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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Kannamma En Kadhali<br />
| image = Kannamma En Kadhali.jpg<br />
| alt = <br />
| caption = Poster<br />
| director = [[Kothamangalam Subbu]]<br />
| producer = [[K. Ramnoth]]<br />
| writer = <br />
| screenplay = Kothamangalam Subbu<br />
| based_on = {{based on|''[[The School for Wives]]''|Moliere}}<br />
| starring = [[M. K. Radha]]<br />[[M. S. Sundari Bai]]<br />
| music = [[M. D. Parthasarathy]]<br />
| cinematography = M. Natarajan<br />
| editing = N. K. Gopal<br />
| studio = [[Gemini Studios]]<br />
| distributor = <!-- or: | distributors = --><br />
| released = {{film date|df=yes|1945|7|20|India}}<ref>[http://tamilmoviesdatabase.com/movie/கண்ணம்மா-என்-காதலி/ TMDB]</ref><br />
| runtime = 10,914 ft.<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
}}<br />
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'''''Kannamma En Kadhali''''' ({{Translation|Kannamma is my lover}}) is a 1945 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film starring [[M. K. Radha]] and [[M. S. Sundari Bai]] in the lead roles.<ref name="hindu">{{Cite news|last=Guy|first=Randor|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/kannamma-en-kaathali-1945/article3022882.ece|title=Kannamma En Kaathali 1945|date=2008-05-09|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=2020-02-22|url-status=live}}</ref> The film was directed by [[Kothamangalam Subbu]], marking his directorial debut.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.kothamangalamsubbu.com/director.shtml |title=Kothamangalam SUBBU |access-date=8 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170408072810/http://www.kothamangalamsubbu.com/director.shtml |archive-date=8 April 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> No print of the film is known to survive, making it a [[lost film]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://madrasmusings.com/Vol%2018%20No%2013/otherstories.html|title=Round the City's old studios with RANDOR GUY|website=Madras Musings|access-date=2019-10-22|archive-url=https://archive.today/20170407114703/http://madrasmusings.com/Vol%2018%20No%2013/otherstories.html|archive-date=7 April 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><br />
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== Plot ==<br />
A wealthy, lecherous old man named Vaiyapuri finds a young girl lost in a temple festival crowd and brings her up with the intention of marrying her later. Without his knowledge, the young woman, Sundari falls in love with a young man Muthu and the two play smart games fooling the old man.<ref name=hindu /><br />
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== Cast ==<br />
Cast in order of the film's song book<ref name=songbook>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/sok.KannammaEnKadhali_KothamangalamSubbu_1945/page/n1|title=Song Book for Tamil Film "Kannamma En Kadhali"|website=InternetArchive|language=Tamil|access-date=2019-08-14}}</ref><br />
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* [[M. K. Radha]] as Muthu<br />
* [[M. S. Sundari Bai]] as Sundari<br />
* L. Narayana Rao as Vaiyapuri<br />
* P. A. Subbaiah Pillai as Doctor<br />
* S. Krishnamoorthy as Pottai<br />
* Kulathu Mani as Natesa Mudaliar<br />
* Appanna Iyengar as Kuppan<br />
* Angamuthu as Pechi<br />
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* Velayutham as Velayutham<br />
* Ramamurthi as Thief<br />
* Viswanathan as Doctor Sundaresan<br />
* Joker Ramadu as Astrologer<br />
* Seetharaman as Priest<br />
* Sundara Rao as Friend<br />
* Chitralekha, Dhanam as Female Dancers<br />
* Niranjala Devi as Young Dancer<br />
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== Production ==<br />
This film is based on the French play ''[[The School for Wives]]'' by the 17th century playwright [[Molière]].<ref name="hindu" /><br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
Music was composed by [[M. D. Parthasarathy]] and lyrics were penned by [[Kothamangalam Subbu]].<ref name=hindu /><br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
! No. !! Song !! Singer/s !! Lyricist !! Duration(m:ss)<br />
|-<br />
| 1 || "Bangalow Kattiruken Baru" || M. S. Sundari Bai || rowspan=7|Kothamangalam Subbu || 02:03<br />
|-<br />
| 2 || "Manmadhan Dhane" || M. S. Sundari Bai || <br />
|-<br />
| 3 || "Thulli Vilayattu Pulliman" || [[S. S. Mani Bhagavathar|Mani Iyer]] || <br />
|-<br />
| 4 || "Muthu Varuvanendru Vethilai" || [[M. S. Sundari Bai]] || <br />
|-<br />
| 5 || "Neela Kumudhamalar Unadhu" || Mani Iyer, [[M. S. Sundari Bai]] || <br />
|-<br />
| 6 || "Eppodhum Unnae Tirukka Chonnar" || Mani Iyer, M. S. Sundari Bai || 01:36<br />
|-<br />
| 7 || "Katti Padikkiran Mutham Kottukiran" || S. Krishnamoorthy || 00:45<br />
|}<br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:1945 films]]<br />
[[Category:1940s Tamil-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]<br />
[[Category:Films based on works by Molière]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films based on plays]]<br />
[[Category:Gemini Studios films]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by Kothamangalam Subbu]]<br />
[[Category:Lost Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian war films]]<br />
[[Category:War romance films]]<br />
[[Category:1940s war films]]<br />
[[Category:1945 directorial debut films]]<br />
[[Category:1940s lost films]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by M. D. Parthasarathy]]</div>Bot