Lakshmi (1953 film)

Lakshmi
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	K. B. Nagabhushanam
Produced by	P. Kannamba
Screenplay by	S. D. S. Yogiar
Starring	P. Kannamba; Manohar; C. V. V. Panthulu; Vanaja
Music by	M. D. Parthasarathy
Cinematography	P. Ellappa
Edited by	N. K. Gopal
Production; company	Sri Raja Rajeswari Films
Release date	19 December 1953;
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Lakshmi is a 1953 Indian Tamil-language film directed by K. B. Nagabhushanam and produced by P. Kannamba. The latter stars as the female lead, with Manohar as the male lead. It was released on 19 December 1953.

Cast

Credits adapted from song book.[1]

Male cast

Manohar as Chandran
L. Narayana Rao as Kandasami
C. V. V. Panthulu as Narayanasami
Friend Ramasami as Shankara Iyer
Chandra Babu as Venkatesan
T. K. Ramachandran as Balu
T. V. Sethuraman as Kaseem
Duraisami as Mister Chidambaram
Gopalachari as Police Inspector

Female cast

Kannamba as Lakshmi
Vanaja as Thara
M. Saroja as Parvathi
C. K. Saraswathi as Kanthamma
Venu Bai as Rangamma
Rajalakshmi as Velayi
Kamala as Dancer

Supported by

Lakshmi, Sridevi, Shanthakumari Jayashree, and Seshakumari.

Production

P. Kannamba, besides producing the film under her production company Sri Raja Rajeswari Films, starred as the female lead, while her husband K. B. Nagabhushanam was the director.[2] The film was shot at Gemini Studios, and many Gemini employees like music director M. D. Parthasarathy, cinematographer P. Ellappa, audiographer P. Ranga Rao, art director M. S. Janakiram, and make-up artist Sahadeva Rao Thapkere (a cousin of Dadasaheb Phalke) worked on it.[2] The screenplay was written by S. D. S. Yogiar, and editing was handled by N. K. Gopal.[1] The final length of the film was 15,196 feet (4,632 m).[3]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by M. D. Parthasarathy, and the lyrics were written by S. D. S. Yogiar.[1]

Release and reception

Lakshmi was released on 19 December 1953.[3] Film historian Randor Guy said the film did not succeed commercially due to the "predictable nature of the story".[2]

References

Lakshmi (song book). Sri Raja Rajeswari Films. 1953.
Guy, Randor (20 September 2014). "Lakshmi 1953". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 2 April 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
Film News Anandan (2004). Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru [History of Landmark Tamil Films] (in Tamil). Sivakami Publishers. Archived from the original on 20 April 2017.

External links

Lakshmi on IMDb

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[song_book-1] Lakshmi (song book). Sri Raja Rajeswari Films. 1953.

[thehindu-2] Guy, Randor (20 September 2014). "Lakshmi 1953". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 2 April 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2017.

[Anandan-3] Film News Anandan (2004). Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru [History of Landmark Tamil Films] (in Tamil). Sivakami Publishers. Archived from the original on 20 April 2017.