalar'', was produced by Sree Productions and directed by Sridhar who also wrote the screenplay. Cinematography was handled by Balu, and editing by N. M. Shankar.<ref name="poster" />

== Soundtrack ==
The music was composed by [[M. S. Viswanathan]], with lyrics by [[Kannadasan]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kodi Malar |url=http://tamilsongslyrics123.com/listlyrics/187 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210612083245/http://tamilsongslyrics123.com/listlyrics/187 |archive-date=12 June 2021 |access-date=12 June 2021 |website=Songs4all}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Length
|-
| 1 || "Malare Nee Solla" || [[P. Susheela]] || 03:25
|-
| 2 || "Mouname Paarvayaal" || [[P. B. Sreenivas]]|| 04:04
|-
| 3 || "Kannadi Meniyadi" || [[L. R. Eswari]], P. Susheela || 03:23
|-
| 4 || "Kalathu Metta" || [[A. L. Raghavan]], [[L. R. Eswari]] ||
|-
| 5 || "Chittaga Thulli Thulli" || [[T. M. Soundararajan]], P. Susheela || 04:59
|-
| 6 || "Kaanakathai Thedi Indru" || [[Sirkazhi Govindarajan]] || 03:17
|}

== Release and reception ==
''Kodimalar'' was released on 4 March 1966 and was distributed by Rajshri Productions.<ref name="poster" /> On 12 March 1966, ''[[The Indian Express]]'' wrote, "The main defect with the film is that its characters and incidents are so strikingly similar to those seen in some previous Tamil movies that we do not feel like viewing a new film."<ref>{{Cite news |date=12 March 1966 |title=Kodi Malar |page=3 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19660312&printsec=frontpage&hl=en}}</ref> Writing for ''[[Sport and Pastime]]'', T. M. Ramachandran wrote "The delineation of the story follows the conventional pattern. The direction by Sridhar is uninspiring in the first half of the film, in which they are dull patches though it improves in the second".<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Ramachandran |first=T. M. |date=2 April 1966 |title=Some Recent Releases |url=https://archive.org/details/dli.bengal.10689.20950 |magazine=[[Sport and Pastime]] |volume=20 |page=[https://archive.org/details/dli.bengal.10689.20950/page/n725 52]}}</ref> The film was commercially unsuccessful.<ref name="dinamalarnellai" />

== References ==
{{reflist|refs=
<ref name="dinamalarnellai">{{Cite web |date=10 June 2019 |title=வங்கம் தந்த 'கொடிமலர்!' |url=http://www.dinamalarnellai.com/web/news/72410 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20190820085747/http://www.dinamalarnellai.com/web/news/72410 |archive-date=20 August 2019 |access-date=20 August 2019 |website=[[Dinamalar]] |location=Nellai}}</ref>
<ref name="poster">{{Cite news |date=4 March 1966 |title=Kodimalar |page=10 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19660304&printsec=frontpage&hl=en}}</ref>
}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|1431093}}
{{C. V. Sridhar}}

[[Category:1960s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:1966 drama films]]
[[Category:1966 films]]
[[Category:Films about disability in India]]
[[Category:Films directed by C. V. Sridhar]]
[[Category:Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan]]
[[Category:Films with screenplays by C. V. Sridhar]]
[[Category:Indian drama films]]
[[Category:Indian films based on plays]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Tamil remakes of Bengali films]]

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