Lakshmi (1953 film)

Lakshmi
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	K. B. Nagabhushanam
Screenplay by	S. D. S. Yogiar
Produced by	P. Kannamba
Starring	P. Kannamba Manohar C. V. V. Panthulu Vanaja
Cinematography	P. Ellappa
Edited by	N. K. Gopal
Music by	M. D. Parthasarathy
Production company	Sri Raja Rajeswari Films
Release date	19 December 1953 (1953-12-19)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Lakshmi is a 1953 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by K. B. Nagabhushanam and produced by P. Kannamba. The latter stars as the female lead, with Manohar as the male lead. It was released on 19 December 1953.

Plot

Cast

Credits adapted from song book.[1]

Male cast Manohar as Chandran L. Narayana Rao as Kandasami C. V. V. Panthulu as Narayanasami Friend Ramasami as Shankara Iyer Chandra Babu as Venkatesan T. K. Ramachandran as Balu T. V. Sethuraman as Kaseem Duraisami as Mister Chidambaram Gopalachari as Police Inspector

Female cast Kannamba as Lakshmi Vanaja as Thara M. Saroja as Parvathi C. K. Saraswathi as Kanthamma Venu Bai as Rangamma Rajalakshmi as Velayi Kamala as Dancer

Supported by

Lakshmi, Sridevi, Shanthakumari Jayashree, and Seshakumari.

Production

P. Kannamba, besides producing the film under her production company Sri Raja Rajeswari Films, starred as the female lead, while her husband K. B. Nagabhushanam was the director.[2] The film was shot at Gemini Studios, and many Gemini employees like music director M. D. Parthasarathy, cinematographer P. Ellappa, audiographer P. Ranga Rao, art director M. S. Janakiram, and make-up artist Sahadeva Rao Thapkere (a cousin of Dadasaheb Phalke) worked on it.[2] The screenplay was written by S. D. S. Yogiar, and editing was handled by N. K. Gopal.[1] The final length of the film was 15,196 feet (4,632 m).[3]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by M. D. Parthasarathy, and the lyrics were written by S. D. S. Yogiar.[1]

Release and reception

Lakshmi was released on 19 December 1953.[3] Film historian Randor Guy said the film did not succeed commercially due to the "predictable nature of the story".[2]

References

1. லஷ்மி (song book) (in Tamil). Sri Raja Rajeswari Films. 1953. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
2. Guy, Randor (20 September 2014). "Lakshmi 1953". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 2 April 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
3. "1953 – லஷ்மி – ஸ்ரீராஜராஜேஸ்வரி பிலிம் கம்பெனி – (த-தெ)" [1953 – Lakshmi – Sri Raja Rajeswari Film Company – (ta-te)]. Lakshman Sruthi (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 20 April 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2017.

External links

• Lakshmi at IMDb