Akkarai Pachai

Akkarai Pachai (transl. The grass is greener on the other side) is a 1974 Indian Tamil-language film directed by N. Venkatesh and written by A. S. Prakasam.^[2] The film stars Jaishankar, Ravichandran, Nagesh, Lakshmi and Jayachitra. It was released on 19 September 1974.

Akkarai Pachai
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	N. Venkatesh
Written by	A. S. Prakasam
Produced by	G. K. Dharmarajan[1]
Starring	Jaishankar Ravichandran Nagesh Lakshmi Jayachitra
Cinematography	A. Vincent
Edited by	G. Venkatraman T. R. Sekar
Music by	M. S. Viswanathan
Production company	Yoga Chitra
Release date	19 September 1974 (1974-09-19)
Running time	154 minutes[1]
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

There are two educated women. They continuously tend to find faults with their respective husbands, threatening their marriage.

Cast

• Jaishankar
• Ravichandran
• Nagesh
• Lakshmi
• Jayachitra
• Savitri
• Rajasree

Production

The song "Oorkolam Pogindra" was shot in Salem for which 100 parrots bought from Chennai were used in the song.^[3] Some scenes were shot at Yercaud.^[4]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, with lyrics by Kannadasan.^[5][6] The song "Ikkaraikku Akkarai Pachai" attained popularity.^[7]

Track listing

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Oorgolam Pokindra"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, L. R. Eswari	4:29
2.	"Arasanai Paartha Kannukku"	T. M. Soundararajan, L. R. Anjali	4:11
3.	"Pothigai Malai Santhaname"	P. Susheela	4:36
4.	"Elladha Porul Meedhu"	M. S. Viswanathan	3:06
5.	"Ikkaraikku Akkarai Pachai"	M. S. Viswanathan	4:29
Total length:			20:51

Release and reception

Akkarai Pachai was released on 19 September 1974.^[8] Kalki felt that, by not focusing on character development, the screenplay ruined itself, but praised the performances of the lead cast, and Prakasam's dialogues.^[9]