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, G. Pattu Iyer and

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. The music was composed by

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Cast

* M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar * S. D. Subbulakshmi *

* G. Pattu Iyer *

Production

The film has 41 songs. Most of the songs are sung by Thyagaraja Bhagavathar and Subbulakshmi.

Soundtrack

All of the songs' lyrics were written and composed by

References

Bibliography

* Dhananjayan, G.{{Cite book, last=Dhananjayan, first=G., title=Pride of Tamil Cinema: 1931 to 2013, date=2014, publisher=Blue Ocean Publishers, author-link=G. Dhananjayan 1936 films 1930s Tamil-language films Indian black-and-white films Films scored by Papanasam Sivan