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{{Infobox film
| name = Abhimanyu
| image = Abhimanyu 1948 poster.JPG
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = M. Somasundaram<br />A. Kasilingam
| producer =
| screenplay = [[A. S. A. Sami]]
| starring = S. M. Kumaresan<br />[[U. R. Jeevarathnam]]
| music = [[S. M. Subbaiah Naidu]]<br />[[C. R. Subburaman]]
| cinematography = W. R. Subbarao
| editing = A. Kasilingam
| studio = [[Jupiter Pictures]]
| distributor =
| released = {{film date|1948|5|6|df=y}}
| runtime = 180 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Abhimanyu''''' is a 1948 [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film produced by [[Jupiter Pictures]] and starring S. M. Kumaresan as [[Abhimanyu]], a character from the ''[[Mahabharatha]]''. The screenplay was written by [[A. S. A. Sami]], while [[M. Karunanidhi]] assisted in the script. This was the second film for Karunanidhi as scriptwriter. The film also starred [[M. N. Nambiar]] in a supporting role.<ref name="hindu1">{{Cite news |last=Guy |first=Randor |author-link=Randor Guy |date=2 October 2009 |title=Blast from the Past — Abhimanyu 1948 |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/abhimanyu-1948/article3021993.ece |url-status=dead |access-date=30 May 2017 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170530043249/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/abhimanyu-1948/article3021993.ece |archive-date=30 May 2017}}</ref><ref name="anandan">{{Cite book |last=Film News Anandan |title=Sadhanaigal padaitha Tamil Thiraipada Varalaaru |publisher=Sivagami Publications |year=2004 |location=Chennai |pages=28:43 |language=ta}}</ref><ref name="willemen">{{Cite book |last=Rajadhyaksha |first=Ashish |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jOtkAAAAMAAJ |title=Encyclopaedia of Indian cinema |last2=Willemen |first2=Paul |publisher=British Film Institute |year=1994 |isbn=0-85170-455-7 |pages=190}}</ref><ref name="pandian">{{Cite book |last=Pandian |first=M. S. S |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=G3NuAAAAMAAJ |title=The image trap: M.G. Ramachandran in film and politics |publisher=Sage |year=1992 |isbn=0-8039-9403-6 |pages=148}}</ref><ref name="malaimalar">{{Cite news |date=27 October 2009 |title="மந்திரிகுமாரி" மகத்தான வெற்றி கருணாநிதியின் அனல் பறக்கும் வசனம் |language=Tamil |trans-title=Manthiri Kumari – A Grand Success |work=[[Maalai Malar]] |url=http://www.maalaimalar.com/2009/10/27115016/karunanidhi.html |url-status=dead |access-date=16 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110321025917/http://www.maalaimalar.com/2009/10/27115016/karunanidhi.html |archive-date=21 March 2011}}</ref><ref name="hindu2">{{Cite news |last=Guy |first=Randor |date=28 February 2002 |title=Fascinating journey to fame |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/fascinating-journey-to-fame/article28368407.ece |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200821172943/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/fascinating-journey-to-fame/article28368407.ece |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 August 2020 |access-date=16 March 2021}}</ref>

== Plot ==
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The film tells the story of the ''[[Pandava]]'' prince ''[[Abhimanyu]]''.

