''Araichimani'' or ''Manuneethi Chozhan'' is a 1942 Indian

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film directed by P. K. Raja Sandow. The film features P. B. Rangachari,

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, A.R. Sakunthala,

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and T. A. Mathuram in the lead roles.

Premise

Manuneethi Chozhan was a popular and just king. When a calf is killed by his only son, the mother cow asks for justice. The king orders that his son be killed in the same manner as the calf. The gods come and restore both his son's and the calf's life. This story is downplayed in the film. The film details the aftermath of this popular story. The prince falls in love with the daughter of a minister in the king's court, but the minister opposes their marriage. Aaraichimani is the story how the two are eventually married.

Cast

Cast according to the song book ;Male Cast * P. B. Rangachariar as Manuchozhan * S. Balachandran as Vitangan * Master Radha as Young Vitagan * C. P. Viswanathan as Prime Minister * B. P. Ramalingam as Second Minister * T. S. Ponnusami Pillai as Rajaguru * M. R. Swaminathan as Male Scholar * T. R. Lakshminarayanan as Manoharan * S. Kosalaram as Katamban * R. G. Natarajasundaram as Sadhu *

as Sadayan ;Female Cast *

as Thiribuvanai *

as Kalavalli * A. R. Sakunthala as Lalitha * P. S. Chandra as Neela * M. S. Dhanalakshmi as Kanchana * R. A. Lakshmirani as Mallika * T. A. Mathuram as Maruthayi ;Dance * Kalamandala Madhavan, Thangamani, Chitralekha, Dance Group

Production

The film was produced by Kandhan Studio, owned by Kandhan and Company in Coimbatore. This film was one of their famed productions. The studio and the company no longer exists now. The laboratory was handled by R. Krishnan. Art direction was by B. D. Kotval and T. R. Ganesan. The settings were by P. B. Krishnan and M. V. Gochap. Finally, the makeup was handled by T. S. Gopal Rao.

Soundtrack

Music was directed by Srinivasa Rao Shinde, in the meantime, the lyrics were written by

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. The songs were recorded by M. D. Rajaram. Singers include

, T. A. Mathuram, P. B. Rangachariar, R. G. Natarajasundaram, T. S. Ponnusami Pillai, Master Radha, S. Kosalaram and A. R. Sakunthala.

References

{{reflist 1942 films 1940s Tamil-language films