Kudumba Vilakku
Kudumba Vilakku (transl. Family Lantern) is a 1956 Indian Tamil-language film directed by F. Nagoor.[2] The film stars P. V. Narasimha Bharathi and Jamuna.[3]
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| Directed by | F. Nagoor |
| Produced by | Minal |
| Screenplay by | A. K. Velan C. K. T. Rajan Kangeyan |
| Story by | Nagoor Cine Productions Story Department |
| Starring | P. V. Narasimha Bharathi Jamuna M. V. Rajamma N. S. Krishnan T. A. Madhuram |
| Music by | T. R. Pappa |
| Cinematography | Jiten Bannerji V. Kumaradevan |
| Edited by | P. V. Narayanan |
Production company | Nagoor Cine Productions |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
Radha is the wife of Kanagasabai, a Zamindar. The couple have no children. Kanagasabai brings in another woman, Pushpa, as his second wife with Radha's consent. In the meantime, Radha gets pregnant. Pushpa and her uncle Appasami try to abort the baby, but Radha safely delivers a boy. While Radha is in a delirious state, Pushpa and Appasami hand over the baby to a servant, Gopal and order him to kill it. But Gopal takes it to the next village and dumps the baby in a garbage bin. Kaathaan comes to clear the bin and finds the baby. He and his wife Pechi decide to bring up the baby, name him Marudhan and move on to the Zamindar's village in order to escape from neighbours' prying eyes.
Peychi gets employed as a servant in the zamin bungalow. She takes the baby with her. Radha becomes fond of the baby.
Pushpa and Appasami poison the zamindar's mind and make him chase Radha out of the house. Kaathaan's hut is also burnt. While going aimlessly on the road in another village, Radha picks up a girl child, Kannamma. Kaathaan and Peychi also comes and settles down in the same village. Years roll by. Marudhan becomes a building contractor.
Radha works as a labourer in a building. One day she slips and fall down. Marudhan takes her to her home and meets Kannamma. As Radha is injured, Kannamma goes to work in the building. Marudhan and Kannamma become lovers. When Kaathaan and Peychi comes to know of their love, they go to Kannamma's house to arrange the marriage. When they met Radha there, they are shocked. But Radha explains that Kannamma is her adopted daughter. Radha tells them her full story. Marudhan gets angry and goes to zamindar's house to settle affairs.
After chasing Radha, Pushpa takes control of the zamin and imprisons Kanagasabai. But he manages to escape. Pushpa sends Appasami to find and bring back Kanagasabai. Appasami finds Kanagasabai and tries to get hold of him. In the nick of time, Marudhan comes to the spot and rescues Kanagasabai. He takes him to the zamin bungalow. When Marudhan argues with Pushpa, she suspects that he may know the full story. So he plans to kill him. In the meantime, Kathan meets Gopal and takes him to his house. Gopal spills out all what happened. So Radha comes to know that Marudhan is her own son. All of them goes to the zamindar's house. How the problems are solved forms the rest of the story.[4]
Cast
List adapted from the film's song book.[4]
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Production
The film was produced and directed by F. Nagoor under his own banner Nagoor Cine Productions. A. K. Velan, C. K. T. Rajan and Kangeyan wrote the screenplay and dialogues. V. Kumaradevan did the cinematography supervised by Jiten Bannerji while P. V. Narayanan did the editing. Audiography was done by M. V. Karunakaran supervised by Dhinsha K. Tehrani. Art direction was by N. Kuppusamy and Chinnilal and Sampathkumar handled the choreography. Still photography was done by K. Rathinavelu. The film was shot at Neptune Studios.[1][4]
The film was also produced in Malayalam with the title Graha Devatha.[1]
Soundtrack
Music was composed by T. R. Pappa while the lyrics were penned by Maruthakasi, Kambadasan, Purakshidasan, Subbu Arumugam and N. S. Krishnan. Singer is N. S. Krishnan Playback singers are Ghantasala, P. Leela, Susheela, Andal and Sirkazhi Govindarajan.[5]
| No. | Song | Singer/s | Lyricist | Duration (m:ss) |
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| 1 | "Ennum Manadhinil" | Andal | Subbu Arumugam | 03:31 |
| 2 | "Panavin Aasaiyinale" | Susheela | A. Maruthakasi | 02:30 |
| 3 | "Koottal Perukkal Vaguthal" | N. S. Krishnan & Party | N. S. Krishnan | 02:19 |
| 4 | "Abalaiyin Gathiyidhuvo" | Sirkazhi Govindarajan | Subbu Arumugam | 03:25 |
| 5 | "Inidhana Pechile" | Ghantasala, P. Leela | Kambadasan | 03:09 |
| 6 | "Kanna Nee Vaa Ennudan" | Purakshidasan | 04:01 | |
| 7 | "Kanni Ponnu Nanunga" | Susheela | A. Maruthakasi | 03:48 |
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 12 June 2017.
- Ashish Rajadhyaksha & Paul Willemen. Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema (PDF). Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 1998. pp. 129 & 609.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
- Kudumba Villakku Tamil Movie
- Kudumba Vilakku Song book. Senthamizh Pathipagam, Pudukottai.
- G. Neelamegam. Thiraikalanjiyam — Part 1 (in Tamil). Manivasagar Publishers, Chennai 108 (Ph:044 25361039). First edition December 2014. p. 104.