Vijayapuri Veeran

Vijayapuri Veeran
	DVD cover
Directed by	Joseph Thaliath Jr.
Produced by	Joseph Thomas
Screenplay by	A. C. Tirulokchandar
Based on	The Three Musketeers; by Alexandre Dumas
Starring	C. L. Anandan ; M. Hemalatha ; S. A. Ashokan ; S. V. Ramadas
Music by	T. R. Pappa
Cinematography	R. N. Pillai
Edited by	P. V. Karunakaran
Production; company	Citadel Film Corporation
Release date	12 February 1960;
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Vijayapuri Veeran (transl. The Warrior of Vijayapuri) is a 1960 Indian Tamil-language swashbuckler film directed by Joseph Thaliath Jr. and written by A. C. Tirulokchandar. An adaptation of the novel The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas, it stars C. L. Anandan (in his acting debut), M. Hemalatha, S. A. Ashokan and S. V. Ramadas in lead roles. The film, released on 12 February 1960, emerged a box office success.

Cast

Male cast[1]

C. L. Anand as Anandan
S. A. Ashokan B.A. as Nanjappan
S. V. Ramadas as Veera Nathan
Pandi Selvaraj as Kavi Gnananathan
Tiruchi Ganesan as Vijayapuri King
S. Rama Rao as Aathi
P. B. Vairam as Maya's spy
Stunt Swaminathan as Ellappan
Master Gopal as Azhagapuri King

Female cast[1]

M. Hemalatha as Kanchana Devi
Kamini as Maya Devi
R. Chandrakantha as Shanthi
T. Shanmugasundari as Jothi

Dance[1]

V. N. Janaki
Rajeswari
Sakunthala
Madhuri Devi

Production

Vijayapuri Veeran, an adaptation of the Alexandre Dumas novel The Three Musketeers,[2] was directed by Joseph Thaliath Jr., written by A. C. Tirulokchandar and produced by Joseph Thomas under Citadel Film Corporation. The dialogues were written by Nanjilnaadu T. N. Rajappa, cinematography was handled by R. N. Pillai,[3] and editing by P. V. Karunakaran.[1] The cast featured mainly newcomers such as C. L. Anandan, M. Hemalatha, Kamini, R. Chandrakantha, S. V. Ramadas, Pandi Selvaraj and S. Rama Rao.[4]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by T. R. Pappa and lyrics were written by Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass, K. D. Santhanam and M. K. Aathmanathan.[5]

No.	Songs	Singers	Length
1	"Ullatthile Uravam Venumadaa"	A. M. Rajah	03:25
2	"Isai Paadum Thendralodu"	A. M. Rajah & Jikki	03:28
3	"Aalai Paaru Kannaley Aadam"	P. Susheela	05:12
4	"Aasai Machchan Visuvasa Machchan"	S. Janaki & S. C. Krishnan	04:36
5	"Solla Venuma Innum Sollavenuma"	A. M. Rajah & Jikki	03:17
6	"Kokkarthichuk Koondu Payum"	S. C. Krishnan, T. V. Rathnam & L. R. Eswari	04:06
7	"Vaaniley Malarnthidum Valarmadhiye"	Sirkazhi Govindarajan	01:47
8	"Inbam Konjam Vennila"	A. P. Komala	01:15

Release and reception

Vijayapuri Veeran was released on 12 February 1960,[3] and emerged a commercial success.[4]

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References

Vijayapuri Veeran (motion picture) (in Tamil). Citadel Film Corporation. 1960. Opening credits, from 0:00 to 2:20.
C. N. R. (10 February 1963). "The Growing Burden Of Taxation". The Illustrated Weekly of India. Vol. 84, Part 1. p. 124.
Film News Anandan (2004). Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru [Tamil film history and its achievements] (in Tamil). Sivagami Publishers. Archived from the original on 2 April 2020.
Guy, Randor (24 April 2009). "Vijayapuri Veeran 1960". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 1 April 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
"Vijayapuri Veeran 1960". Music India Online. Retrieved 22 April 2016.

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[movie-1] Vijayapuri Veeran (motion picture) (in Tamil). Citadel Film Corporation. 1960. Opening credits, from 0:00 to 2:20.

[2] C. N. R. (10 February 1963). "The Growing Burden Of Taxation". The Illustrated Weekly of India. Vol. 84, Part 1. p. 124.

[Anandan-3] Film News Anandan (2004). Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru [Tamil film history and its achievements] (in Tamil). Sivagami Publishers. Archived from the original on 2 April 2020.

[thehindu-4] Guy, Randor (24 April 2009). "Vijayapuri Veeran 1960". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 1 April 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2020.

[5] "Vijayapuri Veeran 1960". Music India Online. Retrieved 22 April 2016.