Maragatham

Maragatham is a 1959 Indian Tamil-language crime thriller film, directed and co-written by S. M. Sriramulu Naidu, who also produced the film. It is an adaptation of the novel Karunkuyil Kunrathu Kolai by T. S. D. Sami. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan and Padmini. It was released on 21 August 1959, and failed commercially.

Maragatham
Theatrical release poster
Directed byS. M. Sriramulu Naidu
Produced byS. M. Sriramulu Naidu
Screenplay byS. M. Sriramulu Naidu
Murasoli Maran (dialogues)
Based onKarunkuyil Kunrathu Kolai
by T. S. D. Sami
StarringSivaji Ganesan
Padmini
Music byS. M. Subbaiah
CinematographySailen Bose
Edited byVelusamy
Production
company
Release date
  • 21 August 1959 (1959-08-21)
Running time
203 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Cast

Production

Maragadham was directed by S. M. Sriramulu Naidu, who also produced it under Pakshiraja Studios.[2] The film was based on Karunkuyil Kunrathu Kolai, a novel by T. S. D. Sami. Naidu wrote the screenplay and Murasoli Maran wrote the dialogues. Cinematography was handled by Sailen Bose, art direction by A. K. Sekhar,[3] and editing by Velusamy.[2]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by S. M. Subbaiah Naidu,[4] with lyrics by Yogi Shuddhananda Bharathiar, Papanasam Sivan, Ku. Ma. Balasubramaniam & Ra. Balu. "Kunguma Poovey Konjum Puraavey" became a hit song. However, there is a controversy about this song. It is said that the tune for this song was composed by T. G. Lingappa for the film Sabaash Meena. But for some reason, Chandrababu refused to sing the song for that film. Later he gave this tune to Subbaiah Naidu and got it included in this film.[5]

No. Song Singers Lyrics Length
1"Kunguma Poove Konjum Puraave"J. P. Chandrababu & K. Jamuna RaniKu. Ma. Balasubramaniam03.27
2"Aadinaal Nadanam Aadinaal"Radha JayalakshmiRa. Balu03.12
3"Kannukkulle Unnai Paaru"T. M. Soundararajan & Radha JayalakshmiRa. Balu03.32
4"Kaviri Paayum"T. M. SoundararajanRa. Balu03.27
5"Maalai Mayangukindra Neram"Radha JayalakshmiShuddhananda Bharati04.08
6"Punnagai Thavazhum Madhimugamo"T. M. Soundararajan & Radha JayalakshmiPapanasam Sivan03.54
7"Pachchai Kili Pola"P. Leela & K. Jamuna Rani

Release and reception

Maragadham was released on 21 August 1959,[2] and failed commercially.[6]

References
  1. Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul, eds. (1998) [1994]. Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema (PDF). Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-563579-5. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2020.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. "filmographyp6". Nadigarthilagam.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
  3. Guy, Randor (29 April 2010). "Maragatham (1959)". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 10 July 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  4. "Maragatham". Gaana.com. Archived from the original on 10 July 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  5. மணியன், பி.ஜி.எஸ். ""சங்கீத அய்யா" எஸ்.எம். சுப்பையா நாயுடு - 9". Thamizhstudio.com (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 10 July 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  6. Swaminathan, G. (2 July 2020). "Print to celluloid: From 'Kalvanin Kadhali' and 'Mullum Malaram' to 'Ponniyin Selvan'". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 3 July 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
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