Kannamma En Kadhali

1945 Indian film
  • 20 July 1945 (1945-07-20) (India)
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Running time
10,914 ft.CountryIndiaLanguageTamil

Kannamma En Kadhali (transl. Kannamma is my lover) is a 1945 Indian Tamil-language film starring M. K. Radha and M. S. Sundari Bai.[2] The film was directed by Kothamangalam Subbu, marking his directorial debut.[3] No print of the film is known to survive, making it a lost film.[4]

Plot

A wealthy, lecherous old man named Vaiyapuri finds a young girl lost in a temple festival crowd and brings her up with the intention of marrying her later. Without his knowledge, the young woman, Sundari falls in love with a young man Muthu and the two play smart games fooling Vaiyapuri.[2]

Cast

Cast in order of the film's song book[5]

  • M. K. Radha as Muthu
  • M. S. Sundari Bai as Sundari
  • L. Narayana Rao as Vaiyapuri
  • P. A. Subbaiah Pillai as Doctor
  • S. Krishnamoorthy as Pottai
  • Kulathu Mani as Natesa Mudaliar
  • Appanna Iyengar as Kuppan
  • Angamuthu as Pechi
  • Velayutham as Velayutham
  • Ramamurthi as Thief
  • Viswanathan as Doctor Sundaresan
  • Joker Ramadu as Astrologer
  • Seetharaman as Priest
  • Sundara Rao as Friend
  • Chitralekha, Dhanam as Female Dancers
  • Niranjala Devi as Young Dancer

Production

This film is based on the French play The School for Wives by the 17th century playwright Molière.[2]

Soundtrack

Music was composed by M. D. Parthasarathy and lyrics were penned by Kothamangalam Subbu.[2]

No. Song Singer/s Lyricist Duration(m:ss)
1 "Bangalow Kattiruken Baru" M. S. Sundari Bai Kothamangalam Subbu 02:03
2 "Manmadhan Dhane" M. S. Sundari Bai
3 "Thulli Vilayattu Pulliman" Mani Iyer
4 "Muthu Varuvanendru Vethilai" M. S. Sundari Bai
5 "Neela Kumudhamalar Unadhu" Mani Iyer, M. S. Sundari Bai
6 "Eppodhum Unnae Tirukka Chonnar" Mani Iyer, M. S. Sundari Bai 01:36
7 "Katti Padikkiran Mutham Kottukiran" S. Krishnamoorthy 00:45

References

  1. ^ TMDB
  2. ^ a b c d Guy, Randor (9 May 2008). "Kannamma En Kaathali 1945". The Hindu. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Kothamangalam SUBBU". Archived from the original on 8 April 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  4. ^ "Round the City's old studios with RANDOR GUY". Madras Musings. Archived from the original on 7 April 2017. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Song Book for Tamil Film "Kannamma En Kadhali"". InternetArchive (in Tamil). Retrieved 14 August 2019.
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Films produced
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  • Madana Kama Rajan (1941)
  • Jeevan Mukthi (1942)
  • Nandanar (1942)
  • Bala Nagamma (1942)
  • Mangamma Sabatham (1943)
  • Dasi Aparanji (1944)
  • Kannamma En Kadhali (1945)
  • Miss Malini (1947)
  • Kalpana (1948)
  • Chandralekha (1948)
  • Gnana Soundari (1948)
  • Chakra Dhari (1948)
  • Apoorva Sahodarargal (1949)
  • Nishan (1949)
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