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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Kubera Kuchela<br />
| image = Kubera Kuchela.jpg<br />
| caption = Theatrical release poster<br />
| director = R. S. Mani<br />
| producer = <br />
| writer = B. S. Ramaiah<br />
| starring = [[P. U. Chinnappa]] <br /> [[T. R. Rajakumari]] <br /> [[D. Balasubramaniam]] <br /> [[N. S. Krishnan]] <br /> [[T. A. Mathuram]]<br />
| music = Kunnakudi Venkatarama Iyer <br /> [[S. V. Venkatraman]] (background music)<br />
| cinematography = Marcus Bartley<br />
| editing = <br />
| studio = [[Jupiter Pictures]]<br />
| distributor = S. I. P. Release<br />
| released = {{Film date|1943|06|14|df=yes}}<br />
| runtime = <br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
}}<br />
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'''''Kubera Kuchela''''' is a 1943 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[Hindu mythological film]] directed by R. S. Mani and written by [[B. S. Ramiah|B. S. Ramaiah]]. The soundtrack was by Kunnakudi Venkatarama Iyer and background music by S. V. Venkat Raman. The film stars [[P. U. Chinnappa]] [[T. R. Rajakumari]], [[D. Balasubramaniam]] and P. S. Govindan.<br />
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== Plot ==<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
{{Cast listing|* [[P. U. Chinnappa]] as Kubera Kuchela and the demon Kuchela<ref name="thehindu1">{{Cite news|last=Guy|first=Randor|author-link=Randor Guy|date=11 September 2009|title=Kubera Kuchela 1943|work=[[The Hindu]]|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/Kubera-Kuchela-1943/article3021915.ece|access-date=18 April 2016}}</ref><br />
* [[Papanasam Sivan]] as Kuchela<ref name="song book" /><br />
* P. S. Govindan as [[Krishna]]<ref name="song book" /><br />
* [[D. Balasubramaniam]] as Kubera, the Lord of Wealth<ref name="song book" /><br />
* [[T. R. Rajakumari]] as Mallika<ref name="song book" /><br />
* [[R. Balasubramaniam]]<br />
* [[N. S. Krishnan]]<br />
* [[T. A. Mathuram]]<br />
* [[T. S. Durairaj]]<br />
* S. R. Janaki<br />
* Pulimootai Ramaswami<br />
* L. Narayana Rao<br />
* T. V. Annapoorani<br />
* M. K. Meenalochani<br />
* P. G. Kuppuswami<br />
* E. Krishnan}}<br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
Music composed by Kunnakudi Venkatarama Iyer and [[S. V. Venkatraman]] composed background music. The lyrics were written by [[Papanasam Sivan]] and Udumalai Narayana Kavi.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kuber Kuchela |url=http://gaana.com/album/Kubera-Kuchela |access-date=20 April 2016 |website=[[Gaana (music streaming service)|Gaana]]}}</ref><ref name="song book">{{Cite book |url=http://mininoolaham.blogspot.com/2021/01/kubera-kuchela-1943.html |title=குபேர குசேலா |publisher=[[Jupiter Pictures]] |year=1943 |language=ta |type=song book}}</ref> The song "Nadaiyalangaram Kanden" is set in the raga ''[[Kharaharapriya]]'',<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mani |first=Charulatha |author-link=Charulatha Mani |date=13 April 2012 |title=A Raga's Journey — Kingly Kharaharapriya |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/a-ragas-journey-kingly-kharaharapriya/article3310742.ece |access-date=20 January 2021}}</ref> "Maalai Chooda Vandhen Mallika" is set in [[Khamas (raga)|Khamas]], "Ennai Vittu Engey Sentreer" is in "[[Harikambhoji|Harikambothi]]", and "Kanna Kanna Kanna" is in "[[Kapi (raga)|Kapi]]".<ref name="thehindu1" /><br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
! No !! Songs !! Singers !! Length<br />
|-<br />
| 1 || "Maalai Chooda Vandhen Mallika" || [[P. U. Chinnappa]] || 03:11<br />
|-<br />
| 2 || "Nadaiyalangaram Kanden" || [[P. U. Chinnappa]] || 03:07<br />
|-<br />
| 3 || "Selvame" || [[P. U. Chinnappa]] || 02:57<br />
|-<br />
| 4 || "Ennai Vittu Engey Sentreer" || [[T. R. Rajakumari]] ||<br />
|-<br />
| 5 || "Kanna Kanna Kanna" || [[Papanasam Sivan]] ||<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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== Marketing ==<br />
The film was publicised with an innovative poster: a horizontal strip which contained lines in English: "Who Is Rich? Kubera or Kuchela? Watch The Movie".<ref name="thehindu1" /><br />
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== References ==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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[[Category:1943 Tamil-language films]]<br />
[[Category:1943 Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:1943 films]]<br />
[[Category:1943 musical films]]<br />
[[Category:Films about Hinduism]]<br />
[[Category:Films based on the Mahabharata]]<br />
[[Category:Hindu devotional films]]<br />
[[Category:Hindu mythological films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films based on actual events]]<br />
[[Category:Indian musical films]]<br />
[[Category:Jupiter Pictures films]]<br />
[[Category:Krishna in popular culture]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by Kunnakudi Venkatarama Iyer]]</div>Stephania3380