Chitrangi

Chitrangi
Film poster
Directed by	R. S. Mani
Produced by	T. R. Sundaram
Starring	A. V. M. Rajan Pushpalatha Sheela
Cinematography	C. A. S. Mani
Edited by	L. Balu
Music by	Vedha
Production company	Modern Theatres
Release date	1964 (1964)
Running time	147 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

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.

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

• A. V. M. Rajan
• Pushpalatha
• Sheela
• R. S. Manohar
• A. Karunanidhi
• Kumari Rukmini
• S. V. Ramadas
• Kumari Padmini
• Pushpamala

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]

Song	Singers	Lyrics	Length (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. Susheela		03:36
"Velodu Vilaiyaadum Murugaiyaa"	P. Susheela		02:42
"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 Rani		03:17
"Unakku Onnu Enakku Onnu Irukkudhu Manasu"	Thiruchi Loganathan & A. G. Rathnamala		03:32
"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]

References

1. Neelamegam, G. (November 2016). Thiraikalanjiyam — Part 2 (in Tamil). Chennai: Manivasagar Publishers. pp. 155–156.
2. மணியன், அறந்தை. "ராகங்களும் திரைப்படப் பாடல்களும்". Lakshman Sruthi (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 10 August 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
3. Guy, Randor (15 July 2010). "Blast from the past — Chitrangi 1964". The Hindu . Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2022.

External links

• Chitrangi at Rotten Tomatoes