Kai Niraya Kasu Explained

Kai Niraya Kasu is a 1974 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film directed by A. B. Raj and written by Moulee, from a story by Dharmaraj. The film stars Nagesh and Prameela, with M. R. R. Vasu, Thengai Srinivasan, Srikanth, Moulee, Master Rajkumar, A. Sakunthala, Sachu, L. Kanchana and S. N. Lakshmi in supporting roles. It was released on 8 March 1974.^[2]

Production

The film began production in late September 1973 at Mysore Premier Studio.^[3]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Shankar–Ganesh. Lyrics were written by Kannadasan.^[4]

Reception

Kanthan of Kalki praised the performances of the cast, dialogues but found the cinematography as average and also felt the story which starts off differently starts to travel on the usual railway track after the interval.^[5]

Legacy

In 2023, Harshini S V of Film Companion named Kai Niraya Kasu as one of Nagesh's best performances in a leading role, especially a "hilariously staged action sequence at a crucial point in the film".^[6]

Notes and References

1. Book: Dharap, B. V. . Indian Films . Motion Picture Enterprises . 1974 . 67 . ta.
2. News: 2 March 1974 . 8-ம் தேதி 'கை நிறைய காசு' . live . https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20241020051015/https://images.eap.bl.uk/EAP372/EAP372_6_22_2_51/4.jp2/0,0,5720,8400/5720,8400/0/default.jpg . 20 October 2024 . 20 October 2024 . Navamani . 4 . Ta . Endangered Archives Programme.
3. News: 22 September 1973 . கை நிறைய காசு . live . https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20241020051050/https://images.eap.bl.uk/EAP372/EAP372_6_22_2_4/4.jp2/full/1000,1494/0/default.jpg . 20 October 2024 . 20 October 2024 . Navamani . 4 . Endangered Archives Programme.
4. Web site: Kai Niraiya Kaasu . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240614050959/https://www.saregama.com/album/kai-niraiya-kaasu_120863 . 14 June 2024 . 19 October 2024 . Saregama.
5. காந்தன் . 24 March 1974 . கை நிறையக் காசு . https://archive.today/20231217102715/https://archive.org/details/kalki1974-03-24/page/n53/mode/2up . 17 December 2023 . 20 October 2024 . . 53 . Internet Archive.
6. Web site: S V . Harshini . 3 April 2023 . Nagesh To Soori: How Tamil Comedians Have Performed In The Lead . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240716100022/https://www.filmcompanion.in/amp/story/fc-lists/nagesh-to-soori-how-tamil-comedians-have-performed-in-the-lead-viduthalai-yogi-babu-vadivelu-rj-balaji . 16 July 2024 . 19 October 2024 . . en.