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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Karkottai<br />
| image =Karkottai.jpg<br />
| alt = <br />
| caption =Poster<br />
| native_name ={{film name|Tamil|கற்கோட்டை}}<br />
| director = [[Kemparaj Urs]]<br />
| producer = Kemparaj Urs<br />
| writer = V. Gopalan<br />S. R. Krishna Ayyangar<br />
| screenplay = <br />
| story = <br />
| based_on = {{based on|''[[The Count of Monte Cristo]]''|[[Alexandre Dumas]]}}<br />
| starring = Kemparaj Urs<br />[[K. Sarangkapani]]<br />[[Krishna Kumari (actress)|Krishna Kumari]]<br />[[B. R. Panthulu]]<br />
| narrator = <br />
| music = [[S. V. Venkatraman]]<br />[[G. Ramanathan]]<br />
| cinematography = Madhur<br />
| editing = Paul, G. Yadav<br />
| studio = Kemparaj Productions<br />
| distributor = Kemparaj Productions<br />
| released = {{film date|df=yes|1954|3|12|India}}<ref name=anandan>{{cite book|url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1954-cinedetails7.asp|title=Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru|trans-title=History of Landmark Tamil Films|publisher=Sivakami Publishers|author=Film News Anandan|author-link=Film News Anandan|date= 23 October 2004|location=Chennai|language=ta|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170326013006/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1954-cinedetails7.asp|archive-date=26 March 2017}}</ref><br />
| runtime = <br />
| country = [[India]]<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
| budget = <br />
| gross = <br />
}}<br />
'''''Karkottai''''' ({{lit|Rock Fort}}) is a [[List of Tamil films of 1954|1954]] Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil-language]] film produced and directed by [[Kemparaj Urs]]. The film featured Kemparaj Urs and [[Krishna Kumari (actress)|Krishna Kumari]] in the lead roles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gomolo.com/karkottai-movie-cast-crew/9126|title=Karkottai (1954 – Tamil)|publisher=gomolo.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120316222907/http://www.gomolo.com/karkottai-movie-cast-crew/9126|archive-date=16 March 2012}}</ref> It is based on the 1844 novel ''[[The Count of Monte Cristo]]'' by [[Alexandre Dumas]].<br />
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== Cast and crew ==<br />
The lists of Cast and Crew are adapted from the database of [[Film News Anandan]].<ref name=anandan /><br />
{{colbegin}}<br />
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=== Cast ===<br />
*[[Kemparaj Urs]]<br />
*[[Krishna Kumari (actress)|Krishna Kumari]]<br />
*[[K. Sarangkapani]]<br />
*[[B. R. Panthulu]]<br />
*[[M. V. Rajamma]]<br />
*Jayalakshmi<br />
*Sandhya<br />
*[[B. Jayamma]]{{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|pp=113-114}}<br />
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=== Crew ===<br />
*Producer: Kemparaj Urs<br />
*Director: Kemparaj Urs<br />
*Dialogues: V. Gopalan, S. R. Krishna Aiyangar<br />
*Cinematography: Madhur<br />
*Editing: Paul, G. Yadav<br />
*Art: Vardhukar<br />
*Choreography: Hiralal<br />
{{colend}}<br />
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== Production ==<br />
''Karkottai'' was based on ''[[The Count of Monte Cristo]]'' by [[Alexandre Dumas]].<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19540226&printsec=frontpage&hl=en ''The Indian Express'', 26 February 1954. p. 3]</ref> It was also produced in [[Kannada]] under the title ''Jaladurga''.<ref name=anandan />{{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=228}}<br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
Music was composed by [[S. V. Venkatraman]] and [[G. Ramanathan]] while the lyrics were penned by Srimathi Rajeswary.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mayyam.com/talk/archives/special/t11047_Paadalgal_Palavitham.html|title=Padalgal Palavidham|publisher=mayyam.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130122090940/http://mayyam.com/talk/archives/special/t11047_Paadalgal_Palavitham.html|archive-date=22 January 2013}}</ref> List of songs is given below.<ref>{{cite book|title=Thiraikalanjiyam&nbsp;— Part 1|author=G. Neelamegam|language=ta|page=69 |publisher=Manivasagar Publishers, Chennai 108 (Ph:044 25361039). First edition December 2014}}</ref><br />
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'''Songs'''<br />
# "O! Kappalottu Thamizhaa"<br />
# "Naan Ingu Thaniyaaga, Nee Angu Thaniyaaga"<br />
# "Inbamaa, Nee Thunbamaa"<br />
# "Kovilukku Odiduvaar Govinda"<br />
# "Avan Seyyum Leelaikku"<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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== Bibliography ==<br />
*{{cite book | url=https://indiancine.ma/texts/indiancine.ma%3AEncyclopedia_of_Indian_Cinema/text.pdf | title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema | publisher= [[Oxford University Press]] | editor1-last=Rajadhyaksha | editor1-first=Ashish | editor2-last=Willemen | editor2-first=Paul | year=1998 | orig-year=1994 | isbn=0-19-563579-5 }}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
{{IMDb title|3334346}}<br />
{{The Count of Monte Cristo}}<br />
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[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian historical films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian adventure films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian multilingual films]]<br />
[[Category:Films based on The Count of Monte Cristo]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by S. V. Venkatraman]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by G. Ramanathan]]<br />
[[Category:1950s historical adventure films]]<br />
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