Ondre Kulam

Ondre Kulam
Directed byN. Krishnaswamy
Screenplay byS. D. Sundharam
V. Seetharaman
Ku. Sa. Krishnamoorthy
Story bySathasiva Brahmam
Produced byN. Krishnaswamy
StarringR. S. Manohar
Madhuri Devi
S. V. Sahasranamam
K. Sarangapani
CinematographyBalu
Edited byM. S. Parthasarathy
Music byM. V. Ranga Rao
S. V. Venkatraman
Production
company
Triveni Pictures
Release date
  • 20 April 1956 (1956-04-20)
Running time
164 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Ondre Kulam (transl. Community is one only) is a 1956 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by N. Krishnaswamy and edited by M. S. Parthasarathy.[1] The film stars R. S. Manohar and Madhuri Devi. This film's title was named by former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K.Kamaraj.[2]

Cast

List adapted from the database of Film News Anandan.[1]

Production

The film was produced and directed by N. Krishnaswamy. Sathasiva Brahmam wrote the story while the dialogues were written by S. D. Sundharam, V. Seetharaman and Ku. Sa. Krishnamoorthy. Balu was in charge of Cinematography while the editing was done by M.S. Parthasarathy. Art direction was K. R. Sarma and the still photography was done by S. V. Gopal Rao.[1]

Soundtrack

Music was composed by M. V. Ranga Rao and S. V. Venkatraman. One song by Subramania Bharathiyar and another song by Poet Auwaiyar were included in the film.[3]

Song Singer/s Lyricist MD Duration (m:ss)
"Jaathigal Illaiyadi Paappa" A. P. Komala Subramania Bharathiyar M. V. Ranga Rao
"Jaathi Irandoliya" Auwaiyar
"Anda Pagiranda Akilandeswari" M. L. Vasanthakumari
"Thiruvarul Purivai Jaganmatha" Ku. Sa. Krishnamoorthy S. V. Venkatraman 03:09
"Hailesa, Hailesa, Hailesa" Jikki, Vasantha, Sundaramma & Sirkazhi Govindarajan 03:16
"Thulliye Odum Pulli Maan Polae" Jikki 02:46
"Mangkilai Maele Poonguyil Kooviyadhu" V. N. Sundaram, N. L. Ganasaraswathi, K. Rani, M. S. Rajeswari & Kalyani Surabhi 06:35
"Sirippu Varaadho" K. Rani V. Seetharaman 03:14
"Naalum Theriyaame Naa Koosaame" S. V. Ponnusamy & G. Kasthuri
"Ondre Kulam.... En Pirandhai Kanne" S. V. Venkatraman 03:08
"Unnai Ninaindhe Ullam" Jikki 03:16

References

  1. ^ a b c "1956 – ஒன்றே குலம் – திருவேணி பிக்சர்ஸ்". Lakshman Sruthi (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 30 June 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  2. ^ "N. Krishnaswamy, film producer, dies at 95". The Hindu. 30 January 2020. Archived from the original on 22 January 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  3. ^ Neelamegam, G. (December 2014). Thiraikalanjiyam — Part 1 (in Tamil) (1st ed.). Chennai: Manivasagar Publishers. p. 103.