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| writer        = [[P. Neelakantan]] (dialogues)

| released      = {{Film date|1963|02|09|df=y|ref1=}}

| runtime        = 125 mins

'''''Koduthu Vaithaval''''' ({{Translation|The Blessed Woman}}) is a 1963 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]], directed by [[P. Neelakantan]]. The film stars [[M. G. Ramachandran]], [[M. R. Radha]] and [[E. V. Saroja]]. The film, produced by E. V. Rajan, had musical score by [[K. V. Mahadevan]] and was released on 9 February 1963.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 April 2011 |title=எம்.ஜி.ஆர். நடித்த படங்களின் பட்டியல் |url=http://www.ithayakkani.com/jsp/Content/MGR_Cinema.jsp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.ph/20181114041813/http://www.ithayakkani.com/jsp/Content/MGR_Cinema.jsp |archive-date=14 November 2018 |access-date=14 April 2021 |website=Ithayakkani |language=ta}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Table: Chronological List of MGR’s Movies released between 1960 and 1967 |url=https://sangam.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Table-Chronological-List-of-MGR-Movies-released-1960-1967.pdf |website=[[Ilankai Tamil Sangam]] |access-date=14 April 2021}}</ref> The film was a hit at the box office and ran for 90 days.

Very disadvantaged from her birth, the unfortunate Meenatchi (Sarodja Ramanna) sees her existence darkening when she is forced to marry, by her foster mother (M. S. Sundari Bai), a simple-minded man, Murugan (MGR)! The obnoxious cruel mother so acts, to take revenge for her young brother, Manickum (S. A. Asogan), a hooligan, arrested for murder and that she wanted at all costs to marry him to the poor Meenatchi, who just refused! She ignores that she has just picked up the chance of a lifetime, nevertheless. Indeed, hiding behind this husband, ragged, quite dirty, is the billionaire Selvam, victim, some time previously, of an assassination attempt, that left him amnesic. Later, he recovers completely, but remembers Meenatchi no more and resumes his previous life, when he was betrothed to Nalini (L. Vijayalakshmi). As for Meenatchi, far from given up, is going to fight to restore the truth, which apparently, pleases hardly everybody, in particular, the sponsor of the murder, Djambulingam (M. R. Radha), Nalini's father! From his part, Selvam is going to lead its investigation, helped by good Nadharadja (K. A. Thangavelu), Nalini's elder brother...

* [[L. Vijaylakshmi]] as Nalini

* [[M. R. Radha]] as Jambulingam (Natarajan Nalini Father)

* [[K. A. Thangavelu]] as Natarajan (Selvam Friend)

* [[M. V. Rajamma]] as Visalakshi (Selvam's mother, Jambulingam Sister)

* [[G. Sakunthala]] as Sarasu alias Saraswathi (Natarajan's lover)

* [[M. S. Sundari Bai]] as Manickum's elder sister

The music was composed by [[K. V. Mahadevan]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Koduthu Vaithaval (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – EP |url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/koduthu-vaithaval-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-ep/1444732477 |access-date=14 April 2021 |website=[[Apple Music]]}}</ref>

! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length

| 2 || "Minnal Varum" || P. Susheela || [[Alangudi Somu]] || 03:16

| 3 || "Naan Yaar Theriyuma" || T. M. Soundararajan || Kannadasan || 03:58

| 4 || "Neeyum Naanum Ondru" || P. Susheela || [[A. Maruthakasi]] || 03:15

| 5 || "Paalatril Selaadudhu" || [[Sirkazhi Govindarajan]], [[Jamuna Rani]]|| Kannadasan || 03:17

| 6 || "Thala Thalavena" || T. M. Soundararajan || A. Maruthakasi || 02:48

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[[Category:1960s Tamil-language films]]