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| Directed by | S. M. Sriramulu Naidu
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| Produced by | S. M. Sriramulu Naidu |
| Starring | Sivaji Ganesan Padmini |
| Cinematography | Sailen Bose |
| Edited by | Velusamy |
| Music by | S. M. Subbaiah
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil
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Maragatham is a 1959 Indian Tamil-language crime thriller film produced, directed and co-written by S. M. Sriramulu Naidu.[1] It is an adaptation of the novel Karunkuyil Kunrathu Kolai by T. S. D. Sami. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan and Padmini. It was released on 21 August 1959.
Plot
Cast
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- Male Cast
- Sivaji Ganesan as Varendran
- T. S. Balaiah
- Chandrababu as Gundan
- S. Balachandar as Anandar, Maranamarthanda Zamindar
- T. S. Durairaj
- O. A. K. Thevar
- Narayana Pillai
- Santhanam
- Kanaiah
- Pakkirisamy
- Natarajan
- Female Cast
- Padmini as Maragatham, Alamu
- Sandhya as Karpagavalli
- Gnanam
- Muthulakshmi
- Lakshmiprabha
- Lakshmirajam
- Saraswathi
Production
Maragadham was directed by S. M. Sriramulu Naidu, who also produced it under Pakshiraja Studios.[2] The film was based on Karunkuyil Kunrathu Kolai, a novel by T. S. D. Sami. Naidu wrote the screenplay and Murasoli Maran wrote the dialogues. Cinematography was handled by Sailen Bose, art direction by A. K. Sekhar,[3] and editing by Velusamy.[2]
Soundtrack
The music was composed by S. M. Subbaiah Naidu,[4] with lyrics by Yogi Shuddhananda Bharathiar, Papanasam Sivan, Ku. Ma. Balasubramaniam & Ra. Balu.
"Kunguma Poovey Konjum Puraavey" became a hit song. However, there is a controversy about this song. It is said that the tune for this song was composed by T. G. Lingappa for the film Sabaash Meena. However, for some reason, Chandrababu refused to sing the song for that film. Later he gave this tune to Subbaiah Naidu and it was included in this film.[5]
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length |
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| 1 | "Kunguma Poove Konjum Puraave" | J. P. Chandrababu & K. Jamuna Rani | Ku. Ma. Balasubramaniam | 03.27 |
| 2 | "Aadinaal Nadanam Aadinaal" | Radha Jayalakshmi | Ra. Balu | 03.12 |
| 3 | "Kannukkulle Unnai Paaru" | T. M. Soundararajan & Radha Jayalakshmi | Ra. Balu | 03.32 |
| 4 | "Kaviri Paayum" | T. M. Soundararajan | Ra. Balu | 03.27 |
| 5 | "Maalai Mayangukindra Neram" | Radha Jayalakshmi | Shuddhananda Bharati | 04.08 |
| 6 | "Punnagai Thavazhum Madhimugamo" | T. M. Soundararajan & Radha Jayalakshmi | Papanasam Sivan | 03.54 |
| 7 | "Pachchai Kili Pola" | P. Leela & K. Jamuna Rani |
Release and reception
Maragadham was released on 21 August 1959,[2] and failed commercially.[6]
References
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<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namednadigarthilagam - ↑ Maragatham (1959). The Hindu(29 April 2010). Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- ↑ Maragatham. Gaana. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- ↑ "சங்கீத அய்யா" எஸ்.எம். சுப்பையா நாயுடு – 9, மணியன், பி.ஜி.எஸ்.. Thamizhstudio.com. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- ↑ Print to celluloid: From 'Kalvanin Kadhali' and 'Mullum Malaram' to 'Ponniyin Selvan'. The Hindu(2 July 2020). Retrieved 10 July 2020.
Bibliography
- Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. British Film Institute and Oxford University Press(1998). ISBN 0-19-563579-5