Chitrangi

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Chitrangi
Chitrangi Poster.jpg
Film poster
Directed byR. S. Mani
Produced by T. R. Sundaram
Starring A. V. M. Rajan
Pushpalatha
Sheela
CinematographyC. A. S. Mani
Edited byL. Balu
Music by Vedha
Production
company
Release date
  • 1964 (1964)
Running time
147 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Chitrangi is a 1964 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by R. S. Mani and produced by T. R. Sundaram of Modern Theatres. The film stars A. V. M. Rajan, Pushpalatha and Sheela. The soundtrack was composed by Vedha, while the lyrics were written by K. M. Balasubramaniam and Vaali.

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Plot

A young woman saves a man from danger, unaware he is a king's brother, and they decide to get married. But she gets the shock of her life when he leaves her on their wedding night.

Cast

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Vedha. Lyrics were written by and . One song "Pozhudhu Pularnddhadhu Poo Pole", sung by P. Susheela was composed by K. V. Mahadevan. [1] The song "Velodu Vilaiyaadum Murugaiyaa" is set to the Carnatic raga Abheri. [2]

SongSingersLyricsLength (m:ss)
"Nenjinile Ninaivu Mugam" T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela & K. Jamuna Rani Ku. Ma. Balasubramaniam 04:26
"Indru Vandha Sondhama"T. M. Soundararajan & P. Susheela03:36
"Velodu Vilaiyaadum Murugaiyaa"P. Susheela02:42
"Anna Nadai Chinna Idai Eppadi"K. Jamuna Rani Vaali 03:24
"Oyyaari Baamaa Unakkaaga Vaammaa"S. V. Ponnusamy & A. G. Rathnamala 03:54
"Roja Poo Kannaththile Then Paayum"K. Jamuna Rani03:17
"Unakku Onnu Enakku Onnu Irukkudhu Manasu" Thiruchi Loganathan & A. G. Rathnamala03:32
"Pozhudhu Pularnddhadhu Poo Pole"P. Susheela Kannadasan 03:30

Reception

Film historian Randor Guy noted that, despite the "fast-paced storytelling" and the fact that the film was "sharply edited", it was not a box office success. [3]

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