gnana soundari ( gemini film )
for the gemini studios film released in the same year, see gnana soundari (gemini film) .
gnana soundari is a tamil historical fiction film produced by gemini studios and released in 1948 .
lalitha padmini dance in gnana soundari 1948 film: gnana soundari 1948 (tamil) cast: m v rajamma dir: joseph thaliath .
( for the gemini studios film released in the same year, see gnana soundari (gemini) .) gnana soundari is a 1948 indian tamil language historical fiction film written, produced and directed by the duo f .
united film arts, gemini studios p. s. anantharaman gemini ganesan, s. v
while the film was directed and produced by s. s. vasan. it stars gemini
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gnana soundari is a 1948 indian tamil language historical fiction film written, produced and directed by the duo f. nagoor and joseph thaliath jr. the film stars t. r. mahalingam, m. v. rajamma in lead roles with d. balasubramaniam, sivabhagyam, lalitha and padmini playing supporting roles. the film revolves around gnana soundari, daughter of king dharmar who is ill - treated by her stepmother lenal. in order to get rid of her, lenal sends her to a forest. in the process, soundari loses both of her hands and she gets saved by prince pilenthiran .
miss malini is a 1947 indian tamil - language satirical film directed by kothamangalam subbu and produced by gemini studios .
chakradhari is a tamil language film released in 1948 by gemini studios. chittor v. nagaiah and pushpavalli acted in the lead roles while gemini ganeshan who was a budding actor then, appeared in a minor role .
, written by r. k. narayan and produced by k. ramnoth for gemini studios .
, and the screenplay by s. s. vasan, the owner of gemini studios where the
padmini dances as parvathi film: saraswathi sabatham 1966 (tamil) cast: sivaji ganeshan, padmini, savithri, gemini ganeshan ...
take the case of the tamil films ‘gnana soundari' (1948). two films, with the same title and storyline, one produced by gemini films, with m. k. radha and v. s. suseela in the lead roles and the other by citadel films that had t. r. mahalingam and m. v. rajamma in the lead roles. these films were released within a month of each other. while the gemini film flopped the citadel version became a runaway hit, a classic .
s. s. vasan, gemini studios s. rajeswara rao & parur s. anantharaman pushpavalli, kothamangalam
, papanasam sivan & pattukkottai kalyanasundaram story: gemini story dept screenplay: s. s. vasan dialogues: kothamangalam
anupame azhake old malayalam film song by kk digital studio film: aranazhika neram .
, released in june 1948, was a flop. in order to repair the damage caused to their name, gemini produced a low budget film in quick succession. a story from a well known book titled sri maha bhaktha vijayam was selected by the story department of gemini studios. the film was named chakradhari (
the story of jikki by kota saumya - hyderabad. soon her big chance came in the form of the successful tamil film gnanasoundari in 1948. tamil movie gnana soundari year 1948. production f. nagoor - joseph thaliath. direction f. nagoor - joseph thaliath. music s. v. venkatraman. cast t. r. mahalingam, d .
chandranuthikkunna... old malayalam film song by kk digital studio film: othenante makan .
category: movie posters of india. gnanasoundari gemini. jpg 77 kb. gnana soundari is a 1948 indian tamil language historical fiction film written, produced and directed by the duo f. nagoor and joseph thalaith jr. dhool features thousands of. it was in 1948 that two production companies decided to make the same. 1. arul thaarum deiva maathave - gnanasoundari (1948). m v rajamma was the leading lady and later acted as mother in many rajkumar' s films. 1948: en kanavar, gnanasoundari; gokula dasi 1949: kanakangi; laila majnu .
vilaiyaattu pillai (playboy) is a 1970 indian tamil - language film, directed by a. p. nagarajan and produced by gemini studios. the film stars sivaji ganesan, padmini, kanchana and manorama in lead roles. the film had musical score by k. v. mahadevan. [ 1 ]
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sv venkatraman composed the film' s music and jithin banerjee and selvaraj were the film' s cinematographers .
gemini studios in madras (now chennai) was a lucrative film producing company since its inception in early 1940s. none of the films produced by the company failed in the box - office. however, a film made in 1948 failed to keep up their reputation .
gemini studios (tamil: ஜெமினி ஸ்டுடியோஸ்) was launched when thiruthuraipoondi subramanian srinivasan (aka. s. s. vasan) (1903–1969) bou ...
the film was edited by nagaraj while nagoor was the film' s art director. the film' s screenplay was written by nanjil nadu and t. n. rajappa .
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gnana soundari
starring t r mahalingam, balasubramaniam, m v rajamma and other. director: f. nagoor, joseph thaliath jr producer: f. nagoor, joseph thaliath jr music: s. v. venkatraman writer: f. nagoor, joseph thaliath jr cast: t r mahalingam, balasubramaniam, m v rajamma and other. for more blockbuster super hits movie stay connected and subscribe here: urltoken
kumarasambhavam was a devotional classic film initially made in malayalam and dubbed to many indian languages. film was a ...