== Cast ==
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* S. M. Kumaresan as [[Abhimanyu]]
* [[P. V. Narasimha Bharathi]] as [[Krishna]]n
* [[S. V. Subbaiah]] as [[Shakuni]]
* [[M. G. Ramachandran|M. G. Ramachandar]] as [[Arjuna]]n
* [[M. N. Nambiar]] as [[Laxman Kumara|Lakkanan]]
* [[D. Balasubramaniam]] as [[Duryodhana]]n
* Pulimoottai T. R. Ramasami as [[Ghatotkacha|Ghatorkachan]]
* [[M. G. Chakrapani]] as [[Balarama]]
* N. S. Narayana Pillai as [[Drona]]r
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* M. K. Mustafa as [[Karna]]n
* T. M. Ramasami Pillai as Jankilimama
* Nat Annaji Rao as [[Vidura]]r
* K. Ramasami as Surapuli
* [[S. A. Natarajan]] as [[Jayadratha]]n
* B. Rajagopala Iyer as Dharumar
* N. Shankaramoorthi as [[Iravan|Aravan]]
* T. D. Srinivasan as [[Dushasana|Dushathanan]]
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;Female cast<ref name="Titles" />
* [[U. R. Jeevarathnam]] as Vathsala
* [[M. R. Santhanalakshmi]] as [[Subhadra]]
* R. Malathi as [[Rukmini|Rukmani]]
* [[C. K. Saraswathi]] as [[Revati|Revathi]]
* M. S. S. Bhagyam as Magic Girl
* K. S. Angamuthu as Rioter
* K. Lakshmikantha as Magic Girl Dancer
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== Production ==
Jupiter Pictures, a production company promoted by M. Somasundaram and S. K. Mohideen shifted to [[Madras]] from [[Coimbatore]] in 1948 after acquiring Neptune Studios. In 1948 they produced ''Abhimanyu'', a mythological tale from the epic Mahabharatha at Madras. During the 1930s and the 40s Tamil films were mostly based on when mythologicals, folktales, folk myths and socially themed films were rare. Somasundaram himself directed the film along with A. Kasilingam. The script was written by A. S. A Sami and [[M. Karunanidhi]]. This was the second film for Karunanidhi as script writer after ''[[Rajakumaari]]'' (1947). [[M. G. Ramachandran]] and [[M. N. Nambiar]] played supporting roles in the film. The film's music was composed by S. M. Subbaiah and C. R. Subbaraman.<ref name="hindu1" /><ref name="hindu2" /> [[S. S. Rajendran]] was cast in the title role, but was relieved after only two weeks of shooting from the film as T. K. Muthusamy of the TKS Brothers drama troupe revealed that Rajendran was still under contract with them, and threatened legal action if the film continued production. Thus the role went to newcomer S. M. Kumaresan.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sri Kantha |first=Sachi |author-link=Sachi Sri Kantha |date=3 January 2015 |title=Autobiography of Actor-politician S.S. Rajendran |url=https://sangam.org/autobiography-actor-politician-s-s-rajendran/ |access-date=16 March 2021 |website=[[Ilankai Tamil Sangam]]}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
The music was composed by [[S. M. Subbaiah Naidu]] and [[C. R. Subburaman]] while the lyrics were penned by [[Papanasam Sivan]], T. K. Sundara Vadhyar and Bhoomi Baalagadas.<ref name="anandan" /> Singers are [[U. R. Jeevarathinam]], [[M. R. Santhanalakshmi]] and Friend Ramasamy. [[Playback singer]]s are [[Thiruchi Loganathan]], M. M. Mariappa and K. V. Janaki.

{|class="wikitable"
|-
!S. No.!!Song Title !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Duration (mm:ss)
|-
|1 || "Pudhu Vasandhamaame Vaazhvile" || Thiruchi Loganathan & U. R. Jeevarathinam || || 01:59
|-
|2 || "Madhanaa.... Ah En Sindhai" || U. R. Jeevarathinam || || 03:38
|-
|3 || "Pudhu Malarin Azhage" || U. R. Jeevarathinam || Papanasam Sivan || 02:09
|-
|4 || "Oh Aiyamare Ammamare Vaanga" || Thiruchi Loganathan, Friend Ramasamy & K. V. Janaki || || 06:36
|-
|5 || "Paaril Pirandhenna Punniyam" || M. M. Mariappa || || 02:57
|-
|6 || "Ungal Mugaaravindham" || || Papanasam Sivan || 01:57
|-
|7 || "Arul Thazhaithongum" || M. R. Santhanalakshmi || Papanasam Sivan || 02:38
|-
|8 || "Pudhu Vasandhamaamey Vaazhvile" || Thiruchi Loganathan || || 02:55
|-
|9 || "Pudhu Vasandhamaamey Vaazhvile" || Thiruchi Loganathan & U. R. Jeevarathinam || || 02:36
|-
|10 || "Jeyame Jeyame Maname" || U. R. Jeevarathinam || || 02:25
|}

== Release and reception ==
''Abhimanyu'' was released on 6 May 1948.<ref>{{Cite news |date=6 May 1948 |title=Abhimanyu |pages=8 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19480506&printsec=frontpage&hl=en}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
*{{IMDb title|0040069}}

[[Category:1948 films]]
[[Category:1940s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Films based on the Mahabharata]]
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]
[[Category:Films scored by S. M. Subbaiah Naidu]]
[[Category:Films scored by C. R. Subbaraman]]
[[Category:Jupiter Pictures films]]

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