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Manamalai

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Manamalai
Poster
Directed byChitrapu Narayana Rao
Screenplay byVindhan
Based onParineeta
by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay
Produced bySriram
StarringGemini Ganesan
Savitri
Music byVedha
Production
company
Janatha Pictures
Release date
  • 14 February 1958 (1958-02-14)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Manamalai (Tamil pronunciation: [maɳamaːl̪aɪ̯]; transl. The Wedding Garland) is a 1958 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by Chitrapu Narayana Rao and written by Vindhan. It is based on the 1914 novel Parineeta by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay. The film stars Gemini Ganesan and Savitri.[1] It was released on 14 February 1958, and failed commercially.

Plot

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Shekhar and Lalitha are lovers, but their romance is interrupted by Kumar, a wealthy young man.[2]

Cast

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Production

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Manamalai, directed by Chitrapu Narayana Rao and written by Vindhan, is based on the novel Parineeta by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay. It was produced by Sriram under Janatha Pictures.[4][5]

Soundtrack

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The soundtrack was composed by Vedha.[2] Lyrics were written by Gopalakrishna Bharati, Saravanabavanandhar, Lakshmanadass, Villiputhan & A. Maruthakasi.

Song Title Singers Lyrics length
"Nadanam Aadinaar" Radha Jayalakshmi & P.Leela Gopalakrishna Bharati 05:11
"Theynozhugu Senthamizh" Seergazhi Govindarajan Saravanabavanandhar 07:03
"Nilaiyaaga Veesudhae" S. Janaki Lakshmanadass 03:00
"Nadakkaadhu Jambam Palikkaadhu" T. M. Soundararajan & P. Susheela Villiputhan 02:14
"Nenjam Alai Modhave" P. B. Sreenivas A. Maruthakasi 06:04
"Pennaana Pedhai Vaazhvile" P. Susheela 03:03
"Chinna Chiru Pennaana" P. Leela 03:20
"Inbam Yaavumae Thunbam Aagume" T. M. Soundararajan 03:16

Release and reception

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Manamalai was released on 14 February 1958,[6] and failed commercially.[7]

References

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  1. ^ காந்தன் (9 March 1958). "மணமாலை". Kalki (in Tamil). pp. 20–21. Archived from the original on 23 September 2024. Retrieved 13 October 2022 – via Internet Archive.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "விந்தனின் திரைப்பயணம் சொந்தப் படமும் வந்த படங்களும்: திருநின்றவூர் சந்தானகிருஷ்ணன்". Theekkathir (in Tamil). 24 June 2018. Archived from the original on 14 February 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d "Mana Malai". The Indian Express. 1 December 1957. p. 1. Retrieved 9 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  4. ^ Paramasivam 2001, p. 76.
  5. ^ Maiti, Anwita; Singh, Udaya Narayana (2020). "From Theory to Praxis: Film Theories Translated" (PDF). Translation Today. 14 (2): 57. doi:10.46623/tt/2020.14.2.ar3. S2CID 234544201. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 January 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  6. ^ "Manamalai – 1958 Year Tamil Films". ProTamil. Archived from the original on 29 August 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  7. ^ Paramasivam 2001, p. 79.

Bibliography

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  • Paramasivam, M. (2001). திரையுலகில் விந்தன் (in Tamil). அருள் பதிப்பகம். OCLC 50714256.
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