( for the 1985 film, see naam iruvar (1985 film) .) nam iruvar (english: we two) is a 1947 indian tamil film directed and produced by a .
is a indian malayalam film, directed and produced by kunchacko. the film stars prem nazir, sathyan, sheela ...
the film was a success at the box - office. film historian randor guy wrote in 2008 that the film is
remembered for its soul - filling music, fine photography and nagaiah’s performance .
[ 2 ]
vilaiyaattu pillai was directed by a. p. nagarajan, who also wrote the dialogues. the story was written by kothamangalam subbu, and the screenplay by s. s. vasan, the owner of gemini studios where the film was shot. cinematography was handled by k. s. prasad, and the editing by m. umanath. film historian randor guy believes this was the first tamil film to have a race of the tamil nadu sport rekla as its theme. vasan died in 1969, when the film was still in production, and the film was dedicated to his memory. [ 1 ]
murattu kaalai (rough bullock) was a blockbuster rajnikanth' s film of 1980s. this was the first film for rajnikanth with avm production ...
the film was adapted from a stage play conducted by nawab rajamanickam which itself adapted from a christian folk tale. the film' s screenplay was written by nanjil nadu t. n. rajappa. the film' s soundtrack was composed by s. v. venkatraman. jithin banerjee and selvaraj handled the film' s cinematography respectively. the film was edited by v. b. nagaraj .
sivakavi was a 1943 tamil - language film directed, initially, by p .
madanakamarajan (tamil: மதனகாமராஜன்) is a 1941 tamil film directed by b .
the following lists of cast and crew were compiled from the database of film news anandan [ 1 ] and from the film credits. (see external links )
to develop the scenes of lead character struggling in forest, makers watched a hollywood film on jesus christ and developed the scenes by getting inspired from the film .
best actress padmini ramchandran mera name jokar film, ang lagjaa balamaa ...
, marking his directorial debut. no print of the film is known to survive
panchu arunachalam is an actor in the tamil film industry. as a writer ,
ammal maria as devika rani seetha as dr. the film score and soundtrack of
man mora baawra mohammad rafi film raagini (1958) music op ...
yeh duniya rail niraali mohammad rafi film payal (1957) music ...
yeh duniya rail niraali mohammad rafi film payal (1957) hemant kumarrajinder krishan .
. she was paid a then unprecedented one lakh (1, 00, 000) rupees as salary for this film. this was also the first film for
surya puthri (english: daughter of sun) is a 1941 black - and - white hindu mythological - biographical film was directed by american film maker ellis r .
nandanar (tamil: நந்தனார்) or bhakta nandanar is a 1935 tamil film directed by manik lal tandon. it marked the film debut of the carna ...
later, it was made into a play and a silent film in 1923 and 1930. when cinema began to talk and sing tamil in 1931, it was produced as a film thrice, in 1933, 1935 and again in 1942. the most successful of them all was made in 1942 by gemini studios. well - known carnatic musician and one of the votaries of the thamizh isai movement m. m. dhandapani desikar played nandan. famed tamil film star serukalathur sama played the brahmin landlord .
raja mukthi (tamil: இராஜ முக்தி) is a tamil language film starring m .
kubera kusela is a 1943 indian tamil - language hindu mythology film directed by r .
kalamegam (tamil: காளமேகம்) is a 1940 tamil film directed by ellis r .
kamadhenu is a 1941 tamil - language film directed by nandlal jaswantlal starring saroja ramamrutham .
sakuntalai (tamil: சகுந்தலை) is a 1940 tamil film directed by ellis r .
chandraguptha chanakya is an indian tamil language historical drama film produced and directed by c .
saalivaahanan (tamil: சாலிவாகணன்) is a tamil language film starring ranjan, t .
. chandralekha was released on 9 april 1948. although the film received generally - positive
do nigahen teri asha bhosle film mujrim (1958) music op nayyar ...
song: premathin veenayil... from film: pattaabhishekam (1974) - original
. hassandas persisted and to discourage him she offered to act in the film in he could pay one lakh rupees. hassandas agreed to pay her and the film was made .
. development of the film began when citadel pictures decided to adapt the film while s. s. vasan directing another version of same play at that time. the film was released on 21 may 1948 with this version being successful while the version of vasan failed .
ratnakumar or rathnakumar (tamil: இரத்னகுமார்) is a 1949 tamil language film starring p .
tamizhariyum perumal (tamil: தமிழ் அறியும் பெருமாள்) is a tamil language film starring v .
payithiyakaran (tamil: பைத்தியக்காரன்) is a 1947 tamil film produced by and starring n .
manonmani (tamil: மனோன்மணி) is a 1942 tamil - language film directed by t .
nallathambi (tamil: நல்லதம்பி) is a 1949 tamil film starring and produced by n .
sound and shadow - tributes to a. k. sekhar: nandanar (1935 film )
pankajavalli is 1947 black - and - white indian mythological and biographical film was directed by s .
dasi aparanji (ta: தாஸி அபரஞ்சி) is a 1944 indian tamil film directed by b .
sabapathy (tamil: சபாபதி) is a 1941 tamil comedy film directed and produced by a .
it became the first tamil film where a song sequence presented the life of christ on screen .
