Vedavathi Alladhu Seetha Jananam

Vedavathi or Seetha Jananam
Poster
Tamil வேதவதி அல்லது சீதா ஜனனம்
Directed by T. R. Raghunath
Produced by Raja Chandrasekar
Based on Ramayana Indian Epic
Starring M. R. Krishnamoorthy
R. Balasubramaniam
M. G. Ramachandran
M. G. Chakrapani
K. Thavamani Devi
Kolar Rajam
Music by T. K. Jeyarama Iyer
Cinematography T. E. Cooper
Production
company
Shyamala Pictures[1]
Release date
  • 11 January 1941 (1941-01-11) (India)
[2]
Country India
Language Tamil

Vedavathi Alladhu Seetha Jananam (Birth of Vedavathi or Sita) is a 1941 Indian Tamil-language Hindu mythological film directed by T. R. Raghunath.[3] The film featured M. R. Krishnamoorthy and K. Thavamani Devi in the lead roles.

Cast

The names in this list were adapted from the film poster.[2]

  • M. R. Krishnamoorthi as Naradar
  • R. Balasubramaniam as Ravanan
  • P. G. Venkatesan as Vibhishanan
  • M. G. Ramchandar as Indrajit
  • V. S. Mani as Ramar - Vishnu
  • V. Nataraj as Bhrahaspathi - Naradar
  • M. G. Chakrapani as Janakar - Kuberan
  • P. S. Veerapan as Indiran
  • S. Nandharam as Yaman
  • K. S. Velayutham as Nandhi - Hanuman
  • N. S. Velappan as Nalakooparan
  • V. Srinivasa Sastry as Agni
  • K. Ramaswamy Iyer as Kumbakarnan
  • S. Ramudu as Varunan
  • P. Govindasamy as Sivan
  • T. V. Krishnaswamy as Sooriyan
  • P. Lakshmanasami as Lakshmanan
  • M. Sankararaman as Vaayu
  • A. C. Sundaram as Messenger
  • Kolar Rajam as Mandodhari
  • K. Thavamani Devi as Vedavathi - Seetha
  • Kumari Rukmini as Rambai
  • M. S. Saroja as Menaka
  • T. N. Sundaramma as Lakshmi
  • M. V. Kunjammal as Urvasi
  • M. S. Sundarambal as Thilothama
  • G. S. Saraswathi as Bhoodevi
  • V. S. Kausalya as Parvathi
  • Visalakshi as Soorpanagai
Aakaasa Vaani

Crew

The names in this list was adapted from the film poster.[4]

  • Producer = Raja Chandrasekar
  • Director = T. R. Raghunath
  • Cinematography = T. E. Cooper
  • Audiography = A. Krishnaiyer
  • Art = F. Nagoor
  • Studio = Newtone

Production

Most of the early films in Tamil were reproduction of stage dramas. Some films even opened with a screen going up. The stage dramas usually had a main title and an alternate title. Thus this film also had two titles.[5]

A comedy short film titled Aakaasa Vaani featuring N. S. Krishnan and T. A. Mathuram was included in the film.[2]

Soundtrack

Music was composed by T. K. Jeyarama Iyer while the lyrics were penned by Papanasam Sivan and P. R. Rajagopala Iyer.[4] M. R. Krishnamoorthy and K. Thavamani Devi sang most of the songs.

No.SongSinger/sLyricistDuration (m:ss)
1Maara Janaka ... Sri RamanaM. R. Krishnamoorthy03:16
2Idhu Enna Urakkam03:23

References

  1. ↑ 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 21 November 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 Vedavathi cast
  3. ↑ Ashish Rajadhyaksha & Paul Willemen. Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema (PDF). Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 1998. p. 653.
  4. 1 2 Vedavathi crew
  5. ↑ Kalyan (6 April 2008). "Evolution of Tamil Stage Plays to Silent Movies to Present Cinema". tamilelibrary.org. Archived from the original on 12 April 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
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