Kangkanam

Kangkanam
Directed by	S. K. Vasagan
Produced by	G. P. Narayanan
Written by	Chandrasekhar
Story by	A. T. Krishnaswamy
Starring	K. R. Ramasamy; Menaka; P. G. Venkatesan; P. R. Mangalam
Music by	H. R. Padmanabha Sastry
Production; company	G. P. Narayanan Company
Release date	10 June 1948 (India); [1]
Running time	176 mins
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Kangkanam[lower-alpha 1] is a 1948 Indian Tamil language film directed by S. K. Vasagan.[2] The film was censored in November 1947 but was released in 1948. K. R. Ramasamy, Menaka and P. G. Venkatesan featured in the lead roles.[3]

Cast

The following list is adapted from the database of Film News Anandan[1]

Male cast

K. R. Ramasamy
P. G. Venkatesan
M. R. Swaminathan
Narendranath

Female cast

Menaka
Leela
P. R. Mangalam

Production

The film was produced by G. P. Narayanan under his own banner G. P. Narayanan and Company and was directed by S. K. Vasagan. A. T. Krishnaswamy wrote the story while the dialogues were penned by Chandrasekar.[4]

Soundtrack

Music was composed by H. R. Padmanabha Sastry and the lyrics were penned by Kambadasan.[1]

This was the debut film for Playback singer P. Leela.[5]

Notes

Transliteration of Tamil according to international standard ISO 15919:2001:kaṅkaṇam meaning a string tied around the wrist taking a vow

References

Film News Anandan (23 October 2004). Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru [History of Landmark Tamil Films] (in Tamil). Chennai: Sivakami Publishers. Archived from the original on 23 August 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
Ashish Rajadhyaksha & Paul Willemen. Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema (PDF). Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 1998. p. 605.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
Kanganam (1948 - Tamil)
"1947 Varushathiya Veliyeedugal" [1947 Films]. Pesum Padam (in Tamil): 121. January 1948.
Guy, Randor (4 November 2005). "This nightingale will be heard forever". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 1 January 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2018.

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[2] Transliteration of Tamil according to international standard ISO 15919:2001:kaṅkaṇam meaning a string tied around the wrist taking a vow

[anandan-1] Film News Anandan (23 October 2004). Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru [History of Landmark Tamil Films] (in Tamil). Chennai: Sivakami Publishers. Archived from the original on 23 August 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2018.

[3] Ashish Rajadhyaksha & Paul Willemen. Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema (PDF). Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 1998. p. 605.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)

[4] Kanganam (1948 - Tamil)

[pp-5] "1947 Varushathiya Veliyeedugal" [1947 Films]. Pesum Padam (in Tamil): 121. January 1948.

[hindu-6] Guy, Randor (4 November 2005). "This nightingale will be heard forever". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 1 January 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2018.