Vanangamudi

Vanagamudi
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	P. Pullaiah
Screenplay by	P. Pullaiah
Story by	A. K. Velan
Produced by	M. Somasundaram
Starring	Sivaji Ganesan Savitri
Cinematography	P. Ramasamy
Edited by	K. Govindasamy
Music by	G. Ramanathan
Production company	Saravanabhava & Unity Pictures
Release date	12 April 1957 (1957-04-12)
Running time	170 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Vanagamudi (transl. The Independent) is a 1957 Indian Tamil-language film starring Sivaji Ganesan and Savitri. The film directed by P. Pullaiah,[1] was released on 12 April 1957, and emerged a box office hit.

Plot

Cast

Male cast[2] Sivaji Ganesan as Architect Chitrasenan M. K. Radha as King V. Nagayya as Sevappan M. N. Nambiar as Narendran K. A. Thangavelu as Paranjothi Male support cast[2] M. R. Santhanam, Nat Annaji Rao, Thangappan and Gemini Balu.

Female cast[2] Savitri as Devasundari Kannamba as Mangalam Rajasulochana as Ambika M. Saroja as Neelaveni Dance[2] Helen

Soundtrack

The music was composed by G. Ramanathan, and the lyrics by Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass.[2] The song "Ennai Pol Penn" is set in Todi raga,[3] and "Vaa Vaa Valarmathiye" is set in Suddhadhanyasi.[4]

Song	Singers	Length
"Rajayogame"	P. Susheela	02:51
"Malaiye Un Nilaiye"	Seerkazhi Govindarajan	03:00
"Paattum Baradhamum"	T. M. Soundararajan	02:48
"Ennai Pol Pennallavo"	P. Susheela	03:06
"Siramathil Thigazhvadhu...Vaa Vaa Vaa Valarmadhiye Vaa"	M. L. Vasanthakumari	04:23
"Kattazhagu Mama"	P. Leela	04:06
"Mogana Punnagai"	T. M. Soundararajan & P. Susheela	03:20
"Aatchiyin"	Seerkazhi Govindarajan	03:14
"Kuthu Kummangu Koyyaa"	Jikki	03:18
"Vaazhvinile Vaazhvinile"	A. M. Rajah & P. Suseela	03:04
"Eeraindhu Maadhame"	T. M. Soundararajan	02:03
	S. C. Krishnan & T. V. Rathnam

Release and reception

Vanangamudi was released on 12 April 1957.[5] During the time of its release, Mohan Arts handcrafted an 80 feet (24 m) cutout which was kept at the Chennai-based Chitra theatre. According to Mohan Arts founder K. Mohan's son Harinath, it was the tallest standee made in the whole of Asia at that time.[6] On 19 April 1957, The Indian Express positively reviewed the film, particularly Ganesan's performance.[7] On 28 April, Kanthan of Kalki wrote ^[clarification needed].[8] The film emerged a commercial success.[3]

References

1. "31-40". nadigarthilagam.com. Archived from the original on 6 April 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
2. வணங்காமுடி (song book) (in Tamil). Saravanabhava & Unity Pictures. 1957. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
3. Guy, Randor (6 August 2011). "Vanangamudi 1957". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 30 December 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
4. Mani, Charulatha (9 December 2011). "A Raga's Journey – Soulful Suddhadhanyasi". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 31 July 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
5. "Vanangamudi". The Indian Express. 12 April 1957. p. 3. Retrieved 2 January 2019 – via Google News Archive.
6. Menon, Nitya (10 September 2014). "Chennai, once a city of hoardings". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 16 June 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
7. "Vanangamudi". The Indian Express. 19 April 1957. p. 3. Retrieved 2 January 2019 – via Google News Archive.
8. காந்தன் (28 April 1957). "வணங்காமுடி". Kalki (in Tamil). pp. 20–21. Archived from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2024 – via Internet Archive.

External links

• Vanangamudi at IMDb