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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|1953 film by Kadaru Nagabhushanam}}<br />
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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Lakshmi<br />
| image = Lakshmi 1953.jpg<br />
| alt = <br />
| caption = Theatrical release poster<br />
| director = [[Kadaru Nagabhushanam|K. B. Nagabhushanam]]<br />
| producer = [[P. Kannamba]]<br />
| writer = <br />
| screenplay = S. D. S. Yogiar<br />
| story = <br />
| starring = P. Kannamba<br />[[R. S. Manohar|Manohar]]<br />C. V. V. Panthulu<br />Vanaja<br />
| music = [[M. D. Parthasarathy]]<br />
| cinematography = P. Ellappa<br />
| editing = N. K. Gopal<br />
| studio = Sri Raja Rajeswari Films<br />
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1953|12|19}}<br />
| runtime = <br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
}}<br />
'''''Lakshmi''''' is a 1953 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film directed by [[Kadaru Nagabhushanam|K. B. Nagabhushanam]] and produced by [[P. Kannamba]]. The latter stars as the female lead, with [[R. S. Manohar|Manohar]] as the male lead. It was released on 19 December 1953.<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
Credits adapted from song book.<ref name="song book" /><br />
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;Male cast<br />
* [[R. S. Manohar|Manohar]] as Chandran<br />
* L. Narayana Rao as Kandasami<br />
* C. V. V. Panthulu as Narayanasami<br />
* Friend Ramasami as Shankara Iyer<br />
* [[J. P. Chandrababu|Chandra Babu]] as Venkatesan<br />
* [[T. K. Ramachandran]] as Balu<br />
* T. V. Sethuraman as Kaseem<br />
* Duraisami as Mister Chidambaram<br />
* Gopalachari as Police Inspector<br />
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;Female cast<br />
* [[P. Kannamba|Kannamba]] as Lakshmi<br />
* Vanaja as Thara<br />
* [[M. Saroja]] as Parvathi<br />
* [[C. K. Saraswathi]] as Kanthamma<br />
* Venu Bai as Rangamma<br />
* Rajalakshmi as Velayi<br />
* [[Kumari Kamala|Kamala]] as Dancer<br />
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;Supported by<br />
Lakshmi, Sridevi, Shanthakumari Jayashree, and Seshakumari.<br />
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== Production ==<br />
[[P. Kannamba]], besides producing the film under her production company Sri Raja Rajeswari Films, starred as the female lead, while her husband [[Kadaru Nagabhushanam|K. B. Nagabhushanam]] was the director.<ref name="thehindu" /> The film was shot at [[Gemini Studios]], and many Gemini employees like music director [[M. D. Parthasarathy]], cinematographer P. Ellappa, audiographer P. Ranga Rao, art director M. S. Janakiram, and make-up artist Sahadeva Rao Thapkere (a cousin of [[Dadasaheb Phalke]]) worked on it.<ref name="thehindu" /> The screenplay was written by S. D. S. Yogiar, and editing was handled by N. K. Gopal.<ref name="song book" /> The final length of the film was {{convert|15196|feet|metres}}.<ref name="Anandan" /><br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
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The soundtrack was composed by M. D. Parthasarathy, and the lyrics were written by S. D. S. Yogiar.<ref name="song book" /><br />
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== Release and reception ==<br />
''Lakshmi'' was released on 19 December 1953.<ref name="Anandan" /> Film historian [[Randor Guy]] said the film did not succeed commercially due to the "predictable nature of the story".<ref name="thehindu" /><br />
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== References ==<br />
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<ref name="thehindu">{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-columns/blast-from-the-past-lakshmi-1953/article6429742.ece |title=Lakshmi 1953 |last=Guy |first=Randor |date=20 September 2014 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=20 April 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.is/20170402155326/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-columns/blast-from-the-past-lakshmi-1953/article6429742.ece |archive-date=2 April 2017 |author-link=Randor Guy}}</ref><br />
<ref name="song book">{{Cite book |url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7JevgDCLbuNVkM4M2ZuNWpEcjQ/view |title=Lakshmi |publisher=Sri Raja Rajeswari Films |year=1953 |type=song book}}</ref><br />
<ref name="Anandan">{{Cite book |url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1953-cinedetails33.asp |title=Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru |last=Film News Anandan |publisher=Sivakami Publishers |year=2004 |language=Tamil |trans-title=History of Landmark Tamil Films |author-link=Film News Anandan |archive-url=https://archive.is/20170420174442/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1953-cinedetails33.asp |archive-date=20 April 2017}}</ref><br />
}}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{IMDb title|id=0246030}}<br />
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[[Category:1950s Tamil-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian drama films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]</div>->Kailash29792