Arasilangkumari

Arasilangkumari
அரசிளங்குமரி
Directed by A. S. A. Sami
A. Kasilingam
Produced by M. Somasundaram
Written by Mu. Karunanidhi
Screenplay by A. S. A. Sami
Story by Mu. Karunanidhi
Starring M. G. Ramachandran
Padmini
Rajasulochana
M. N. Nambiar
Music by G. Ramanathan
Cinematography P. Dattu
P. Ramasamy
Edited by G. D. Joshi
M. Kannan
N. P. Sarathi
Production
company
Jupiter Pictures (Pvt) Ltd.
Distributed by Jupiter Pictures (Pvt) Ltd.
Release dates
 1 January 1961[1]
Running time
 140 mins
Country India India
Language Tamil

Arasilangkumari (Tamil: அரசிளங்குமரி) is a Tamil language film starring M. G. Ramachandran, Padmini and Rajasulochana in the lead roles. The film, produced by M. Somasundaram under Jupiter Pictures banner, had musical score by G. Ramanathan and was released on 1 January 1961.[2] A. S. A. Sami, who directed the major portion, had some differences with the hero and others. So he was replaced by editor-turned-director A. Kasilingam who completed the film. Padmini stole the film with her superb performance as the abandoned wife and her wonderful dialogue delivery. Rajasulochana as the princess and MGR’s love interest also created an impact though her role was somewhat limited. Despite the interesting storyline, successful adaptation of the Hollywood classic, pungent dialogue, melodious music and fine performances, the film did not fare well at the box office much to the disappointment of all concerned and ran for 90 days.[3][4]

Plot

Arivazhagan (M.G. Ramachandran) and his sister Anbukarasi (Padmini). Anbukarasi falls in love with Vetrivelan (M.N. Nambiar), who is commander-in-chief of the royal army, but he tells Anbukarasi and Arivazhagan that he is just an ordinary citizen of the kingdom and marries Anbukarasi. Arivazhagan leaves on a mission after his sister’s marriage. After some time, Vetrivelan deserts his wife and child and returns to the palace. He starts plotting against the royal family. How his plans are set at nought by the hero and how his wife fights for him against her own brother form the rest of the film.

Cast

Crew

Soundtrack

The music was composed by G. Ramanathan. Lyrics by Pattukottai Kalyanasundaram, Kannadasan, Ku. Ma. Balasubramaniam, K. S. Gopalakrishnan, E. Ra. Pazhanisamy & Muthukoothan. Playback singers are T. M. Soundararajan, Seerkazhi Govindarajan, S. C. Krishnan, P. Leela, P. Suseela, K. Jamuna Rani, S. Janaki & Soolamangalam Jayalakshmi.

The music had a good impact and one song, Chinna Payale Chinna Payale (lyrics: Pattukottai Kalyanasundaram), filmed on MGR and sung off screen by T. M. Soundararajan became a hit. This song had meaningful lines, which contributed to its success and popularity. Even after half a century, it is still popular.

No. Song Singers Lyrics Length (m:ss)
1 Chinna Payaee Chinna Payale T. M. Soundararajan 03:39
2 Thillaalangadi Thillaalangadi P. Suseela 03:32
3 Etramunnaa Etram T. M. Soundararajan & Seerkazhi Govindarajan 03:11
4 Thaaraa Avar Varuvaaraa S. Janaki 03:36
5 Oorvalamaaga Maappillai Pennum Soolamagalam Jayalakshmi, T. M. Soundararajan & P. Suseela 02:19
6 Atthaane Aasai Atthaane P. Leela 02:10
7 Kazhugumalai Pazhanimalai Seerkazhi Govindarajan 01:58
8 Nandhavanatthil Or Aandi T. M. Soundararajan 00:54
9 Thoondiyile Maattikkittu Muzhikkudhu K. Jamuna Rani, Seerkazhi Govindarajan & S. C. Krishnan 02:39

References

  1. ↑ "Arasilangkumari Release". mgrblog. Retrieved 2014-11-21.
  2. ↑ "Arasilangkumari". spicyonion. Retrieved 2014-11-21.
  3. ↑ "Arasilangkumari Reviews". the hindu. Retrieved 2014-11-21.
  4. ↑ "Arasilangkumari Records". mrgblog. Retrieved 2014-11-21.

External links

  1. Watch chinna payaLe chinna payaLe song on YouTube
  2. Watch thArA avar varuvArA song on YouTube
  3. Watch EtRamunnA EtRam song on YouTube
  4. Watch athAnE Asai athAnE song on YouTube
  5. Watch thillAlangadi thillAlangadi song on YouTube
  6. Watch UrvalamAga mAppiLLai peNNum song on YouTube
  7. Watch thUNdiyilE mAttikkittu muzhikkuthu song on YouTube
  8. Watch nanthavanathil Or ANdi song on YouTube