''Ulagam Palavitham'' () is a 1955 Indian

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-language film, directed by S. A. Murugesh. The film stars

Sivaji Ganesan Villupuram Chinnaiya Manrayar Ganesamoorthy, better known by his stage name Sivaji Ganesan, (1 October 1928 – 21 July 2001) was an Indian actor and producer. He was active in Tamil cinema during the latter half of the 20th century. Sivaji Ga ...

and Lalitha. The musical score of this film was composed by N. S. Balakrishnan. The film was dubbed in Telugu as ''Antha Peddale'' in 1959.

Plot

Cast

;Male cast *

as Arunagiri *

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* V. K. Ramasamy *

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* K. A. Thangavelu * T. V. Radhakrishnan *

M. R. Santhanam Santhana Bharathi is an Indian film director and actor who has primarily worked in Tamil cinema. Career Santhana Bharathi originally wanted to be a director but didn't get the right opportunity, even after working for a well known director ...

*S. V. Shanmugam *M. A. Ganapathy ;Female cast * Lalitha as Indra *M. Lakshmiprabha * M. N. Rajam *

M. Saroja M. Saroja was an Indian actress and comedian who worked in Tamil cinema. She was frequently paired alongside K. A. Thangavelu. Career Director K. Subramaniam introduced Saroja to the film industry, when she was 14 years old. She played the role ...

* C. K. Saraswathi *Baby T. R. Rajakumari

Production

''Ulagam Palavitham'' was directed by S. A. Murugesh, and produced by National Productions. The screenplay was written by

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, and the dialogues by V. N. Sambandham. Cinematography was handled by G. Vittal Rao, and editing by Murugesh.

Soundtrack

The music was composed by N. S. Balakrishnan, with lyrics by

Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass (1914-1965) was an Indian poet and script writer who wrote mainly in the Tamil language. He wrote more than 500 lyrics for Tamil films. Early life Born to Narayanasamy and Pappu at Manampoochavadi in Thanjavur district, h ...

. Lyrics were written by

, K. P. Kamatchi Sundaram and

A. Maruthakasi A. Maruthakasi (13 February 1920 – 29 November 1989) was an Indian poet and film lyricist who wrote mainly in the Tamil language. He penned more than 4000 lyrics in more than 250 Tamil films. Early life Born in Melakudikadu in Tiruchirappal ...

Release

''Ulagam Palavitham'' was released on 14 April 1955, delayed from an initial March release.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 1449275 1955 films 1950s Tamil-language films