''Mamiyar'' () is a

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-language film directed by K. Vembu.Mamiyar
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and

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Cast

List adapted from the database of

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and from ''Thiraikalanjiyam''. ;Male cast *

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* Girija *Thilakam

Production

The film was produced under the banner ''Sri Gajanana Productions'' and was directed by K. Vembu. Sadasivabrahmam wrote the story while the dialogues were penned by M. S. Subramaniam. B. L. Rai was in charge of cinematography and V. B. Nataraja Mudaliyar handled the editing. Art direction was done by Vali and still photography was by Aboobucker. The film was shot at Revathi studios and processed at

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laboratory. The film was also made in

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with the title Kodarikam.

Soundtrack

Music was composed by

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while the lyrics were penned by M. S. Subramaniam, Ambikapathy, Suratha and

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. Singer is

while the playback singers are A. M. Rajah, Ghantasala (musician), Ghantasala, K. Rani (singer), K. Rani, A. P. Komala, P. A. Periyanayaki, M. L. Vasanthakumari, Chandra and Kaviyoor Revamma.

References

Indian drama films Indian black-and-white films 1950s Tamil-language films Films scored by C. N. Pandurangan {{1950s-Tamil-film-stub