''Kubera Kuchela'' is a 1943 Indian

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directed by R. S. Mani and written by B. S. Ramaiah. The soundtrack was by Kunnakudi Venkatarama Iyer and background music by S. V. Venkat Raman. The film stars P. U. Chinnappa T. R. Rajakumari, D. Balasubramaniam and P. S. Govindan.

Plot

Cast

* P. U. Chinnappa as Kubera Kuchela and the demon Kuchela *

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as Kuchela * P. S. Govindan as

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* D. Balasubramaniam as Kubera, the Lord of Wealth * T. R. Rajakumari as Mallika * R. Balasubramaniam *

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* T. A. Mathuram *

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* S. R. Janaki * Pulimootai Ramaswami * L. Narayana Rao * T. V. Annapoorani * M. K. Meenalochani * P. G. Kuppuswami * E. Krishnan

Soundtrack

Music composed by Kunnakudi Venkatarama Iyer and S. V. Venkatraman composed background music. The lyrics were written by

and Udumalai Narayana Kavi. The song "Nadaiyalangaram Kanden" is set in the raga '' Kharaharapriya'', "Maalai Chooda Vandhen Mallika" is set in Khamas, "Ennai Vittu Engey Sentreer" is in " Harikambothi", and "Kanna Kanna Kanna" is in "

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Marketing

The film was publicised with an innovative poster: a horizontal strip which contained lines in English: "Who Is Rich? Kubera or Kuchela? Watch The Movie".

References

{{reflist 1940s Tamil-language films 1943 films 1943 musical films Films about Hinduism Films based on the Mahabharata Hindu devotional films Hindu mythological films Indian black-and-white films Indian films based on actual events Indian musical films Jupiter Pictures films Krishna in popular culture Films scored by Kunnakudi Venkatarama Iyer