Nallakalam

Nallakalam
	Poster
Directed by	K. Vembu; J. Sinha
Written by	M. P. Sivam; Puratchidasan; V. S. Jagannathan; Iraimudi Mani; Manisekaran
Story by	J. Sinha
Starring	M. K. Radha; N. S. Krishnan; Pandari Bai; T. A. Mathuram
Music by	K. V. Mahadevan
Cinematography	K. Prabhakar
Edited by	C. Rajan
Production; company	Jaishakthi Films
Distributed by	Jaishakthi Films
Release date	19 May 1954 (India); [1]
Running time	176 mins. (16513 ft.)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Nallakalam (transl. Favourable Time) is a 1954 Indian Tamil-language film directed by K. Vembu and Jyotish Sinha.[2] The film stars M. K. Radha and Pandari Bai.[3]

Cast

The list was compiled from the database of Film News Anandan[1] and from Thiraikalanjiyam[4]

Male cast

M. K. Radha
T. S. Balaiah
N. S. Krishnan
Kula Deivam V. R. Rajagopal
M. L. Pathy
T. S. Natarajan

Female Cast

Pandari Bai
T. A. Mathuram
K. Varalakshmi
K. Lakshmikantham

Production

K. Prabhakar was in charge of Cinematography while the editing was done by C. Rajan. Choreography was by Sohanlal. Nallakalam was filmed at Film Centre, Madras and the stills were taken by Gnanam.[1]

Soundtrack

Music was composed by K. V. Mahadevan while the lyrics were penned by M. P. Sivam, Puratchidasan and Udumalai Narayana Kavi. Singers are N. S. Krishnan and T. A. Mathuram and playback singers are R. Balasaraswathi Devi, A. Andal, N. L. Ganasaraswathi and K. Rani.[4]

The song Summa Irukkaadhunga sung by N. S. Krishnan was a hit and Vaazhvu Malarndhu mannam veesidudhe was popular in Radio Ceylon during the 1950s.

No.	Song	Singer/s	Lyricist	Duration (m:ss)
1	Summa Irukkaadhunga	N. S. Krishnan	Udumalai Narayana Kavi	02:33
2	Vaazhvu Malarndhu	R. Balasaraswathi Devi	M. P. Sivam	03:04
3	Maname Un Vaazhvil	R. Balasaraswathi Devi		03:03
4	Kannaale Kaanbadhum	N. L. Ganasaraswathi		02:55
5	Kaandham Pol Paayum	K. Rani		03:20
6	Kolaagalamaaga	A. Andal and group
7	Vaazhvin Kadamaiyai	A. Andal and group	Puratchidasan
8	Bharatha Naattin Kangal	T. A. Mathuram		02:24

Reception

The Indian Express called it an "above-average picture".[5]

References

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 23 May 2017.
Ashish Rajadhyaksha & Paul Willemen (1998). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema (PDF). New Delhi: Oxford University Press. pp. 129, 621.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
Nalla Kalam (1954 – Tamil)
G. Neelamegam. Thiraikalanjiyam — Part 1 (in Tamil). Manivasagar Publishers, Chennai 108 (Ph:044 25361039). First edition December 2014. p. 74.
"Nallakalam". The Indian Express. 29 May 1954. p. 3.

External links

Summa Irukkaadhunga on YouTube - N. S. Krishnan song

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[anandan-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 23 May 2017.

[2] Ashish Rajadhyaksha & Paul Willemen (1998). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema (PDF). New Delhi: Oxford University Press. pp. 129, 621.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)

[3] Nalla Kalam (1954 – Tamil)

[neelamegam-4] G. Neelamegam. Thiraikalanjiyam — Part 1 (in Tamil). Manivasagar Publishers, Chennai 108 (Ph:044 25361039). First edition December 2014. p. 74.

[5] "Nallakalam". The Indian Express. 29 May 1954. p. 3.