, kaun ho tum. . film: aashiq, 1962, lyricist: shailendra, singer :
directed by manik lal tandon. it marked the film debut of the carnatic singer and stage artist
and a member of chellaram business family was keen on making a film with sundarambal in the lead. she was initially reluctant to star in the film and refused even the recommendation of her mentor
the film was directed by manik lal tandon with ellis dungan shooting many scenes in his absence .
pizhaikkum vazhi (way of living) is an indian tamil language film released in 1948 with t .
film songs ] (in tamil) (1st ed .). chennai 108 (ph: 044
, the black - and - white epic film was produced and directed by s. s. vasan
best actress award from film fans association in 1954, 1959, 1961 and 1966. [ 6 ]
en manaivi was a 1942 tamil language film produced by avichi meiyappa chettiar and directed by sundar rao nadkarni .
the film created a controversy among conservatives for having a brother and sister duo star as husband and wife .
, and produced by s. s. vasan. the film features k. b. sundarambal and m
gnaana soundari (1948) singers: tr mahalingam, periyanayaki music: sv venkatraman, ms gnaanamani lyrics: kambadasan, papanasam sivan, balasundara kavi, kr sarangabani. the following is a list of films produced in the tamil film industry in india in 1948 in alphabetical order. gnanasoundari (1948) – tamil movie watch online. december 21, 2015 tamil movies 0. forum filmu gnanasoundari (1948) - informacje o filmie w bazie filmweb. pl. oceny, recenzje, obsada, dyskusje wiadomo
naattiya rani (english: dance queen) is a tamil film released in 1949 with vasundhara devi, b .
, l. narayana rao and m. s. sundari bai. no print of the film is known to
k. r. chellam and t. r. ramachandran. the film features music by c. r .
. the same story had earlier been the subject of a 1932 tamil film of the same name. carnatic musician
kiratha arjuna (also known as oorvasi saahasam) was a 1940 indian tamil - language period film directed by g .
adhithan kanavu (english: adhithan' s dream) is an indian tamil language film directed and produced by t .
burma rani (queen of burma) is a 1945 indian tamil - language war - spy film directed by t .
maaraathini... lyrics: abhayadev music: s m subbaiah naidu singers: m l vasanthakumari film ...
the completed film cost three lakh (3, 00, 000) rupees to make and was 18000 feet long .
en kanavar (my husband) is a 1948 indian tamil language film directed by sundaram balachander and produced by ajith pictures .
had to release the film on his own at paragon theatre as part of sharing revenue basis since no distributor were willing to buy the film as they felt vasan' s version was larger in appeal. however the film of vasan failed at box office as audience could not accept characters speaking in a brahmin accent and this version was well received at box office. s. s. vasan, withdrew his film from the theatres as a respect to the tremendous victory of the citadel version .
and veenai s. balachander — went to kolhapur to participate in the new film. the children' s music tutor ,
jaaye na pakad kahin roz roz ki chori asha bhosle film mujrim (1958) op nayyar / majrooh sultanpuri ...
check out the song o natkhat nanhi ladli from the film nanha farishta sung by lata mangeshkar. to watch ...
film: deepasthambham mahashcharyam (1999) lyrics: yusufali kecheri music: mohan sithara singer: dr. k s chithra .
lalitha padmini' s famous knife dance in mangayarkarasi 1949 film: mangayarkarasi 1949 cast: anjali devi, kannamba, etc .
film: snehaseema, 1954, actor: sathyan, director: ss rajan, songs: abhayadev, music ...
vedhala ulagam (english: demon land or demon world) is a 1948 indian tamil fantasy film directed and produced by a .
dhaasippen also spelled as daasippenn (tamil: தாசிப்பெண் english: dancing girl) is a 1943 tamil film directed by ellis r .
panchu or p. ar. subramaniam (born 16 february 1969) is an indian actor and film producer. son of noted
listen to the christian devotional song ,
adhvanikkunnavarkkum
sung by p leela and amrutheswari from the super hit film ...
