Kubera Kuchela

Kubera Kuchela
Kubera Kuchela
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	R. S. Mani
Written by	B. S. Ramaiah
Starring	P. U. Chinnappa ; T. R. Rajakumari ; D. Balasubramaniam ; N. S. Krishnan ; T. A. Mathuram
Cinematography	Marcus Bartley
Music by	Kunnakudi Venkatarama Iyer ; S. V. Venkatraman (background music)
Production; company	Jupiter Pictures
Distributed by	S. I. P. Release
Release date	14 June 1943
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Kubera Kuchela is a 1943 Indian Tamil-language Hindu mythological film directed by R. S. Mani and written by B. S. Ramaiah. The soundtrack was by Kunnakudi Venkatarama Iyer and background music by S. V. Venkat Raman. The film stars P. U. Chinnappa T. R. Rajakumari, D. Balasubramaniam and P. S. Govindan.

Plot[]

Cast[]

P. U. Chinnappa as Kubera Kuchela and the demon Kuchela^[1]
Papanasam Sivan as Kuchela^[2]
P. S. Govindan as Krishna^[2]
D. Balasubramaniam as Kubera, the Lord of Wealth^[2]
T. R. Rajakumari as Mallika^[2]
R. Balasubramaniam
N. S. Krishnan
T. A. Mathuram
T. S. Durairaj
S. R. Janaki
Pulimootai Ramaswami
L. Narayana Rao
T. V. Annapoorani
M. K. Meenalochani
P. G. Kuppuswami
E. Krishnan

Soundtrack[]

Music composed by Kunnakudi Venkatarama Iyer and S. V. Venkatraman composed background music. The lyrics were written by Papanasam Sivan and Udumalai Narayana Kavi.^[3]^[2] The song "Nadaiyalangaram Kanden" is set in the raga Kharaharapriya,^[4] "Maalai Chooda Vandhen Mallika" is set in Khamas, "Ennai Vittu Engey Sentreer" is in "Harikambothi", and "Kanna Kanna Kanna" is in "Kapi".^[1]

No	Songs	Singers	Length
1	"Maalai Chooda Vandhen Mallika"	P. U. Chinnappa	03:11
2	"Nadaiyalangaram Kanden"	P. U. Chinnappa	03:07
3	"Selvame"	P. U. Chinnappa	02:57
4	"Ennai Vittu Engey Sentreer"	T. R. Rajakumari
5	"Kanna Kanna Kanna"	Papanasam Sivan

Marketing[]

The film was publicised with an innovative poster: a horizontal strip which contained lines in English: "Who Is Rich? Kubera or Kuchela? Watch The Movie".^[1]

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c Guy, Randor (11 September 2009). "Kubera Kuchela 1943". The Hindu. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e குபேர குசேலா (song book) (in Tamil). Jupiter Pictures. 1943.
^ "Kuber Kuchela". Gaana.com. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
^ Mani, Charulatha (13 April 2012). "A Raga's Journey — Kingly Kharaharapriya". The Hindu. Retrieved 20 January 2021.

[thehindu1-1] Guy, Randor (11 September 2009). "Kubera Kuchela 1943". The Hindu. Retrieved 18 April 2016.

[song_book-2] குபேர குசேலா (song book) (in Tamil). Jupiter Pictures. 1943.

[3] "Kuber Kuchela". Gaana.com. Retrieved 20 April 2016.

[4] Mani, Charulatha (13 April 2012). "A Raga's Journey — Kingly Kharaharapriya". The Hindu. Retrieved 20 January 2021.

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