Vijayakumari (film)
Vijayakumari is a 1950 Indian Tamil language film directed by A. S. A. Sami.[2] The film featured K. R. Ramaswamy and T. R. Rajakumari in the lead roles.[1]
| Vijayakumari | |
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| Tamil | விஜயகுமாரி |
| Directed by | A. S. A. Sami |
| Produced by | M. Somasundaram |
| Written by | Dialogues A. S. A. Sami |
| Screenplay by | A. S. A. Sami |
| Story by | A. S. A. Sami |
| Starring | K. R. Ramaswamy T. R. Rajakumari Serukulathur Sama T. S. Balaiah Kumari Kamala P. K. Saraswathi M. N. Nambiar |
| Music by | C. R. Subburaman |
| Cinematography | Masthan, W. R. Subba Rao Art: A. K. Sekar |
| Edited by | D. Durairaj |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
This is the story of a young man who works to bring changes in the society destroying corruption and superstitious beliefs. The story is set in a kingdom that had a wily minister. The princess falls in love with the young man, but the minister has ideas to marry the princess to his son. The young man and his sister are tormented by the minister.[3]
Cast
List adapted from The Hindu article.[3]
Chreography
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Dance
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Production
This is a historical film, but almost like a folklore film, produced by M. Somasundaram under the banner Jupiter Pictures. After the success of Velaikkaari, the producer encouraged A. S. A. Sami to bring out another film with a similar theme. Sami created the character of a young man with revolutionary ideas and the same hero K. R. Ramaswamy was featured in the role.
Soundtrack
Music was composed by C. R. Subburaman, while the lyrics were penned by Udumalai Narayana Kavi.[1] The film had 14 songs, some of them of Western style. The dance song Laalu Laalu written by K. D. Santhanam and rendered by Vyjayanthimala became popular.[3]
| No. | Song | Singer/s | Lyrics | Duration (m:ss) |
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| 1 | "Laalu Laalu" | A. P. Komala | K. D. Santhanam | 02:39 |
| 2 | "Geethaanandham Perinbam" | M. L. Vasanthakumari & P. Leela | 04:59 | |
| 3 | "Vaa Vavvaa Kittey Vaa Vavvaa" | A. P. Komala & Pulimoottai Ramasamy | 03:14 | |
| 3 | "" | A. L. Raghavan | ||
| 4 | "Pandrimalai Panimamalai" | A. P. Komala & K. V. Janaki | 02:34 | |
| 5 | "Kondaadum Subathiname" | T. V. Rathnam & P. Leela | 03:03 |
Reception
In spite of the reformist theme, the film did not do well because of its complicated story. Film historian Randor Guy wrote in 2009 that the film is remembered for "the western-style dances by Vyjayanthimala and Lalitha-Padmini, catchy western tunes and good production values."[3]
References
- 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 28 March 2017.
- Ashish Rajadhyaksha & Paul Willemen. Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema (PDF). Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 1998. p. 654.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
- Guy, Randor (5 November 2009). "Blast from the past: Vijayakumari (1950)". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 28 March 2017. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
External links
Vijayakumari at IMDb