Miruthanga Chakravarthi
Miruthanga Chakravarthi (transl. The Mridangam Maestro) is a 1983 Indian Tamil-language musical drama film directed by K. Shankar and produced by Sakunthala N. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, K. R. Vijaya, M. N. Nambiar, V. K. Ramasamy, Prabhu and Sulakshana. The film had musical score by M. S. Viswanathan.[2]
| Miruthanga Chakravarthi | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | K. Shankar |
| Produced by | Sakunthala N |
| Screenplay by | A. L. Narayanan |
| Story by | Kalaignanam[1] |
| Starring | Sivaji Ganesan K. R. Vijaya M. N. Nambiar V. K. Ramasamy Prabhu Sulakshana |
| Music by | M. S. Viswanathan |
| Cinematography | M.C. Shekar |
| Edited by | K. Shankar |
Production company | Bhairavi Films |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Cast
- Sivaji Ganesan as Subbaiah
- K. R. Vijaya as Deivanai
- M. N. Nambiar
- V. K. Ramasamy
- Prabhu as Kannan
- Sulakshana as Radha
- Thengai Srinivasan
- Y. G. Mahendran
- Manorama
Soundtrack
The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan and lyrics were written by Vaali.[3]
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length (m:ss) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Om Nadam Omkara Nadam" | T. M. Soundararajan | ||
| 2 | "Idhu Ketka Thigattatha Ganam" | M. Balamuralikrishna | ||
| 3 | "Adi Vannakiliye Ingu" | T. M. Soundararajan, Susheela | ||
| 4 | "Gopala Govinda Mugunda" | T. M. Soundararajan | ||
| 5 | "Abinaya Sundari Aadukiral" | Sirkazhi Sivachidambaram, Vani Jayaram | ||
| 6 | "Sugamana Ragangale" | Vani Jayaram |
Controversy
Initially, the producers, Kalaignanam and T.N. Venkatraman took recordings of earlier mridangam performances from both T. K. Murthy and Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman to decide which one would best suit the Sivaji role which led to a huge conflict with two of the artists narrating each version of their story. However the producers insisted that originally, neither Murthy nor Sivaraman was booked for any particular role and that Murthy "was that he was agreeable to play only for Sivaji, and implicitly in the competition scene".[4]
References
- "Rajinikanth gifts house worth Rs 1 crore to producer Kalaignanam". The Times of India. 7 October 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- "Miruthanga Chakravarthi". nadigarthilagam.com. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- "Miruthanga Chakravarthy Songs". raaga.com. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- Venkatramani, S.H. (30 April 1983). "Conflict between mridangists T.K. Murthy and Umayapuram K. Sivaraman boils over into major controversy". India Today. Retrieved 10 October 2019.