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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{for|the Citadel Studios production released in the same year|Gnana Soundari (Citadel film)}}<br />
{{short description|1948 Indian film directed by Murugadasa and produced by Gemini Studios}}<br />
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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Gnana Soundari<br />
| image = Gnana Soundari Gemini poster.jpg<br />
| border = no<br />
| caption = Theatrical release poster<br />
| director = Murugadasa<br />
| producer = Nayina<br />
| screenplay = [[Kothamangalam Subbu]]<br />Ki. Raa.<br />Nayina<br />
| based_on = {{based on|''Gnana Soundari''|Nawab Rajamanikkam Pillai}}<br />
| starring = [[M. K. Radha]]<br />Susheela<br />[[T. R. Ramachandran]]<br />[[P. Kannamba]]<br />
| music = [[M. D. Parthasarathy]]<br />
| cinematography = M. Natarajan<br />
| editing = N. R. Krishnaswamy<br />
| studio = [[Gemini Studios]]<br />
| distributor = <!-- or: | distributors = --><br />
| released = {{film date|df=yes|1948|06|18}}<br />
| runtime = <br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
}}<br />
'''''Gnana Soundari''''' is a 1948 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film produced by [[Gemini Studios]].<ref name="anandan">{{Cite book |last=Film News Anandan |url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1948-cinedetails36.asp |title=Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru |date=23 October 2004 |publisher=Sivakami Publishers |location=Chennai |language=Tamil |trans-title=History of Landmark Tamil Films |author-link=Film News Anandan}}</ref> A film by the same name and with a same story ([[Gnana Soundari (Citadel film)|Gnana Soundari]]) but with a different cast and crew was produced by Citadel Studios and was running successfully when this film was released. This film was a flop<ref>{{Cite news |last=Vijaya Kumar |first=B. |date=20 November 2011 |title=Krishna Kuchela |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/krishna-kuchela-1961/article2643832.ece |access-date=6 March 2019}}</ref> and the producer withdrew it from circuits.<br />
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== Plot ==<br />
Gnanam is the only daughter of King Dharmar. From her childhood she is an ardent devotee of [[Mother Mary]]. She is ill-treated by her step mother. She grows into a beautiful young girl and becomes Gnana Soundari. The step mother plans to kill her while the king was away. Arranged by the step mother, Gnana Soundari is taken to a [[forest]] by goons. However, instead of killing her, the goons amputate both her arms and abandon her. A [[prince]] from a neighboring state comes to the forest for hunting and finds Gnana Soundari. He rescues and then falls in love with her. In spite of his father's objection the prince marries Gnana Soundari. But she has not divulged her true identity to him. Her father's kingdom is attacked by enemies and the Prince, as a neighbor, helps the father in fighting the enemies. The father (king) comes to know the whole story. Mother Mary restores the arms to Gnana Soundari.<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
*[[P. Kannamba]] as Gnana Soundari<br />
*[[M. K. Radha]] as Pilendran<br />
*V. S. Susheela as Arokkiyam<br />
*[[T. R. Ramachandran]] as Michael<br />
*L. Narayana Rao as Simiyon<br />
*T. E. Krishnamachariar as Dharmar<br />
*T. N. Meenakshi as Lenal<br />
*Velayutham as Anthony<br />
*Subbaiah Pillai as Michael<br />
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== Production ==<br />
Gemini Studios has a pride of place in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] film world because all the films produced by them were successful at the box-office. When they started making this film it may be known to the producers that the same story is being filmed by another company. However, depending on their years of continued success, Gemini produced this film hoping their version will be received well by the people. But it turned out the other way.<br />
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== Release and reception ==<br />
''Gnana Soundari'' was released on 18 June 1948.<ref>{{Cite news |date=18 June 1948 |title=Gnana Soundari |page=6 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19480618&printsec=frontpage&hl=en}}</ref> ''[[The Indian Express]]'' praised the performances of the lead cast, Kannamba's singing, the settings, photography and recording, though the critic felt Radha was underutilised.<ref>{{Cite news |date=19 June 1948 |title=Gemini "Gnana Soundari" |page=8 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XcA-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZUwMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4447%2C7536401}}</ref> According to historian Venkatesh Ramakrishnan, viewers disliked the film in which the characters spoke in "[[Brahmin|Brahmanical]]" accent for a Christian-themed film and broke the chairs of the theatre. The film stopped screening, and Vasan subsequently announced that it would not be screened in any theatre in the future. Venkatesh Ramakrishnan believes he later burnt the negatives of the film.<ref name="dtnext">{{Cite news |last=Ramakrishnan |first=Venkatesh |date=17 June 2018 |title=Those were the days: When a Christian-themed movie ran to packed theatres |work=[[DT Next]] |url=https://www.dtnext.in/News/City/2018/06/16224715/1076310/Those-were-the-days-When-a-Christianthemed-movie-ran-.vpf |access-date=6 March 2019}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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