Sri Murugan

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Sri Murugan
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Poster
Directed by
  • M. Somasundaram
  • V. S. Narayanan
Written by A. S. A. Sami
Produced by
  • M.Somu Sundharam
  • S.K.Mohideen
Starring
Music by
Production
company
Release date
  • 27 October 1946 (1946-10-27) [1]
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Sri Murugan is a 1946 Indian Tamil-language film produced by Jupiter Pictures and directed by M. Somasundaram and V. S. Narayanan. The film featured Honnappa Bhagavathar in the lead role. M. G. Ramachandran performed a dance number, Shiva Thandavam along with K. Malathi in the film. [2]

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Cast

The list was compiled from The Hindu article. [2]

Crew

The list was compiled from Film News Anandan's database. [1]

Production

Shiva Thandavam by MGR and K. Malathi Shiva thandavam by mgr.jpg
Shiva Thandavam by MGR and K. Malathi

Initially M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar was to play the lead role. After a few shots were taken with director Raja Chandrasekhar, Bhagavathar was arrested as a suspect in the Lakshmikanthan murder case. He was replaced with Bangalore-based Honnappa Bhagavathar. Raja Chandrasekhar walked out not willing to work with the newcomer.[ citation needed ] Producer M. Somasundaram directed the film along with V. S. Narayanan (who is the husband of Bhanumathi's sister).

MGR was cast in the role of Lord Shiva. He performed the Shiva Thandavam dance with Telugu actress K. Malathi. The dance was a highlight of the film and MGR worked hard and performed well. His performance impressed all and this laid the foundation for him to play as hero in Jupiter's next film Rajakumari. [1]

Soundtrack

Music was composed by S. M. Subbaiah Naidu and S. V. Venkatraman while the lyrics were penned by Papanasam Sivan. [1]

U. R. Jeevarathinam, a female artiste, played the male role of Sage Narada and sang many songs. Honnappa Bhagavathar also had his share of songs.

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Sri Murugan 1946". The Hindu . 1 May 2009. Archived from the original on 18 June 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  3. Trichur Premavathi

Songs by U. R. Jeevarathinam