Velaikari Magal

Velaikari Magal
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	C. V. Ranganatha Das
Produced by	C. Lakshmi Rajyam
Screenplay by	Ilangovan[1]
Based on	Daasi; by C. Lakshmi Rajyam
Starring	N. T. Rama Rao; C. Lakshmi Rajyam; S. V. Ranga Rao
Music by	Subburaman-Dakshinamurthi
Cinematography	M. A. Rehman; N. C. Balakrishnan
Edited by	Manikyam[1]
Production; company	Rajyam Pictures
Distributed by	Bell[1]
Release date	14 January 1953;
Running time	180 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Velaikari Magal (transl. Maid's daughter) is a 1953 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by C. V. Ranganatha Das and starring N. T. Rama Rao, C. Lakshmi Rajyam, and S. V. Ranga Rao. The film is a remake of the 1952 Telugu film Daasi.[2]

Cast

N. T. Rama Rao as Ramaiah
C. Lakshmi Rajyam as Lakshmi
S. V. Ranga Rao as Badrinath
Relangi
Kasturi Siva Rao
Doraiswamy Naidu
Suryakantham
Santha Kumari as Parvathamma
T. Kanakam as Durgi
Pushpavalli
Surya Prabha

Production

After the commercial success of the Telugu film Daasi (1952), C. Lakshmi Rajyam and her husband Sridhar Rao, decided to produce a Tamil version of the film under their banner Rajyam Pictures.[2] The name of the film was inspired by C. N. Annadurai's Velaikari (1949).[2] The film was directed by C.V. Ranganatha Doss and featured music by the duo C. R. Subbaraman – S.Dakshinamoorthy; the cast and crew were retained from the original.[2][3]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by the duo Subburaman-Dakshinamurthi. Lyrics were written by K. D. Santhanam and K. Devanarayanan.[3][1]

S. No.	Song Title	Singers	length
1	"Pagalellaam Velai Seydhe"
2	"Jaldi Jalo Joraai Raaja"	Pithapuram Nageswara Rao
3	"Pudhumai Innaale Pugazh Thirunaale"
4	"Anbe Endhan Aaruyire Azhaadhe"	M. L. Vasanthakumari	02:31
5	"Mudindhadhe En Vaazhvu Inre"	M. L. Vasanthakumari
6	"Kaatharula Venumadaa Kadavule"
7	"Aththai Veedu Sugamillai"
8	"Madhu Niraiyum Pudhiya Narumanam"
9	"Thalukku Kulukku Nadai Minukkuthu"
10	"Ambalatharase Arumarunthe"

Release

The film released on 14 January 1953 coinciding with Pongal.[2][4] The film, unlike the Telugu original, did not fare well at the box office.[2]

References

வேலைக்காரி மகள் (song book) (in Tamil). Rajyam Pictures. 1953.
Narasimham, M. L. (26 May 2013). "Dasi (1952)". The Hindu. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
Neelamegam, G. (December 2014). Thiraikalanjiyam – Part 1 (in Tamil) (1st ed.). Chennai: Manivasagar Publishers 044 25361039. p. 64.
Film News Anandan. "1953 – வேலைக்காரி மகள் – ராஜ்யம் பிக்சர்ஸ் – தாசி(தெ)" [1953 – Velaikari Magal – Rajyam Pictures – Dasi (The)] (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 27 January 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2020.

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[song_book-1] வேலைக்காரி மகள் (song book) (in Tamil). Rajyam Pictures. 1953.

[H-2] Narasimham, M. L. (26 May 2013). "Dasi (1952)". The Hindu. Retrieved 17 February 2020.

[T-3] Neelamegam, G. (December 2014). Thiraikalanjiyam – Part 1 (in Tamil) (1st ed.). Chennai: Manivasagar Publishers 044 25361039. p. 64.

[4] Film News Anandan. "1953 – வேலைக்காரி மகள் – ராஜ்யம் பிக்சர்ஸ் – தாசி(தெ)" [1953 – Velaikari Magal – Rajyam Pictures – Dasi (The)] (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 27 January 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2020.