Sudharshan

Sudharshan is a 1951 Indian Tamil film directed by A. S. A. Sami and Sundar Rao Nadkarni. The film features P. U. Chinnappa and P. Kannamba in the lead roles. The story is based on a popular folk myth about a Panduranga devotee Gora who was a potter by trade. The same story was filmed simultaneously by Gemini Studios. The Gemini version Chakra Dhari was released early and due to unknown reason Sudharshan was delayed.[2]

Sudharshan
Theatrical release poster
Directed byA. S. A. Sami
Sundar Rao Nadkarni
Produced byRoyal Talkie Distributors
Screenplay byA. S. A. Sami
Elangovan
Story bySundar Rao Nadkarni
Starring
Music byG. Ramanathan
Cinematography
  • P. Ramasamy
  • P. L. Roy
  • B. N. Konda Reddy
Edited bySundar Rao Nadkarni
V. S. Raghavan
Production
company
Royal Talkie Distributors
Distributed byJupiter Pictures
Release date
  • November 28, 1951 (1951-11-28)
[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Plot

Refer to this for details.

Cast

Cast according to the opening credits of the film

Production

S. S. Vasan of Gemini Studios and Jupiter Pictures started producing the same story under different titles almost simultaneously. However, Gemini's version titled Chakradhari was released in 1948 and was successful at the box-office. Sudharsan was delayed for reasons unknown and was released almost 3 years later in 1951.
Popular Carnatic musician and playback singer M. L. Vasanthakumari was cast initially to do the character of the second wife of Gora (PUC). She left the film for undisclosed reasons after a few reels were shot. She was replaced by Mangalam of the famous Yogam-Mangalam dance duo. Likewise, A. S. A. Sami who was directing the film, was replaced by Sundar Rao Nadkarni.
P. U. Chinnappa who played the male lead role, died at a young age, before the film was released.[2]

Soundtrack

Music was composed by G. Ramanathan and the lyrics were penned by Papanasam Sivan and K. D. Santhanam. Singers are P. U. Chinnappa, P. B. Rangachari & P. Kannamba. Playback singers are P. A. Periyanayaki & T. R. Gajalakshmi.

The singing star, P. U. Chinnappa sang many songs one of which, Anna sedan papa… was a hit.[2]

No.SongSinger/sLyricistDuration(m:ss)
1"Anna Sedan Papa"P. U. Chinnappa03:01
2"Paanduranga Naamam"P. B. Rangachari03:00
3"Sree Dhaamodharaa Jeyasegaraa"P. U. Chinnappa01:49
4"UnakkEn Veen Kavalai"P. U. Chinnappa & P. Kannamba02:09
5"Unnadiyil Anbu Vaitthen"P. U. Chinnappa03:22
6"Unnai Kandu Mayamngaadha Pergal Undo"P. A. Periyanayaki03:09
7"Ulagame Sandhai Koottamada.... Paaril Sandhai Koottam"P. A. PeriyanayakiK. D. Santhanam03:01
8"Suya Muyarchiyaale"P. U. Chinnappa & T. R. GajalakshmiK. D. Santhanam02:52
9"Palavagai Vadivulla Pangkajavaradhaa"P. U. Chinnappa & P. Kannamba01:13
10"Thirukkan Kaatthaan"P. U. Chinnappa03:08
11"Enna Seidhaai Appa"P. U. Chinnappa04:41

References
  1. Film News Anandan (23 October 2004). Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru [History of Landmark Tamil Films] (in Tamil). Chennai: Sivakami Publishers.
  2. Guy, Randor (30 January 2009). "Sudharshan1951". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 11 November 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.