... lyrics: abhayadev music: s m subbaiah naidu singers: p leela, santha p nair film ...
in all, ms. varalakshmi acted in nearly four hundred films and worked with all the leading stars of tamil and telugu cinema, including m. g. ramachandran, sivaji ganesan, gemini ganesan, kamal haasan and rajinikanth. she also won critical acclaim as a talented singer, having started singing at her seven and has sung for over a hundred songs in various films .
kanniyin kaadhali (english: the maiden' s lover) is a 1949 tamil romantic comedy - melodrama film was directed by k .
manthiri kumari (1950) travancore sister dance - padmini - lalitha - ragini... the film features' the ...
film - puthiya aakasam puthiya bhoomi (1962) singer - p. susheela lyrics & music - p. bhaskaran & mb sreenivasan .
film: laila majnu 1949 (tamil - - dubbed from telugu) cast: a nageshwara rao, bhanumathi, lalitha, padmini .
dharma patni or dharmapatni (telugu: ధర్మపత్ని, tamil: தர்மபத்தினி, english: married wife) is a 1941 telugu / tamil film .
bharya is a 1962 malayalam language film starring sathyan and ragini in the lead roles. it was directed by kunchacko based on ...
this song
anjana sreedhara
from malayalam film ponkathir of 1953, considered one of the best devotional songs in malayalam, ...
watch the romantic song ,
aanandakkaniye
sung by radha jayalakshmi from the film thaskara veeran. cast: sathyan, ragini ...
she married film producer a. l. srinivasan, the brother of kannadasan. s. varalakshmi breathed her last in 2009 at her 84 .
film: shiv bhakta 1955 (hindi) cast: padmini, shahu modek, pandari bai, gopi singer: lata mangeshkar music: chitragupta .
film: aashadeepam 1953 (malayalam) (mixpherion video) song: pooveno puthupookal veno, vande nee varu cast: padmini, ...
listen to the heartwarming lullaby ,
kannum pootti uranguka
sung by p leela and am raja from the super hit film snehaseema ...
the film was released in 1935 amid great expectations from the public. it failed at the box office and received mixed reviews from the critics .
krishna bakthi (english: the devotion to lord krishna) is a 1949 tamil historical - musical film was directed and screenplay were written by r .
was hired to write the lyrics for the songs. shantaram' s cousin, baburao pendharkar directed the film with k. ramnoth as his assistant .
watch the song ,
upakaram seipavarukke
sung by ps subbaiah from the film manthiri kumari. music: g ramanathan lyrics: a ...
listen to the romantic song ,
innu varum en nayakan
sung by p leela from the super hit film snehaseema starring sathyan and ...
listen to the sad song ,
poyvaru nee poyvaru nee
sung by p leela from the super hit film snehaseema starring sathyan and ...
film news anandan (2004) (in tamil). sadhanaigal padaitha tamil thiraipada varalaaru. chennai: sivagami publications. pp. 28: 5 .
it was in avm film, “sri valli” (1945), she became a heroine & the credit titles named her as “kumari” rukmini”. in this film, both t. r. mahalingam & rukmini sang in own voices. however, after the release of the film on feedback from various sources, avm decided to remove the sound track of rukmini from the songs she had rendered & had playback singer p. a. periya nayaki sing for her .
idhu nijama (english: it' s a true ?) is a 1948 tamil social suspense film was directed by krishna gopal and produced by s .
that is how at the age of 14, padmini became an actress. her first tamil film,' manamagal', was a big hit and padmini became hit in tamil. while her sisters concentrated only on malayalam films, padmini was more active in tamil. but she remembered one malayalam film adhyapika (teacher) in which she played the teacher. the movie was completed in just 13 days in trivandrum and got a national award for that film .
listen to one of the romantic hits of am raja ,
devathaaru pootha naaloru
from the super hit film manavaatti. cast: sathyan ...
film: punyavathi 1955 (tamil) song: kannum moodi uranguga neeyen cast: padmini, satyan, kottarakara sridharan, g k pillai etc ...
madan theatres, one of the reputed film producers of early indian cinema, sent the black and white version of the hindi film ‘bilwamangal’ (1932) abroad and had it printed in colour. another hindi film of the same title released in 1954 had singing stars c. h. atma and suraiya in the lead roles. some film versions presented the legend as a biography of surdas, for example homi master’s silent film ‘bilwamangal. ’ most hindi and bengali versions tell the story from the male perspective, following girish ghosh’s famous play ‘bilwamangal’ (1886), but the south indian films narrate the tale of chintamani, the courtesan who influenced the life of the poet. the importance given by the stage and the screen indicate the influence of the legendary poet on the people .
in the 1940s the adyar - based sundaram sound studio changed hands again and the new owners were a group headed by a nellore - based cinema house owner, ahmed khan. the new name was neptune studio. it was then the fashion to name studios after zodiac signs, inspired by the success of gemini studio! the owners did not produce films and let out the studio to producers. the studio was active for some years till it changed hands again .
the film was made on a budget of estimated budget of ₹30, 000 with rajamma being paid ₹1500 and mahalingam being paid ₹5000 with additional amount of 2500 .
the film was later remade in telugu with a different set of actors, with k. ramnoth as cinematographer and a. k. sekhar as art director .
