Vanangamudi

Vanangamudi
Theatrical release poster
Directed byP. Pullayya
Screenplay byP. Pullayya
Story byA. K. Velan
Produced byM. Somasundaram
StarringSivaji Ganesan
Savitri
CinematographyP. Ramasamy
Edited byK. Govindasamy
Music byG. Ramanathan
Production
companies
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. Written and directed by P. Pullayya, the film was released on 12 April 1957, and emerged as a box office hit.

Plot

Cast

Soundtrack

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

SongSingersLength
"Rajayogame"P. Susheela02:51
"Malaiye Un Nilaiye"Seerkazhi Govindarajan03:00
"Paattum Baradhamum"T. M. Soundararajan02:48
"Ennai Pol Pennallavo"P. Susheela03:06
"Siramathil Thigazhvadhu...Vaa Vaa Vaa Valarmadhiye Vaa"M. L. Vasanthakumari04:23
"Kattazhagu Mama"P. Leela04:06
"Mogana Punnagai"T. M. Soundararajan & P. Susheela03:20
"Aatchiyin"Seerkazhi Govindarajan03:14
"Kuthu Kummangu Koyyaa"Jikki03:18
"Vaazhvinile Vaazhvinile"A. M. Rajah & P. Suseela03:04
"Eeraindhu Maadhame"T. M. Soundararajan02:03
S. C. Krishnan & T. V. Rathnam

Release and reception

Vanangamudi was released on 12 April 1957. 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. On 19 April 1957, The Indian Express positively reviewed the film, particularly Ganesan's performance. On 28 April, Kanthan of Kalki appreciated the story and dialogues by Velan. The film emerged a commercial success.

References

  1. ↑ "31-40". nadigarthilagam.com. Archived from the original on 6 April 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 வணங்காமுடி (song book) (in Tamil). Saravanabhava & Unity Pictures. 1957. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  3. 1 2 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 21 December 2013. 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. Retrieved 23 September 2024 – via Internet Archive.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)