Aduthathu Albert

Aduthathu Albert (transl. Albert, the neighbour) is a 1985 Indian Tamil-language film produced and directed by G. N. Rangarajan. The film stars Prabhu and Urvashi. It was released on 12 July 1985,^[1] and failed at the box office.^[2]

Aduthathu Albert
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	G. N. Rangarajan
Screenplay by	G. N. Rangarajan
Story by	Kasthuri Rangan
Produced by	G. N. Rangarajan
Starring	Prabhu Urvashi
Cinematography	D. D. Prasanth
Edited by	K. R. Ramalingam
Music by	Ilaiyaraaja
Production company	Kumaravel Films
Release date	12 July 1985 (1985-07-12)
Running time	120 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

Albert, a Christian boy, hates Radha, a Brahmin girl. Mary, Albert's sister, and Raja, Radha's brother are in love. Albert then decides to help the lovers but the lovers later commit suicide. Albert and Radha begin to scare their family to teach them a lesson, but they eventually fall in love.

Cast

• Prabhu as Albert
• Urvashi as Radha
• Major Sundarrajan as Krishnamachari
• Senthamarai as Alexander, Albert's father
• Y. Gee. Mahendra as Baasha
• Thengai Srinivasan as Raangachari
• Isari Velan as Solomon
• Charuhasan as Father Daniel
• Poornima Bhagyaraj as Paanchali

Production

A karate fight scene featuring Prabhu and other karate students were shot at Ooty.^[3]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.^[4][5] The song "Va Va Mysooru" was adapted from the Kannada song "Aaha Mysore Mallige", composed by Ilaiyaraaja's mentor G. K. Venkatesh.^{[citation needed]}

Song	Singer(s)	Lyrics	Duration
'Aadidu Peyygaley'	Vani Jairam, Malaysia Vasudevan, S. Janaki, Kovai Soundararajan	Gangai Amaran	4:58
'Hey Indhira'	S. P. Sailaja, Malaysia Vasudevan	Kadhal Mathi	4:28
'Idhayame'	Malaysia Vasudevan, S. Janaki	Ponnaruvi	4:32
'Sondhangale'	Malaysia Vasudevan	Vairamuthu	4:41
'Va Va Mysooru'	Ramesh, S. Janaki, Malaysia Vasudevan	Vaali	4:27

Release and reception

Prior to release, the film faced issues with the censor board due to its theme of cross religion romance.^[6] Jayamanmadhan of Kalki felt many of the scenes from the film gave an impression of watching an old film in television.^[7]