Engal Selvi
| Engal Selvi | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| எங்கள் செல்வி | |
| Directed by | D. Yoganand |
| Produced by | T. E. Vasudevan |
| Written by |
Maran (story / screenplay/ dialogues) |
| Starring |
Akkineni Nageswara Rao Anjali Devi |
| Music by | K. V. Mahadevan |
| Cinematography | Adhi M. Irani |
| Edited by | M. S. Mani |
Production company |
Associate Producers |
Release date |
|
Running time | 160 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Engal Selvi (English: Our Daughter) is a 1960 Tamil, drama film, produced by T. E. Vasudevan on Associate Producers banner and directed by D. Yoganand. Starring Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Anjali Devi in the lead roles and music composed by K. V. Mahadevan. The film is dubbed as Telugu Movie Kanna Kuthuru (1960).[1][2]
Cast
- Akkineni Nageswara Rao
- Anjali Devi
- T. S. Balaiah
- Balaji
- V. R. Rajagopal
- C. K. Saraswathi
- Uma
- K. R. Sellam
- Dara Singh
Crew
- Art: R. P. S. Mani
- Choreography: P. S. Gopalakrishnan
- Stills: R. Venkatachari
- Story - Screenplay - Dialogues: Maran
- Lyrics: Kannadasan, A. Maruthakasi, Kuyilan, Kavi Rajagopal
- Playback: V. N. Sundharam, P. B. Srinivas, A. L. Raghavan, P. Leela, P. Suseela, M. S. Rajeswari, K. Jamuna Rani & L. R. Eswari.
- Music: K. V. Mahadevan
- Editing: M. S. Mani
- Cinematography: Adhi M. Irani
- Producer: T. E. Vasudevan
- Director: D. Yoganand
- Lab: Vijaya
- Banner: Associate Producers
- Release Date: 8th July 1960
Soundtrack
Music was composed by K. V. Mahadevan. Music released on Audio Company.[3]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sollathaan Ninaikiren" | Kannadasan | P. Suseela | 03:23 |
| 2. | "Vaarayo Vaarayo" | A. Maruthakasi | P. Suseela | 01:34 |
| 3. | "Enna Peru Vaikkalaam" | Kannadasan | K. Jamuna Rani, P. Leela, L. R. Eswari | 04:38 |
| 4. | "Sila Sila Aandugal Munnam" | Kuyilan | P. Leela & group | 03:32 |
| 5. | "Ambuli Maamaa Varuvaayaa" | Kuyilan | A. L. Raghavan, M. S. Rajeswari & group | 03:57 |
| 6. | "Unnai Nambi Aval Irundhaal" | Kuyilan | P. B. Srinivas | 03:11 |
| 7. | "Jaya Jaya" | Kavi Rajagopal | V. N. Sundharam | |
| 8. | "Sollathan Ninaikiren (another song)" | Kannadasan | P. Suseela, K. Jamuna Rani & group |
Production
The film had a wrestling match between Dara Singh and King Kong. The producer said while the shooting of the match was in progress, he noticed blood oozing from King Kong's mouth. He was concerned and shouted, "cut, cut". But the wrestler King Kong wanted the blood to be seen in the film. King Kong almost hit the producer but Dara Singh intervened and told him that he is the producer of the film, the producer reminisced in an interview later.
The producer said he had to burn the copies of the film due to lack of storage facilities.[2] Therefore no copy of the film is available now.
References
- 1 2 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 18 October 2016.
- 1 2 "The time when KING KONG almost hit him". The Hindu. 15 July 2012. Archived from the original on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
- ↑ G. Neelamegam. Thiraikalanjiyam - Part 1 (in Tamil). Manivasagar Publishers, Chennai 108 (Ph:044 25361039). First edition December 2014. p. 192.