Harischandra (1944 film)

Harischandra
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	K. Nagabhushanam
Screenplay by	T. C. Vadivel Nayakar
Starring	Chinnappa Kannamba Krishnan Mathuram
Cinematography	Kamal Ghosh
Edited by	N. K. Gopal
Music by	S. V. Venkatraman S. Rajeswara Rao
Production company	Sri Rajarajeswari Pictures
Distributed by	Gemini Studios [1]
Release date	14 January 1944 (1944-01-14)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Harischandra is a 1944 Indian Tamil-language film directed by K. Nagabhushanam and written by T. C. Vadivel Nayakar, starring P. U. Chinnappa and P. Kannamba. ^[2] It is based on the legend of King Harishchandra. ^[3]

Cast

The list was adapted from the film titles ^[4]

Chinnappa as Harischandran Kannamba as Chandramadhi Krishnan as Kalakandan Mathuram as Kalakandi R. Balasubramaniam as Viswamitra L. Narayana Rao as Nakshathreyan M. R. Saminathan as Veera Bahu

M. G. Ramachandran as Sathyakeerthi Kothamangalam Vasu as Vashistar Master Sethuraman as Logidasan Rajagopala Iyer as Paramasivan P. S. Chandra as Chelli Mangalam, Yogambal as Bar Girls Sarathambal as Parvathi

Production

Art was done by Hari Babu. Choreography was handled by Meenakshi Sundaram Pillai. Cinematography was handled by Kamal Ghosh. ^[5]

Soundtrack

The songs were composed by S. V. Venkatraman and the background music was composed by S. Rajeswara Rao. The lyrics were written by C. A. Lakshmana Das. Finally, the songs were recorded by B. Ranga Rao. ^[6]

References

1. "Harischandra". The Indian Express . 11 January 1944. p. 1.
2. Guy, Randor (16 November 2007). "Harischandra 1944". The Hindu . Archived from the original on 10 January 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
3. "Harishchandra 1944". The Hindu . 3 July 2009. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
4. Harischandra Full feature film on YouTube
5. Vamanan. "கலைமாமணி வாமனனின் 'நிழலல்ல நிஜம்' – 146 | கேமரா கண் தந்த கமல் கோஷ்!" [Not shadow but real – 146 | Kamal Ghosh, who had the eye of the camera!]. Dinamalar (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 26 September 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
6. ஹரிச்சந்திரா (song book) (in Tamil). Sri Rajarajeswari Pictures. 1944.