Then Kinnam Explained

Then Kinnam is a 1971 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film, directed and produced by K. Krishnamoorthy. Music was by Shankar–Ganesh. It stars Nagesh,^[1] Vijaya Lalitha,^[2] V. K. Ramasamy and M. R. R. Vasu, with Suruli Rajan, Sachu, Thengai Srinivasan, and Vijayachandrika in supporting roles. It was released on 11 December 1971.^[3]

Production

For one song sequence, Nagesh sported tiger makeup and clothing. The makers were not initially satisfied with how the sequence initially panned out, until Nagesh asked to do as per his own wish.^[4]

Soundtrack

Music was composed by Shankar–Ganesh and lyrics were written by Kumara Devan. The songs "Thenkinnam Thenkinnam" and "Utharavindri Ulley Vaa" attained popularity.^[5]

Song	Singer	Length
"Thenkinnam Thenkinnam"		3:37
"Podanu Soappu Podanum"		3:06
"Kadhalo Kadhaal"		4:06
"Chinna Kutty Ponnu"		6:27
"Akkam Pakkam"	T. M. Soundararajan, L. R. Eswari	3:47
"Utharavindri Ulley Vaa"		5:59

Reception

Theekkathir said the "kinnam" (bowl) was beautiful but there was no "then" (honey) in it.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 17 April 2013 . புறக்கணிக்கப்பட்ட நாயகன் – செங்கதிர் . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20220615043002/http://andhimazhai.com/news/view/actor-nagesh-.html . 15 June 2022 . 15 June 2022 . Andhimazhai . ta.
2. Web site: 26 January 2020 . குருவியார் கேள்வி-பதில்கள் . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200927103922/https://www.dailythanthi.com/Cinema/CinemaNews/2020/01/26101253/Kuruviyar-Question-and-Answers.vpf . 27 September 2020 . 15 June 2022 . . ta.
3. Web site: Then Kinnam (1971) . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231119080721/https://screen4screen.com/movies/then-kinnam . 19 November 2023 . 15 June 2022 . Screen 4 Screen.
4. 28 January 1979 . திடீர் ஆசைகள்; படீர் சிரிப்புகள்! . live . https://archive.ph/vvuqW . 7 March 2023 . 17 August 2024 . . 26–27 . ta . Internet Archive.
5. News: 30 September 2018 . படமும் வெற்றி... பாடலும் வெற்றி! – கவிஞர் முத்துலிங்கம் . ta . . live . 15 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220328211247/https://www.dinamani.com/weekly-supplements/dinamani-kondattam/2018/sep/30/%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%B5%E0%AF%86%E0%AE%B1%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B1%E0%AE%BF-%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%B5%E0%AF%86%E0%AE%B1%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B1%E0%AE%BF---%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%9E%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%99%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D-3010447.html . 28 March 2022.
6. News: 9 January 1972 . தேன் கிண்ணம் . 17 August 2024 . . 3 . Ta . Endangered Archives Programme.