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Karpukkarasi
Karpukkarasi poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by A. S. A. Sami
Screenplay byA. S. A. Sami
Aru. Ramanathan
Story bySiva-Sundaram
Produced byM. Somasundaram
Starring Gemini Ganesan
Savitri
M. N. Nambiar
M. K. Radha
G. Varalakshmi
K. A. Thangavelu
CinematographyP. Ramasamy
Edited byK. Govindasamy
Music by G. Ramanathan
Production
company
Distributed byJupiter Pictures
Release date
  • 14 June 1957 (1957-06-14)
Running time
137 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Karpukkarasi is a 1957 Indian Tamil-language swashbuckler film directed by A. S. A. Sami and produced by M. Somasundaram under Jupiter Pictures. The story and screenplay were written by A. S. A. Sami and Aru. Ramanathan. The dialogues were written by Siva-Sundaram. The film stars Gemini Ganesan, M. N. Nambiar, R. Balasubramaniam, and K. A. Thangavelu, with G. Varalakshmi, M. K. Radha, Savitri E. V. Saroja and M. Saroja in supporting roles. [1] It was released on 14 June 1957. [2]

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Cast

Production

One scene required Ganesan to throw a knife at Nambiar. He did so, but the director had not called for "action" when Nambiar saw something come straight at him like a "bat out of hell". Nambiar had only one second to turn his head as the knife grazed his eye and impaled itself on the wall, leaving Nambiar with a permanent black spot on the eye. Ganesan had thrown the knife long before the shot was supposed to roll, only to impress two women who had walked on to the set. [4]

Soundtrack

Music was by G. Ramanathan. [3]

SongSingersLyricsLength
"Kaniyaa Kanniyaa Vaazhvil Inbam Sollavaa T. M. Soundararajan & Jikki 03:28
"Nalvaakku Nee KodadiS. C. Krishnan & A. G. Rathnamala 03:31
"Sellakkiliye Allik Kulame A. P. Komala 01:50
"Aadum Ponne Aasai Kanne K. Jamuna Rani 01:00
"Anbe Aandavan Aagum Seerkazhi Govindarajan 01:00
"Enakkoru Manakkurai Agatridal Vendum"V. T. Rajagopalan00:25
"Thoongaadhu Kann Thoongaadhu"T. M. Soundararajan Pattukkottai Kalyanasundaram 01:45
"Thatthkaa Putthakaa Naalu Kaalu"Seerkazhi Govindarajan & P. Leela 02:00
"Kaayame Idhu Meiyadaa"T. M. Soundararajan & Seerkazhi GovindarajanPattukkottai Kalyanasundaram02:40
"Ambigaapathi Seidha Pizhai"T. M. Soundararajan01:45
"Vizhiyodu Vilayaadum" M. L. Vasanthakumari & P. Leela A. Maruthakasi 06:22
"Illaadha Adhisayamaai Irukkudhudhadi"A. P. Komala & K. Jamuna RaniPattukkottai Kalyanasundaram02:50
"Marundho Marundhu...Naattu Vaitthiyar"T. M. Soundararajan & Seerkazhi Govindarajan01:42
"Pudhu Vaazhvum...Pirinndhavar Koodinaal"K. Jamuna Rani00:50
"Idhaya Vaanile Udhayamaanadhe"T. M. Soundararajan & Jikki01:59
"Kaniyo Paago Karkando" P. B. Sreenivas & M. L. Vasanthakumari Udumalai Narayana Kavi 03:42
"Ellai Merudhe Manam Thulli Aadudhe"K. Jamuna Rani, A. P. Komala & A. G. RathnamalaPattukkottai Kalyanasundaram04:30

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References

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  2. ↑ "1957 – கற்புக்கரசி ஜுபிடர் பிக்சர்ஸ்". Lakshman Sruthi (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 7 April 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 4 கற்புக்கரசி (song book) (in Tamil). Jupiter Pictures. 1957. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  4. ↑ Dipak Nambiar, M. N. (7 March 2019). Nambiarswami: The Good, the Bad and the Holy. HarperCollins. pp. 42–43. ISBN   978-93-5302-843-5.
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