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	'''''En Magan''''' ({{~~trans~~\|My Son}}) is 1945 Indian [[Tamil language\|Tamil]]-language [[Romance film\|romantic]] [[war film]] directed by R. S. Mani and written by [[A. S. A. Sami]]. Based on the American play ''[[Waterloo Bridge (play)\|Waterloo Bridge]]'' by [[Robert E. Sherwood]], the film stars N. Krishnamoorthi, [[U. R. Jeevarathnam]], [[D. Balasubramaniam]] and [[Kumari Kamala]]. It was released on 3 November 1945, and emerged a commercial success. No print of the film is known to survive, making it a [[lost film]].		'''''En Magan''''' ({{translation\|My Son}}) is 1945 Indian [[Tamil language\|Tamil]]-language [[Romance film\|romantic]] [[war film]] directed by R. S. Mani and written by [[A. S. A. Sami]]. Based on the American play ''[[Waterloo Bridge (play)\|Waterloo Bridge]]'' by [[Robert E. Sherwood]], the film stars N. Krishnamoorthi, [[U. R. Jeevarathnam]], [[D. Balasubramaniam]] and [[Kumari Kamala]]. It was released on 3 November 1945, and emerged a commercial success. No print of the film is known to survive, making it a [[lost film]].

	The film was created as a [[World War II]]-related [[propaganda film]], at the request of the [[government of Tamil Nadu]].		The film was created as a [[World War II]]-related [[propaganda film]], at the request of the [[government of Tamil Nadu]].

	== Plot ==		== Plot ==
	The film starts with the son of a wealthy man from the countryside, who arrives in [[Madras]] in pursuit of a better education. He falls in love with the daughter a successful lawyer, but learns that his old-fashioned father is preparing an [[arranged marriage]] for him. He protests and his relationship with his father deteriorates. He is unaware that his father's chosen girl is the woman who he has fallen in love with. ~~<ref name="thehindu" />~~		The film starts with the son of a wealthy man from the countryside, who arrives in [[Madras]] in pursuit of a better education. He falls in love with the daughter a successful lawyer, but learns that his old-fashioned father is preparing an [[arranged marriage]] for him. He protests and his relationship with his father deteriorates. He is unaware that his father's chosen girl is the woman who he has fallen in love with.

	The young man feels heartbroken because he can not obtain the woman he loves. He decides to join the [[Indian Air Force]], willing to fight against the [[Axis powers]]. He is posted to [[British rule in Burma\|British Burma]], where his airplane is eventually shot down by enemy forces. His lover assumes that he has died, and decides to become a wartime nurse and take care of suffering people. ~~<ref name="thehindu" />~~		The young man feels heartbroken because he can not obtain the woman he loves. He decides to join the [[Indian Air Force]], willing to fight against the [[Axis powers]]. He is posted to [[British rule in Burma\|British Burma]], where his airplane is eventually shot down by enemy forces. His lover assumes that he has died, and decides to become a wartime nurse and take care of suffering people.

	The young man has actually survived, and is transported to a hospital. The nurse who tends to him is his lover, and the misunderstandings opposing their relationship are cleared. The lovers marry, and the film has a [[happy ending]]. <ref name="thehindu" />		The young man has actually survived, and is transported to a hospital. The nurse who tends to him is his lover, and the misunderstandings opposing their relationship are cleared. The lovers marry, and the film has a [[happy ending]].<ref name="thehindu" />

