Vijayapuri Veeran

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Vijayapuri Veeran
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Directed byJoseph Thaliath Jr.
Screenplay byA. C. Tirulokchandar
Based onThe Three Musketeers
by Alexandre Dumas
Produced byMurugan Banners
StarringC. L. Anandan
M. Hemalatha
S. A. Ashokan
S. V. Ramadas
CinematographyR. N. Pillai
Edited byP. V. Karunakaran
Music byT. R. Pappa
Production
company
Citadel Film Corporation
Release date
  • 12 February 1960 (1960-02-12)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Vijayapuri Veeran (transl. The Warrior of Vijayapuri) is a 1960 Indian Tamil-language swashbuckler film directed by Joseph Thaliath Jr. and written by A. C. Tirulokchandar. An adaptation of the novel The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas,[1] it stars C. L. Anandan (in his acting debut), M. Hemalatha, S. A. Ashokan and S. V. Ramadas in lead roles. The film, released on 12 February 1960, emerged a box office success.

Cast[]

Production[]

Vijayapuri Veeran, an adaptation of the Alexandre Dumas novel The Three Musketeers,[3] was directed by Joseph Thaliath Jr., written by A. C. Tirulokchandar and produced by Joseph Thomas under Citadel Film Corporation. The dialogues were written by Nanjilnaadu T. N. Rajappa, cinematography was handled by R. N. Pillai,[4] and editing by P. V. Karunakaran.[2] The cast featured mainly newcomers such as C. L. Anandan, M. Hemalatha, Kamini, R. Chandrakantha, S. V. Ramadas, Pandi Selvaraj and S. Rama Rao.[5]

Soundtrack[]

The music was composed by T. R. Pappa and lyrics were written by Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass, K. D. Santhanam and M. K. Aathmanathan.[6]

No. Songs Singers Lyrics Length
1 "Ullatthile Uram Venumadaa" A. M. Rajah 03:25
2 "Isai Paadum Thendralodu" A. M. Rajah & Jikki 03:28
3 "Aalai Paaru Kannaley Aadam" P. Susheela 05:12
4 "Aasai Machchan Visuvasa Machchan" S. Janaki & S. C. Krishnan 04:36
5 "Solla Venuma Innum Sollavenuma" A. M. Rajah & Jikki 03:17
6 "Kokkarthichuk Koondu Payum" S. C. Krishnan, T. V. Rathnam & L. R. Eswari 04:06
7 "Vaaniley Malarnthidum Valarmadhiye" Sirkazhi Govindarajan 01:47
8 "Inbam Konjam Vennila" A. P. Komala 01:15

Release and reception[]

Vijayapuri Veeran was released on 12 February 1960,[4] and emerged a commercial success.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "Athey Kangal 1967 - The Hindu".
  2. ^ a b c d Vijayapuri Veeran (motion picture) (in Tamil). Citadel Film Corporation. 1960. Opening credits, from 0:00 to 2:20.
  3. ^ C. N. R. (10 February 1963). "The Growing Burden Of Taxation". The Illustrated Weekly of India. Vol. 84, Part 1. p. 124.
  4. ^ a b Film News Anandan (2004). Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru [Tamil film history and its achievements] (in Tamil). Sivagami Publishers. Archived from the original on 2 April 2020.
  5. ^ a b Guy, Randor (24 April 2009). "Vijayapuri Veeran 1960". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 1 April 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  6. ^ "Vijayapuri Veeran 1960". Music India Online. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
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