''Shantha Sakku Bai'' is a 1939 Indian,

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-language film directed by

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. The film featured K. Aswathamma, Banni Bai,

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in the main roles.

Plot

Sakku Bai is a devotee of Lord

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. She is married to an innocent person who is a ‘mama's boy'. The mother-inlaw ill-treats Sakku Bai. Lord Krishna comes to the rescue of his devotee. In some scenes Lord Krishna himself appears as Sakku Bai and does all the household work as instructed by the mother-in-law

Cast

The list is adapted from the film titles. (See External links) ;Female cast *K. Aswathamma as Sakku Bai *C. Pani Bai as Mother-in-law *K. Aranganayagi as Girija Bai *S. S. Rajamani as Rukmini *T. S. Krishnaveni as Kamala ;Male cast *

as Sarangapani *

as Dhasari *

as Father-in-law *M. A. Ganapathy Bhatt as Sri Krishnan *P. G. Venkatesan as Subbu Chetty *M. R. Saminathan as Kamala's Husband

Production

The film was produced under the banner Rayal Talkies Distributors Ltd. and was directed by

. A. A. Somayajulu and

wrote the dialogues to the story based on a Marathi folk tale. Jiten Banerji handled the cinematography while the editing was done by Sundar Rao Narkarni. Art direction was done by F. Nagoor and H. Shantharam. Audiography was handled by Dinshaw K. Tehrani. The film was produced and processed at Newtone Studios, Madras. Processing was done by Bhuban Kar. (Details from film title) The music director Rajagopala Sarma and Director Sundar Rao Nadkarni appeared in some scenes as devotees of Lord Krishna of Pandarpur.

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Thuraiyur Rajagopala Sarma while the lyrics were penned by

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and Papanasam Rajagopala Iyer. Background music was provided by Saraswathi Stores orchestra. ;Orchestra P. Doraiappa Bhagavathar - Gottu (kōṭṭu)
T. K. Jayaramaiyer - Violin
B. R. Gopalakrishnan - Flute
M. L. Ramalinga Bhagavathar - Harmonium
K. M. Rangachari - Organ
P. N. Govindaswami - Piano
A. N. Sundararajaiyer - Tabela
A. S. Kuppuswamiyer - Jaladarangam
B. Lakshmipathi Naidu - Clarinet

Reception

The film was a success in box-office. It is remembered for "The tuneful music, and the outstanding performance of Bannibai as the cruel mother-in-law".

References

External links

*{{youTube, FIxLNYL6-EI, Film titles 1939 films 1930s Tamil-language films Hindu devotional films Films with screenplays by Kothamangalam Subbu Indian black-and-white films Films directed by Sundar Rao Nadkarni