Singari

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Singari
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Theatrical release poster
Tamilசிங்காரி
Directed byT. R. Raghunath
Written byV. N. Sambandham
Screenplay byT. R. Raghunath
Story byV. S. Venkatachalam
Produced byNational Productions
StarringT. R. Ramachandran
Lalitha
Padmini
D. Balasubramaniam
S. V. Sahasranamam
K. A. Thangavelu
CinematographyP. S. Selvaraj
Edited byS. A. Murugesan
Music byS. V. Venkatraman
T. R. Ramanathan
T. A. Kalyanam
Production
company
National Productions
Distributed byNational Productions
Release date
  • 29 October 1951 (1951-10-29) (India)
[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Singari is a 1951 Indian Tamil language comedy film directed by T. R. Raghunath. The film featured T. R. Ramachandran, Lalitha and Padmini in the lead roles.[2]

Plot[]

Adapted from The Hindu article.

A young man (Nayagam) who is wrongly convicted for a bank robbery leaves his young daughter behind to serve a seven-year sentence in prison. She is involved in a car accident. The car owner, a rich man, (Balasubramaniam) brings her up as his own, changing her name (Padmini). A college-going girl (Lalitha) drawn to the world of entertainment runs away from home and joins a drama troupe run by TRR assisted by a crooked manager (T. K. Ramachandran). Sahasranamam (the rich man's son) is thrown out of the house by his father because of his insistence on going abroad for further studies. The father goes on a long pilgrimage and Sahasranamam coming back meets Padmini who is drawn to him. However, he goes around with the stage actor (Lalitha), creating much gossip. Indeed T. R. Ramachandran is in love with her. Complications ensue and, in the end, it turns out that the young women are the daughters of two brothers and the two couples marry and live happily….

A somewhat complicated story, it was well narrated on screen.[2]

Cast[]

Adapted from the opening credits of the film

Crew[]

Compiled from Film News Anandan's database.[1]

  • Direction & Story: T. R. Raghunath
  • Dialogues: V. N. Sambandham
  • Cinematography: P. S. Selvaraj
  • Editing: S. A. Murugesan
  • Art: Kuppusamy, Selvam and Babu
  • Choreography: Hiralal, P. S. Gopalakrishnan (Bharata Natyam)
  • Studio: Newtone

Trivia[]

Comedian K. A. Thangavelu came to be known as Danaal Thangavelu because he used the phrase Danaal Danaal in his dialogues in this film.[3]

Soundtrack[]

Music was composed by 3 music directors - T. A. Kalyanam, S. V. Venkatraman and T. R. Ramanathan while the lyrics were penned by Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass, K. P. Kamatchi Sundaram and Kannadasan.[2] Probably T. R. Ramanathan handled the background music as his name does not appear in the credits for songs.

Songs[]

The following list of songs is adapted from the book authored by K. Neelamegam.[3]

S/N Song Singer/s Lyricist Composer Duration (m:ss)
1 "Sudhdham Seyyanum" Jikki Kannadasan T. A. Kalyanam 02:58
2 "Paalu Paalu Pasum Paalu" P. A. Periyanayaki & P. Leela Thanjai Ramaiah Dass 04:27
3 "Kani Suvai Tharum Amudhaave" Thiruchi Loganathan & Jikki
4 "Ezhaigal Vaazhave Idamillaiyaa" Thiruchi Loganathan
5 "Maaname Pradhaaname" Thiruchi Loganathan 02:49
6 "Oru Jaan Vayire Illaattaa" K. N. Reddy, K. Rani S. V. Venkatraman 03:56
7 "Jighu Jighu Samakku Paarungo" P. Leela 01:56
7 "O! Chellaiah Nee Vallaiah" P. Leela
8 "Urum Sadhamalla Uttrarum" C. S. Pandian
9 "Kaanil Vennilaa Poleh" P. Leela 02:34
10 "Kohnaadha Marathinile" K. H. Reddy, K. Rani 01:10
11 "Bhaarathi Enge Solladi" P. Leela
12 "Ottai Pallai Kaatiye"
13 "Vaanavillaipoleh Oru Vaaliban" P. Leela K. P. Kamatchi Sundaram 02:56

Reception[]

Film historian Randor Guy wrote in 2011 that the film was remembered for its storyline, music, song, dances and the remarkable performance of artistes like Sahasranamam, Lalitha, Padmini, D. Balasubramaniam and Kaka Radhakrishnan.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b 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 28 January 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d Guy, Randor (20 August 2011). "Singari 1951". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 20 December 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  3. ^ a b K. Neelamegam. Thiraikalanjiyam - Part 1 (in Tamil). Manivasagar Publishers, Chennai 108 (Ph:044 25361039). First edition 2014. pp. 18–19.
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