Kula Dheivam

Kula Deivam
Poster
Directed by Krishnan-Panju
Produced by SK Pictures
Written by Murasoli Maran
Based on Banga Kora
Starring S. V. Sahasranamam
Pandari Bai
Music by R. Sudarsanam
Cinematography Maruthi Rao
Edited by S Panjabi
Production
company
SK Pictures
Release date
  • 29 September 1956 (1956-09-29)
Running time
 168 minutes
Country India
Language Tamil

Kula Deivam (lit. Family deity) is a 1956 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Krishnan-Panju. The film was produced by SK Pictures and stars S. V. Sahasranamam and Pandari Bai in the lead roles, while Rajagopal, S. S. Rajendran, Chandrababu, S. A. Ashokan and Vijayakumari play pivotal roles. The film's soundtrack and background score were composed by R. Sudarsanam, while the lyrics for the songs were written by Subramaniya Bharathi, Bharathidasan, Kamatchisundaran, Athmanathan and Pattukottai Kalyanasundaram.

Maruthi Rao and S. Panjabi handled cinematography and editing respectively. The screenplay and dialogues were written by Murasoli Maran. The film was released on 29 September 1956, and became a commercial success, winning the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil.

The film was a remake of 1954 Bengali film Banga Kora. The film was remade in Hindi as Bhabhi and in Kannada as Jenu Goodu. Pandari Bai reprised her role in all versions except Bengali.

Cast

ActorRole
S. V. SahasranamamMuthaiya
Pandari BaiSantha
M. K. Mustafa
M. N. Rajam
S. S. RajendranRajaiya
C. R. Vijayakumari
Kuladeivam RajagopalChinnaiya
Mynavathi
M. R. Santhanalakshmi
Appa K. DuraisamyFather of Muthaiya brothers
D. BalasubramaniamKannappan
Kallapart Natarajan
P. S. Vengadasalam
A. Karunanithi
J. P. Chandrababu
P. S. Gnanam
S. A. AsokanDoctor
K. S. AngamuthuNeighbour
Master MuraliKanmani

Production

Kula Deivam was based on a Bengali film Banga Kora.[1] It was directed by the duo Krishnan-Panju, and the dialogues were written by Murasoli Maran, making his cinematic debut.[2] Stage actor V. R. Rajagopal, who appeared in this film, later adapted the film's title as a prefix to his name.[3]

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by R. Sudharsanam and lyrics were written by Mahakavi Subramania Bharathiyar, Bharathidasan, Pattukottai Kalyanasundaram, K. P. Kamatchi and M. K. Athmanathan. Playback singers are C. S. Jayaraman, T. M. Soundararajan, Seerkazhi Govindarajan, M. M. Muthu, M. L. Vasanthakumari, T. V. Rathinam & P. Suseela.

A Kriti composed by Oothukadu Venkata Subbaiyer, Thaaye Yasodha Undhan, was included in the film for a dance sequence of Kumari Kamala. It was sung by M. L. Vasanthakumari.

The album was released under the label "Saregama".[4]

No.SongSingersLyricsLength (m:ss)
1Thaaye Yasodaa Undhan Aayar KulatthudhitthaM. L. Vasanthakumari05:42
2Kottupotta Poota Chinna MachaneP. Suseela02:06
3Aanum PennumT. V. Rathinam02:37
4Kaiyaale Kannai.... Mudiyadhu Nanba MudiyadhuT. M. Soundararajan04:48
5Inba Vargamellaam.... Vetkamillai VetkamillaiC. S. JayaramanBharathidasan04:27
6Kaadhal Kaadhal KaadhalT. M. Soundararajan03:34
7Vaarayo Ennai PaaraayoT. V. Rathinam03:10
8Adiyaargal Ullatthile (Pathar Vellai kootthu)T. M. Soundararajan, Seerkazhi Govindarajan & M. M. Muthu06:16
9Sathiram PaarkadhadiC. S. Jayaraman

Release

Kula Dheivam was released on 29 September 1956.[5] The film was a commercial success, and ran for over 100 days in theatres.[2] Randor Guy of The Hindu noted that the film was "Remembered for the socially relevant storyline, excellent performances by Sahasranamam and Pandari Bai, pleasing music and touching on-screen narration".[3] The film was remade in Hindi as Bhabhi (1957) which also was a success and was also remade in Kannada as Jenu Goodu (1963). The film won National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Tamil cinema's Bong connection — Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
  2. 1 2 "குலதெய்வம் படத்தில் விஜயகுமாரி அறிமுகம்". Maalai Malar (in Tamil). 8 January 2017. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
  3. 1 2 Guy, Randor (4 December 2010). "Blast from the past: Kula Deivam 1956". The Hindu. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  4. ↑ "Kuladeivam songs". Saregama. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  5. ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19560929&printsec=frontpage&hl=en
  6. ↑ "4th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
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