Vanambadi

Vanambadi (transl. Skylark) is a 1963 Indian Tamil-language thriller film, directed by G. R. Nathan, produced by K. Murukesan and Kannadasan, and written by Valampuri Somanathan. A remake of the Bengali film Sesh Porichoy, it stars S. S. Rajendran and Devika, with R. Muthuraman, S. V. Sahasranamam, T. R. Rajakumari, T. R. Ramachandran, R. S. Manohar, Pushpalatha, Sheela and Kamal Haasan. The film was released on 9 March 1963.

For the TV series, see Vanambadi (TV series).
Vanambadi
Theatrical release poster
Directed byG. R. Nathan
Produced byK. Murukesan
Kannadasan
Screenplay byValampuri Somanathan
Based onSesh Porichoy
by Aanand Singh Thahore
Starring
Music byK. V. Mahadevan
CinematographyG. R. Nathan
Edited byS. Surya
Production
company
Kannadasan Productions
Release date
  • 9 March 1963 (1963-03-09)
Running time
146 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Plot

Meena (Devika), a young woman, escapes from the clutches of a womanizing Zamindar. She attempts suicide and is saved by an elderly couple, who adopt her. They wish her to wed their nephew (S. S. Rajendran) and the wedding is arranged. But, during the ceremony, another man (R. S. Manohar) shows up claiming Meena to be his wife. She is arrested for the attempted murder of the Zamindar. But, she say she doesn't know him. Her adoptive brother (Muthuraman) and a friend (T. R. Ramachandran) try to solve the mystery. Meena runs away from the family to relieve them of the anguish she has caused them and they later find her as a stage/playback singer calling herself as Kausalya Devi. But Kausalya Devi claims she has never seen them before. How they resolve the mystery forms rest of the story.

Cast
  • S. S. Rajendran as Sekhar
  • Devika as Uma/Meena/Sumathi/Kausalya Devi (twin sisters) – Uma is Parvathi & Thanikachlam's daughter but she is dead. Meena is Thanikachalam adapted daughter/Sumathi is a playback singer, daughter of Somasundaram and mistress of Gopal. Sumathi had changed her name as Kausalya Devi after leaving her husband Gopal.
  • R. Muthuraman as Mohan
  • S. V. Sahasranamam as Thanikachalam
  • T. R. Ramachandran as Nithyanandham
  • R. S. Manohar as Gopal (Sumathi/Kausalya Devi's husband)
  • Javert Seetharaman as Shivasankaran (Chithra's father)
  • Kamal Haasan as Ravi (Mohan's younger brother)
  • T. R. Rajakumari as Parvathi (Thanikachalam's wife)
  • Pushpalatha as Kalyani (Nithyanandham's wife)
  • Sheela as Chithra (Mohan's wife)
  • V. S. Raghavan as Somasundaram (Sumathi's father)
  • O. A. K. Thevar as Zamindar Marthandam
  • M. E. Madhavan as Sundaramoorthy (Meena's Maternal Uncle)
  • Janaki as Thanikachalam
  • Radhabhai

Production

Vanambadi is a remake of the Bengali film Sesh Porichoy.[1][2] It was produced by K. Murukesan and Kannadasan,[3] directed and photographed by G. R. Nathan, written by Valampuri Somanathan, and edited by S. Surya.[4]

Soundtrack
Vanambadi
Soundtrack album by
K. V. Mahadevan
Released1963
Recorded1963
GenreMelodious
Length33:03
LanguageTamil
ProducerK. V. Mahadevan

The soundtrack was composed by K. V. Mahadevan and lyrics for all songs were written by Kannadasan.[5] The song "Gangaikarai" is set in Abheri raga,[6] and "Thookanna Kuruvi" is set in "Suddha Dhanyasi with Charukesi".[7]

No.SongsSingerLyricsLength(m:ss)
1"Gangai Karai Thottam"P. SuseelaKannadasan5:46
2"Oomai Penn Oru"4:03
3"Thookanna Kuruvi Kodu"4:21
4"Aan Kaviyai Vella"T. M. Soundararajan P. Suseela5:30
5"Kadavul Manithanai"T. M. Soundararajan3:20
6"Yettil Ezhuthi Vaithan"T. M. Soundararajan L. R. Eswari(Humming)3:24
7"Yaaradi Vanthaar"L. R. Eswari3:49
8"Nil Kavani Purappadu"A. L. Raghavan L. R. Eswari4:10

Release

Vanambadi was released on 9 March 1963.[4]

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References
  1. Vamanan (23 April 2018). "Tamil cinema's bong connection". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 28 February 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  2. Vamanan (23 April 2018). "தமிழ் சினிமாவை இணைத்த ஹவுரா பிரிட்ஜ்!". Dinamalar (in Tamil). Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  3. Kannadasan (2008). எனது சுயசரிதம் [My Autobiography] (in Tamil). Kannadhasan Pathippagam. p. 95. ISBN 9788184020205.
  4. "Vanambadi". The Indian Express. 9 March 1963. p. 3.
  5. "Vanambadi". Gaana.com. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
  6. Mani, Charulatha (5 August 2011). "A Raga's Journey — Aspects of Abheri". The Hindu. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  7. Parthasarathy, Dhanya (18 December 2004). "The walking Google of Tamil film songs". The Hindu. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
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