''Harischandra'' is a 1944 Indian
Tamil
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* Tamil language, nativ ...
-language film directed by K. Nagabhushanam and written by T. C. Vadivel Nayakar, starring
P. U. Chinnappa and
P. Kannamba
Pasupuleti Kannamba (''Pasupulēţi Kannāṃba'') (5 October 1911 – 7 May 1968) was an Indian actress, playback singer and film producer of Telugu language, Telugu cinema, of Andhra Pradesh, India. She acted in more than 170 films and produce ...
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It is based on the legend of king
Harishchandra
Harishchandra () is a legendary king of the Solar dynasty, who appears in several legends in texts such as the ''Aitareya Brahmana'', ''Mahabharata'', the ''Markandeya Purana'', and the ''Devi Bhagavata Purana''. The most famous of these storie ...
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Cast
The list was adapted from the film titles
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Chinnappa as
Harischandra
Harishchandra () is a legendary king of the Solar dynasty, who appears in several legends in texts such as the ''Aitareya Brahmana'', ''Mahabharata'', the ''Markandeya Purana'', and the ''Devi Bhagavata Purana''. The most famous of these storie ...
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Kannamba
Pasupuleti Kannamba (''Pasupulēţi Kannāṃba'') (5 October 1911 – 7 May 1968) was an Indian actress, playback singer and film producer of Telugu cinema, of Andhra Pradesh, India. She acted in more than 170 films and produced about 25 films ...
as Chandramadhi
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Krishnan as Kalakandan
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Mathuram as Kalakandi
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R. Balasubramaniam as Viswamitra
*L. Narayana Rao as Nakshathreyan
*M. R. Saminathan as Veera Bahu
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M. G. Ramachandran
Maruthur Gopalan Ramachandran (17 January 1917 24 December 1987), also popularly known as M.G.R., was an Indian politician, actor, philanthropist, and filmmaker who served as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu from 1977 until his death in 1987 ...
as Sathyakeerthi
*Kothamangalam Vasu as Vashistar
*Master Sethuraman as Logidasan
*Rajagopala Iyer as Paramasivan
*P. S. Chandra as Chelli
*Mangalam, Yogambal as Bar Girls
*Sarathambal as Parvathi
Production
Art was done by Hari Babu. Choreography was handled by Meenakshi Sundaram Pillai. Cinematography was handled by Kamal Ghosh.
Soundtrack
The songs were composed by
S. V. Venkatraman and the background music was composed by
S. Rajeswara Rao. The lyrics were written by C. A. Lakshmana Das. Finally, the songs were recorded by B. Ranga Rao.
References
External links
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1940s Tamil-language films
1944 films
Indian black-and-white films
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