Inspector (1953 film)

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Inspector
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Directed byR. S. Mani
Screenplay byNa. Somasundaram
Based onInspector Stage Play
by TKS Brothers
Produced byM. Somasundaram
S. K. Mohideen
Starring T. K. Shanmugam
S. Balachander
T. K. Bhagavathi
Anjali Devi
CinematographyNemai Gosh
Edited byK. Govindasamy
Music by G. Ramanathan
Production
company
Release date
  • 31 July 1953 (1953-07-31) [1]
Running time
192 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Inspector is a 1953 Indian Tamil language film directed by R. S. Mani. It is an adaptation of the play of the same name. The film stars T. K. Shanmugam, S. Balachander, Anjali Devi and P. K. Saraswathi. [2]

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Plot

A police inspector helps a young man who is a classmate of his sister. The young man is a kind person and he moves like one in the family. The inspector's sister falls in love with the young man. She wants to learn dancing. The young man arranges a dance master to teach her. But the dance master is an opportunist and he seduces the girl. She becomes pregnant. The inspector and his wife wants to marry her to the young man without knowing her pregnancy. However, the young man is in love with a village lass. The dance master sees the village beauty and sets his roving eyes on her. He rejects the responsibility for the pregnancy of the young woman. How all these problems are settled forms the rest of the story. [2]

Cast

List Compiled from the database of Film News Anandan [1] and from the Hindu review article. [2]

Production

Inspector was adapted from the TKS Brothers play of the same name. It was produced by M. Somasundaram and S. K. Mohideen under the banner Jupiter Pictures and was directed by R. S. Mani. N. Somasundaram wrote the screenplay and dialogues. Nemai Gosh was in charge of photography while the editing was done by K. Govidasamy. Art direction was by Thanu and the choreography was handled by K. S. Ramasami, Hiralal and V. Madhavan. Still photography was done by R. N. Nagaraja Rao. The film was shot at Neptune Studios, Adyar, Chennai and processed at the Jupiter laboratory. [1] [2] The film was also produced in Telugu. [1]

Soundtrack

Music was composed by G. Ramanathan while the lyrics were penned by Ku. Ma. Balasubramaniam, Ku. Sa. Krishnamoorthy, T. K. Sundara Vathiyar, A. Maruthakasi and Ka. Mu. Sheriff. [3]

No.SongSinger/sLyricistDuration (m:ss)
1"Aasaiyai Maunamaayi Pesidum"(Radha) Jayalakshmi
2"Unnaiyallaal Thunai Yaaramma"
3"Vandu Moikaadha Koondhal"M. V. Swaminathan
4"Varuvaayi Mana Mohanaa"V. N. Sundaram & M. L. Vasanthakumari
5"Moodiyirundha En Vizhiyinul"M. L. VasanthakumariKu. Ma. Balasubramaniam [4]
6"Madhana Singaara Neelaa"
7"Uruvaagumunne Kulaindhae"A. M. Rajah & Jikki
8"Thuyar Soozhndha Vaazhvile"JikkiT. K. Sundara Vathiyar

Reception

Unlike the play, the film adaptation was a commercial failure. [2]

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References

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  3. ↑ Neelamegam, G. (2014). Thiraikalanjiyam — Part 1 (in Tamil) (1st ed.). Chennai: Manivasagar Publishers. pp. 48–49.
  4. ↑ Kavignar Pon. Sellamuthu (2016). Kavignar Ku. Ma. Balasubramaniam Thirai Isai Padalgal[Film lyrics of Poet Ku. Ma. Balasubramaniam] (in Tamil) (2nd ed.). Chennai: Manivasagar Publishers. p. 191.
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