Kalyani (1952 film)

Kalyani is a 1952 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Acharya (T. G. Raghavacharya) and M. Masthan, and produced by T. R. Sundaram under Modern Theatres. The film portrays the life of a mentally-deranged man and is heavily inspired by 1948 American film The Snake Pit. It was later remade in Telugu as Atthainti Kaapuram in 1952. Kalyani stars M. N. Nambiar. B. S. Saroja, D. Balasubramaniam, M. G. Chakrapani and T. P. Muthulakshmi had supporting roles.[1]

Kalyani
Directed by	Acharya M. Masthan
Produced by	T. R. Sundaram
Screenplay by	A. S. Nagarajan
Story by	Modern Theaters Story Department
Based on	The Snake Pit by Anatole Litvak
Starring	M. N. Nambiar B. S. Saroja
Music by	S. Dakshinamurthi G. Ramanathan
Cinematography	M. Masthan
Edited by	L. Balu
Production company	Modern Theatres
Release date	21 June 1952 (1952-06-21)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

Moorthi struggles with mental problems. He marries Kalyani, a young woman. The plot revolves around their relationship and the many problems faced by Kalyani, who eventually succeeds in curing her husband's mental illness.

Cast

Cast adapted from the songbook[2]

Male cast M. N. Nambiar as Moorthi D. Balasubramaniam as Subbaiah Pillai M. G. Chakrapani as Doctor K. V. Srinivasan as Himself A. Karunanidhi as Accountant Pillai G. Muthukrishnan as Sekhar M. E. Madhavan as Broker Rengasami V. M. Ezhumalai as Kuppusami S. M. Thirupathisami as Inspector K. K. Soundar as Psychology Doctor

Female cast B. S. Saroja as Kalyani P. S. Sivabhagyam as Nagamma M. Saroja as Saroja M. S. Subhadra as Neela T. P. Muthulakshmi as Kamala P. S. Gnanam as Kamala's Mother G. Sakunthala as Komalam K. T. Dhanalakshmi as Akilantam Dance Kerala Sisters A. Chitra

Production

Kalyani was originally directed by Acharya (T. G. Raghavacharya). Midway through production, he contracted tuberculosis, so cinematographer M. Masthan (Mohammed Masthan) took over directing and completed it to the satisfaction of producer T. R. Sundaram and Acharya.[1] Choreography was handled by A. K. Chopra, K. R. Kumar, K. K. Sinha, and Dhandapani.[2]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by S. Dakshinamoorthi and G. Ramanathan with lyrics written by Kannadasan. Playback singers were T. M. Soundar Rajan, P. Leela, A. P. Komala, K. Rani, U. R. Chandra, Jayashree, Gandhi, Jamna Rani.[2][3]

No.	Song	Singer	Lyrics	Duration (m:ss)
1	"Atho Paaradi Avare"	P. Leela	Kannadasan	03:21
2	"Ini Pirivillamale Vaazhvom"	T. M. Soundararajan & K. Rani		03:04
3	"Success Success"	K. Jamuna Rani		02:05
4	"Takku Takku"	K. Rani		03:01
5	"Endha Kaariyamaayinum .. Ulagamidhuve Ulagamappaa"	S. C. Krishnan & K. Rani		05:40
6	"Kaadhal Aiyaiyo Kaadhal"	S. Dakshinamurthi		02:36
7	"Onnu Rendu Moonu"	K. Jamunarani & group
8	"Thuyar Thaanaa Vaazhvil Ariyen"	K. Rani
9	"Kaalamellaam Endhan Vaazhvil Thunbam Thaanaa"	P. Leela
10	"Selvam Niraindhavar Endraale .. Thaai Paasamellaam"	T. M. Soundararajan		03:18
11	"Vaazhvatharke Idam Kodukkum"
12	En Vaazhvil Anbaai Neeyum	K. Rani		02:32

Reception

The film did not fare well at the box office.[1]

References

1. Guy, Randor (27 February 2009). "Kalyani 1952". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 10 September 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
2. கல்யாணி (song book). Modern Theatres. 1952.
3. Neelamegam, G. (2014). Thiraikalanjiyam — Part 1 (in Tamil). Chennai: Manivasagar Publishers. p. 33.

External links

• Kalyani on IMDb