Kangkanam

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Kangkanam
Kanganam1948.jpg
Directed byS. K. Vasagan
Written byChandrasekhar
Story byA. T. Krishnaswamy
Produced byG. P. Narayanan
StarringK. R. Ramasamy
Menaka
P. G. Venkatesan
P. R. Mangalam
Music byH. R. Padmanabha Sastry
Production
company
G. P. Narayanan Company
Release date
  • 10 June 1948 (1948-06-10) (India)
[1]
Running time
176 mins
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Kangkanam[a] is a 1948 Indian Tamil language film directed by S. K. Vasagan.[2] The film was censored in November 1947 but was released in 1948. K. R. Ramasamy, Menaka and P. G. Venkatesan featured in the lead roles.[3]

Cast[]

The following list is adapted from the database of Film News Anandan[1]

Production[]

The film was produced by G. P. Narayanan under his own banner G. P. Narayanan and Company and was directed by S. K. Vasagan. A. T. Krishnaswamy wrote the story while the dialogues were penned by Chandrasekar.[4]

Soundtrack[]

Music was composed by H. R. Padmanabha Sastry and the lyrics were penned by Kambadasan.[1]

This was the debut film for Playback singer P. Leela.[5]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Transliteration of Tamil according to international standard ISO 15919:2001:kaṅkaṇam meaning a string tied around the wrist taking a vow

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Film News Anandan (23 October 2004). Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru [History of Landmark Tamil Films] (in Tamil). Chennai: Sivakami Publishers. Archived from the original on 23 August 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  2. ^ Ashish Rajadhyaksha & Paul Willemen. Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema (PDF). Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 1998. p. 605.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  3. ^ Kanganam (1948 - Tamil)
  4. ^ "1947 Varushathiya Veliyeedugal" [1947 Films]. Pesum Padam (in Tamil): 121. January 1948.
  5. ^ Guy, Randor (4 November 2005). "This nightingale will be heard forever". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 1 January 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
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