Kannamma En Kadhali

Kannamma En Kadhali
Kannamma En Kadhali
	Poster
Directed by	Kothamangalam Subbu
Screenplay by	Kothamangalam Subbu
Based on	The School for Wives; by Moliere
Produced by	K. Ramnoth
Starring	M. K. Radha; M. S. Sundari Bai
Cinematography	M. Natarajan
Edited by	N. K. Gopal
Music by	M. D. Parthasarathy
Production; company	Gemini Studios
Release date	20 July 1945 (India);
Running time	10,914 ft.
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Kannamma En Kadhali (transl. Kannamma is my lover) is a 1945 Indian Tamil-language film starring M. K. Radha and M. S. Sundari Bai.^[2] The film was directed by Kothamangalam Subbu, marking his directorial debut.^[3] No print of the film is known to survive, making it a lost film.^[4]

Plot

A wealthy, lecherous old man named Vaiyapuri finds a young girl lost in a temple festival crowd and brings her up with the intention of marrying her later. Without his knowledge, the young woman, Sundari falls in love with a young man Muthu and the two play smart games fooling Vaiyapuri.^[2]

Cast

Cast in order of the film's song book^[5]

M. K. Radha as Muthu
M. S. Sundari Bai as Sundari
L. Narayana Rao as Vaiyapuri
P. A. Subbaiah Pillai as Doctor
S. Krishnamoorthy as Pottai
Kulathu Mani as Natesa Mudaliar
Appanna Iyengar as Kuppan
Angamuthu as Pechi

Velayutham as Velayutham
Ramamurthi as Thief
Viswanathan as Doctor Sundaresan
Joker Ramadu as Astrologer
Seetharaman as Priest
Sundara Rao as Friend
Chitralekha, Dhanam as Female Dancers
Niranjala Devi as Young Dancer

Production

This film is based on the French play The School for Wives by the 17th century playwright Molière.^[2]

Soundtrack

Music was composed by M. D. Parthasarathy and lyrics were penned by Kothamangalam Subbu.^[2]

No.	Song	Singer/s	Lyricist	Duration(m:ss)
1	"Bangalow Kattiruken Baru"	M. S. Sundari Bai	Kothamangalam Subbu	02:03
2	"Manmadhan Dhane"	M. S. Sundari Bai
3	"Thulli Vilayattu Pulliman"	Mani Iyer
4	"Muthu Varuvanendru Vethilai"	M. S. Sundari Bai
5	"Neela Kumudhamalar Unadhu"	Mani Iyer, M. S. Sundari Bai
6	"Eppodhum Unnae Tirukka Chonnar"	Mani Iyer, M. S. Sundari Bai		01:36
7	"Katti Padikkiran Mutham Kottukiran"	S. Krishnamoorthy		00:45

References

^ TMDB
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Guy, Randor (9 May 2008). "Kannamma En Kaathali 1945". The Hindu. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
^ "Kothamangalam SUBBU". Archived from the original on 8 April 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
^ "Round the City's old studios with RANDOR GUY". Madras Musings. Archived from the original on 7 April 2017. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
^ "Song Book for Tamil Film "Kannamma En Kadhali"". InternetArchive (in Tamil). Retrieved 14 August 2019.

[1] TMDB

[hindu-2] Guy, Randor (9 May 2008). "Kannamma En Kaathali 1945". The Hindu. Retrieved 22 February 2020.

[3] "Kothamangalam SUBBU". Archived from the original on 8 April 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2017.

[4] "Round the City's old studios with RANDOR GUY". Madras Musings. Archived from the original on 7 April 2017. Retrieved 22 October 2019.

[songbook-5] "Song Book for Tamil Film "Kannamma En Kadhali"". InternetArchive (in Tamil). Retrieved 14 August 2019.

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