Piriya Vidai

Piriya Vidai is a 1975 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Srikanth and produced by L. V. Prasad. Starring R. Muthuraman and Prameela, it is a remake of the 1970 Telugu film Thalla? Pellama?. The film was released on 15 August 1975 and failed commercially. The film had two song sequences filmed in colour.

Production

Piriya Vidai is a remake of the 1970 Telugu film Thalla? Pellama?, written by N. T. Rama Rao. A set costing was built for the film.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by G. K. Venkatesh, and lyrics were written by Vaali.

Release and reception

Piriya Vidai was released on 15 August 1975. Kanthan of Kalki praised the cast performances and A. S. Prakasam's dialogues, but criticised Srikanth's direction. The film failed commercially; Prasad felt this was due to the story "being unsuitable for Tamil audience" and miscasting.