Maruthanad Elavarasee (transl. Princess of the Marudha Kingdom) is a 1950 Indian Tamil-language film directed and edited by A. Kasilingam, and written by M. Karunanidhi. The film stars M. G. Ramachandran (credited as Ramachandar) and V. N. Janaki. It was released on 2 April 1950 and became a box office success.
A king has two wives, one of who is Chithra. The minister Dhurjeyan's sister is the younger queen. The two become pregnant and Dhurjeyan persuades the king to believe that the older queen had poisoned the younger queen out of sheer jealousy which the king tends to believe, but does not take any action. Dhurjeyan tries to kill the younger queen but she is saved by a courtier whom Dhurjeyan kills. The younger queen escapes many trials and gives birth to a son named Kandeeban. He grows up and meets a young woman Rani and her friend and falls in love unaware that she is a princess. Their love grows and when he discovers that she is a princess, he begins to distance himself from her. After many trials, the couple reunites.
In 2015, lyricist P. K. Muthusamy claimed he wrote a story and gave it to M. Karunanidhi in December 1949, but Karunanidhi "stole" the story and made it into Maruthanad Elavarasee without Muthusamy's knowledge.[1] However, according to M. G. Ramachandran (known and credited as Ramachandar at that time), T. V. Chari began work on a film titled Kaali Dasi as producer, director and writer, but it was shelved after some progress due to the production company dissolving. Ramachandar added that G. Govindan & Company took over production with A. Kasilingam as director and Karunanidhi as writer, retaining some of the already shot scenes but using them to weave a new story.[2] The new film, titled Maruthanad Elavarasee, was produced by G. Muthuswamy, and Kasilingam also handled the editing while cinematography was handled by G. Dorai.[3][4]
Soundtrackedit
The music composed by M. S. Gnanamani, while lyrics written by C. A. Lakshmana Das & K. P. Kamatchi Sundaram.[5]
Song Title
Singers
Lyrics
Length
"Endruindha Nilai"
"Indha Inbame Thandha Paingili"
"Kallam Illa Ullam"
K. V. Janaki &
04:10
"Malarathiye Malarum"
"Nadhiye Neeraazhi"
M. M. Mariyappa & K. V. Janaki
03:07
"Raajaa Bayam Pochudhe"
M. M. Mariyappa &
03:10
"Thaaye Dayadhari"
K. V. Janaki
03:00
"Veerathaayai Pannivom"
P. Leela
03:55
"Virindhvaarayo"
"Sindhaikkinbame"
M. M. Mariyappa
03:04
"En Jenmamae Pothuma"
K. V. Janaki
03:46
Release and receptionedit
Maruthanad Elavarasee was released on 2 April 1950.[6] The film became a box office success and established Ramachandar and Janaki as a "star pair sure to go places".[3]
Referencesedit
^Zakeer Hussain, H. (2 October 2015). "M Karunanidhi stole my script: Film writer". Deccan Chronicle. from the original on 30 April 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
^Sri Kantha, Sachi (5 May 2019). "MGR Remembered – Part 51 | About the Plagiarism charge on Karunanidhi". Ilankai Tamil Sangam. from the original on 9 September 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
^ abGuy, Randor (8 January 2011). "Blast from the past – Maruthanaatu Ilavarasi (1950)". The Hindu. from the original on 18 August 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
^"Maruthanad Elavarasee". The Indian Express. 28 March 1950. p. 10. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
^"Marudhanaattu Ilavarasi Songs". Inbaminge. Archived from the original on 9 June 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
^"Maruthanad Elavarasee". The Indian Express. 2 April 1950. p. 10. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
