''Yar Manamagan?'' () is a 1961 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, nati ...

-language film produced and directed by

P. Subramaniam P. Subramaniam (19 February 1910 – 4 October 1979) was an Indian film producer, film director, distributor, theatre owner, and mayor. He is the founder of Merryland Studio (established in 1951), the second film studio in Kerala. From mid-19 ...

. The film stars

T. K. Balachandran T. K. Balachandran was an Indian actor who worked mainly in Malayalam films. He has acted in more than 200 films. His areas of contribution includes Production, Dialogue, Story, Screenplay. He is the first actor to do a double role in the history ...

and Kumari K. V. Janaki.

Plot

Cast

The list is adapted from Thiraikalanjiyam Part2. ;Male cast *

* V. K. Ramasamy *''Kallapart'' Natarajan *D. Balasubrmaniam *C. S. Pandian ;Female cast *Kumari K. V. Shanthi *Thilagam *C. R. Rajakumari *

C. K. Saraswathi C. K. Saraswathi (died 1998) was an Indian actress who featured mainly in Tamil films. She was active in the field from 1945 till 1998. During the early days she featured in character roles and in comedy tracks. Later she became famous for her a ...

Production

The film was produced and directed by

and was made in Malayalam titled ''

Christmas Rathri ''Christmas Rathri'' () is a 1961 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed and produced by P. Subramaniam and was filmed at Merryland Studio. The film stars T. K. Balachandran, Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair, Miss Kumari, Soman and Adoor Pankajam. ...

''.

Soundtrack

Music was composed by

Br Lakshmanan Br Lakshmanan was an Indian music director in Malayalam movies during 1950s and 1960s. Lakshmanan started his career with ''Aathmasakhi ''Aathmasakhi'' () is a 1952 Indian Malayalam-language drama film directed by G. R. Rao. The film marks ...

, while the lyrics were penned by

Ku. Ma. Balasubramaniam Kurichchi Marimuthu Balasubramaniam better known as Ku. Ma. Balasubramaniam (1920-1994) was an Indian writer and poet who wrote mainly in the Tamil language. Early life Ku. Ma. Balasubramaniam born on 13 May 1920 at Velukkudi near Mannargudi in ...

and Sundarakannan.

Playback singer A playback singer, also known as a ghost singer, is a singer whose singing is pre-recorded for use in films. Playback singers record songs for soundtracks, and actors or actresses lip-sync the songs for cameras; the actual singer does not app ...

s are Thiruchi Loganathan, S. C. Krishnan, A. M. Rajah,

P. B. Srinivas Prathivadhi Bhayankara Sreenivas (22 September 1930 – 14 April 2013) widely known as P. B. Sreenivas was an Indian playback singer, composer, harmonium player, lyricist, littérateur, and poet known for his works in South cinema, and Bollyw ...

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, ...

, K. Jamuna Rani,

A. P. Komala Arkadu Parthasarathy Komala (born 28 August 1934), commonly known as A. P. Komala, is an Indian playback singer. She has sung songs in Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu and Kannada languages. Career life She was a much sought after playback singer from t ...

and Renuka.

Reception

'' The Indian Express'' wrote, "Except for the didactic nature of the proceedings, the technical values of the film are better than those of many others in its class".

References

External links

* {{IMDb title 1960s Tamil-language films 1961 drama films 1961 films Indian drama films Tamil remakes of Malayalam films Films scored by Br Lakshmanan