Pankajavalli (film)

Pankajavalli (Tamil: பங்கஜவல்லி) is a 1947 black-and-white Indian mythological and biographical film directed by S. Soundararajan and produced by Tamil Nadu Talkies. The script was by S. Soundararajan Ayyangar.[2] The music was by Papanasam Sivan. The film starred P. U. Chinnappa, T. R. Rajakumari and Kumari Rukmini playing lead role to protagonist. The film was basically the story of Alli, who dominates men in her kingdom and treats them like slaves.[3] The movie was successful at the box office. The film was inspired by the popular Kerala folktale Malayala Pankajavalli, which Ayyangar adapted.[4][5]

Pankajavalli
பங்கஜவல்லி
Film Poster
Directed byS. Soundararajan Ayyangar
Produced byS. Soundararajan Ayyangar
Written byS. Soundararajan Ayyangar
Based onKerala folktale Malayala Pankajavalli
StarringP. U. Chinnappa
T. R. Rajakumari
Kumari Rukmini
Music byPapanasam Sivan
Production
company
Tamil Nadu Talkies
Distributed byTamil Nadu Talkies
Release date
10 October 1947 (India)[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Plot

The hero Arjuna (P. U. Chinnappa) decides to conquer Pankajavalli (T. R. Rajakumari). However, she captures him. He prays to Lord Krishna (Kumari Rukmini), who turns him into a woman (named by Brihannala). After many interesting twists, the truth comes out and everything ends happily.[3]

Cast

Production

The film was completed by 1946 and released in 1947.

The role of Lord Krishna was played by a woman (Kumari Rukmini). It was unusual to use women to portray male figures at that time.[3]

Soundtrack

The film's music was composed and lyrics by Papanasam Sivan. his assistant and hero - the leading singing star of the day P. U. Chinnappa - sat together. Back then, Chinnappa apparently felt that Papanasam Sivan favored M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar. So during the session, he expressed this to Papanasam Sivan, who smiled and told him that while Bhagavathar had a high pitched voice conducive for songs such as Manmadaleelaiyai (from Haridas) Chinnappa had a low-pitched voice. After, this Sivan wrote the opening line of the first song of the film - a prayer song in Ragha Karaha Priya. Sivan also sang the song Nee Illamal Anuvum Asaiyumo. A visibly impressed Chinnappa was said to have prostrated before Sivan and touched his feet!. The song was rendered well by Chinnappa and it became a hit.[3]

NoSongsSingerLyrics
1"Nee Illamal Anuvum Aasaiyumo Nithyanada Harey Murarey"P. U. ChinnappaPapanasam Sivan
2"Aaruyirellam Amuthum"

References
  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 30 July 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  2. Dhananjayan 2014, p. 99.
  3. Randor Guy (27 July 2013). "Blast from the Past - Pankajavalli 1947". The Hindu. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  4. "pankajavalli". spicyonion. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  5. "pankajavalli movie". gomolo. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
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