''Madana Kama Rajan'' () is a 1941 Indian Tamil-language

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directed by B. N . Rao and produced by

S. S. Vasan Subramaniam Srinivasan (4 January 1904 – 26 August 1969), popularly known by his screen name S. S. Vasan, was an Indian journalist, writer, advertiser, film producer, director and business tycoon. He is the founder of the Tamil-language maga ...

. It was the first film for Vasan as producer for Dindugal Amirtham Talkies.

Plot

''Madana Kama Rajan'' is tale of the adventures of a prince (

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) and his friend (N. Krishnamurthi).

Cast

Cast according to the opening credits of the film ;Male cast * V. V. Satagopan as Madana Kama Rajan * N. Krishnamurthi as Gunaseelan *

Kothamangalam Subbu Kothamangalam Subbu (born S. M. Subramanian, 10 November 1910 – 15 February 1974) was an Indian poet, lyricist, author, actor and film director based in Tamil Nadu. He wrote the cult classic Tamil novel ''Thillana Mohanambal'' and was awarded ...

as Rajaguru *

T. S. Durairaj T. S. Durairaj (31 December 1910 – 2 June 1986) was a Tamil film comedian, drama artist, producer and director in the early stages of the Tamil film industry (Kollywood). He received a Kalaimamani award from the Tamil Nadu Government in ...

as Dhandavan * M. R. Swaminathan as Somadevan * V. P. S. Mani as Mayendra Varman * Puliyur Duraisami Iyer as Boy * G. V. Sharma as Bhimavarman * K. Sivaraman as Vengaian * T. Gopal Rao as Torturer * S. G. Rajam as Sangan ;Female cast *

K. L. V. Vasantha Kundrathur L. V. Vasantha (1923–2008) was an Indian actress, singer and dancer who worked mainly in Tamil language films. Biography Vasantha was born in 1923 in Kundrathur, then based in Ramanathapuram district. As a young girl, she was ...

as Premavalli *

M. V. Rajamma M. V. Rajamma (10 March 1918 – 23 April 1999) was an Indian actress, producer and playback singer of films mostly in Kannada, Tamil and Telugu languages from the 1930s through 1970s. She has the distinction of having acted as both heroine and ...

as Sathyavathi *

K. R. Chellam Kambayanatham Rangaswami Kanakavalli (born 1918), known professionally as K. R. Chellam, was an Indian actress who appeared in Tamil language films. Early life Kambayanatham Rangaswami Kanakavalli was born in 1918 to a middle-class Iyengar fam ...

as Kamavalli *

M. S. Sundari Bai Madurai Saurashtra Sundari Bai (2 March 1923 – 12 March 2006) was an Indian actress, singer and dancer who worked mainly in Tamil cinema from the 1940s to the 1970s. Sundari Bai was the wife of writer and director Kothamangalam Subbu. Her mos ...

as Bhagavathi * E. S. Kamalakumari as Rasika * K. T. Sakku Bai as Lakshmakkal * K. V. Lakshmi Devi as Manmadan Madanakamarajan 1941 film

Reception

The film was released on 28 November 1941 and was a commercial success.

Gemini Studios Gemini Studios was an Indian film studio based in Madras, Tamil Nadu. It was launched when S. S. Vasan, a businessman of many ventures (including the ownership of Ananda Vikatan) bought Motion Picture Producers' Combines from Krishnaswamy Subr ...

went on to become a major player in the Tamil film industry. ''

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'' wrote, "The music in the film is essentially Carnatic and the humour is clean and intelligent, two very welcome reforms in the world of Tamil films."

Soundtrack

Partial list of songs in ''Madana Kama Rajan'': * "Prema Premanee Illamal" –

* "Ennai Therri Thoodhu Sella" – K. L. V. Vasantha * "Ambaa Un Paatham" – M. V. Rajamma * "Kai Koduppen Amma" – M. V. Rajamma

References

External links

* {{Use dmy dates, date=April 2020 1941 films 1940s Tamil-language films Indian black-and-white films Indian adventure films Films scored by M. D. Parthasarathy Films scored by S. Rajeswara Rao