Pandurangan (film)

Pandurangan
Pandurangan
Directed by	D. C. Gune
Screenplay by	T. K. Sundaram
Produced by	M. T. Rajan
Starring	M. R. Krishnamoorthi; Kali N. Rathnam ; P. S. Sivapackiam; T. A. Madhuram ;
Production; company	Vel Pictures
Release date	November 11, 1939;
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Last updated February 02, 2024

Pandurangan (Alternate name: Jai Jai Vittal) is a 1939 Indian Tamil-language film directed by D. C. Gune.^[1] The film starred M. R. Krishnamoorthi and P. S. Sivapackiam on the main roles.^[2]

Cast

The following details were taken from the book "Tamil Cinema Ulagam".^[3]

Male

M. R. Krishnamoorthi as Pundarigan
Kali N. Rathnam as Maamaa
Vidwan K. A. Srinivasan as Kukkudamuni
T. N. Vasudeva Pillai as Bhandu
K. A. Sankara Iyer as Jannu
K. K. Perumal as Subhedar
Prabat Venkat Rao as Lakshmana Rao
K. P. Rajendran as Kattaiyan
M. K. Gopalan as Indiran
V. M. Ezhumalai as Cook
N. Ramasamy Pillai as Hanumanthan

Female

P. S. Sivapackiam as Chamalai
T. A. Madhuram as Jakka
Golden P. Sarathambal as Sathiyavathi
M. S. Chandrabai as Indirani
M. S. Saroja as Rasika
K. K. Krishnaveni as Ranjitham
R. Kanthamani as Sarasangi
M. V. Sulochanai as Idaichchi

Production

The film was produced by M. T. Rajan under the banner Vel Pictures and was directed by D. C. Gune. The film was censored on 31 October 1939 and was released on 11 November 1939. The total length of the film was 17,964 feet. The screenplay was written by T. K. Sundaram.^[2]^[3]

Soundtrack

The lyrics were penned by T. K. Sundaram and Papanasam Sivan who also tuned the songs. There were 25 songs in the film sung by M. R. Krishnamoorthi, Kali N Rathnam, Vidwan K. A. Srinivasan, K. P. Rajendran, P. S. Sivapackiam, T. A. Madhuram, Golden P. Sarathambal, M. V. Sulochana, M. S. Chandrabai and M. S. Saroja.^[3]

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References

↑ Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willeman, Paul. Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema (PDF). Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 1998. p. 627.
1 2 Film News Anandan (23 October 2004). Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru [History of Landmark Tamil Films] (in Tamil). Chennai: Sivakami Publishers. Archived from the original on 23 January 2021.
1 2 3 Vijayakumar, Akila (March 2019). Tamizh Cinema Ulagam Part 1 (in Tamil) (1st ed.). Chennai: Manivasagar Publishers 044 25361039. pp. 342–343.

External links

Sri Pattabi Rama on YouTube - A song by Kali N. Rathnam in this film
Manam Kalangadhe on YouTube - A song by Vidwan K. A. Srinivasan in this film
Aaruyire Amudhe on YouTube - A song by M. R. Krishnamoorthi and P. S. Sivapackiam in this film

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[1] Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willeman, Paul. Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema (PDF). Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 1998. p. 627.

[anandan-2] 1 2 Film News Anandan (23 October 2004). Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru [History of Landmark Tamil Films] (in Tamil). Chennai: Sivakami Publishers. Archived from the original on 23 January 2021.

[Akila-3] 1 2 3 Vijayakumar, Akila (March 2019). Tamizh Cinema Ulagam Part 1 (in Tamil) (1st ed.). Chennai: Manivasagar Publishers 044 25361039. pp. 342–343.

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