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{{short description|1963 film by A. P. Nagarajan}}
{{short description|1963 film by A. P. Nagarajan}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Kulamagal Radhai
| image = Kulamagal Radhai poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[A. P. Nagarajan]]
| producer =
| screenplay = A. P. Nagarajan
| based_on = {{based on|''Vaazhvu Engey''|[[Akilan]]}}
| starring = [[Sivaji Ganesan]]<br />[[B. Saroja Devi]]<br />[[Devika]]
| music = [[K. V. Mahadevan]]
| cinematography = W. R. Subba Rao
| editing = K. Durairaj
| studio = Spider Films
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|1963|06|07|df=y}}
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Kulamagal Radhai''''' ({{trans|Radhai, the homely one}})<ref>{{Cite book |last=Baskaran |first=S. Theodore |title=Sivaji Ganesan: Profile of An Icon. Wisdom Tree |publisher=Wisdom Tree |year=2008 |isbn=978-81-8328-396-0 |page=90 |author-link=S. Theodore Baskaran}}</ref> is a 1963 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[romance film]]<ref name="Sport and Pastime" /> directed and written by [[A. P. Nagarajan]] and produced by Spider Films. It is based on the novel ''Vaazhvu Engey'', by [[Akilan]]. The film stars [[Sivaji Ganesan]], [[B. Saroja Devi]] and [[Devika]]. It was released on 7 June 1963.

== Plot ==

== Cast ==
*[[Sivaji Ganesan]] as Chandran<ref name="Sport and Pastime" />
*[[B. Saroja Devi]] as Radhai<ref name="Sport and Pastime" />
*[[Devika]] as Leela<ref name="Sport and Pastime" />

;Supporting actors
*[[Manohar (actor)|R. S. Manohar]] as Natarajan<ref name="Sport and Pastime" />
*[[K. Sarangapani]] as Sambhamoorthy<ref name="Sport and Pastime" />
*[[V. K. Ramasamy (actor)|V. K. Ramasamy]] as Leela's father
*[[T. K. Bhagavathi]] as Sundaresan
*T. N. Sivadhaanu as Aarumugam
*[[P. D. Sambandam]] as a circus man

;Supporting actresses
*[[P. Kannamba]] as Kamalam
*R. Sandhya as Vanaja
*[[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]] as Muthamma

== Production ==
''Kulamagal Radhai'' directed by A. P. Nagarajan who also wrote the screenplay, and was produced by Spider Films.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Jeshi |first=K. |date=20 March 2014 |title=Celluloid stories |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/celluloid-stories/article5810184.ece |url-status=live |access-date=24 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201016210047/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/celluloid-stories/article5810184.ece |archive-date=16 October 2020}}</ref><ref name="Swadesamitran" /> It is based on the novel ''Vaazhvu Engey'', by [[Akilan]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=9 April 2016 |title=திரை உலகில் அகிலன் |language=ta |trans-title=Akilan in the cine world |work=[[Dina Thanthi]] |url=http://www.dailythanthi.com/Cinema/CinemaNews/2016/04/09110713/The-screen-in-the-worldAkilan.vpf |url-status=dead |access-date=30 September 2017 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170930061722/http://www.dailythanthi.com/Cinema/CinemaNews/2016/04/09110713/The-screen-in-the-worldAkilan.vpf |archive-date=30 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Swaminathan |first=G. |date=2 July 2020 |title=Print to celluloid: From 'Kalvanin Kadhali' and 'Mullum Malaram' to 'Ponniyin Selvan' |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/print-to-celluloid-from-kalvanin-kadhali-and-mullum-malaram-to-ponniyin-selvan/article31971471.ece |url-status=live |access-date=30 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200703191656/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/print-to-celluloid-from-kalvanin-kadhali-and-mullum-malaram-to-ponniyin-selvan/article31971471.ece |archive-date=3 July 2020}}</ref> Cinematography was handled by W. R. Subba Rao, and the editing by K. Durairaj.<ref name="Swadesamitran" />

== Soundtrack ==
The music was composed by [[K. V. Mahadevan]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kulamagal Radhai (1963) |url=http://play.raaga.com/tamil/album/kulamagal-radhai-t0000736 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141223225138/http://play.raaga.com/tamil/album/Kulamagal-Radhai-T0000736 |archive-date=23 December 2014 |access-date=10 December 2014 |website=[[Raaga.com]]}}</ref> Lyrics were written by [[Kannadasan]] and [[A. Maruthakasi]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kulamagal Radhai |url=http://gaana.com/album/kulamagal-radhai |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117023512/http://gaana.com/album/kulamagal-radhai |archive-date=17 November 2015 |access-date=15 November 2015 |website=[[Gaana.com]]}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length
|-
| 1 || "Aruyire Manavare" || rowspan="4" |[[P. Susheela]] || rowspan=2|[[Kannadasan]] || 03.23
|-
| 2 || "Iravukku Aayiram" || 03.11
|-
| 3 || "Kalla Malar" || [[A. Maruthakasi]] || 03.14
|-
| 4 || "Pagaliley Chandiranai" || rowspan="2" |Kannadasan || 03.20
|-
| 5 || "Chandranai Kanamal" || [[T. M. Soundararajan]], P. Susheela || 3:28
|-
| 6 || "Radhe Unakku" || rowspan="3" |T. M. Soundararajan || A. Maruthakasi || 02.52
|-
| 7 || "Ulagam Ethiley Adagud" || rowspan="2" |Kannadasan || 03.30
|-
| 8 || "Unnai Solli Kutramillai" || 03.32
|}

== Release and reception ==
''Kulamagal Radhai'' was released on 7 June 1963.<ref name="Swadesamitran">{{Cite news |date=7 June 1963 |title=குலமகள் ராதை |language=ta |work=[[Swadesamitran]] |url=http://i1110.photobucket.com/albums/h452/pammalaar/GEDC6057-1.jpg |url-status=live |access-date=26 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190430152148/http://i1110.photobucket.com/albums/h452/pammalaar/GEDC6057-1.jpg |archive-date=30 April 2019}}</ref> In ''[[Sport and Pastime]]'', T. M. Ramachandran called the film "above average", praising Nagarajan's direction, the cast performances and the music but criticising Nagarajan for having made compromises to make the film commercially viable.<ref name="Sport and Pastime">{{Cite magazine |last=Ramachandran |first=T. M. |date=6 July 1963 |title=Kulamagal Radhai |url=https://archive.org/details/dli.bengal.10689.12015/page/n47 |magazine=[[Sport and Pastime]] |page=43}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0246741}}

{{A. P. Nagarajan}}

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[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Films directed by A. P. Nagarajan]]
[[Category:1960s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Films scored by K. V. Mahadevan]]
[[Category:Films with screenplays by A. P. Nagarajan]]
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]
[[Category:Films based on Indian novels]]
[[Category:Indian romance films]]
[[Category:Films set in 1963]]
[[Category:Films set in Chennai]]
[[Category:Circus films]]
[[Category:1960s romance films]]

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>Kailash29792 at 10:55, 26 May 2021