Udayanan Vasavadatta

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Udayanan Vasavadatta
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Poster
Directed by T. R. Raghunath [1]
Written byUdayakumar
A. S. A. Sami (dialogues) [1]
Story byRaja Chandrasekhar
Produced byR. M. Ramanathan [1]
Starring Vasundhara Devi
G. N. Balasubramaniam
M. S. Saroja
D. Balasubramaniam
K. Sarangapani
Kali N. Rathnam
Cinematography Marcus Bartley [2]
Edited byA. Kasilingam
S. A. Murugesan [1]
Music by C. R. Subburaman [1]
Production
company
Uma Pictures
Distributed byUma Pictures [1]
Release date
  • 21 June 1947 (1947-06-21)(India)
[1]
Country India
Language Tamil

Udayanan Vasavadatta is a 1947 Tamil language film directed and produced by T. R. Raghunath. The film stars Vasundhara Devi, G. N. Balasubramaniam and M. S. Saroja with D. Balasubramaniam, K. Sarangapani and Kali N. Rathnam playing supporting roles. [2]

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Plot

Udayanan (Balasubramaniam), the king of Vatsa, meets Vasavadatta (Vasundhara Devi) and the two fall in love. Udayanan is presented a divine Elephant by Indra, which leaves him due to a sin he commits. He goes on a quest in search of it, leaving behind Vasavadatta in another kingdom where she teaches music and dance. During his search, a rival king imprisons him by luring him into his kingdom with an Elephant made of precious stones. While Udayanan is imprisoned, another rival king attacks his kingdom. Udayanan, after facing many hurdles and crises, succeeds in defeating both his rivals and happily reunites with Vasavadatta. [2]

Cast

Adapted from Film News Anandan and The Hindu [1] [2]

Production

R. M. Ramanathan produced Udayanan Vasavadatta under his own banner, Uma Pictures. Initially, M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar was to do the role of Udayanan. Bhagavathar even had sung some songs and some scenes were shot for the film featuring him, but due to his conviction in the Lakshmikanthan murder case, all of the scenes he had shot and the songs he had recorded were abandoned. Bhagavathar was subsequently replaced with G. N. Balasubramaniam. [2]

The film's cinematography was by Marcus Bartley while F. Nagoor and M. Natesan, who later became a producer himself, were in charge of the set and costume designing respectively. The songs were co-choreographed by V. B. Ramaiah Pillai and Kamini Kumar Sinha. [2]

Soundtrack

The film's music and score composed by C. R. Subburaman while Papanasam Sivan and Kambadasan wrote the lyrics for the songs. Both Balasubramaniam and Vasundhara Devi sang a few songs for the film. [2]

Reception

Wiring for The Hindu , film critic and historian Randor Guy noted that the film was remembered for "GNB's captivating songs, Vasundhara's dances and excellent cinematography." [2] Udayanan Vasavadatta did not perform well at the box office. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 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 8 June 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Guy, Randor (28 November 2010). "Udayanan Vasavadatta 1946". The Hindu . Archived from the original on 8 June 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
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