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Manthiri Kumaran
Manthiri Kumaran
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	B. Vittalacharya
Screenplay by	Puratchidasan (dialogues)
Produced by	Kandasamy; Gopalasamy
Starring	Kantha Rao; Rajasree; Anuradha
Cinematography	G. Chandru
Edited by	K. Govindasamy
Music by	Rajan–Nagendra
Production; company	Vittal Productions
Release date	1963;
Running time	164 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Manthiri Kumaran (transl. Minister's Son) is a 1963 Indian Tamil-language film directed by B. Vittalacharya. The film stars Kanta Rao, Anuradha and Rajasree.

Plot

Madana, a prince in exile, falls in love with a statue. His friend, Guna Keerthi, realizes that princess Rathnavali resembles the statue and decides to unite the lovelorn prince with Rathnavali.

Cast

The list is adapted from the film titles.^[1]

Male cast

Kantha Rao
Raja
Balakrishnan
Lanka Sathyam
Satyanarayana

Female cast

Anuradha
Rajasree
Meenakumari
Jayanthi
Shanthi

Production

The film was produced by Kandasamy and Gopalasamy and was directed by B. Vittalacharya. The writer was B. V. Acharya. Cinematography was done by G. Chandru While K. Govindasamy was in charge of editing. Art direction was by B. V. Babu.^[1] The film was made in Telugu with the title Madana Kamaraju Katha and was released in 1962.

Soundtrack

Music was composed by Rajan–Nagendra while the lyrics were penned by Puratchidasan.^[1]

Song	Singer/s	Length
"Ponn Milave Nee Vaa"	P. Susheela	03:15
"Chendu Malli Maalaiyo"	T. M. Soundararajan & P. Susheela	03:20
"Thendral Poongavil Nindraadum"	T. M. Soundararajan & P. Susheela	03:14
"Gadhi Nee Badhrakaali Thaaye"	P. Susheela	01:14
"Seivom Ippave Kalyaanam"	S. C. Krishnan & Jikki	03:24
"Paruvam Konjiya Kannidhu"	P. Susheela	03:25
"Chendu Malli Maalaiyo"	T. M. Soundararajan	03:12

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Manthiri Kumaran (motion picture) (in Tamil). Vittal Productions. 1963. Opening credits, from 0:00 to 1:01.
^ "1963-ல் வெளியான படப்பட்டியல் - தயாரிப்பாளர்கள்" [List of films released in 1963 – Producers]. Lakshman Sruthi (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 21 November 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2018.

External links

Manthiri Kumaran at IMDb

[credits-1] Manthiri Kumaran (motion picture) (in Tamil). Vittal Productions. 1963. Opening credits, from 0:00 to 1:01.

[2] "1963-ல் வெளியான படப்பட்டியல் - தயாரிப்பாளர்கள்" [List of films released in 1963 – Producers]. Lakshman Sruthi (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 21 November 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2018.

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