Amara Deepam (1956 film)
Amara Deepam (transl. The Eternal Lamp) is a 1956 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by T. Prakash Rao. The film features Sivaji Ganesan, Padmini and Savitri in lead roles. The film, produced by Venus Pictures, had musical score by T. Chalapathi Rao and G. Ramanathan and was released on 29 June 1956.[1] It is a remake of 1942 film Random Harvest which was later adapted in Bengali as Harano Sur (1957). Amara Deepam was remade in Hindi as Amardeep(1958).[2]
| Amara Deepam | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | T. Prakash Rao |
| Produced by | S. Krishnamoorthy T. Govindarajan C. V. Sridhar |
| Screenplay by | T. Prakash Rao |
| Story by | C. V. Sridhar |
| Starring | Sivaji Ganesan Savitri Padmini |
| Music by | T. Chalapathi Rao G. Ramanathan |
| Cinematography | Kamal Ghosh A. Vincent |
| Edited by | N. M. Sankar |
Production company | Venus Pictures |
Release date | 29 June 1956 |
Running time | 162 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Cast
Cast according to the opening credits of the film
- Main cast
- Sivaji Ganesan as Ashok
- Padmini as Roopa
- Savithri as Aruna
- M. N. Nambiar as Sukumar
- K. A. Thangavelu
- E. V. Saroja
- Guest Artiste
- Support cast
- M. R. Santhanam, M. M. Venkatachalam Pillai, Jayasakthivel, Nambirajan, Kottapuli Jayaraman, V. P. Balaraman, K. S. Durai, C. V. Velappa, Baby Saroja, and Baby Kasthuri.
Crew
- Producer: S. Krishnamoorthy, T. Govindarajan, C. V. Sridhar
- Production Company: Venus Pictures
- Director: T. Prakash Rao[3]
- Music: G. Ramanathan & T. Chalapathi Rao
- Story: C. V. Sridhar
- Screenplay: T. Prakash Rao
- Dialogues: C. V. Sridhar
- Art Direction: Thotta Venkateswara Rao
- Editing:N. M. Sankar
- Choreography: Hiralal
- Cinematography: Kamal Ghosh, A. Vincent
- Stunt: None
- Dance: None
Soundtrack
The music was composed by T. Chalapathi Rao. G. Ramanathan composed the music for one song Naadodi koottam naanga thillelo and Carnatic musician G. N. Balasubramaniam composed the music for Enge Maraindhanayo.[4] This song was tuned in the Carnatic Raga Subhapantuvarali.[5] Lyrics by K. P. Kamatchi Sundharam, Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass, M. K. Athmanathan, Udumalai Narayana Kavi, A. Maruthakasi & K. S. Gopalakrishnan. Playback singers are T. M. Soundararajan, A. M. Rajah, Seerkazhi Govindarajan, S. C. Krishnan, M. L. Vasanthakumari, Jikki, A. P. Komala, P. Suseela & T. V. Rathinam.
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length (m:ss) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Nanaayam Manushanukku" | T. M. Soundararajan | K. S. Gopalakrishnan | 02:43 |
| 2 | "Jalilo Jimkana" | Jikki | Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass | 03:51 |
| 3 | "Thenunnum Vandu Maamalarai Kandu" | A. M. Rajah & P. Suseela | K. P. Kamatchi Sundharam | 03:34 |
| 4 | "Ellorum Koodi Aadi Paadi" | Jikki | M. K. Aathmanathan | 03:56 |
| 5 | "Nadodikkottam Nannga Thiillelelo" | T. M. Soundararajan, A. P. Komala, Seerkazhi Govindarajan & T. V. Rathinam | Udumalai Narayana Kavi | 05:41 |
| 6 | "Pachchai Kilipaadudhu" | Jikki | A. Maruthakasi | 03:13 |
| 7 | "Kondaikatti Kaavikatti" | S. C. Krishnan & A. P. Komala | K. S. Gopalakrishnan | 03:37 |
| 8 | "Thumbam Soozhum Neram" | Jikki | K. S. Gopalakrishnan[6] | 02:11 |
| 9 | "Enge Maraindhanayo" | M. L. Vasanthakumari | K. S. Gopalakrishnan | 03:09 |
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 28 December 2008. Retrieved 10 January 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul, eds. (1998) [1994]. Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema (PDF). Oxford University Press. p. 344. ISBN 0-19-563579-5.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- "Amara Deepam". spicyonion. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
- Amara Deepam Song Book. Everest Arts.
- Shankar Venkataraman (28 June 2018). "M.L. Vasanthakumari's impeccable style gave us many evergreen hits". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 18 June 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- "Amara Deepam Songs". raaga. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
External links
- Amara Deepam at IMDb