Ratna Deepam

Ratna Deepam
Directed by Debaki Bose
Produced by Debaki Bose
Screenplay by Kannadasan
T. M. Balasubramaniam
Eswara Chadra Sastry
Story by Prabathkumar Chatterjee
Starring Abhi Bhattacharya
Anupama
Sanyal
Music by Robin Chatterjee
Cinematography Theoji Bhai
Edited by Kamal Ganguly, Govardhan Adhikari
Production
company
Debaki Bose Productions
Release date
  • 11 September 1953 (1953-09-11) (India)
[1]
Running time
 148 mins. (13398 ft.)
Country India
Language Tamil

Ratna Deepam (English: Jewelled Lamp) is a 1953 Indian, Tamil language film directed by Debaki Bose.[2] The film featured Abhi Bhattacharya and Anupama in the lead roles.[3]

Plot

A son in a rich family has gone missing for a long time. A man intrudes into the family feigning as their lost son. He enjoys life with the wealth in the family. However, when the wife approaches him with trust and affection his conscience demands a hearing. Even though he is an imposter he does not want to take advantage of the wife's innocence. Finally it is a victory to the conscience. [4]

Cast

List adapted from the database of Film News Anandan.[1]

Production

The film was produced and directed by Debaki Bose. Story was written by Prabathkumar Chatterjee and the dialogues were penned by Kannadasan, T. M. Balasubramaniam and Eswara Chandra Sastry. Cinematography was handled by Theoji Bai while the editing was done by Kamal Ganguly and Govardhan Adhikari. Art direction was by Sathyan Rai Choudry. Adhinlal was in charge of choreography. The film was made by Radha Films at New Theatres, Calcutta.[1]

The film was also made in Bengali with the title Ratna Deep and released in 1951.[2]

Soundtrack

Music was composed by Robin Chatterjee while the lyrics were penned by Valampuri Somanathan, Vijayakumar and Papanasam Sivan. A song by Subramania Bharathiyar also was included in the film. Playback singers are M. S. Rajeswari, T. V. Rathinam, Lakshmi Rani, Aiyalur Krishnan and Devanarayanan.[5]

No.SongSinger/sLyricistDuration (m:ss)
1Kaanamenum Thanam KandaenM. S. RajeswariVijayakumar
2Kaadhal Endraale Mana Thunbam
3Solluven Kaelaayi Soga KadhaiAiyalur Krishnan & Lakshmi Rani
4Idaya Veenai ThannaiyeDevanarayanan
5Punidhai Vaazhvu ErindhadheValampuri Somanathan
6Kandadhu Mudhal Aasai KondenT. V. RathinamPapanasam Sivan
7Yaaro Idhai Sitrinbam Enbaar
8PagaivanukarulvaaiSubramania Bharathiyar

References

  1. 1 2 3 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 25 June 2017.
  2. 1 2 Ashish Rajadhyaksha & Paul Willemen. Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema (PDF). Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 1998. p. 635.
  3. ↑ Rathna Deepam (1953 - Tamil)
  4. ↑ "dated September 12, 1953: "Ratna Deepam" Movie". The Hindu. 12 September 2003. Archived from the original on 25 June 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  5. ↑ G. Neelamegam. Thiraikalanjiyam — Part 1 (in Tamil). Manivasagar Publishers, Chennai 108 (Ph:044 25361039). First edition December 2014. p. 61.
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