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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Porter Kandan<br />
| image = Porter Kandan.jpg<br />
| caption = Poster<br />
| director = K. Vembu<br />
| producer = V. L. Narasu<br />
| writer = [[Sandilyan]]<br/>Ko. Tha. Shanmugasundaram<br/>M. S. Kannan<br />
| screenplay = <br />
| story = P. Chengaiah<br />
| based_on = <br />
| starring = [[M. K. Radha]]<br />[[G. Varalakshmi]]<br />[[S. V. Subbaiah]]<br />
| narrator = <br />
| music = [[Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy]]<br />
| cinematography = M. Masthan<br />
| editing = R. Rajagopal<br />
| studio = Narasu Studios<br />
| distributor = Narasu Studios<br />
| released = {{film date|df=yes|1955|04|14|India}}<ref name=anandan>{{cite book|url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1955-cinedetails24.asp|title=Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru|trans-title=History of Landmark Tamil Films|publisher=Sivakami Publishers|author=Film News Anandan|authorlink=Film News Anandan|date=23 October 2004|location=Chennai|language=Tamil|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20170601132450/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1955-cinedetails24.asp|archivedate=1 June 2017|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref><br />
| runtime = 190 mins. (17126 ft.)<br />
| country = [[India]]<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
| budget = <br />
| gross = <br />
}}<br />
'''''Porter Kandan''''' is a [[List of Tamil films of 1955|1955]] Indian, [[Tamil language|Tamil-language]] film directed by K. Vembu.<ref>{{cite book|authors=Ashish Rajadhyaksha & Paul Willemen|title=Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema|publisher=Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 1998|page=630 |url=https://chasingcinema.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/text.pdf}}</ref> The film featured [[M. K. Radha]] and [[G. Varalakshmi]] in the lead roles.<ref>[http://www.gomolo.com/porter-kandan-movie/9175 Porter Kandan (1955 - Tamil)]</ref><br />
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==Cast==<br />
The list is adapted from the database of [[Film News Anandan]].<ref name=anandan /><br />
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*[[M. K. Radha]]<br />
*[[G. Varalakshmi]]<br />
*''Valayapathy'' G. Muthukrishnan<br />
*[[D. Balasubramaniam]]<br />
*[[T. S. Durairaj]]<br />
*[[T. P. Muthulakshmi]]<br />
*[[M. N. Nambiar]]<br />
*R. Lalitha<br />
*[[S. V. Subbaiah]]<br />
*Rajamani<br />
*M. K. Mustafa<br />
*K. Doraisami<br />
*'Master' Babuji<br />
*'Baby' Maheswari<br />
{{div col end}}<br />
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==Production==<br />
The film was produced by V. L. Narasu under the banner ''Narasu Studios'' (a subsidiary of Narasu coffee company) and was directed by K. Vembu. P. Chengaiah wrote the story while the dialogues were written by M. S. Kannan, Novelist [[Sandilyan]] and K. T. Shanmugasundaram. Cinematography was by M. Masthan while the editing was done by R. Rajagopal and Balaraman. A. K. Sekar was the art director while P. G. Chellappa was the choreographer. Still photography was done by R. P. Sarathy.<ref name=anandan /><br />
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==Soundtrack==<br />
Music was composed by the duo [[Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy]] while the lyrics were penned by [[A. Maruthakasi]], Ambikapathy, Azha. Valliyappa and K. T. Shanmugasundaram. [[Playback singer]]s are [[Thiruchi Loganathan]], [[S. C. Krishnan]], Sellamuthu, Madhavan, V. N. Sundaram, [[Ghantasala (singer)|Ghantasala]], [[Jikki]], [[K. Rani (singer)|K. Rani]], ''Baby'' Rajakumari, Krishnaveni and ''Baby'' Jaya.<ref>{{cite book|title=Thiraikalanjiyam&nbsp;— Part 1|author=G. Neelamegam|language=Tamil|page=96 |publisher=Manivasagar Publishers, Chennai 108 (Ph:044 25361039). First edition December 2014}}</ref><br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"<br />
! No. !! Song !! Singer/s !! Lyricist !! Duration (m:ss)<br />
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| 1 || "Kondaatam Kondaatam" || Thiruchi Loganathan, S. C. Krishnan<br />Sellamuthu, Madhavan<br />K. Rani || rowspan=3|A. Maruthakasi ||<br />
|-<br />
| 2 || "Ezhuthi Chellum Vidhiyin Kai...Varundhaathe Maname" || S. C. Krishnan ||<br />
|-<br />
| 3 || "Vinaiyaa, Vidhiyaa, Ulagin Sadhiyaa" || Ghantasala ||<br />
|-<br />
| 4 || "Aadhiyaai Ulagukellaam" || V. N. Sundaram || Ambikapathy ||<br />
|-<br />
| 5 || "Nalla Nalla Sevai, Naattuku Thevai" || Jikki & Chorus || Azha. Valliyappa ||<br />
|-<br />
| 6 || "Vidumurai, Vidumurai, Vidumurai" || ''Baby'' Rajakumari, Krishnaveni<br />& ''Baby'' Jaya || K. T. Shanmugasundaram ||<br />
|}<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{IMDb title|1482222}}<br />
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[[Category:Indian drama films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy]]<br />
[[Category:1950s Tamil-language films]]<br />
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