''Marumalarchi'' () is a 1956 Indian
Tamil
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* Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia
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* Tamil language, nati ...
-language film directed by
K. S. Prakash Rao and Lanka Sathyam.
The film stars Sriram and
G. Varalakshmi.
It was released on 16 November 1956.
Plot
Cast
List adapted from the database of
Film News Anandan
Film News Anandan (born Mani) was an Indian film historian and photographer based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He was popularly known as the "walking encyclopedia" of Tamil cinema.
Early life
Anandan was born as Mani. His father P. K. Gnanasagaram ...
and from the book ''Thiraikalanjiyam''.
;Male cast
*Sriram
*
M. N. Nambiar
*E. R. Sahadevan
;Female cast
*
G. Varalakshmi
*
E. V. Saroja
E. V. Saroja (1935 - 2006) was an Indian actress and dancer. She was born on 3 November 1935 as Engan V. Saroja. She belonged to Engan village of Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu.
Her debut film was '' En Thangai'' in 1952 starring M. G. Ramacha ...
*T. M. Meenakshi
Production
The film was produced by C. V. Reddy and was directed by K. S. Prakash Rao and Lanka Sathyam. Story was by T. B. Dharma Rao and S. A. Subburaman while the dialogues were written by S. A. Subburaman and B. Nageswara Rao. Cinematography was handled by Jagheerdar, R. R. Chandran and Mukundhan while the editing was done by Veerappan and Marthandam. Art direction was by Kotwanker and Choreography was handled by Vempatti Sathyam. Still photography was done by Sathyam.
The film was also produced in Telugu with the title ''Melukolupu''.
Soundtrack
Music was composed by
Pendyala Nageswara Rao
Pendyala Nageswara Rao (6 March 1917 – 31 August 1984), known mononymously by his surname Pendyala, was an Indian composer, multi-instrumentalist, conductor, music producer known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema along with Ta ...
while the lyrics were penned by M. S. Subramaniam.
References
External links
*{{IMDb title, 0254553
Indian drama films
Films directed by K. S. Prakash Rao
Indian multilingual films
Films scored by Pendyala Nageswara Rao
1950s Tamil-language films
1956 drama films