| Vijayakumari | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | A. S. A. Sami |
| Written by | A. S. A. Sami |
| Produced by | M. Somasundaram |
| Starring | K. R. Ramasamy T. R. Rajakumari |
| Cinematography | Masthan W. R. Subba Rao |
| Edited by | D. Durairaj |
| Music by | C. R. Subburaman |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Vijayakumari is a 1950 Indian Tamil language film directed by A. S. A. Sami. The film stars K. R. Ramasamy and T. R. Rajakumari. [1] It was released on 18 March 1950. [1]
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This is the story of a young man who works to bring changes in society by destroying corruption and superstitious beliefs. The story is set in a kingdom that had a wily minister. The princess falls in love with the young man, but the minister wishes to marry the princess to his son. The young man and his sister are tormented by the minister.
List adapted from The Hindu article. [2]
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Dance |
This is a historical film, but almost like a folklore film, produced by M. Somasundaram under the banner Jupiter Pictures. After the success of Velaikkaari , the producer encouraged A. S. A. Sami to bring out another film with a similar theme. Sami created the character of a young man with revolutionary ideas and the same hero K. R. Ramasamy was featured in the role. [2]
Music was composed by C. R. Subburaman and C. S. Jayaraman. [1] The film had 14 songs, some of them of Western style. [2] The dance song "Laalu Laalu" became popular. [2] As a boy, A. L. Raghavan was introduced by Jayaraman and sang in a girl's voice for Kumari Kamala in this film. [3]
| Song | Singer/s | MD | Lyrics | Length |
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| "Laalu Laalu" | A. P. Komala | K. D. Santhanam | 02:39 | |
| "Vaa Vavvaa Kittey Vaa Vavvaa" | A. P. Komala, Pulimoottai Ramasamy | 03:14 | ||
| "Geethaanandham Perinbam" | M. L. Vasanthakumari, P. Leela | C. S. Jayaraman | Udumalai Narayana Kavi | 04:59 |
| "Katchi Yaavaiyum" | K. R. Ramasamy, T. R. Rajakumari and A. L. Raghavan | |||
| "Pandrimalai Panimamalai" | A. P. Komala, K. V. Janaki | 02:34 | ||
| "Kondaadum Subathiname" | T. V. Rathnam, P. Leela | 03:03 | ||
| "Pozhuthu Vidinthaal" | T. R. Rajakumari | 03:00 |
Film historian Randor Guy wrote in 2009 that the film did not do well commercially because of its complicated story. [2]
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