Idhayakkani
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| Tamil | இதயக்கனி |
| Directed by | A. Jagannathan |
| Produced by | R. M. Veerappan |
| Written by | S. Jagadeesan |
| Screenplay by | R. M. Veerappan |
| Story by | Poovai Krishnan |
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| Music by | M. S. Viswanathan |
| Cinematography | N. Balakrishnan |
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| Distributed by | Sathya Movies |
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Release date
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22 August 1975 |
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Running time
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160 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
| Budget | ₹ 125 Lakhs |
| Box office | ₹ 450 Lakhs |
Idhayakkani (English: The Fruit of the Heart), is a 1975 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film starring M. G. Ramachandran in the lead role, with Pandari Bai, R. S. Manohar and Radha Saluja among others enacting supporting roles.
The film was directed by A. Jagannathan, produced by R. M. Veerappan under his banner Sathiya Movies and had musical score by M. S. Viswanathan.
The film was the highest-grossing Tamil film of the year, running for 150 days in theatres.
The Tamil Country of the 70s...
IDHAYAKKANI is the story of a kind-hearted Mohan (MGR) whose theory of life is 'equality'.
Mohan practices equality by sharing the income of his estate with his labourers equally.
He has another passion of serving country, so that he has joined police force as an officer.
He meets a needy girl Lakshmi (Radha Saluja), and on the advice of elderly and domestic help, he permits her to stay in his house.
Toungues start wagging and Mohan decides to marry Lakshmi.
However, his happiness is short-lived.
He gets the shock of his life when he comes to know that his wife is involved in the murder of a leading scientist.
What is the truth?
Did Lakshmi really murdered the scientist or she is innocent ?
If so, then who is the culprit ?
How does Mohan finds the truth ?
This 's the plot of the movie.
The casting is established according to the original order of the credits of opening of the movie, except those not mentioned
The music composed by M. S. Viswanathan.
The director A.Jaganadhan (B.A.) (26 November 1935, Tirupur - 7 October 2012, Coimbatore) started off as an assistant to T. Prakash Rao (already in MGR 's PADAGOTTI, 1964) and later worked under Pa.Neelakandhan (from 1967, with MGR 's KAAVALKAARAN) and for 12 films, most of them starring MGR.
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