Arasilankumari

Arasilankumari (transl. Princess) is a 1961 Indian Tamil-language historical adventure film directed by A. S. A. Sami and A. Kasilingam, and produced by M. Somasundaram under Jupiter Pictures. An adaptation of the 1952 film, Scaramouche, itself based on a novel by the same name, it stars M. G. Ramachandran, Padmini and Rajasulochana. The film was originally directed by Sami, and completed by Kasilingam. It was released on 1 January 1961, and failed commercially.

Arasilankumari
Theatrical release poster
Directed byA. S. A. Sami
A. Kasilingam
Produced byM. Somasundaram
Screenplay byA. S. A. Sami
Story byM. Karunanidhi
Based onScaramouche
by Rafael Sabatini
StarringM. G. Ramachandran
Padmini
Rajasulochana
Music byG. Ramanathan
CinematographyP. Dattu
P. Ramasamy
Edited byG. D. Joshi
M. Kannan
N. P. Sarathi
Production
company
Release date
  • 1 January 1961 (1961-01-01)
Running time
140 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Plot

Arivazhagan (M. G. Ramachandran) has a sister Anbukarasi (Padmini). Anbukarasi falls in love with Vetrivelan (M. N. Nambiar), who is commander-in-chief of the royal army, but he tells Anbukarasi and Arivazhagan that he is just an ordinary citizen of the kingdom and marries Anbukarasi. Arivazhagan leaves on a mission after his sister's marriage. After some time, Vetrivelan deserts his wife and child and returns to the palace. He starts plotting against the royal family. How his plans are set at naught by the hero and how his wife fights for him against her own brother form the rest of the film.

Cast

Production

Arasilankumari was adapted from the 1952 film version of the Rafael Sabatini novel Scaramouche. It took as long as five years to complete. The film was originally directed by A. S. A. Sami, who had differences with the cast and crew; he was replaced by A. Kasilingam who completed the film.[2] This was the final film produced by Jupiter Pictures.[3]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by G. Ramanathan. Lyrics were by Pattukkottai Kalyanasundaram, Kannadasan, Ku. Ma. Balasubramaniam, K. S. Gopalakrishnan, R. Pazhanichami & Muthukoothan.[4][5] The song "Chinna Payale" was later adapted into "Thiruttu Payale" for the 2006 film of the same name.[6]

No.SongSingersLyricsLength
1Chinna Payale Chinna PayaleT. M. SoundararajanPattukottai Kalyanasundaram03:39
2Etramunnaa EtramT. M. Soundararajan & Seerkazhi Govindarajan03:11
3Kandi Kadhirkamam ... Kazhugumalai PazhanimalaiSeerkazhi Govindarajan01:58
4Nandhavanatthil Or AandiT. M. Soundararajan00:54
5Setthaalum Unnai Naan Vida MaattenN. S. Krishnan & S. C. Krishnan03:32
6Thillaalangadi ThillaalangadiP. SuseelaKannadasan03:32
7Thaaraa Avar VaruvaaraaS. JanakiKu. Ma. Balasubramaniam03:36
8Oorvalamaaga Maappillai PennumSoolamagalam Jayalakshmi, T. M. Soundararajan & P. SuseelaR. Pazhanichami02:19
9Atthaane Aasai AtthaaneP. LeelaK. S. Gopalakrishnan02:10
10Thoondiyile Maattikkittu MuzhikkudhuK. Jamuna Rani, Seerkazhi Govindarajan & S. C. KrishnanMuthukoothan02:39
11Aav Aaahaav En Aasai Purave AavP. SuseelaUdumalai Narayana Kavi03:23

Release and reception

Arasilankumari was released on 1 January 1961.[7] The film was not commercially successful, with historian Randor Guy attributing it to the prolonged production schedule.[2]

References
  1. Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul, eds. (1998) [1994]. Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema (PDF). Oxford University Press. p. 367. ISBN 0-19-563579-5.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. Guy, Randor (2 March 2013). "Arasilankumari 1961". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 10 September 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  3. "ஜுபிடர் சோமு மறைந்தார்". Maalai Malar (in Tamil). 17 June 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  4. Neelamegam, G. (2016). Thiraikalanjiyam – Part 2 (in Tamil). Chennai: Manivasagar Publishers. p. 14.
  5. அரசிளங்குமரி (song book) (in Tamil). Jupiter Pictures. 1961.
  6. Vamanan (12 November 2018). "'புதிய பறவை'யும் திருட்டுப் பயல்களும் !". Dinamalar (in Tamil). Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  7. "Arasilankumari". The Indian Express. 1 January 1961. p. 8.
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