Vanangamudi

Vanagamudi
Theatrical release poster
Directed byP. Pullaiah
Screenplay byP. Pullaiah
Story byA. K. Velan
Produced byM. Somasundaram
StarringSivaji Ganesan
Savitri
CinematographyP. Ramasamy
Edited byK. Govindasamy
Music byG. Ramanathan
Production
company
Saravanabhava & Unity Pictures
Release date
  • 12 April 1957 (1957-04-12)
Running time
170 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Vanagamudi (transl. The Independent) is a 1957 Indian Tamil-language film starring Sivaji Ganesan and Savitri. The film directed by P. Pullaiah,[1] was released on 12 April 1957, and emerged a box office hit.

Plot

Cast

Soundtrack

The music was composed by G. Ramanathan, and the lyrics by Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass.[2] The song "Ennai Pol Penn" is set in Todi raga,[3] and "Vaa Vaa Valarmathiye" is set in Suddhadhanyasi.[4]

Song Singers Length
"Rajayogame" P. Susheela 02:51
"Malaiye Un Nilaiye" Seerkazhi Govindarajan 03:00
"Paattum Baradhamum" T. M. Soundararajan 02:48
"Ennai Pol Pennallavo" P. Susheela 03:06
"Siramathil Thigazhvadhu...Vaa Vaa Vaa Valarmadhiye Vaa" M. L. Vasanthakumari 04:23
"Kattazhagu Mama" P. Leela 04:06
"Mogana Punnagai" T. M. Soundararajan & P. Susheela 03:20
"Aatchiyin" Seerkazhi Govindarajan 03:14
"Kuthu Kummangu Koyyaa" Jikki 03:18
"Vaazhvinile Vaazhvinile" A. M. Rajah & P. Suseela 03:04
"Eeraindhu Maadhame" T. M. Soundararajan 02:03
S. C. Krishnan & T. V. Rathnam

Release and reception

Vanangamudi was released on 12 April 1957.[5] During the time of its release, Mohan Arts handcrafted an 80 feet (24 m) cutout which was kept at the Chennai-based Chitra theatre. According to Mohan Arts founder K. Mohan's son Harinath, it was the tallest standee made in the whole of Asia at that time.[6] On 19 April 1957, The Indian Express positively reviewed the film, particularly Ganesan's performance.[7] On 28 April, Kanthan of Kalki wrote [clarification needed].[8] The film emerged a commercial success.[3]

References

  1. ^ "31-40". nadigarthilagam.com. Archived from the original on 6 April 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d e வணங்காமுடி (song book) (in Tamil). Saravanabhava & Unity Pictures. 1957. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  3. ^ a b Guy, Randor (6 August 2011). "Vanangamudi 1957". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 30 December 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  4. ^ Mani, Charulatha (9 December 2011). "A Raga's Journey – Soulful Suddhadhanyasi". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 31 July 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Vanangamudi". The Indian Express. 12 April 1957. p. 3. Retrieved 2 January 2019 – via Google News Archive.
  6. ^ Menon, Nitya (10 September 2014). "Chennai, once a city of hoardings". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 16 June 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  7. ^ "Vanangamudi". The Indian Express. 19 April 1957. p. 3. Retrieved 2 January 2019 – via Google News Archive.
  8. ^ காந்தன் (28 April 1957). "வணங்காமுடி". Kalki (in Tamil). pp. 20–21. Archived from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2024 – via Internet Archive.