Madana Kama Rajan

Madana Kama Rajan
Madana Kama Rajan
	Poster
Directed by	B. N. Rao
Written by	B. S. Ramiah
Produced by	K. S. Gopalakrishnan
Starring	K. L. V. Vasantha; V. V. Satagopan
Cinematography	Adi M. Irani
Edited by	J. L. Sircar
Music by	Parthasarathy; Rajeswara Rao
Production; companies	Gemini Studios,; Amirtham Talkies
Distributed by	Gemini Studios
Release date	28 November 1941;
Running time	198 min. (17,907 feet)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Madana Kama Rajan (pronounced [madana kaːma ɾaːdʑan]) is a 1941 Indian Tamil-language adventure film directed by B. N . Rao and produced by S. S. Vasan. It was the first film for Vasan as producer for Dindugal Amirtham Talkies.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Plot

Madana Kama Rajan is tale of the adventures of a prince (V. V. Sadagopan) and his friend (N. Krishnamurthi).

Cast

Cast according to the opening credits of the film

Male cast

V. V. Satagopan as Madana Kama Rajan
N. Krishnamurthi as Gunaseelan
Kothamangalam Subbu as Rajaguru
T. S. Durairaj as Dhandavan
M. R. Swaminathan as Somadevan
V. P. S. Mani as Mayendra Varman
Puliyur Duraisami Iyer as Boy
G. V. Sharma as Bhimavarman
K. Sivaraman as Vengaian
T. Gopal Rao as Torturer
S. G. Rajam as Sangan

Female cast

K. L. V. Vasantha as Premavalli
M. V. Rajamma as Sathyavathi
K. R. Chellam as Kamavalli
M. S. Sundari Bai as Bhagavathi
E. S. Kamalakumari as Rasika
K. T. Sakku Bai as Lakshmakkal
K. V. Lakshmi Devi as Manmadan

Reception

The film was released on 28 November 1941 and was a commercial success. Gemini Studios went on to become a major player in the Tamil film industry.^[1] The Indian Express wrote, "The music in the film is essentially Carnatic and the humour is clean and intelligent, two very welcome reforms in the world of Tamil films."^[4]

Soundtrack

Partial list of songs in Madana Kama Rajan:^[5]

"Prema Premanee Illamal" – V. V. Sadagopan
"Ennai Therri Thoodhu Sella" – K. L. V. Vasantha
"Ambaa Un Paatham" – M. V. Rajamma
"Kai Koduppen Amma" – M. V. Rajamma

References

^ ^a ^b Guy, Randor (8 October 2009). "Blast from the Past – Madana Kama Rajan 1941". The Hindu: Friday Review. Retrieved 16 December 2009.
^ Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (1994). Encyclopaedia of Indian cinema. British Film Institute. p. 94. ISBN 978-0-85170-455-5.
^ Baskaran, S. Theodore (1996). The eye of the serpent: an introduction to Tamil cinema. Chennai: East West Books. p. 78.
^ "Madanakamarajan". The Indian Express. 27 December 1941. p. 3.
^ மதனகாம ராஜன் (song book) (in Tamil). Gemini Studios. 1943.

External links

Madana Kama Rajan at IMDb

[guy1-1] Guy, Randor (8 October 2009). "Blast from the Past – Madana Kama Rajan 1941". The Hindu: Friday Review. Retrieved 16 December 2009.

[willemen-2] Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (1994). Encyclopaedia of Indian cinema. British Film Institute. p. 94. ISBN 978-0-85170-455-5.

[baskaran_eye-3] Baskaran, S. Theodore (1996). The eye of the serpent: an introduction to Tamil cinema. Chennai: East West Books. p. 78.

[4] "Madanakamarajan". The Indian Express. 27 December 1941. p. 3.

[5] மதனகாம ராஜன் (song book) (in Tamil). Gemini Studios. 1943.

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