	== Cast ==		== Cast ==
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	== Production ==		== Production ==
	In 1945, during [[World War II]], the [[government of Tamil Nadu]] requested three Tamil film producers to make [[~~Propaganda~~ film~~\|propaganda films~~]]. [[Central Studios]], one of them, decided to make ''En Magan'', an adaptation of the American play ''[[Waterloo Bridge (play)\|Waterloo Bridge]]'' by [[Robert E. Sherwood]].<ref name="thehindu" /> R. S. Mani directed the film, and [[A. S. A. Sami]] wrote the screenplay. Cinematography was handled by V. Krishnan and K.Durai, and editing by S. Surya.<ref name="songbook" /> At a time when the length of films was restricted to {{convert\|11000\|feet\|metres}}, the film's final cut was {{convert\|10969\|feet\|metres}}.<ref name="thehindu" />		In 1945, during [[World War II]], the [[government of Tamil Nadu]] requested three Tamil film producers to make [[propaganda film]]s. [[Central Studios]], one of them, decided to make ''En Magan'', an adaptation of the American play ''[[Waterloo Bridge (play)\|Waterloo Bridge]]'' by [[Robert E. Sherwood]].<ref name="thehindu" /> R. S. Mani directed the film, and [[A. S. A. Sami]] wrote the screenplay. Cinematography was handled by V. Krishnan and K.Durai, and editing by S. Surya.<ref name="songbook" /> At a time when the length of films was restricted to {{convert\|11000\|feet\|metres}}, the film's final cut was {{convert\|10969\|feet\|metres}}.<ref name="thehindu" />

	== Soundtrack ==		== Soundtrack ==
	Music was composed by [[Papanasam Sivan]] and C. A. Lakshmana Das, who together also wrote the lyrics.<ref name="songbook">{{Cite book\|url=https://~~ia800905.us.~~archive.org/~~32/items~~/sok.EnMagan_R.S.Mani_1945~~/11.%20EnMagan_R.S.Mani_1945.pdf~~\|title=என் மகன்\|publisher=[[Central Studios]]\|year=1945\|type=[[song book]]}}</ref>		Music was composed by [[Papanasam Sivan]] and C. A. Lakshmana Das, who together also wrote the lyrics.<ref name="songbook">{{Cite book\|url=https://archive.org/details/sok.EnMagan_R.S.Mani_1945\|title=என் மகன்\|publisher=[[Central Studios]]\|year=1945\|type=[[song book]]}}</ref>
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	! No !! Song !! Singer !! Ragam/Song Tune !! Thalam !! Length		! No !! Song !! Singer !! Ragam/Song Tune !! Thalam !! Length
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	== Release ==		== Release ==
	''En Magan'' was released on 3 November 1945, [[Diwali]] day, and was distributed by [[Jupiter Pictures]].<ref>{{Cite news \|date=3 November 1945 \|title=My Son \|~~page~~=4 \|work=[[The Indian Express]] \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19451103&printsec=frontpage&hl=en}}</ref> It was a commercial success.<ref name="thehindu">{{Cite news \|last=Guy \|first=Randor \|author-link=Randor Guy \|date=10 June 2010 \|title=En Magan (1945) \|work=[[The Hindu]] \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/En-Magan-1945/article16242398.ece \|url-status=live \|access-date=22 March 2021 \|archive-url=https://archive.is/~~cDLnH~~ \|archive-date=22 March 2021}}</ref> No print of the film is known to survive, making it a [[lost film]].<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Baskaran\|first=S. Theodore\|author-link=S. Theodore Baskaran\|date=6 October 2006\|title=War relic\|url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/arts-and-culture/cinema/article30211050.ece\|url-access=subscription\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://archive.is/~~gINCT~~\|archive-date=29 April 2020\|access-date=22 March 2021\|website=[[Frontline (magazine)\|Frontline]]}}</ref>		''En Magan'' was released on 3 November 1945, [[Diwali]] day, and was distributed by [[Jupiter Pictures]].<ref>{{Cite news \|date=3 November 1945 \|title=My Son \|pages=4 \|work=[[The Indian Express]] \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19451103&printsec=frontpage&hl=en}}</ref> It was a commercial success.<ref name="thehindu">{{Cite news \|last=Guy \|first=Randor \|author-link=Randor Guy \|date=10 June 2010 \|title=En Magan (1945) \|work=[[The Hindu]] \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/En-Magan-1945/article16242398.ece \|url-status=live \|access-date=22 March 2021 \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210322154923/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/En-Magan-1945/article16242398.ece \|archive-date=22 March 2021}}</ref> No print of the film is known to survive, making it a [[lost film]].<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Baskaran\|first=S. Theodore\|author-link=S. Theodore Baskaran\|date=6 October 2006\|title=War relic\|url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/arts-and-culture/cinema/article30211050.ece\|url-access=subscription\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200429063843/https://frontline.thehindu.com/arts-and-culture/cinema/article30211050.ece\|archive-date=29 April 2020\|access-date=22 March 2021\|website=[[Frontline (magazine)\|Frontline]]}}</ref>

