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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|1956 film by T. Prakash Rao}}<br />
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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Amara Deepam<br />
| image = Amara Deepam 1956 poster.jpg<br />
| caption = Theatrical release poster<br />
| director = [[T. Prakash Rao]]<br />
| screenplay = T. Prakash Rao<br />
| story = [[C. V. Sridhar]]<br />
| starring = [[Sivaji Ganesan]]<br />[[Savitri (actress)|Savitri]]<br />[[Padmini (actress)|Padmini]]<br />
| producer = S. Krishnamoorthy<br />T. Govindarajan<br />[[C. V. Sridhar]]<br />
| music = [[T. Chalapathi Rao]]<br />[[G. Ramanathan]]<br />
| cinematography = [[Kamal Ghosh]]<br />[[A. Vincent]]<br />
| editing = N. M. Sankar<br />
| studio = Venus Pictures<br />
| distributor = <br />
| released = 29 June 1956<br />
| runtime = 162 mins<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
}}<br />
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''' ''Amara Deepam''''' ({{trans|The Eternal Lamp}}) is a 1956 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[romantic drama film]] directed by [[T. Prakash Rao]]. The film features [[Sivaji Ganesan]], [[Padmini (actress)|Padmini]] and [[Savitri (actress)|Savitri]] in lead roles. The film, produced by [[C. V. Sridhar|Venus Pictures]], had musical score by [[T. Chalapathi Rao]] and [[G. Ramanathan]] and was released on 29 June 1956.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.musicindiaonline.com/music/tamil/m/lyrics.1393/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=10 January 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081228064505/http://www.musicindiaonline.com/music/tamil/m/lyrics.1393/ |archive-date=28 December 2008 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> It is a remake of 1942 film ''[[Random Harvest (film)|Random Harvest]]'' which was later adapted in [[Bengali language|Bengali]] as ''[[Harano Sur]]'' (1957). ''Amara Deepam'' was remade in [[Hindi]] as ''[[Amardeep (1958 film)|Amardeep]]''(1958).<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://indiancine.ma/texts/indiancine.ma%3AEncyclopedia_of_Indian_Cinema/text.pdf |title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |year=1998 |isbn=0-19-563579-5 |editor-last=Rajadhyaksha |editor-first=Ashish |pages=344 |orig-year=1994 |editor-last2=Willemen |editor-first2=Paul}}</ref><br />
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== Cast ==<br />
Cast according to the opening credits of the film<br />
;Main cast<br />
* [[Sivaji Ganesan]] as Ashok<br />
* [[Padmini (actress)|Padmini]] as Roopa<br />
* [[Savitri (actress)|Savithri]] as Aruna<br />
* [[M. N. Nambiar]] as Sukumar<br />
* [[K. A. Thangavelu]]<br />
* [[E. V. Saroja]]<br />
;Guest Artiste<br />
* [[V. Nagaiah]]<br />
;Support cast<br />
* M. R. Santhanam, M. M. Venkatachalam Pillai, Jayasakthivel, Nambirajan, {{small|Kottapuli}} Jayaraman, V. P. Balaraman, K. S. Durai, C. V. Velappa, {{small|Baby}} Saroja, and {{small|Baby}} Kasthuri.<br />
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== Crew ==<br />
*Producer: S. Krishnamoorthy, T. Govindarajan, [[C. V. Sridhar]]<br />
*Production Company: Venus Pictures<br />
*Director: [[Tatineni Prakash Rao|T. Prakash Rao]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://spicyonion.com/movie/amara-deepam/|title=Amara Deepam|access-date=2014-09-19|publisher=spicyonion}}</ref><br />
*Music: [[G. Ramanathan]] & [[T. Chalapathi Rao]]<br />
*Story: [[C. V. Sridhar]]<br />
*Screenplay: [[Tatineni Prakash Rao|T. Prakash Rao]]<br />
*Dialogues: [[C. V. Sridhar]]<br />
*Art Direction: Thotta Venkateswara Rao<br />
*Editing:N. M. Sankar<br />
*Choreography: Hiralal<br />
*Cinematography: [[Kamal Ghosh]], [[A. Vincent]]<br />
*Stunt: None<br />
*Dance: None<br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
The music was composed by [[T. Chalapathi Rao]]. [[G. Ramanathan]] composed the music for one song ''Naadodi koottam naanga thillelo'' and Carnatic musician [[G. N. Balasubramaniam]] composed the music for ''Enge Maraindhanayo''.<ref>{{cite book|title=Amara Deepam Song Book|publisher=Everest Arts}}</ref> This song was tuned in the Carnatic Raga Subhapantuvarali.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/mlvs-tryst-with-the-tinsel-world/article24278876.ece|title=M.L. Vasanthakumari's impeccable style gave us many evergreen hits|work=The Hindu|date=28 June 2018|access-date=18 June 2020|author=Shankar Venkataraman|archive-url=http://archive.is/yK8zv|archive-date=18 June 2020}}</ref> Lyrics by K. P. Kamatchi Sundharam, [[Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass]], [[M. K. Athmanathan]], [[Udumalai Narayana Kavi]], [[A. Maruthakasi]] & [[K. S. Gopalakrishnan]]. [[Playback singer]]s are [[T. M. Soundararajan]], [[A. M. Rajah]], [[Seerkazhi Govindarajan]], [[S. C. Krishnan]], [[M. L. Vasanthakumari]], [[Jikki]], [[A. P. Komala]], [[P. Suseela]] & [[T. V. Rathinam]].<br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length (m:ss)<br />
|-<br />
| 1 || "Nanaayam Manushanukku" || [[T. M. Soundararajan]] || [[K. S. Gopalakrishnan]] || 02:43<br />
|-<br />
| 2 || "Jalilo Jimkana" || [[Jikki]] || Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass || 03:51<br />
|-<br />
| 3 || "Thenunnum Vandu Maamalarai Kandu" || [[A. M. Rajah]] & [[P. Suseela]] || K. P. Kamatchi Sundharam || 03:34<br />
|-<br />
| 4 || "Ellorum Koodi Aadi Paadi" || Jikki || M. K. Aathmanathan || 03:56<br />
|-<br />
| 5 || "Nadodikkottam Nannga Thiillelelo" || T. M. Soundararajan, [[A. P. Komala]],<br />[[Seerkazhi Govindarajan]] & [[T. V. Rathinam]] || [[Udumalai Narayana Kavi]] || 05:41<br />
|-<br />
| 6 || "Pachchai Kilipaadudhu" || Jikki || A. Maruthakasi || 03:13<br />
|-<br />
| 7 || "Kondaikatti Kaavikatti" || [[S. C. Krishnan]] & A. P. Komala || K. S. Gopalakrishnan || 03:37<br />
|-<br />
| 8 || "Thumbam Soozhum Neram" || Jikki || K. S. Gopalakrishnan<ref>{{cite web|url=http://play.raaga.com/tamil/album/amara-deepam-T0001526|title=Amara Deepam Songs|access-date=2014-09-19|publisher=raaga}}</ref> || 02:11<br />
|-<br />
| 9 || "Enge Maraindhanayo" || [[M. L. Vasanthakumari]] || K. S. Gopalakrishnan || 03:09<br />
|}<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{IMDb title|0254081|Amara Deepam}}<br />
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[[Category:1956 films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:1950s Tamil-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by T. Chalapathi Rao]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by T. Prakash Rao]]<br />
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