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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|1944 film by Kadaru Nagabhushanam}}<br />
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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Harischandra<br />
| image = Harischandra 1944 poster.jpg<br />
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| caption = Theatrical release poster<br />
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| director = K. Nagabhushanam<br />
| producer = <br />
| writer = <br />
| screenplay = T. C. Vadivel Nayakar<br />
| story = <br />
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| starring = [[P. U. Chinnappa|Chinnappa]]<br />[[P. Kannamba|Kannamba]]<br />[[N. S. Krishnan|Krishnan]]<br />[[T. A. Mathuram|Mathuram]]<br />
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| music = [[S. V. Venkatraman]]<br />[[S. Rajeswara Rao]]<br />
| cinematography = [[Kamal Ghosh]]<br />
| editing = N. K. Gopal<br />
| studio = Sri Rajarajeswari Pictures<br />
| distributor = [[Gemini Studios]]<ref>{{Cite news |date=11 January 1944 |title=Harischandra |pages=1 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19440111&printsec=frontpage&hl=en}}</ref><br />
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1944|01|14}}<br />
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| country = India<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
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'''''Harischandra''''' is a 1944 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film directed by K. Nagabhushanam and written by T. C. Vadivel Nayakar, starring [[P. U. Chinnappa]] and [[P. Kannamba]].<ref name="hindu">{{Cite news |last=Guy |first=Randor |author-link=Randor Guy |date=16 November 2007 |title=Harischandra 1944 |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/harishchandra-1944/article3024007.ece |url-status=dead |access-date=10 January 2017 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20180110011726/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/harishchandra-1944/article3024007.ece |archive-date=10 January 2018}}</ref> It is based on the legend of king [[Harishchandra]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=3 July 2009 |title=Harishchandra 1944 |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/harishchandra-1944/article3021653.ece |access-date=22 March 2021}}</ref><br />
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==Cast==<br />
The list was adapted from the film titles<ref>{{youTube|MfgVMmlWuwk|Harischandra Full feature film}}</ref><br />
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*[[P. U. Chinnappa|Chinnappa]] as [[Harishchandra|Harischandra]]n<br />
*[[P. Kannamba|Kannamba]] as Chandramadhi<br />
*[[N. S. Krishnan|Krishnan]] as Kalakandan<br />
*[[T. A. Mathuram|Mathuram]] as Kalakandi<br />
*[[R. Balasubramaniam]] as Viswamitra<br />
*L. Narayana Rao as Nakshathreyan<br />
*M. R. Saminathan as Veera Bahu<br />
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*[[M. G. Ramachandran]] as Sathyakeerthi<br />
*Kothamangalam Vasu as Vashistar<br />
*Master Sethuraman as Logidasan<br />
*Rajagopala Iyer as Paramasivan<br />
*P. S. Chandra as Chelli<br />
*Mangalam, Yogambal as Bar Girls<br />
*Sarathambal as Parvathi<br />
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==Production==<br />
Art was done by Hari Babu. Choreography was handled by Meenakshi Sundaram Pillai. Cinematography was handled by Kamal Ghosh.<ref name="vamanan">{{Cite news |last=Vamanan |author-link=Vamanan |title=கலைமாமணி வாமனனின் ‘நிழலல்ல நிஜம்’ – 146 {{!}} கேமரா கண் தந்த கமல் கோஷ்! |language=Tamil |trans-title=Not shadow but real – 146 {{!}} Kamal Ghosh, who had the eye of the camera! |work=[[Dinamalar]] |url=http://www.dinamalarnellai.com/web/news/57245 |url-status=live |access-date=26 September 2018 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20180926044700/http://www.dinamalarnellai.com/web/news/57245 |archive-date=26 September 2018}}</ref><br />
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==Soundtrack==<br />
The songs were composed by [[S. V. Venkatraman]] and the background music was composed by [[S. Rajeswara Rao]]. The lyrics were written by C. A. Lakshmana Das. Finally, the songs were recorded by B. Ranga Rao.<ref>{{Cite book |url=http://mininoolaham.blogspot.com/2018/04/1944.html |title=ஹரிச்சந்திரா |publisher=Sri Rajarajeswari Pictures |year=1944 |language=ta |type=[[song book]]}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{CITWF title|143586}}<br />
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[[Category:1940s Tamil-language films]]<br />
[[Category:1944 films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]<br />
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