	== References ==		== References ==
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	== External links ==		== External links ==
	* {{CITWF title\|101832}}
	* {{IMDb title\|id =14799270}}		* {{IMDb title\|id =14799270}}

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{{Infobox film
| name = En Magan
| image = En Magan 1945 poster.jpg
| border = no
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = R. S. Mani
| producer = S. Narayanan
| screenplay = [[A. S. A. Sami]]
| based_on = {{based on|''[[Waterloo Bridge (play)|Waterloo Bridge]]'' |[[Robert E. Sherwood]]}}
| starring = N. Krishnamurthi [[U. R. Jeevarathnam]] [[D. Balasubramaniam]] [[Kumari Kamala]]
| music = [[Papanasam Sivan]] C. A. Lakshmana Das
| cinematography = V. Krishnan K. Durai
| editing = S. Surya
| studio = [[Central Studios]]
| distributor = [[Jupiter Pictures]]
| released = {{film date|df=y|1945|11|3}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''En Magan''''' ({{trans|My Son}}) is 1945 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[Romance film|romantic]] [[war film]] directed by R. S. Mani and written by [[A. S. A. Sami]]. Based on the American play ''[[Waterloo Bridge (play)|Waterloo Bridge]]'' by [[Robert E. Sherwood]], the film stars N. Krishnamoorthi, [[U. R. Jeevarathnam]], [[D. Balasubramaniam]] and [[Kumari Kamala]]. It was released on 3 November 1945, and emerged a commercial success. No print of the film is known to survive, making it a [[lost film]].

The film was created as a [[World War II]]-related [[propaganda film]], at the request of the [[government of Tamil Nadu]].

== Plot ==
The film starts with the son of a wealthy man from the countryside, who arrives in [[Madras]] in pursuit of a better education. He falls in love with the daughter a successful lawyer, but learns that his old-fashioned father is preparing an [[arranged marriage]] for him. He protests and his relationship with his father deteriorates. He is unaware that his father's chosen girl is the woman who he has fallen in love with. <ref name="thehindu" />

The young man feels heartbroken because he can not obtain the woman he loves. He decides to join the [[Indian Air Force]], willing to fight against the [[Axis powers]]. He is posted to [[British rule in Burma|British Burma]], where his airplane is eventually shot down by enemy forces. His lover assumes that he has died, and decides to become a wartime nurse and take care of suffering people. <ref name="thehindu" />

The young man has actually survived, and is transported to a hospital. The nurse who tends to him is his lover, and the misunderstandings opposing their relationship are cleared. The lovers marry, and the film has a [[happy ending]]. <ref name="thehindu" />

