Sri Ramanujar

Sri Ramanujar
Directed by	A. Narayanan
Produced by	Seethalakshmi
Screenplay by	(Dialogues) Va. Raa.
Based on	Hindu theologian, philosopher Ramanuja
Starring	Sangu Subramaniam; N. Seethalakshmi; N. Ramarathinam; R. Kamalambal
Music by	(lyricist: Bharathidasan
Cinematography	Velappan
Edited by	N. K. Gopal
Production; company	S. S. Films & Srinivas Cinetone
Release date	1938
Country	British India
Language	Tamil

Sri Ramanujar is a 1938 Indian, Tamil language film[1] and was directed by A. Narayanan.[2] The film featured Sangu Subramaniam, N. Seethalakshmi, N. Ramarathinam and others.[3]

Plot

The film portrayed the life story of Hindu theologian, philosopher Ramanuja.

Cast

The following list was adapted from the database of Film News Anandan[3]

Male cast

Sangu Subramaniam
N. Ramarathinam
Srinivasa Varadhan
N. Pichumoorthy
Chellappa (not V. A. Chellappa)

Female cast

N. Seethalakshmi
R. Kamalambal
G. A. Gnanambal
T. S. Krishnaveni

Production

The film was produced by Seethalakshmi under the banner S. S. Films and Srinivasa Cinetone. The film was directed by A. Narayanan. Va. Raa. wrote the dialogues. Velappan was in charge of cinematography while the editing was done by N. K. Gopal. Meenakshi Narayanan handled the audiography.

A short film titled Athirshta Nakshathiram was also shown along with the main film.[3]

Soundtrack

There were no separate music directors at that period. Lyrics were penned by Bharathidasan while the actors themselves rendered the songs with the company orchestra as background music.

References

Ashish Rajadhyaksha & Paul Willemen. Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema (PDF). Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 1998. p. 643.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link) Listed as Shri Ramanujar
Ramanujar (Sri) (1938 - Tamil)
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 7 November 2018.

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[1] Ashish Rajadhyaksha & Paul Willemen. Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema (PDF). Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 1998. p. 643.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link) Listed as Shri Ramanujar

[2] Ramanujar (Sri) (1938 - Tamil)

[anandan-3] 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 7 November 2018.