Teacheramma

Teacheramma
DVD cover
Directed by	Puttanna Kanagal
Written by	Balamurugan
Starring	Jaishankar Vijayakumari Vanisri
Music by	T. R. Pappa
Production company	Subhalakshmi Pictures
Release date	12 April 1968 (1968-04-12)
Running time	146 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Teacheramma (transl. Madam Teacher) is a 1968 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Puttanna Kanagal. The film stars Jaishankar, Muthuraman, C. R. Vijayakumari and Vanisri. It was released on 12 April 1968 and became a success. The film was remade in Malayalam as Premashilpi (1978).[1]

Plot

A school teacher sacrifices her love for the sake of her friend.

Cast

• Jaishankar as Somu
• Muthuraman as Shankar
• Nagesh as Kalimann
• Vijayakumari as Sumathi[2]
• Vanisri as Chandra[3]
• S. N. Lakshmi as Shankar's mother
• Baby Rani

Production

Teacheramma was directed by Puttanna Kanagal, produced by Subhalakshmi Pictures and written by Balamurugan.[2]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by T. R. Pappa, with lyrics by Kannadasan.[4]^[better source needed]

No.	Title	Singers	Length
1.	"Amma Enbathu Tamizh"	P. Susheela
2.	"Isaiyodu Deivam Vanthu"	P. Susheela
3.	"Kanavil Nindra Thirumugam"	T. M. Soundararajan
4.	"Soodikoduthaval Naan Thozhi"	P. Susheela
5.	"Vanathai Kadavul Thalaiyal"	Sirkazhi Govindarajan

Release and reception

Teacheramma was released on 12 April 1968.[5] Kalki appreciated the director for making an entertaining film without resorting to compromises such as fight or dance sequences.[6] In the 1970s, M. G. Ramachandran – then the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu – personally appreciated Vijayakumari for her performance. The film was commercially successful.[2]

References

1. Dharap, B. V. (1977). Indian Films. Motion Picture Enterprises. p. 284. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
2. "கே.பாலசந்தரின் "தாமரை நெஞ்சம்″ விஜயகுமாரிக்கு பதில் சரோஜாதேவி நடித்தார்". Maalai Malar (in Tamil). 25 July 2017. Archived from the original on 1 June 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
3. "ஜெயந்தி மேடம் நல்லாயிருக்காங்க; வதந்தியை நம்பாதீங்க..! - ஹேமா செளத்ரி". Ananda Vikatan (in Tamil). 29 March 2018. Archived from the original on 14 October 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
4. "T.R. Papa – Teacheramma". Discogs. 6 August 1968. Archived from the original on 29 August 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
5. "Teecharamma (1968)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 4 December 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
6. "டீச்சரம்மா". Kalki (in Tamil). 12 May 1968. p. 3. Archived from the original on 25 July 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022.

External links

• Teacheramma at IMDb