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the film was very popular and became a hit. s. rajam and s. balachander became famous and came to be known as
prabhat prodigy stars
.
malliswari (telugu: మల్లీశ్వరి) is a 1951 telugu musical film directed by b. n. reddi and produced by vauhini studios, with songs penn ...
film: pattaabhishekam (1974) lyrics: sreekumaran thampi music: r. k. sekhar singers: p. jayachandran & p. madhuri director: ...
lalitha padmini' s first tamil film kannika 1947 kannika was lalitha and padmini' s first tamil. this dance of lord shiva (lalitha) and ...
actor: sathyan, film; snehaseema, 1954, malayalam, india, director; s. s. rajan, (role: an educated village ...
he wrote the number one actor in the film was the coconut tree, number two was the buffalo and number three, the kid goat. the tamil news paper
will be remembered: as the first independent directorial venture of k. s. sethumadhavan in malayalam. as the debut film of actress l. vijayalakshmi in malayalam and first independent film of cinematographer melli m. irani. it will also be remembered for the good music and as a huge success among the remake films in early malayalam cinema .
aayiram thalai vaangi apoorva chinthamani (english: unique chinthamani, who took a thousand lives) is a 1947 indian tamil language adventure - thriller film directed and produced by t .
will be remembered: for the good music and choreography. it will also be remembered as the first malayalam film with the guruvayoor temple as the background for some important scenes .
film: ithayageetham 1950 (tamil) cast: t r mahalingam, t r rajakumari, p s veerapa, m. g. chakrapani, lalitha - padmini ...
the film was released in june 1950 and became a box office hit. though mgr was the hero, it was s. a. natarajan' s role which ...
the tamil film version of the legend ‘chintamani’ (1937) directed by y. v. rao with m. k. thyagaraja bhagavathar in lead role and another singing sensation, k. ashwathamma as chintamani created a record of sorts at the box office. the telugu remake directed by p. s. ramakrishna rao had n. t. rama rao and p. bhanumathi in the lead roles. the kannada remake of this tamil film had ashwath and b. saroja devi in the lead roles. directed by m. n. basavarajiah this film was an early experiment in colour. both the telugu and kannada remakes were huge successes. the malayalam film ‘chilamboli’ also followed rao’s tamil version. the script and dialogues penned by thikkurissi was almost a copy of the tamil film. but the malayalam version did not click. this can be because the tamil and telugu films had good runs in the state. the then super stars of malayalam cinema, prem nazir, thikkurissi, ragini, ambika handled the main roles. the film was a musical hit, the choreography of madhavan was also greatly appreciated .
during the same time, s. s. vasan announced making the film adaptation of same stage play for which he had cast m. k. radha and kannamba in lead roles .
distributors who initially backed off asked for the film' s distribution rights. producers sold all the areas with a hefty amount and gained profit through which they built
citadel studios
.
film: pardesi 1957 song: na ja balam mere na / na dir dim cast: padmini, nargis, oleg, balraj sahni etc music: anil biswas singer: ...
it was in 1952 that padmini entered the hindi film industry with a dance in' kalpana.' but her full length role was in' mr sampath' (the film was based on a book written by r k narayan) opposite moti lal. mr sampath was first made in tamil with pushpavalli (rekha' s mother) doing the role padmini did in hindi .
( this article is about a 1942 tamil movie kannagi. for other uses, see kannagi (disambiguation) .) kannagi (tamil: கண்ணகி) is a tamil epic film directed by r .
except for the hero and the heroine, the names of the other characters were changed in the malayalam film. the malayalam version was a success, but not as successful as the tamil original .
the malayalam film ‘krishna kuchela,' produced by udaya studios,' and ‘bhakta kuchela,' produced by neela productions', had the same bhagavatha story of krishna and his childhood friend kuchela. ‘bhakta kuchela' was released on november 9, 1961, and ‘krishna kuchela' on november 18, 1961. the neela film, directed by p. subramaniam, was a huge hit, whereas ‘krishna kuchela' failed miserably .
f. nagoor and joseph thaliath jr. , son of judicial officer in trivandrum decided to produce and direct the film based on a stage play conducted by nawab rajamanickam which itself adapted from a christian folk tale .
following that, rukmini acted as a child star in in hindi film ‘jalaja’ too alongside the veteran, t. p. rajalakshmi. later both nungambakkam janaki as well as her daughter rukmini together featured in the movie ‘baghya leela” .
prem nazir and ragini excelled in their roles. the dance sequences involving ragini and ambika, along with the choreography, were the high points of the film. the comic scenes by s. p. pillai, adoor bhasi, bahadur, and sukumari were exact copies of the 1937 tamil film the child artists, baby vinodini and baby vilasini, who performed the roles of krishna impressed. direction and camera work by g. k. ramu were commendable .
moving on, he acted in several films, which, however, did not do well. it was only with avm’s ‘sri valli’ (1945) he got into fame, again. it was in this film that he sang his all - time famous high - pitched number ‘kaayaadha kaanagathe nindrulaavum’ with an amazing artistry that is envied to this day. the film, which celebrated golden jubilee in many theatres, made t. r. m, a super star .
