''Vanagamudi'' () is a 1957 Indian
Tamil
Tamil may refer to:
* 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, nativ ...
-language film starring
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
Savitri. The film directed by
P. Pullaiah, had musical score by
G. Ramanathan and was released on 12 April 1957. The film was a super hit at the box office.
Plot
Cast
;Male cast
*
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 ...
as Architect Chitrasenan
*
M. K. Radha as King
*
V. Nagayya
V. Nagayya (born Vuppaladadiyam Nagayya Sarma; 28 March 1904 – 30 December 1978) also known as Chittoor Nagayya was an Indian actor, singer, music composer, and director known for his works in Telugu cinema, Tamil cinema, and Telugu theatre. ...
as Sevappan
*
M. N. Nambiar as Narendran
*
K. A. Thangavelu as Paranjothi
;Male support cast
*
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 ...
, Nat Annaji Rao,
Thangappan and Gemini Balu.
;Female cast
*
Savitri as Devasundari
*
Kannamba
Pasupuleti Kannamba (''Pasupulēţi Kannāṃba'') (5 October 1911 – 7 May 1968) was an Indian actress, playback singer and film producer of Telugu cinema, of Andhra Pradesh, India. She acted in more than 170 films and produced about 25 films ...
as Mangalam
*
Rajasulochana
Chittajallu Rajeevalochana (15 August 1935 – 5 March 2013), better known as Rajasulochana, was an Indian classical dancer and actress. She has acted in more than 300 Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi language films.
Early life
She w ...
as Ambika
*
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 ...
as Neelaveni
;Dance
*
Helen
Helen may refer to:
People
* Helen of Troy, in Greek mythology, the most beautiful woman in the world
* Helen (actress) (born 1938), Indian actress
* Helen (given name), a given name (including a list of people with the name)
Places
* Helen, ...
Soundtrack
The music was composed by
G. Ramanathan, and the lyrics by
Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass.
The song "Ennai Pol Penn" is set in
Todi
Todi () is a town and ''comune'' (municipality) of the province of Perugia (region of Umbria) in central Italy. It is perched on a tall two-crested hill overlooking the east bank of the river Tiber, commanding distant views in every direction.
I ...
raga,
and "Vaa Vaa Valarmathiye" is set in
Suddhadhanyasi.
Release and reception
''Vanangamudi'' was released on 12 April 1957. During the time of its release, Mohan Arts handcrafted an cutout which was kept at the Chennai-based Chitra theatre. According to Mohan Arts founder
K. Mohan's son Harinath, it was the tallest standee made in the whole of Asia at that time. On 19 April 1957, ''
The Indian Express
''The Indian Express'' is an English-language Indian daily newspaper founded in 1932. It is published in Mumbai by the Indian Express Group. In 1999, eight years after the group's founder Ramnath Goenka's death in 1991, the group was split betw ...
'' positively reviewed the film, particularly Ganesan's performance.
The film emerged a commercial success.
References
External links
*{{IMDb title, 0256421
1950s Tamil-language films
1957 films
Films directed by P. Pullayya
Films scored by G. Ramanathan
Indian epic films