''Manamalai'' (; ) is a 1958 Indian

Tamil Tamil may refer to: People, culture and language * Tamils, an ethno-linguistic group native to India, Sri Lanka, and some other parts of Asia **Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka ** Myanmar or Burmese Tamils, Tamil people of Ind ...

-language

romantic drama film Romance films involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion (emotion), passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their ...

directed by

Chitrapu Narayana Rao Chitrapu Narayana Rao (born Chithrapu Narayana Murthy; 1913-1985) was an Indian film director and producer known for his works in Telugu Cinema, Telugu and Tamil cinema. He received a National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil, Certific ...

and written by Vindhan. It is based on the 1914 novel '' Parineeta'' by

Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay (anglicised as Sarat Chandra Chatterjee; 15 September 1876 – 16 January 1938) was a Bengali novelist and short story writer of the early 20th century. He generally wrote about the lives of Bengali family and socie ...

. The film stars

Gemini Ganesan Ramasamy Ganesan (17 November 1920 – 22 March 2005), better known by his stage name Gemini Ganesan, was an Indian actor who worked mainly in Tamil cinema. He was referred as Kaadhal Mannan (King of Romance) for his romantic roles in films. G ...

and Savitri. It was released on 14 February 1958, and failed commercially.

Plot

Shekhar and Lalitha are lovers, but their romance is interrupted by Kumar, a wealthy young man.

Cast

* Savitri * Sriram * Chandrababu *

V. Nagayya Vuppaladadiyam Nagayya Sarma (28 March 1904 – 30 December 1973), popularly 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. Nagayya wa ...

* D. Balasubramaniam * Girija * M. Mynavathi

Production

''Manamalai'', directed by Chitrapu Narayana Rao and written by Vindhan, is based on the novel '' Parineeta'' by

. It was produced by Sriram under Janatha Pictures.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by

Vedha Vedha may refer to: * ''Vedas FIle:Atharva-Veda samhita page 471 illustration.png, upright=1.2, The Vedas are ancient Sanskrit texts of Hinduism. Above: A page from the ''Atharvaveda''. The Vedas ( or ; ), sometimes collectively called th ...

. Lyrics were written by

Gopalakrishna Bharati Gopalakrishna Bharathi () (1811–1881) was a Tamil poet and a composer of Carnatic music. He composed the ''Kathakalakshepam'' () Nandanar Charitram, two other works in this genre, and many independent ''kritis''. Bharathi was a contemporary ...

, Saravanabavanandhar, Lakshmanadass, Villiputhan & A. Maruthakasi.

Release and reception

''Manamalai'' was released on 14 February 1958, and failed commercially.

References

Bibliography

External links

* {{Parineeta 1950s Indian films 1950s Tamil-language films 1958 films 1958 romantic drama films Films based on Bengali novels Films based on works by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay Films scored by Vedha (composer) Indian black-and-white films Indian romantic drama films Tamil-language Indian films Tamil-language romantic drama films