Vijayakumari (film)

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Vijayakumari
Vijayakumari film poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed byA. S. A. Sami
Written byDialogues:
A. S. A. Sami
Screenplay byA. S. A. Sami
Story byA. S. A. Sami
Produced byM. Somasundaram
StarringK. R. Ramaswamy
T. R. Rajakumari
Serukulathur Sama
T. S. Balaiah
Kumari Kamala

M. N. Nambiar
CinematographyMasthan,
W. R. Subba Rao
Art:
A. K. Sekar
Edited byD. Durairaj
Music byC. R. Subburaman
Production
company
Release date
  • 18 March 1950 (1950-03-18) (India)
[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Vijayakumari is a 1950 Indian Tamil language film directed by A. S. A. Sami.[2] The film featured K. R. Ramaswamy and T. R. Rajakumari in the lead roles.[1]

Plot[]

This is the story of a young man who works to bring changes in the society destroying corruption and superstitious beliefs. The story is set in a kingdom that had a wily minister. The princess falls in love with the young man, but the minister has ideas to marry the princess to his son. The young man and his sister are tormented by the minister.[3]

Cast[]

List adapted from The Hindu article.[3]

Production[]

This is a historical film, but almost like a folklore film, produced by M. Somasundaram under the banner Jupiter Pictures. After the success of Velaikkaari, the producer encouraged A. S. A. Sami to bring out another film with a similar theme. Sami created the character of a young man with revolutionary ideas and the same hero K. R. Ramaswamy was featured in the role.

Soundtrack[]

Music was composed by C. R. Subburaman and C. S. Jayaraman, while the lyrics were penned by Udumalai Narayana Kavi.[1] The film had 14 songs, some of them of Western style.[3] The dance song Laalu Laalu written by K. D. Santhanam and rendered by A. P. Komala became popular.

As a boy, A. L. Raghavan was introduced by C. S. Jayaraman and sang in a girl's voice for Kumari Kamala in this film.[4]

No. Song Singer/s MD Lyrics Duration (m:ss)
1 "Laalu Laalu" A. P. Komala K. D. Santhanam 02:39
2 "Vaa Vavvaa Kittey Vaa Vavvaa" A. P. Komala, Pulimoottai Ramasamy 03:14
3 "Geethaanandham Perinbam" M. L. Vasanthakumari, P. Leela C. S. Jayaraman Udumalai Narayana Kavi 04:59
3 "Katchi Yaavaiyum" K. R. Ramasamy, T. R. Rajakumari and A. L. Raghavan C. S. Jayaraman
4 "Pandrimalai Panimamalai" A. P. Komala, K. V. Janaki 02:34
5 "Kondaadum Subathiname" T. V. Rathnam, P. Leela 03:03
6 "Pozhuthu Vidinthaal" T. R. Rajakumari 03:00

Reception[]

In spite of the reformist theme, the film did not do well because of its complicated story. Film historian Randor Guy wrote in 2009 that the film is remembered for "the western-style dances by Vyjayanthimala and Lalitha-Padmini, catchy western tunes and good production values."[3]

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 28 March 2017.
  2. ^ Ashish Rajadhyaksha & Paul Willemen. Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema (PDF). Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 1998. p. 654.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  3. ^ a b c d Guy, Randor (5 November 2009). "Blast from the past: Vijayakumari (1950)". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 28 March 2017. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
  4. ^ Shivpprasadh, S. (20 June 2013). "The perfect pair". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2015.

External links[]

Vijayakumari at IMDb

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