Aryamala

Aryamala was a 1941 Tamil-language film starring P. U. Chinnappa, M. S. Sarojini, M. R. Santhanalakshmi and T. S. Balaiah in the lead roles. Aryamala was a major box office success and established Chinnappa as a box office hero. Soon he scaled great heights with hits such as Kannagi, Jagathalaprathapan, Kubera Kuchela and Krishna Bhakthi.[1]

Aryamala
Song Book cover
Directed by	Bomman Irani
Produced by	K. S. Narayanan Iyengar S. M. Sriramulu Naidu
Written by	T. C. Vadivelu Naicker
Starring	P. U. Chinnappa M. S. Sarojini T. S. Balaiah N. S. Krishnan M. R. Santhanalakshmi T. A. Mathuram
Music by	G. Ramanathan
Cinematography	Rustam M. Irani
Edited by	S. Surya
Distributed by	Narayanan & Company
Release date	19 October 1941
Running time	218 Minutes
Language	Tamil

The same folk myth was produced again under the title Kathavarayan in 1958 with Sivaji Ganesan in the lead role.

Some critics and moviegoers of those days thought P. U. Chinnappa was better than the superstar Thyagaraja Bhagavathar because of his acting prowess and stunt performing skills, which Bhagavathar lacked.

Plot

This is a folk myth in which Lord Shiva produces a third son named Kathavarayan who is brought up by hunters. Kathavarayan falls in love with a celestial girl named Ilankanni. When Kathavarayan tries to make love to her, she drowns herself. But she is reborn as a princess. She is named as Aryamala. Kathavarayan falls in love with Aryamala. He tries many tricks changing his form into creatures. Once he turns into a parrot and goes to her palace. She becomes fond of the parrot. But he takes his usual form and ties knot to Aryamala while she is sleeping. Aryamala is shocked and she tries to drown herself again. But Lord Vishnu saves her. He turns her into a stone. But later when Kathavarayan touches the stone Aryamala regains her form. Kathavarayan is imprisoned by the King. However, Lord Vishnu intervenes and settles everything amicably. Kathavarayan and Aryamala are married and lived happily ever after.[1]

Cast

The following list was adapted from the film titles (See External links) and the song book[2]

Male cast P. U. Chinnappa as Kathavarayan T. S. Balaiah as Balarayan N. S. Krishnan as Chinnaan Vasudeva Rao B.A., B.L. as Aryappoorajan S. Krishna Sastri as Appa Pattar V. V. S. Mani as Sri Krishnan B. Rajagopala Iyer as Paramasivan Kolathumani as Mannaru (Washerman) K. R. Nagaraja Iyer as Somesa Arya N. Thyagarajan B.A. as Hunters' King Sivan as Beggar Boy

Female cast M. R. Santhanalakshmi as Parvathi M. S. Saroja as Aryamala T. A. Mathuram as Aaravalli A. Sakunthala as Sornamalai Seethalakshmi as Thulasi Ammal P. S. Gnanam as Vannaravalli P. S. Chandra as Chinnarangam A. R. Sakunthala as Vasanthi L. Saroja as Malathi M. K. Bapuji as Nirmala S. R. Janaki as Kali Devi T. M. Pattammal as Dancer

Crew

• Producer: K. S. Narayanan Iyengar & S. M. Sriramulu Naidu
• Production Company: Pakshiraja Films
• Distribution Company: Narayanan & Company
• Director: Bomman Irani
• Music: G. Ramanathan
• Lyrics: C. A. Lakshmana Das
• Dialogues: T. C. Vadivelu Naikker
• Art Direction: M. S. Janakiram
• Editing: S. Surya
• Cinematography: Rustam M. Irani
• Camera tricks: V. Krishnan
• Studio: Central Studios, Coimbatore

Soundtrack

No	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1	Aaravalliyae Neeyum	N. S. Krishnan, T. A. Madhuram
2	Aananda Roobiniye Aaryamaalaa	P. U. Chinnappa
3	Siva Kribaiyaal	P. U. Chinnappa
4	Srimadhiye Unai Naan	P. U. Chinnappa
5	Valaiyal Nalla Valaiyal	P. U. Chinnappa
6	Nimmathiye	P. U. Chinnappa
7	Anandha Roopiniye	P. U. Chinnappa
8	Laavanya Roobane	M. R. Santhanalakshmi

References

1. Guy, Randor (23 July 2010). "Aryamala 1941". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 7 October 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
2. Ariyamala (song book) (in Tamil). Pakshiraja Films. 1941.

External links

• Aryamala on IMDb
• Full length film on YouTube