the film' s soundtrack was composed by s. v. venkatraman and were written by kambadasan. the song
arultharum devamatha
was well received and it is a cult classic. the song was sung by periyanayaki and young jikki .
the telugu film ‘krishna kuchela,' released on june 6, 1961, was the inspiration behind the production of the two malayalam versions. this telugu film, directed by c. narayanamoorthy, was a crowd puller and is considered as one of the best mythological films in the language. kuchela, played by c. s. r. anjaneyalu, an actor noted for his mythological roles, came up with a brilliant performance. in fact, his role in the neela production is widely believed to be the reason behind the film' s success. the role of krishna was played by another popular telugu star, kantha rao. ‘bhakta kuchela' was an unusual collaboration between a malayalam producer and an array of telugu stars .
this was the first independent directorial venture of k. s. sethumadhavan in malayalam. he had earlier directed a sinhalese film before this. his efficient direction and excellent camera work by melli m. irani brought to the screen the beauty of the splendid sets of vijaya - vauhini studios. costumes by k. raman, editing by m. s. mani, sound recording by c. v. c. shekhar and art direction by r. b. s. mani, all contributed to the success of this black and white film. the mandatory miracle scenes of this mythological film gave ample scope for special effects. the scenes where virgin mary descends to earth and gnanasundari regaining her arms were filmed with amazing technical perfection .
directed by kunchacko, ‘krishna kuchela' was shot at udaya studios. the dances choreographed by hiralal and cinematography by t. n. krishnankutty were commendable. the high point of the film was its music, which was composed by k. raghavan .
kamala is a noted bharatnatyam dancer, though she later learnt kathak & hindustani music. she had acted in more than a hundred films in tamil, hindi, telugu and kannada. kumari. she appeared in jagathalaprathapan (1944) performing the ‘pambu’ dance. in her next film, ‘sri valli’ (1945), she played a double role. her film ‘nam iruvar’, based on bharatnatyam theme, made a great impact on audience. in 1953, kamala performed during her coronation festivities of queen elizabeth ii .
was a major success. when the 60 - plus - year - old film was screened recently by vintage heritage (a society which screens old movies), it drew large crowds to the surprise of many. obviously, classics never fade or pall .
. the moviegoer was asked to choose ‘ten best songs’ in the order of merit and drop the answer sheet along with the counterfoil of the cinema ticket in a box provided at movie houses where the film was being screened. vasan had the pre - chosen list of the songs deposited in a sealed envelope with the indian bank, first line beach (now rajaji salai), well before the prize scheme was announced. this was the first time such a scheme was introduced in south india and it contributed to the box - office success of the film .
rukmini, daughter of dancer ‘nungambakkam’ janaki (who did roles in films such as seetha vanavasam, & lavangi) and mother of actress lakshmi, debuted as a child star at her very young age in the film “harischandra” (1935), as young lohidasan. this, in fact, was an accidental debut, in the sense, nungambakkam janaki, who also had a role in harischandra, was staying in a hotel room at calcutta adjacent to where t. p. rajalakshmi, the film’s heroine, was put up for the shoot. as the producers of the film were still on the look out for a child actor to feature as lohidasan, t. p. rajalakshmi suggested baby rukmini for the role, which was accepted by rukmini’s mother. and, thus, “baby’ rukmini entered films in a male role as a child actor !
general pictures corporation, pioneers of silent cinema in the south, produced a silent film titled 'gnanasundari' directed by a. narayanan in 1929, the same story was filmed in tamil by sreenivasa cinetone again directed by a. narayanan with sreenivasa rao and sarojini in lead roles .
they learnt bharathanatyam from great vazhuvoor ramaiah pillai. padmini and her sisters were disciples of the noted indian dancer guru gopinath. they learnt kerala natanam style of dancing from him. the noted film director, p. subrahmaniam, noticed their talents while presenting' parijatha pushpapaharanam' in trivandrum
according to the legend prevalent in kerala, the life of vilwamangalam is closely associated with major temples, like the guruvayoor temple, poornathrayeesa temple, tripunithura and the chottanikkara temple. the film narrates some of the episodes connected with the guruvayoor temple. it was later dubbed in tamil under the title ‘bilwamangal. ’
popular film companies and producers have always been engaged in a fierce competition. the result has been some excellent social, historical, action movies. in some cases films with the same plot or concept have been made and released almost simultaneously. there are also instances where movies flopped as a result of this competition .
in a interview to shobha warrior padmini said: - the travancore sisters' initiation into films happened accidentally when an uncle of theirs invited renowned dancer uday shankar for dinner during one of their visits to mumbai. uday shankar called the sisters to madras to act in a film based on dance which he was planning to make .
vilaiyaattu pillai was released on 20 february 1970. [ 2 ] the film was a major commercial success, running for 100 days in theatres. randor guy said it would be remembered for the
interesting storyline, superb performances by sivaji ganesan, padmini, ts balaiah, vs raghavan and cho. excellent direction of ap nagarajan .
