Mangayarkarasi (transl. Queen of women) is a 1949 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Jiten Banerjee. The film was produced by F. Nagoor and S. N. Ahamed, and stars P. U. Chinnappa, P. Kannamba and Anjali Devi. It is a remake of the Telugu film Gollabhama (1947) and Anjali Devi reprised her role.
A heavenly seductress takes away the crown prince from his kingdom to her heavenly abode. The wife of the prince is helped by an angel and goes to her husband's abode. They spend the night together. She returns to Earth and finds that she has become pregnant. She is accused of being intimate with the court poet by the King and others. She leaves the palace and goes to live with some tribal people. She delivers a child. The King rescues the child and brings him up. The child grows into a young man. Due to a strange situation the young man wants to have a relationship with his mother without knowing who she is. However, the heavenly woman brings back her husband in time and explains everything so that all ends well.[2]
The film featured P. U. Chinnappa in triple roles — King, Prince and the grandson. It was the first time in Tamil cinema that an artiste featured in 3 roles. N. S. Krishnan featured in double roles as father and son. Radhakrishnan played the role of N. S. Krishnan's kid and literally caught a crow in one scene. Thereafter he came to be fondly called as Kaka Radhakrishnan, Kaka in Tamil meaning crow.[2]
The knife dance performed by Lalitha and Padmini was a thriller. The film was shot at Newtone Studios, Madras
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Music was composed by G. Ramanathan, Kunnakudi Venkatarama Iyer and C. R. Subbaraman while the lyrics were penned by Kambadasan, Lakshmana Das and Ku. Sa. Krishnamurthi (film credits). Most of the tunes were set in Carnatic music ragas and were rendered by P. U. Chinnappa became popular. The song Kaadhal Kanirasame set in the raga Chittharanjani, was a hit. It was composed using the same metre, melody and tune of the well-known composition Naatha thanumanisum Sankaram... made famous by Madurai Mani Iyer.[2][3]
The film fared well at the box office. Film historian Randor Guy wrote in 2008 that the film is "remembered for: Triple role played by Chinnappa, double role by NSK, pleasing music and Kannamba’s performance."[2]
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^"1949 – மங்கையர்க்கரசி – பாக்யா பிக்சர்ஸ்" [1949 – Mangayarkarasi – Bhagya Pictures]. Lakshman Sruthi (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
^ abcdGuy, Randor (4 April 2008). . The Hindu. Archived from the original on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
^"Mangayarkarasi". Gaana. from the original on 1 June 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
mangayarkarasi, transl, queen, women, 1949, indian, tamil, language, film, directed, jiten, banerjee, film, produced, nagoor, ahamed, stars, chinnappa, kannamba, anjali, devi, remake, telugu, film, gollabhama, 1947, anjali, devi, reprised, role, theatrical, re. Mangayarkarasi transl Queen of women is a 1949 Indian Tamil language film directed by Jiten Banerjee The film was produced by F Nagoor and S N Ahamed and stars P U Chinnappa P Kannamba and Anjali Devi It is a remake of the Telugu film Gollabhama 1947 and Anjali Devi reprised her role MangayarkarasiTheatrical release posterDirected byJiten BanerjeeWritten bySurathaScreenplay byKambadasanSurathaBased onA folk taleProduced byF NagoorS N AhmedStarringP U ChinnappaP KannambaAnjali DeviN S KrishnanT A MathuramCinematographyJiten BanerjeeEdited byV B Nataraja MudaliarMusic byG RamanathanKunnakudi Venkatarama IyerC R SubburamanProductioncompanyBhagya PicturesRelease date3 September 1949 1949 09 03 1 Running time172 mins 15495 ft CountryIndiaLanguageTamil Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Soundtrack 5 Reception 6 References 7 External linksPlot editA heavenly seductress takes away the crown prince from his kingdom to her heavenly abode The wife of the prince is helped by an angel and goes to her husband s abode They spend the night together She returns to Earth and finds that she has become pregnant She is accused of being intimate with the court poet by the King and others She leaves the palace and goes to live with some tribal people She delivers a child The King rescues the child and brings him up The child grows into a young man Due to a strange situation the young man wants to have a relationship with his mother without knowing who she is However the heavenly woman brings back her husband in time and explains everything so that all ends well 2 Cast editCast according to the opening credits of the film Male Cast P U Chinnappa as Madhurangathan Kandarupan Sudhaman N S Krishnan as Parthiban Jeevamrudham T S Durairaj as Parthiban s Friend Kavi Kambadasan as Poet Vidyapathi Pudukottai Seenu as Panchavarnam P A Kumar as Prime Minister P V Angappa as Minister Durai Pandian as Parthiban s Friend Radhakrishnan as Young Jeevamrudham C Valli Nayagam as Hunter Thirupathi as Pujari Female Cast P Kannamba as Mangayarkarasi Anjali Devi as Sasikala T A Mathuram as Mohana Saradambal as Dasi Vanji D S Krishnaveni as Vasanthavathi T A Kantham as Maya Seetha Rajam as Heavenly Virgins Padma Pattammal as Heavenly Virgins Lalitha Vathsala as Heavenly Virgins Navaneetham as Heavenly Virgin Dance Lalitha PadminiProduction editThe film featured P U Chinnappa in triple roles King Prince and the grandson It was the first time in Tamil cinema that an artiste featured in 3 roles N S Krishnan featured in double roles as father and son Radhakrishnan played the role of N S Krishnan s kid and literally caught a crow in one scene Thereafter he came to be fondly called as Kaka Radhakrishnan Kaka in Tamil meaning crow 2 The knife dance performed by Lalitha and Padmini was a thriller The film was shot at Newtone Studios MadrasSoundtrack editMusic was composed by G Ramanathan Kunnakudi Venkatarama Iyer and C R Subbaraman while the lyrics were penned by Kambadasan Lakshmana Das and Ku Sa Krishnamurthi film credits Most of the tunes were set in Carnatic music ragas and were rendered by P U Chinnappa became popular The song Kaadhal Kanirasame set in the raga Chittharanjani was a hit It was composed using the same metre melody and tune of the well known composition Naatha thanumanisum Sankaram made famous by Madurai Mani Iyer 2 3 No Title Singer s Length 1 Paarthaal Pasitheerym P U Chinnappa 2 58 2 Kadhal Kanirasame P U Chinnappa 6 27 3 Vanilavi P U Chinnappa 4 06Reception editThe film fared well at the box office Film historian Randor Guy wrote in 2008 that the film is remembered for Triple role played by Chinnappa double role by NSK pleasing music and Kannamba s performance 2 References edit 1949 மங க யர க கரச ப க ய ப க சர ஸ 1949 Mangayarkarasi Bhagya Pictures Lakshman Sruthi in Tamil Archived from the original on 25 May 2017 Retrieved 26 May 2017 a b c d Guy Randor 4 April 2008 Mangayarkarasi 1949 The Hindu Archived from the original on 25 May 2017 Retrieved 25 May 2017 Mangayarkarasi Gaana Archived from the original on 1 June 2022 Retrieved 17 March 2020 External links editMangayarkarasi at IMDb nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mangayarkarasi amp oldid 1185192875, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
