Chitrangi

1964 film

Chitrangi
Film poster
Directed byR. S. Mani
Produced byT. R. Sundaram
StarringA. V. M. Rajan
Pushpalatha
Sheela
CinematographyC. A. S. Mani
Edited byL. Balu
Music byVedha
Production
company
Modern Theatres
Release date
1964
Running time
147 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Chitrangi is a 1964 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by R. S. Mani and produced by T. R. Sundaram of Modern Theatres. The film stars A. V. M. Rajan, Pushpalatha and Sheela. The soundtrack was composed by Vedha, while the lyrics were written by K. M. Balasubramaniam and Vaali.

Plot

A young woman saves a man from danger, unaware he is a king's brother, and they decide to get married. But she gets the shock of her life when he leaves her on their wedding night.

Cast

  • A. V. M. Rajan
  • Pushpalatha
  • Sheela
  • R. S. Manohar
  • A. Karunanidhi
  • Kumari Rukmini
  • S. V. Ramadas
  • Kumari Padmini
  • Pushpamala

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Vedha. Lyrics were written by Ku. Ma. Balasubramaniam and Vaali. One song "Pozhudhu Pularnddhadhu Poo Pole", sung by P. Susheela was composed by K. V. Mahadevan and the lyrics were penned by Kannadasan.[1] The song "Velodu Vilaiyaadum Murugaiyaa" is set to the Carnatic raga Abheri.[2]

Song Singers Lyrics Length (m:ss)
"Nenjinile Ninaivu Mugam" T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela & K. Jamuna Rani Ku. Ma. Balasubramaniam 04:26
"Indru Vandha Sondhama" T. M. Soundararajan & P. Susheela 03:36
"Velodu Vilaiyaadum Murugaiyaa" P. Susheela 02:42
"Anna Nadai Chinna Idai Eppadi" K. Jamuna Rani Vaali 03:24
"Oyyaari Baamaa Unakkaaga Vaammaa" S. V. Ponnusamy & A. G. Rathnamala 03:54
"Roja Poo Kannaththile Then Paayum" K. Jamuna Rani 03:17
"Unakku Onnu Enakku Onnu Irukkudhu Manasu" Thiruchi Loganathan & A. G. Rathnamala 03:32
"Pozhudhu Pularnddhadhu Poo Pole" P. Susheela Kannadasan 03:30

Reception

Film historian Randor Guy noted that, despite the "fast-paced storytelling" and the fact that the film was "sharply edited", it was not a box office success.[3]

References

  1. ^ Neelamegam, G. (November 2016). Thiraikalanjiyam — Part 2 (in Tamil). Chennai: Manivasagar Publishers. pp. 155–156.
  2. ^ மணியன், அறந்தை. "ராகங்களும் திரைப்படப் பாடல்களும்". Lakshman Sruthi (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 10 August 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  3. ^ Guy, Randor (15 July 2010). "Blast from the past — Chitrangi 1964". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2022.

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