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- based movie magazine asking for help. the people who ran the magazine — film directors murugadasa (muthuswamy iyer), a. k. sekhar, k. ramnoth, and g. k. seshagiri, their financial backer — agreed to help shantaram. the four of them with v. sundaram iyer and his children — s. jayalakshmi ,
she also told me about how make - up changed when films changed to colour from black and white .
my first colour film was' valli' in tamil. make - up was completely different in colour. in black and white, we would apply dark make - up with shades but in colour, it was pinkish and plain .
after nargis left rk studios, padmini was the first actress to join it. the sisters knew nargis and raj kapoor from 1953 onwards. it was at a cricket match between the film stars of bombay and madras that they met nargis. while padmini scored the highest for madras, nargis did so for bombay. from that day onwards, both became good friends .
philendran returns to the palace and is heart broken when he comes to know about the fate of his wife and children. he leaves the palace to search for them. he finds them in the forest, misunderstandings are cleared, philendran and gnanasundari return to the palace with their children. annisha and kathri are forgiven by gnanasundari and the film ends with prayers to virgin mary .
“kumari” kamala, born in 1934 in a family of artists, debuted in the film ‘valibar sangam’ (1938) and later in ‘ramanama mahimai ‘ (1939) as baby kamala, while she was only four years old. she also appeared as a child artist in hindi films like ‘kismet’ and ‘ram rajya’ in 1943. those days this young danseuse was very popular in the movies .
the last film of the late g aravindan, vaasthuhara (mohanlal and shobhana played the lead) in which padmini had essayed a small role. was curious to know how she ended up acting in an aravindan film .
my son had gone to meet aravindan. aravindan asked him whether i would act in his vaasthuhara. i accepted the role only because i wanted to work with him as i had heard a lot about him. he would barely talk on the sets. if he wanted to tell us something, he would come near us and tell us in a very low voice. he never interfered in our acting. we were given full freedom. some directors make such a lot of fuss. but aravindan was very different and i enjoyed the experience .
the song impressed one and all at jupiter so much that it was used three times in
abhimanyu
. first, it was sung by the hero in the beginning (it was sung off - screen by the well known 'playback' singer tiruchi loganathan .) the heroine (jeevarathnam) sang it solo and then the lead pair sang it as a duet. not surprisingly, it was a big hit and so was the film .
the songs in both the films were good. in this case, however, ‘krishna kuchela' scored. there were 22 songs in this film. written by p. bhaskaran and tuned by k. raghavan some of them like ‘omanakuttan govindan…' (shanta p. nair), ‘marayalle mayalle radhey…' (k. raghavan), ‘umma nalkuthengineyamma…' (p. susheela) and ‘varnippathengine nin…' (m. l. vasanthakumari - p. leela) turned hugely popular .
she then compared the 1940s, when the sisters shone in films, and the 1990s .
there is not much of a difference between then and now. of course, technically, films have improved a lot. those days, we used to concentrate only on one film at a time. we used to read the full script and discuss it with the director who was the most important person. and, most of the directors in those days were studio owners and they themselves were the producers .
, ’ produced under the banner of ‘vrindavan pictures’ was an adaptation of the legend of bilwamangal, sanskrit poet and an ardent devotee of lord krishna. this legend has been the theme of many an indian film. in fact, various states claim him as their own. the ancient sanskrit epic poem ‘sree krishna karnamrutham, ’ supposed to have been written by him, gives evidence of the life and time of bilwamangal, known as vilwamangalam swamiyar, in kerala. the story of ‘chilamboli’ revolves around guruvayoor temple and surroundings .
baby saroja further acted in two more movies, “ thyaga bhoomi” & “kamadhenu” which were very popular. in the film ‘kamadhenu’ (1941), saroja’s mother & father too acted in lead roles. after that baby saroja hung her boots & did not act in more movies, but not without leaving an indelible mark on tamil screen of yester years. indian cinema has seen many child stars. but none attracted the sobriquet: shirley temple of india, “baby saroja’, now in her eighties, lives in chennai as saroja ramamrutham .
the malayalam version was released during christmas time, december 22, 1961. it was a true copy of the citadel version. though the story and script by muttathu varkey was based on a novel of the same title authored by him, the dialogues closely resembled that written by nanjil t. n. rajappa for the tamil version. except for the hero and the heroine, the names of the other characters were changed in the malayalam film. the malayalam version was a success, but not as successful as the tamil original .
accordingly, they spoke to the head of the music department and noted film music composer of that period, s. m. subbaiah, and while discussing the downsizing of his unit staff he revealed a secret, which startled 'jupiter' somu. he had an all - purpose assistant, a boy from kerala, who carried the music director' s harmonium and did such menial tasks. subbaiah insisted that this boy should not be sent out but go with him to madras. why? the boss wondered! then the beans spilled out of the bag .