== Cast ==

{{Col-begin|width=70%}}
{{col-break|width=50%}}
;Male cast<ref name="songbook" />
* N. Krishnamurthi as Selvam
* [[D. Balasubramaniam]] as Murthy Mudaliar
* N. S. Narayana Pillai as Padmanabhan
* B. Rajagopala iyer as Shivasamy Mudaliar
* Nat Annaji Rao as Astrologer
* P. Rama Iyer Shastri as Murthy's accountant
* T. M. Gopal as Pillai (Worker)
* S. Ramanathan as Ramanathan
* D. V. Narayanasami as Narayanan
* S. R. Krishna Iyengar as I. A. F. Officer, Military Doctor
* K. R. V. Sharma as Venu
* N. Shankaramurthi as Japanese Army Officer
* A. C. Irusappan as Japanese Army Officer
{{col-break|width=50%}}
;Female cast<ref name="songbook" />
* [[U. R. Jeevarathnam]] as Vimala
* M. M. Radha Bai as Alamu
* [[Kumari Kamala|Baby Kamala]] as Kamala
* [[C. K. Saraswathi]] as Kalyani
* C. V. Masilamani as Sarasu
* M. Jayamma as A. N. S. Nurse
* N. R. Meera Bai as A. N. S. Nurse
{{col-end}}

== Production ==
In 1945, during [[World War II]], the [[government of Tamil Nadu]] requested three Tamil film producers to make [[Propaganda film|propaganda films]]. [[Central Studios]], one of them, decided to make ''En Magan'', an adaptation of the American play ''[[Waterloo Bridge (play)|Waterloo Bridge]]'' by [[Robert E. Sherwood]].<ref name="thehindu" /> R. S. Mani directed the film, and [[A. S. A. Sami]] wrote the screenplay. Cinematography was handled by V. Krishnan and K.Durai, and editing by S. Surya.<ref name="songbook" /> At a time when the length of films was restricted to {{convert|11000|feet|metres}}, the film's final cut was {{convert|10969|feet|metres}}.<ref name="thehindu" />

== Soundtrack ==
Music was composed by [[Papanasam Sivan]] and C. A. Lakshmana Das, who together also wrote the lyrics.<ref name="songbook">{{Cite book|url=https://ia800905.us.archive.org/32/items/sok.EnMagan_R.S.Mani_1945/11.%20EnMagan_R.S.Mani_1945.pdf|title=என் மகன்|publisher=[[Central Studios]]|year=1945|type=[[song book]]}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
! No !! Song !! Singer !! Ragam/Song Tune !! Thalam !! Length
|-
| 1 || "Anandam Nan Aginane" || [[U. R. Jeevarathnam]]|| [[Mand (singing style)|Mand]]|| Adi || 02:37
|-
| 2 || "Unnaith Dhinam Paninde" || [[Kumari Kamala|Baby Kamala]] || Mand || Thishram ||
|-
| 3 || "Kanni Paruvam Madhal Unnai"|| U. R. Jeevarathinam, N. Krishnamurthi || [[Anandabhairavi]]|| Adi ||
|-
| 4 || "Inreru Inbamiga Thirunale" || U. R. Jeevarathinam || Hindi Tune || Adi ||
|-
| 5 || "Niradharavu Anadharavu" || U. R. Jeevarathinam || Bhimpalas || Adi ||
|-
| 6 || "Uyirudan Manrudam Enakum" || U. R. Jeevarathinam, Radio || Panthulavarali || Adi ||
|-
|}

== Release ==
''En Magan'' was released on 3 November 1945, [[Diwali]] day, and was distributed by [[Jupiter Pictures]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=3 November 1945 |title=My Son |page=4 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19451103&printsec=frontpage&hl=en}}</ref> It was a commercial success.<ref name="thehindu">{{Cite news |last=Guy |first=Randor |author-link=Randor Guy |date=10 June 2010 |title=En Magan (1945) |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/En-Magan-1945/article16242398.ece |url-status=live |access-date=22 March 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.is/cDLnH |archive-date=22 March 2021}}</ref> No print of the film is known to survive, making it a [[lost film]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Baskaran|first=S. Theodore|author-link=S. Theodore Baskaran|date=6 October 2006|title=War relic|url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/arts-and-culture/cinema/article30211050.ece|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.is/gINCT|archive-date=29 April 2020|access-date=22 March 2021|website=[[Frontline (magazine)|Frontline]]}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{CITWF title|101832}}
* {{IMDb title|id =14799270}}

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