Manamalai

Manamalai
Manamalai
	Poster
Directed by	Chitrapu Narayana Rao
Screenplay by	Vindhan
Based on	Parineeta; by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay
Produced by	Sriram
Starring	Gemini Ganesan; Savitri
Music by	Vedha
Production; company	Janatha Pictures
Release date	14 February 1958;
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Manamalai (Tamil pronunciation: [maɳamaːl̪aɪ̯]; transl. The Wedding Garland) is a 1958 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by Chitrapu Narayana Rao and written by Vindhan. It is based on the 1914 novel Parineeta by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay. The film stars Gemini Ganesan and Savitri.^[1] It was released on 14 February 1958, and failed commercially.

Plot

Shekhar and Lalitha are lovers, but their romance is interrupted by Kumar, a wealthy young man.^[2]

Cast

Production

Manamalai, directed by Chitrapu Narayana Rao and written by Vindhan, is based on the novel Parineeta by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay. It was produced by Sriram under Janatha Pictures.^[4]^[5]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Vedha.^[2] Lyrics were written by Gopalakrishna Bharati, Saravanabavanandhar, Lakshmanadass, Villiputhan & A. Maruthakasi.

Song Title	Singers	Lyrics	length
"Nadanam Aadinaar"	Radha Jayalakshmi & P.Leela	Gopalakrishna Bharati	05:11
"Theynozhugu Senthamizh"	Seergazhi Govindarajan	Saravanabavanandhar	07:03
"Nilaiyaaga Veesudhae"	S. Janaki	Lakshmanadass	03:00
"Nadakkaadhu Jambam Palikkaadhu"	T. M. Soundararajan & P. Susheela	Villiputhan	02:14
"Nenjam Alai Modhave"	P. B. Sreenivas	A. Maruthakasi	06:04
"Pennaana Pedhai Vaazhvile"	P. Susheela		03:03
"Chinna Chiru Pennaana"	P. Leela		03:20
"Inbam Yaavumae Thunbam Aagume"	T. M. Soundararajan		03:16

Release and reception

Manamalai was released on 14 February 1958,^[6] and failed commercially.^[7]

References

^ காந்தன் (9 March 1958). "மணமாலை". Kalki (in Tamil). pp. 20–21. Archived from the original on 23 September 2024. Retrieved 13 October 2022 – via Internet Archive.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "விந்தனின் திரைப்பயணம் சொந்தப் படமும் வந்த படங்களும்: திருநின்றவூர் சந்தானகிருஷ்ணன்". Theekkathir (in Tamil). 24 June 2018. Archived from the original on 14 February 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Mana Malai". The Indian Express. 1 December 1957. p. 1. Retrieved 9 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.
^ Paramasivam 2001, p. 76.
^ Maiti, Anwita; Singh, Udaya Narayana (2020). "From Theory to Praxis: Film Theories Translated" (PDF). Translation Today. 14 (2): 57. doi:10.46623/tt/2020.14.2.ar3. S2CID 234544201. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 January 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
^ "Manamalai – 1958 Year Tamil Films". ProTamil. Archived from the original on 29 August 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
^ Paramasivam 2001, p. 79.

Bibliography

Paramasivam, M. (2001). திரையுலகில் விந்தன் (in Tamil). அருள் பதிப்பகம். OCLC 50714256.

External links

Manamalai at IMDb

[1] காந்தன் (9 March 1958). "மணமாலை". Kalki (in Tamil). pp. 20–21. Archived from the original on 23 September 2024. Retrieved 13 October 2022 – via Internet Archive.

[theekkathir-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "விந்தனின் திரைப்பயணம் சொந்தப் படமும் வந்த படங்களும்: திருநின்றவூர் சந்தானகிருஷ்ணன்". Theekkathir (in Tamil). 24 June 2018. Archived from the original on 14 February 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.

[Express-3] "Mana Malai". The Indian Express. 1 December 1957. p. 1. Retrieved 9 May 2020 – via Google News Archive.

[FOOTNOTEParamasivam200176-4] Paramasivam 2001, p. 76.

[5] Maiti, Anwita; Singh, Udaya Narayana (2020). "From Theory to Praxis: Film Theories Translated" (PDF). Translation Today. 14 (2): 57. doi:10.46623/tt/2020.14.2.ar3. S2CID 234544201. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 January 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2022.

[6] "Manamalai – 1958 Year Tamil Films". ProTamil. Archived from the original on 29 August 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.

[FOOTNOTEParamasivam200179-7] Paramasivam 2001, p. 79.

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