''Nallakalam'' () is a 1954 Indian
Tamil
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* Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia
** Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils
**Tamil Malaysians, Tamil people native to Malaysia
* Tamil language, nati ...
-language film directed by K. Vembu and Jyotish Sinha. The film stars
M. K. Radha
Madras Kandaswami Radhakrishnan (20 November 1910 – 29 August 1985), professionally known as M. K. Radha, was an Indian actor who worked mainly in Tamil cinema. He was born in Chennai and took up acting in Tamil stage at the age of 7. He was ...
and
Pandari Bai
Pandari Bai (1930 – 29 January 2003) was an Indian actress who worked in South Indian cinema, mostly in Kannada cinema during the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. She is considered Kannada cinema's first successful heroine. She has acted as both heroi ...
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Cast
The list was compiled 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 ''Thiraikalanjiyam''
;Male cast
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M. K. Radha
Madras Kandaswami Radhakrishnan (20 November 1910 – 29 August 1985), professionally known as M. K. Radha, was an Indian actor who worked mainly in Tamil cinema. He was born in Chennai and took up acting in Tamil stage at the age of 7. He was ...
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T. S. Balaiah
Thirunelveli Subramaniyan Balaiah (23 August 1914 – 22 July 1972) was an Indian actor. He is best known for playing supporting roles in Tamil films. Born in Sundankottai, near Udankudi in Thoothukudi, Balaiah was introduced to the cine fiel ...
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N. S. Krishnan
Nagercoil Sudalaimuthu Krishnan, popularly known as Kalaivanar () and also as NSK, was an Indian actor-comedian, theatre artist, playback singer and writer in the early stages of the Tamil film industry – in the 1940s and 1950s. He is conside ...
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Kula Deivam V. R. Rajagopal
*M. L. Pathy
*T. S. Natarajan
;Female Cast
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Pandari Bai
Pandari Bai (1930 – 29 January 2003) was an Indian actress who worked in South Indian cinema, mostly in Kannada cinema during the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. She is considered Kannada cinema's first successful heroine. She has acted as both heroi ...
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T. A. Mathuram
T. A. Mathuram (14 October 1918 – 23 May 1974) was an Indian stage and film actress and singer.
Biography and career
Mathuram was born in Srirangam on 14 October 1918 in a family of artists. Her first Tamil film was Rathnaavali released in ...
*K. Varalakshmi
*K. Lakshmikantham
Production
K. Prabhakar was in charge of Cinematography while the editing was done by C. Rajan. Choreography was by Sohanlal. Nallakalam was filmed at Film Centre, Madras and the stills were taken by Gnanam.
Soundtrack
Music was composed by
K. V. Mahadevan
Krishnankoil Venkadachalam Mahadevan (14 March 1918 – 21 June 2001) was an Indian composer, singer-songwriter, music producer, and musician known for his works in Tamil cinema, Tamil, Telugu cinema, Telugu, Malayalam cinema, Malayalam, and Kann ...
while the lyrics were penned by
M. P. Sivam, Puratchidasan and
Udumalai Narayana Kavi [https://idhatri.com/udumalai-narayana-kavi/ Udumalai Narayana KavUdumalai Narayana Kavi
Udumalai Narayana Kavi (25 September 1899 – 23 May 1981) was an Indian poet and lyricist known for his work in Tamil films.
Early life
Udumalai Narayana wa ...
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Reception
''The Indian Express'' called it an "above-average picture".
References
External links
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1950s Tamil-language films
1954 drama films
Films scored by K. V. Mahadevan
Indian drama films