was released. it had beautiful scenes and melodious songs. they had made it at enormous expense. but it was not able to distinguish itself. why? because it had a female (sundarambal) playing a man. in a stage play, one can appreciate things like make up or facial expressions. but in a movie you have to depict nandan' s story realistically. however we try we cannot picture sundarambal as nandanar. if we kept seeing sundarambal and not nandan, how can we experience nandan' s story and how can the film succeed ?
child artistes are not new to us as cine goers. many mainstream tamil film actors, such as kamal haasan, meena, sridevi, shalini, kushboo, simbu, hansika, and more debuted as child artistes. besides, there are even more who were celebrities as children, but eventually moved away into oblivion. in our current context here, we will be looking at some of the ‘exotic’ child artistes who may not be even well known today but who, nevertheless, ruled the roost in the early ‘period’ films during the good old black & white talkie era .
indeed the boy had acted in a small role in
kannagi
as the 'boy' kovalan, along with t. v. ratnam who played the young kannagi (later, she made a mark as a successful off - screen 'playback' singer with many hits to her credit. sadly, the producers and director (r. s. mani) felt that the boy was not fit for that role and he was removed and the footage shot scrapped as 'no good; (` n, g.' in film - land lingo). and the boy went back to his 'hey - you' job .
there were 10 songs in the film penned by abhayadev and set to music by v. dakshinamoorthy. some of the songs became super hits and have stood the test of time. the devotional song by p. leela 'kanya mariyame thaaye...' is considered as one of the best christian devotional songs in malayalam cinema. the solos by kamukara purushothaman, 'mindaatha thenthanu thatthe...' and 'panineer malarinorithal...' also became super hits. the other hits include 'onnu chirikkku chirikku...' (kamukara - leela), 'parannu poyo inakkiliye...' (kamukara) and the comedy duet 'kandal nalloru chetta.' sung by the composer himself with k. v. santha is one of the best songs in the genre .
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popular artists like sathyan, prem nazir, t. s. muthiah, kottayam chellappan, ragini, b. s. saroja, and kpac sulochana were cast in important roles. apart from the popular story a few sequences from the bhagavatha, like the birth of krishna, radha' s love and devotion towards krishna, enmity with sisupala, slaying of kamsa etc. were included as a sub - plot .
the competition between these two films was apparent in music and advertisement techniques. the distinctive numbers of the 78 rpm gramophone records of the songs indicate that they were released the same day or same week. along with the publicity notices of ‘bhakta kuchela', especially in the theatres, ‘aval' or beaten rice was distributed in small packets wrapped in the publicity notice itself. not to be left behind the publicity material of ‘krishna kuchela' were sent to houses along with ‘aval kizhi' or beaten rice packed in a small piece of cloth .
will be remembered: ‘krishna kuchela' did not do well at the box office but it will be remembered as one of the two films with the same story, produced at the same time, which was the first instance in malayalam cinema. it will also be remembered for its good music .
life history & the legend tamil cinema first super star m. k. thyagaraja bhagavathar
tamil full movie | mohana sundaram old classic movie | ft. t. r. mahalingam, s. varalaxmi
gulebakavali - super hit tamil movie - m. g. ramachandran, t. r. rajakumari
aravalli - mainavathi, s. a nagarajan, k. a thangavelu - tamil classic movie
marutha nattu veeran | full tamil movie | 1961 | sivaji ganesan | jamuna | t. r. raghunath
allauddinum arputha vilakkum | full tamil movie | 1957 | a. n. r, anjali devi
gulebakavali | full tamil movie | m. g. r | t. r. rajakumari | super hit movies | old movies
this tale has been filmed many times in many languages such as marathi, hindi, kannada, hindi and twice in tamil .
m. ramamurthi, v. p. s. mani, n. narasimhan, raja rao and k. d. k. s. mani as rowdies
panduranga doss, d. s. p. rao and vijaya rao as panduranga devotees
music was composed by m. d. parthasarathy with p. s. anantharaman as assistant. parthasarathy also sang one or two songs. lyrics were written by
playback singers are s. s. mani and t. v. rathinam .
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gnana soundari is a tamil-language historical fiction film produced by gemini studios and released in 1948 . a film by the same name and with a same story ( gnana soundari ) but with a different cast and crew was produced by another company and was running successfully when this film was released . this film was a flop and the producer withdrew it from circuits . 
gnana soundari is a tamil-language historical fiction film produced by gemini studios and released in 1948. a film by the same name and with a same story (gnana soundari) but with a different cast and crew was produced by another company and was running successfully when this film was released. this film was a flop and the producer withdrew it from circuits.
gnana soundari is a tamil-language historical fiction film produced by gemini studios and released in 1948. a film by the same name and with a same story (gnana soundari) but with a different cast and crew was produced by another company and was running successfully when this film was released. this film was a flop and the producer withdrew it from circuits.