Imayam

For the novelist, see Imayam (writer).

Imayam (pronunciation^ⓘ; transl. Himalayan) is a 1979 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by Muktha Srinivasan and produced by Muktha Ramaswamy. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Srividya, Jai Ganesh and Thengai Srinivasan. The film also marked the on-screen debut for Kannada actress Malashri.^[1] It was released on 21 July 1979.^[2]

Imayam
Poster
Directed by	Muktha Srinivasan
Written by	A. S. Prakasam
Produced by	Muktha Ramaswamy
Starring	Sivaji Ganesan Srividya Jai Ganesh Thengai Srinivasan
Cinematography	N. Balakrishnan
Edited by	V. P. Krishnan R. Shanmugam
Music by	M. S. Viswanathan
Production company	Muktha Films
Release date	21 July 1979 (1979-07-21)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

Sivaji and Srividya are a childless couple who bring up Sivaji's sister Yamana. Sivaji believes in total freedom while Srividya believes in complete control and restriction when it comes to bringing up their children. When Sivaji finds out that Yamana is in love with Jai Ganesh, his partner's son, he encourages her. What he does not know is that Jai Ganesh is a womanizer and masquerades as a Mr. Goody-two-shoes. He has a son with Reena, Sivaji's secretary who kills herself when she finds out that he had moved on. Sivaji attempts to expose Jai Ganesh through his son but the clever Jai Ganesh pushes for marriage with Yamana so that Sivaji would stop and he could get rich in the process. Who succeeds forms the rest of the story.

Cast

• Sivaji Ganesan
• Srividya
• Thengai Srinivasan
• Jai Ganesh
• Yamana
• K. Kannan
• Y. G. Mahendran
• S. Yogalingam
• Manorama
• Meera
• C. I. D Sakunthala
• Reena
• S. N. Parvathy
• Vijaya Chandrika
• Malashri (credited as Baby Jamuna)

Soundtrack

The music is composed by M. S. Viswanathan, with lyrics by Kannadasan.^[3][4] The song "Gangai Yamunai" is set in Madhyamavati raga.^[5]

Song Title	Singers
"Gangai Yamunai"	K. J. Yesudas, Vani Jairam
"Imayam Kanden"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, B. S. Sasirekha
"Kannile Kudiyirunthu"	T. M. Soundararajan, L. R. Anjali
"Sakthi Ennada"	T. M. Soundararajan, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam

Reception

Kutty Krishnan of Kalki praised the film's visuals but criticised the story.^[6]

References

1. Nathan, Archana (18 November 2017). "Kannada action movie star Malashree: 'I'd tell myself before a shoot that I'm not a girl, I'm a man'". Scroll.in. from the original on 9 August 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
2. . Lakshman Sruthi (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 14 August 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
3. "Imayam". JioSaavn. 31 December 1979. from the original on 2 May 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
4. "Imayam Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by M.S.Viswanathan". Mossymart. from the original on 13 October 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
5. Sundararaman (2007) [2005]. Raga Chintamani: A Guide to Carnatic Ragas Through Tamil Film Music (2nd ed.). Pichhamal Chintamani. p. 131. OCLC 295034757.
6. கிருஷ்ணன், குட்டி (26 August 1979). "இமயம்". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 63. Archived from the original on 28 July 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2022.

External links

• Imayam at IMDb