''Rajakumari'' () is a 1947 Indian

Tamil language Tamil (; ' , ) is a Dravidian language natively spoken by the Tamil people of South Asia. Tamil is an official language of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, the sovereign nations of Sri Lanka and Singapore, and the Indian territory of P ...

film directed by

A. S. A. Sami Arul Soosai Anthony Sami (1915–1998) also written as A. S. A. Samy, was an Indian director and screenwriter who worked in Tamil cinema, Tamil films. Early life Born in 1915, A. S. A. Samy was from a devout Catholic family. His father had ...

, starring

M. G. Ramachandran Maruthur Gopalan Ramachandran (17 January 1917 24 December 1987), also popularly known as M.G.R., was an Indian politician, actor, philanthropist, and filmmaker who served as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu from 1977 until his death in 1987 ...

(credited as Ramachandar) and K. Malathi. It was released on 11 April 1947.

Plot

Cast

;Male cast * M. G. Ramachandar as Sukumar *

T. S. Balaiah Thirunelveli Subramaniyan Balaiah (23 August 1914 – 22 July 1972) was an Indian actor. He is best known for playing supporting roles in Tamil films. Born in Sundankottai, near Udankudi in Thoothukudi, Balaiah was introduced to the cine fiel ...

as Aalahalan * M. R. Swaminathan as the sorcerer * S. V. Subbaiah as Mallika's father * M. N. Nambiar as Bahu * Pulimoottai Ramasami as the sorcerer's disciple * T. E. Ramasamy Iyer as the sorcerer's disciple * M. R. Madhavan as Nallan * Narayana Pillai as Paambaatti ;Female cast * K. Malathi as Mallika * K. Thavamani Devi as Visharani * M. Sivabhagyam as Bahuni * M. M. Radha Bai as Sukumar's mother * C. K. Saraswathi as Anjalai * R. Malathi as a dancer

Production

Jupiter Pictures Jupiter Pictures ( ta, ஜுபிடர் பிக்ச்சர்ஸ்) was an Indian feature film production company founded in Coimbatore in 1934 by M. Somasundaram (popularly known as "Jupiter Somu") and S.K. Mohideen. Jupiter Pictur ...

partner Somu asked

to create a screenplay that he himself could direct with artistes on the payroll of the company. However, when he read Sami's screenplay, he suggested that P. U. Chinnappa and T. R. Rajakumari, who were in the forefront at that time, play the lead roles. But Sami requested Somu to stick to the original decision.

(then credited as Ramachandar) and Malathi were asked to play the lead roles. After more than half the film was shot, the company's other partner S. K. Mohideen felt the project be abandoned. Somu weighed the consequences in the light of future career of Sami and Ramachandar. He told his partner that a decision could be taken on completion of the film. ''Rajakumari'' was Ramachandar's 15th film and first film as leading actor. Sami arranged for a wrestler called Kamaludeen to participate in a fight sequence for the film. But Ramachandar insisted to have Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar who had been acting in small roles to do the role. At first director was not interested to have him in the film, but later agreed. K. Thavamani Devi who was a talented dancer and singer played the role of a vamp. At one point she came for shooting wearing a dress with a plunging neckline (something unseen those days). It caused ripples on the set.

Soundtrack

Music was composed by S. M. Subbaiah Naidu, while the lyrics were penned by

Udumalai Narayana Kavi [https://idhatri.com/udumalai-narayana-kavi/ Udumalai Narayana KavUdumalai Narayana Kavi Udumalai Narayana Kavi (25 September 1899 – 23 May 1981) was an Indian poet and lyricist known for his work in Tamil films. Early life Udumalai Narayana w ...

Reception

''Rajakumari'' turned out to be a commercial success with huge profits, claims Ramachandran's fans. However, there is no visible record for the film's run or it's profit, whatsoever. In 2008, film historian Randor Guy, an ardent fan of Ramachandran himself said it would be "Remembered for: the debut of M. G. Ramachandran as hero and A. S. A. Sami as director.

References

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*{{IMDb title, 0269759 1940s historical films 1940s Tamil-language films 1947 films Films scored by S. M. Subbaiah Naidu Indian black-and-white films Indian historical films Jupiter Pictures films