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| name = Madana Kama Rajan<br />
| image = Madana Kama Rajan.jpg<br />
| caption = Poster<br />
| director = B. N. Rao<br />
| writer = [[B. S. Ramiah]]<br />
| starring = [[K. L. V. Vasantha]]<br />[[V. V. Satagopan]]<br />
| producer = K. S. Gopalakrishnan<br />
| distributor = [[Gemini Studios]]<br />
| music = [[M. D. Parthasarathy|Parthasarathy]]<br />[[S. Rajeswara Rao|Rajeswara Rao]]<br />
| cinematography = Adi M. Irani<br />
| editing = J. L. Sircar<br />
| released = {{film date|28 November 1941}}<br />
| studio = Gemini Studios,<br />Amirtham Talkies<br />
| runtime = 198 min. (17,907 feet)<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
| country = India<br />
}}<br />
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'''''Madana Kama Rajan''''' ({{IPA-ta|madana kaːma ɾaːdʑan|pron}}) is a 1941 Tamil-language [[adventure film]] directed by B. N . Rao and produced by [[S. S. Vasan]]. It was the first film for Vasan as producer for Dindugal Amirtham Talkies.<ref name="guy1">{{Cite news |last=Guy |first=Randor |author-link=Randor Guy |date=8 October 2009 |title=Blast from the Past – Madana Kama Rajan 1941 |work=[[The Hindu]]: Friday Review |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Madanakamarajan-1941/article16885488.ece |access-date=2009-12-16}}</ref><ref name="willemen">{{Cite book |last=Rajadhyaksha |first=Ashish |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nOZkAAAAMAAJ |title=Encyclopaedia of Indian cinema |last2=Willemen |first2=Paul |publisher=British Film Institute |year=1994 |isbn=978-0-85170-455-5 |page=94}}</ref><ref name="baskaran_eye">{{Cite book |last=Baskaran |first=S. Theodore |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PhFlAAAAMAAJ |title=The eye of the serpent: an introduction to Tamil cinema |publisher=East West Books |year=1996 |location=Chennai |page=78 |author-link=S. Theodore Baskaran}}</ref><br />
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== Plot ==<br />
''Madana Kama Rajan'' is tale of the adventures of a prince ([[V. V. Sadagopan]]) and his friend (N. Krishnamurthi).<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
Cast according to the opening credits of the film<br />
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* [[V. V. Sadagopan|V. V. Satagopan]]<!--Satagopan with a 't' is how he credited--> as Madana Kama Rajan<br />
* N. Krishnamurthi as Gunaseelan<br />
* [[Kothamangalam Subbu]] as Rajaguru<br />
* [[T. S. Durairaj]] as Dhandavan<br />
* M. R. Swaminathan as Somadevan<br />
* V. P. S. Mani as Mayendra Varman<br />
* Puliyur Duraisami Iyer as Boy<!--போயி?--><br />
* G. V. Sharma as Bhimavarman<br />
* K. Sivaraman as Vengaian<br />
* T. Gopal Rao as Torturer<br />
* S. G. Rajam as Sangan<br />
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;Female cast<br />
* [[K. L. V. Vasantha]] as Premavalli<br />
* [[M. V. Rajamma]] as Sathyavathi<br />
* [[K. R. Chellam]] as Kamavalli<br />
* [[M. S. Sundari Bai]] as Bhagavathi<br />
* E. S. Kamalakumari as Rasika<br />
* K. T. Sakku Bai as Lakshmakkal<br />
* K. V. Lakshmi Devi as Manmadan<br />
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== Reception ==<br />
The film was released on 28 November 1941 and was a commercial success. [[Gemini Studios]] went on to become a major player in the Tamil film industry.<ref name="guy1" /> ''[[The Indian Express]]'' wrote, "The music in the film is essentially [[Carnatic music|Carnatic]] and the humour is clean and intelligent, two very welcome reforms in the world of Tamil films."<ref>{{Cite news |date=27 December 1941 |title=Madanakamarajan |page=3 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GdA-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=fkwMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5043%2C8379500}}</ref><br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
Partial list of songs in ''Madana Kama Rajan'':<br />
* "Prema Premanee Illamal" – [[V. V. Sadagopan]]<br />
* "Ennai Therri Thoodhu Sella" – K. L. V. Vasantha<br />
* "Ambaa Un Paatham" – M. V. Rajamma<br />
* "Kai Koduppen Amma" – M. V. Rajamma<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{IMDb title|0261812}}<br />
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{{Gemini Studios}}<br />
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[[Category:1941 films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Tamil-language films]]<br />
[[Category:1940s Tamil-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian adventure films]]</div>imported>Eik Corell