Singari

Singari
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	T. R. Raghunath
Screenplay by	T. R. Raghunath
Story by	V. S. Venkatachalam
Starring	T. R. Ramachandran Lalitha Padmini
Cinematography	P. S. Selvaraj[1]
Edited by	S. A. Murugesan[1]
Music by	S. V. Venkatraman T. R. Ramanathan T. A. Kalyanam
Production company	National Productions
Distributed by	Kumaravel Pictures[2]
Release date	29 October 1951 (1951-10-29)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Singari is a 1951 Indian Tamil language comedy film directed by T. R. Raghunath.[1] The film stars T. R. Ramachandran, Lalitha and Padmini.[3] It was released on 29 October 1951.[1]

Plot

A young man (Nayagam) who is wrongly convicted for a bank robbery leaves his young daughter behind to serve a seven-year sentence in prison. She is involved in a car accident. The car owner, a rich man, (Balasubramaniam) brings her up as his own, changing her name (Padmini). A college-going girl (Lalitha) drawn to the world of entertainment runs away from home and joins a drama troupe run by TRR assisted by a crooked manager (T. K. Ramachandran). Sahasranamam (the rich man's son) is thrown out of the house by his father because of his insistence on going abroad for further studies. The father goes on a long pilgrimage and Sahasranamam coming back meets Padmini who is drawn to him. However, he goes around with the stage actor (Lalitha), creating much gossip. Indeed T. R. Ramachandran is in love with her. Complications ensue and, in the end, it turns out that the young women are the daughters of two brothers and the two couples marry and live happily.[3]

Cast

Adapted from the opening credits of the film

Male cast T. R. Ramachandran S. V. Sahasranamam D. Balasubramaniam T. K. Ramachandran V. K. Ramasamy C. V. Nayagam C. S. Pandian T. V. Radhakrishnan Thangavelu

Female cast Lalitha Padmini Ragini N. R. Leela Nirmala M. M. Radha Bai C. K. Saraswathi M. S. S. Bhagyam

Soundtrack

Music was composed by 3 music directors – T. A. Kalyanam, S. V. Venkatraman and T. R. Ramanathan.[3] The following list of songs is adapted from the book authored by K. Neelamegam.[4]

Song	Singer/s	Lyricist	Composer	Duration (m:ss)
"Sudhdham Seyyanum"	Jikki	Kannadasan	T. A. Kalyanam	02:58
"Paalu Paalu Pasum Paalu"	P. A. Periyanayaki & P. Leela	Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass		04:27
"Kani Suvai Tharum Amudhaave"	Thiruchi Loganathan & Jikki
"Ezhaigal Vaazhave Idamillaiyaa"	Thiruchi Loganathan
"Maaname Pradhaaname"	Thiruchi Loganathan			02:49
"Oru Jaan Vayire Illaattaa"	K. N. Reddy, K. Rani		S. V. Venkatraman	03:56
"Jighu Jighu Samakku Paarungo"	P. Leela			01:56
"O! Chellaiah Nee Vallaiah"	P. Leela
"Urum Sadhamalla Uttrarum"	C. S. Pandian
"Kaanil Vennilaa Poleh"	P. Leela			02:34
"Kohnaadha Marathinile"	K. H. Reddy, K. Rani			01:10
"Bhaarathi Enge Solladi"	P. Leela
"Ottai Pallai Kaatiye"
"Vaanavillaipoleh Oru Vaaliban"	P. Leela	K. P. Kamatchi Sundaram		02:56

Reception

Film historian Randor Guy wrote in 2011 that the film was remembered for its storyline, music, song, dances and the remarkable performance of artistes like Sahasranamam, Lalitha, Padmini, D. Balasubramaniam and Kaka Radhakrishnan.[3]

Legacy

Comedian K. A. Thangavelu came to be known as Danaal Thangavelu because he used the phrase Danaal Danaal in his dialogues in this film.[4]

References

1. "1951 – சிங்காரி – நேஷனல் புரொடக்ஷன்ஸ்" [1951 – Singari – National Productions]. Lakshman Sruthi (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 28 January 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
2. "சிங்காரி". Deepavali Malar (in Tamil). Kalki. 1 July 1951. p. 207. Archived from the original on 1 September 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024 – via Internet Archive.
3. Guy, Randor (20 August 2011). "Singari 1951". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 20 December 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
4. Neelamegam, K. (2014). Thiraikalanjiyam – Part 1 (in Tamil) (1st ed.). Chennai: Manivasagar Publishers. pp. 18–19.

External links

• Singari at IMDb