maruthanad, elavarasee, transl, princess, marudha, kingdom, 1950, indian, tamil, language, film, directed, edited, kasilingam, written, karunanidhi, film, stars, ramachandran, credited, ramachandar, janaki, released, april, 1950, became, office, success, theat. Maruthanad Elavarasee transl Princess of the Marudha Kingdom is a 1950 Indian Tamil language film directed and edited by A Kasilingam and written by M Karunanidhi The film stars M G Ramachandran credited as Ramachandar and V N Janaki It was released on 2 April 1950 and became a box office success Maruthanad ElavaraseeTheatrical release posterDirected byA KasilingamWritten byM KarunanidhiProduced byG MuthuswamyStarringM G RamachandarV N JanakiCinematographyG DoraiEdited byA KasilingamMusic byM S GnanamaniProductioncompanyG Govindan amp CompanyRelease date2 April 1950 1950 04 02 Running time136 minutesCountryIndiaLanguageTamil Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Soundtrack 5 Release and reception 6 References 7 External linksPlot editThis article needs an improved plot summary Please help improve the plot summary June 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message A king has two wives one of who is Chithra The minister Dhurjeyan s sister is the younger queen The two become pregnant and Dhurjeyan persuades the king to believe that the older queen had poisoned the younger queen out of sheer jealousy which the king tends to believe but does not take any action Dhurjeyan tries to kill the younger queen but she is saved by a courtier whom Dhurjeyan kills The younger queen escapes many trials and gives birth to a son named Kandeeban He grows up and meets a young woman Rani and her friend and falls in love unaware that she is a princess Their love grows and when he discovers that she is a princess he begins to distance himself from her After many trials the couple reunites Cast editMale castM G Ramachandar as Kandeeban Pulimootai Ramasami Iyer as Azhagu M G Chakarapani as Minister Dhurjeyan Battling C S D Singh P S Veerappa as King N S Narayana Pillai T M Ramasami Pillai Kottapuli Jayaraman Vishnu Ramasami Iyengar S M Thirupathi Female castV N Janaki as Princess Rani C K Saraswathi as Queen Chithra C K Nagarathnam as Rani s friend K Meenakshi as Veerathayai PannivomDanceLalitha PadminiProduction editIn 2015 lyricist P K Muthusamy claimed he wrote a story and gave it to M Karunanidhi in December 1949 but Karunanidhi stole the story and made it into Maruthanad Elavarasee without Muthusamy s knowledge 1 However according to M G Ramachandran known and credited as Ramachandar at that time T V Chari began work on a film titled Kaali Dasi as producer director and writer but it was shelved after some progress due to the production company dissolving Ramachandar added that G Govindan amp Company took over production with A Kasilingam as director and Karunanidhi as writer retaining some of the already shot scenes but using them to weave a new story 2 The new film titled Maruthanad Elavarasee was produced by G Muthuswamy and Kasilingam also handled the editing while cinematography was handled by G Dorai 3 4 Soundtrack editThe music composed by M S Gnanamani while lyrics written by C A Lakshmana Das amp K P Kamatchi Sundaram 5 Song Title Singers Lyrics Length Endruindha Nilai Indha Inbame Thandha Paingili Kallam Illa Ullam K V Janaki amp 04 10 Malarathiye Malarum Nadhiye Neeraazhi M M Mariyappa amp K V Janaki 03 07 Raajaa Bayam Pochudhe M M Mariyappa amp 03 10 Thaaye Dayadhari K V Janaki 03 00 Veerathaayai Pannivom P Leela 03 55 Virindhvaarayo Sindhaikkinbame M M Mariyappa 03 04 En Jenmamae Pothuma K V Janaki 03 46Release and reception editMaruthanad Elavarasee was released on 2 April 1950 6 The film became a box office success and established Ramachandar and Janaki as a star pair sure to go places 3 References edit Zakeer Hussain H 2 October 2015 M Karunanidhi stole my script Film writer Deccan Chronicle Archived from the original on 30 April 2017 Retrieved 23 March 2021 Sri Kantha Sachi 5 May 2019 MGR Remembered Part 51 About the Plagiarism charge on Karunanidhi Ilankai Tamil Sangam Archived from the original on 9 September 2021 Retrieved 23 March 2021 a b Guy Randor 8 January 2011 Blast from the past Maruthanaatu Ilavarasi 1950 The Hindu Archived from the original on 18 August 2021 Retrieved 9 June 2014 Maruthanad Elavarasee The Indian Express 28 March 1950 p 10 Retrieved 23 March 2021 Marudhanaattu Ilavarasi Songs Inbaminge Archived from the original on 9 June 2014 Retrieved 9 June 2014 Maruthanad Elavarasee The Indian Express 2 April 1950 p 10 Retrieved 4 February 2020 External links editMaruthanad Elavarasee at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Maruthanad Elavarasee amp oldid 1148856940, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
