Devadasi (1948 film)

Devadasi
	Poster
Directed by	Manik Lal Tandon; T. V. Sundaram
Written by	B. S. Ramiah
Story by	B. S. Ramiah
Based on	Thaïs; by Anatole France
Starring	Kannan; Leela; R. Balasubramaniam; T. S. Durairaj; K. S. Angamuthu; N. S. Krishnan; T. A. Mathuram
Music by	K. V. Mahadevan
Cinematography	P. S. Rai
Edited by	R. Rajagopal
Production; company	Sukumar Pictures
Distributed by	Sukumar Pictures
Release date	15 January 1948 (India)[1];
Running time	183 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Devadasi (transl. Woman dedicated to the service of God) is a 1948 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Manik Lal Tandon and T. V. Sundaram.[2] The film stars Kannan, Leela, R. Balasubramaniam and K. S. Angamuthu.[3]

Cast

The list was adapted from the review article in The Hindu newspaper.[3]

Kannan as the King's friend
Leela as Devakunjari
R. Balasubramaniam as the spiritual guru
K. S. Angamuthu as the smart devadasi woman
T. S. Durairaj as The king
N. S. Krishnan as a Carnatic musician
T. A. Mathuram as a Bharathanatyam dancer

Production

The film was produced by Sukumar Pictures and was directed by Manik Lal Tandon (M. L. Tandon) and T. V. Sundaram. B. S. Ramiah wrote the screenplay and dialogues to the story that was based on a French opera, Thaïs.[3] P. S. Rai was in charge of cinematography while R. Rajagopal did the editing. Art direction was done by Gangatharan and Shanmuganathan.[1] This film was shot at Neptune Studios.[3]

Soundtrack

Music was composed by K. V. Mahadevan while the lyrics were penned by Rajagopala Iyer and Udumalai Narayana Kavi.[1] N. S. Krishnan was the singer and Playback singer is Sundari Thambi.[3]

"Bhagyasaali Naane" - Sundari Thambi
"Pudhu Malare" - Sundari Thambi
"Idhupol Aanandhame" - K. V. Mahadevan, Sundari Thambi
"Oru Vaarthaiye Solluvaai" - Sundari Thambi

Reception

Writing in June 2013, film critic Randor Guy said "In spite of the high expectation, the film did not fare well at the box-office and only the comedy track became popular."[3]

References

Film News Anandan (23 October 2004). Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru [History of Landmark Tamil Films] (in Tamil). Chennai: Sivakami Publishers. Archived from the original on 5 April 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
Ashish Rajadhyaksha & Paul Willemen. Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema (PDF). Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 1998. p. 588.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
Guy, Randor (8 June 2013). "Devadasi 1948". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 16 August 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2018.

External links

A duet from the film sung by K. V. Mahadevan and Sundari Thambi on YouTube

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[anandan-1] Film News Anandan (23 October 2004). Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru [History of Landmark Tamil Films] (in Tamil). Chennai: Sivakami Publishers. Archived from the original on 5 April 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2018.

[2] Ashish Rajadhyaksha & Paul Willemen. Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema (PDF). Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 1998. p. 588.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)

[hindu-3] Guy, Randor (8 June 2013). "Devadasi 1948". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 16 August 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2018.