Amara Deepam

Aruna is a girl from a wealthy family. Her parents want her to marry her cousin Sukumar. She, however, does not like him because of his dictatorial behaviour. He even breaks her radio, which convinces Aruna that he is certainly not the person for her. She leaves the house one night without informing anyone to escape from the marriage. She ends up being chased by some goons, and gets saved by a bypasser Ashok. Suddenly, somebody hits Ashok on the head, which causes him to lose his memory. Later, he meets a woman in a gypsy camp called Rupa and falls for her. Aruna, however, cannot forget him and never ceases her search for him. She finally meets him at a show with Rupa. Whether he regains his memory and what eventually happens forms the climax. The music was composed by . composed the music for one song “Nadodikkottam Nannga Thiillelelo” and Carnatic musician composed the music for “Enge Maraindhanayo”. This song was tuned in the . The song “Jalilo Jimkana” became popular, and inspired the title of the song ” ” from (2022). was released on 29 June 1956. wrote, “Interesting melodrama, packed with cleverly-contrived situations.” wrote, “Savithri as Aruna and Padmini as Rupa are striking in their trying roles, and their actions are moving. Sivaji Ganesan, as Ashok, gives a talk on labour rights, which arrests one’s attention.” wrote, ” produced essentially as an entertainer, has achieved its purpose to a great extent”. Kanthan of appreciated the film for various aspects, including Sridhar’s writing, the songs and the cast performances. wrote, “This is a picture of which the Tamil film world could be legitimately be proud – such is the vivid portrayal on the screen of gripping theme.” The film was a commercial success, running for over 100 days in theatres.