''Kula Deivam'' () is a 1956 Indian

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directed by

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and written by

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. It is a remake of the 1954

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film ''Banga Kora''. The film stars

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and

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, while

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, S. A. Ashokan and

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play supporting roles. The film's soundtrack and background score were composed by R. Sudarsanam. Maruthi Rao and Panju (under the alias S. Panjabi) handled cinematography and editing respectively. ''Kula Deivam'' was released on 29 September 1956, and became a commercial success, winning the

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. ''Banga Kora'' went on to be remade in Hindi as ''

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'' and in Kannada as ''

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''. Pandari Bai reprised her role in both the versions.

Plot

Cast

;Male cast *

as Muthaiah *

as Rajaiah * M. K. Mustafa as Muthaiah * V. R. Rajagopal as Chinnaiah *

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as Kannappan * T. R. Natarajan as Jeeva * Duraisami as Karmegham * Master Murali as Kanmani *

as Babu * A. Karunanidhi as Latha's brother-in-law * S. A. Ashokan as Doctor ;Female cast * M. Pandari Bai as Shantha * M. N. Rajam as Thara * C. R. Vijayakumari as Mangalam * M. Mynavathi as Latha *

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* P. S. Gnanam as Muthaiah's aunt * K. S. Angamuthu as Neighbor * D. Indira as Nalina ;Dance *

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;Male support cast * P. S. Venkatachalam, Sethu, Kottapuli Jayaraman, A. S. Kannan, Ganapathi, Thiruvenkatam, Kittan and Pottai Krishnamoorthy.

Production

''Kula Deivam'' was remade from the 1954 Bengali film ''Banga Kora''. It was directed by the duo

, and the dialogues were written by

, making his cinematic debut. Stage actor V. R. Rajagopal, who appeared in this film, later adapted the film's title as a prefix to his name.

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by R. Sudharsanam and lyrics were written by Mahakavi Subramania Bharathiyar,

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, K. P. Kamatchi and M. K. Athmanathan. A

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composed by Oothukadu Venkata Subbaiyer, ''Thaaye Yasodha Undhan'', was included in the film for a dance sequence of Kumari Kamala.

Release

''Kula Deivam'' was released on 29 September 1956, delayed from a 20 September release. The film was a commercial success, and ran for over 100 days in theatres. Randor Guy of ''The Hindu'' noted that the film was "Remembered for the socially relevant storyline, excellent performances by Sahasranamam and Pandari Bai, pleasing music and touching on-screen narration". The film won

References

External links

* {{National Film Award Best Feature Film Tamil 1950s Tamil-language films 1956 drama films 1956 films AVM Productions films Films directed by Krishnan–Panju Films scored by R. Sudarsanam Indian black-and-white films Indian drama films Tamil remakes of Bengali films