''Vanasundari'' is a 1951 Indian

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-language film directed by T. R. Raghunath, starring P. U. Chinnappa, T. R. Rajakumari,

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and

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Plot

Prince Gunasagaran hates his father Marthandan, king of Neelapuri as he, in spite of his age, spends his time in entertainment without concern for people. Marthandan chases Gunasagaran out of the country. Gunasagaran and his friend Adhi Medhavi goes to another country. There, a cruel younger brother of the king, Kapaleekaran rules after killing his elder brother. His paramour Leela is virtually ruling the State. Vanasundari, the king's daughter is in custody. Adhi Medhavi is imprisoned on false charge of theft. Gunasagaran meets Vanasundari in the jungle. Both exchange their tale of woes. Gunasagaran promises to rescue her. After many twists and turns the story has a happy ending.

Cast

;Male cast * P. U. Chinnappa as Prince Gunasagaran *

as Kapaleekaran * R. Balasubramaniam *

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* M. G. Chakrapani *

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as Adhi Medhavi * Kaka Radhakrishnan *C. V. V. Panthulu *M. S. Karuppaiah *Pulimoottai Ramaswami *Kulathu Mani ;Female cast * T. R. Rajakumari as Vanasundari *

* T. A. Mathuram *

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*T. V. Kumudhini *T. A. Jayalakshmi ;Dance * Lalitha- Padmini *C. R. Rajakumari

Production

The film was produced by SM. Letchumanan Chettiar, a notable personality in the Tamil film industry in the 1950s. He was the first person to print and distribute handbills in Tamil and the first person to use cars such as Buick, Chevrolet, Studebaker and Dodge in

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. Due to some legal problems, his name was never credited in any of his films and only the name of his production banner "Krishna Pictures" appeared in the credits.

Soundtrack

The music was composed by S. V. Venkatraman and

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. Lyrics were penned by

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and Kambadasan. Singers are P. U. Chinnappa, T. R. Rajakumari,

and T. A. Madhuram. Playback singers are D. K. Pattammal,

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, K. V. Janaki and

P. Leela Porayathu Leela (19 May 1934 – 31 October 2005) was an Indian playback singer, Carnatic vocalist and a music director. She has recorded more than 5,000 songs in various Indian languages including Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Hindi, ...

. D. K. Pattammal sang ''Naadu Chezhithida'' song off-screen.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 0259080, Vanasundari 1950s Tamil-language films 1951 films Films directed by T. R. Raghunath Films scored by S. V. Venkatraman Films scored by C. R. Subbaraman