Manamalai
| Manamalai | |
|---|---|
 Poster | |
| Directed by | Chitrapu Narayana Rao |
| Screenplay by | Vindhan |
| Based on | Parineeta by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay |
| Produced by | Sriram |
| Starring | Gemini Ganesan Savitri |
| Music by | Vedha |
Production company | Janatha Pictures |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Manamalai (Tamil pronunciation: [maɳamaːl̪aɪ̯]; transl. The Wedding Garland) is a 1958 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by Chitrapu Narayana Rao and written by Vindhan. It is based on the 1914 novel Parineeta by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay. The film stars Gemini Ganesan and Savitri.[1] It was released on 14 February 1958, and failed commercially.
Plot
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Shekhar and Lalitha are lovers, but their romance is interrupted by Kumar, a wealthy young man.[2]
Cast
[edit]- Gemini Ganesan[2]
- Savitri[2]
- Sriram[2]
- Chandrababu[3]
- V. Nagayya[3]
- D. Balasubramaniam[3]
- Girija[2]
- M. Mynavathi[3]
Production
[edit]Manamalai, directed by Chitrapu Narayana Rao and written by Vindhan, is based on the novel Parineeta by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay. It was produced by Sriram under Janatha Pictures.[4][5]
Soundtrack
[edit]The soundtrack was composed by Vedha.[2] Lyrics were written by Gopalakrishna Bharati, Saravanabavanandhar, Lakshmanadass, Villiputhan & A. Maruthakasi.
| Song Title | Singers | Lyrics | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Nadanam Aadinaar" | Radha Jayalakshmi & P.Leela | Gopalakrishna Bharati | 05:11 |
| "Theynozhugu Senthamizh" | Seergazhi Govindarajan | Saravanabavanandhar | 07:03 |
| "Nilaiyaaga Veesudhae" | S. Janaki | Lakshmanadass | 03:00 |
| "Nadakkaadhu Jambam Palikkaadhu" | T. M. Soundararajan & P. Susheela | Villiputhan | 02:14 |
| "Nenjam Alai Modhave" | P. B. Sreenivas | A. Maruthakasi | 06:04 |
| "Pennaana Pedhai Vaazhvile" | P. Susheela | 03:03 | |
| "Chinna Chiru Pennaana" | P. Leela | 03:20 | |
| "Inbam Yaavumae Thunbam Aagume" | T. M. Soundararajan | 03:16 |
Release and reception
[edit]Manamalai was released on 14 February 1958,[6] and failed commercially.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ காந்தன் (9 March 1958). "மணமாலை". Kalki (in Tamil). pp. 20–21. Archived from the original on 23 September 2024. Retrieved 13 October 2022 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ a b c d e f "விந்தனின் திரைப்பயணம் சொந்தப் படமும் வந்த படங்களும்: திருநின்றவூர் சந்தானகிருஷ்ணன்". Theekkathir (in Tamil). 24 June 2018. Archived from the original on 14 February 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Mana Malai". The Indian Express. 1 December 1957. p. 1. Retrieved 9 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ Paramasivam 2001, p. 76.
- ^ Maiti, Anwita; Singh, Udaya Narayana (2020). "From Theory to Praxis: Film Theories Translated" (PDF). Translation Today. 14 (2): 57. doi:10.46623/tt/2020.14.2.ar3. S2CID 234544201. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 January 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
- ^ "Manamalai – 1958 Year Tamil Films". ProTamil. Archived from the original on 29 August 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ^ Paramasivam 2001, p. 79.
