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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Kamadhenu<br />
| image = Kamadenu 1941 Tamil film.jpg<br />
| alt = <br />
| caption = Poster<br />
| director = Nandalal Jaswantalal<br />
| producer = N. Rajagopalan<br />
| writer = <br />
| story = Mohanlal Thave<br />
| screenplay = [[K. Subramanyam]]<br />
| starring = [[Baby Saroja]]<br />Vatsala<br /> K.B. Vatsal<br />
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| narrator = <br />
| music = [[S. Rajeswara Rao|Rajeswara Rao]]<br />Kalyanaraman<br />
| cinematography = Adi M. Irani<br />
| editing = <br />
| studio = The Madras United Artists Corporation<br />
| distributor = Chitra Talkies<br />
| released = <!-- {{Film date|df=yes/no|year|month|day|location}} --><br />
| runtime = <br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
| budget = <br />
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'''''Kamadhenu''''' is a 1941 Tamil-language film directed by Nandalal Jaswantalal<ref>{{cite book|authors=Ashish Rajadhyaksha & Paul Willemen|title=Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema|publisher=Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 1998|pages=113 & 605 |url=https://chasingcinema.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/text.pdf}}</ref> and featuring [[Saroja Ramamrutham|Baby Saroja]], Vatsala, K. B. Vatsal and G. Pattu Iyer in the main roles.<ref name=hindu>{{cite news|title=Kamadhenu 1941 |first=Randor |last=Guy |authorlink=Randor Guy |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Kamadhenu-1941/article12572866.ece |date=22 September 2012 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20170417043737/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Kamadhenu-1941/article12572866.ece |archivedate=17 April 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref><br />
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==Cast==<br />
Credits adapted from the Film's songbook<ref name=songbook>{{Cite book|url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7JevgDCLbuNUUxCZVF6Unp0Sk0/view|title=Song Book for Tamil Film "Kamadhenu"|website=InternetArchive|language=Tamil|access-date=2019-08-14}}</ref><br />
* Shrimathi Vatsala as Anuradha<br />
* [[Baby Saroja]] as Kamdhenu & Chandi (Pappayi's son)<br />
* G. Subbulakshmi as Pappayi<br />
* K. N. Kamalam as Lady Doctor Kamala Bai<br />
* K. B. Vatsal as Chandramohan<br />
* G. Pattu Iyer as Zaminder Sir Vasantha Raja<br />
* M. R. S. Mani as Duraisami<br />
* C. N. Sadasivan as Professor Rangasami<br />
* Jolly Kittu Iyer as Head Clerk<br />
* S. Ramachandra Iyer as College Principal<br />
* Kolathu Mani as Mowali Driver<br />
* [[S. Balachander|Master Balachandar]] as Raju (Hotel Boy)<br />
* [[S. V. Venkatraman]] as Sadhu<br />
* G. V. Sharma as Lawyer<br />
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==Production==<br />
The film is almost a family venture. [[K. Subramanyam]]'s brother K. Viswanathan, who was the owner of ''Chitra Talkies,'' produced the film while [[K. Subramanyam]] wrote the story and dialogues. K. Viswanathan also featured as the hero. His wife Vatsala was the heroine. Their daughter ''Baby'' Saroja featured as a child artiste.<br />
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K. Subramanyam brought Nandalal Jaswantalal, who was a successful director of Hindi films, to direct this film. This the first and only Tamil film he directed.<ref name=hindu /><br />
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==Soundtrack==<br />
[[S. Rajeswara Rao]] and Kalyanaraman scored the music under supervision of Papanasam Brothers - [[Papanasam Sivan]] and Papanasam Rajagopala Iyer both of whom also penned the lyrics. Background music was composed by [[Anil Biswas (composer)|Anil Biswas]], the songs were recorded by C. E. Biggs.<br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
! No !! Song !! Singer !! Length(m:ss) <br />
|-<br />
| 1 || "Naran Ethir Partha Nargalam" || Shrimathi Vatsala ||<br />
|-<br />
| 2 || "Mathana Parai Mathizh Singara" || Shrimathi Vatsala, K. B. Vatsal ||<br />
|-<br />
| 3 || "Andaranga Vazhkaiye" || Shrimathi Vatsala, K. B. Vatsal ||<br />
|-<br />
| 4 || "Vaarai Vaarai Mohana" || Shrimathi Vatsala, K. B. Vatsal || 02:55<br />
|-<br />
| 5 || "Pattatai Mani Joray Nane" || G. Subbulakshmi ||<br />
|-<br />
| 6 || "Mathivathanane Vaarai En Duraiye" || G. Subbulakshmi || 02:27<br />
|-<br />
| 7 || "Thaye... Thaye" || Shrimathi Vatsala ||<br />
|-<br />
| 8 || || K. B. Vatsal, Shrimathi Vatsala, Chorus ||<br />
|-<br />
| 9 || || Shrimathi Vatsala, K. B. Vatsal ||<br />
|-<br />
| 10 || ||Shrimathi Vatsala, [[Baby Saroja]] ||<br />
|-<br />
| 11 || || G. Subbulakshmi, [[S. Balachander|Master Balachander]], Baby Saroja, Others ||<br />
|-<br />
| 12 || || [[S. V. Venkatraman]] ||<br />
|-<br />
| 13 || || Master Balachander, Baby Saroja, Shrimathi Vatsala, S. V. Venkatraman ||<br />
|-<br />
| 14 || || Baby Saroja, Master Balachander ||<br />
|-<br />
| 15 || || Baby Saroja, Master Balachander, Drunk People ||<br />
|-<br />
| 16 || || Baby Saroja, Drunk People ||<br />
|-<br />
| 17 || || (Baby Saroja) Kakkudi Dance Song || <br />
|-<br />
| 18 || ||Shrimathi Vatsala, K. B. Vatsal, Baby Saroja, G. Pattu Iyer ||<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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==Reception==<br />
The film fared well at the box office. Film historian [[Randor Guy]] said in 2016 that the film is "Remembered for the brilliant direction of Nandlal Jaswantlal and impressive performances of the family trio."<br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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[[Category:1941 films]]<br />
[[Category:1940s Tamil-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian drama films]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by S. Rajeswara Rao]]<br />
[[Category:1941 drama films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]<br />
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