https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Shantha_Sakku_BaiShantha Sakku Bai - Revision history2026-08-19T05:38:00ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.43.6https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shantha_Sakku_Bai&diff=262347&oldid=prev->Mvqr: Removing from Category:Tamil-language films because it is already in subcat using Cat-a-lot2021-12-13T16:20:51Z<p>Removing from <a href="/wiki/Category:Tamil-language_films" title="Category:Tamil-language films">Category:Tamil-language films</a> because it is already in subcat using <a href="/w/index.php?title=C:Help:Cat-a-lot&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="C:Help:Cat-a-lot (page does not exist)">Cat-a-lot</a></p>
<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2018}}<br />
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2018}}<br />
{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Shantha Sakku Bai<br />
| image = Shantha Sakkubai.jpg<br />
| alt = <br />
| caption = Film poster<br />
| director = [[Sundar Rao Nadkarni]]<br />
| producer = <br />
| writer = <br />
| screenplay = A. A. Somayajulu<br />[[Kothamangalam Subbu]]<br />
| story = <br />
| based_on = <br />
| starring = K. Aswathamma,<br />[[K. Sarangapani]]<br />
| narrator = <br />
| music = Thuraiyur Rajagopala Sarma<br />
| cinematography = Jiten Banerji<br />
| editing = Sundar Rao Nadkarni<br />
| studio = Rayal Talkie Distributers, Madurai<br />
| distributor = <br />
| released = {{film date|df=yes|1939|10|22|India}}<ref name=anandan>{{cite book|url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1939-cinedetails7.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/20181203055306/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1939-cinedetails7.asp|archivedate=3 December 2018}}</ref><br />
| runtime = <br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
| budget = <br />
| gross = <br />
}}<br />
<br />
'''''Shantha Sakku Bai''''' is a [[List of Tamil films of the 1930s#1939|1939]] Indian, [[Tamil language|Tamil-language]] film directed by [[Sundar Rao Nadkarni]]. The film featured K. Aswathamma, Banni Bai, [[K. Sarangapani]], [[Kothamangalam Seenu]], [[Kothamangalam Subbu]] in the main roles.<ref name=hindu>{{cite news|title=Shantha Sakku Bai (1939)|work=[[The Hindu]]|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Shantha-Sakkubai-1939/article16578520.ece|date=18 March 2010|first=Randor|last=Guy|authorlink=Randor Guy|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130204023437/http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article257245.ece|archivedate=4 February 2013|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref><br />
<br />
== Plot ==<br />
Sakku Bai is a devotee of Lord [[Krishna]] of [[Pandarpur]]. She is married to an innocent person who is a ‘mama's boy'. The mother-inlaw ill-treats Sakku Bai. Lord Krishna comes to the rescue of his devotee. In some scenes Lord Krishna himself appears as Sakku Bai and does all the household work as instructed by the mother-in-law<ref>{{Cite book |title=Thirai Isai Kalanjiyam |last=Narasimhan |first=Vamanan|authorlink=Vamanan|publisher=Manivasagar Publishers 044 25361039 |edition=1st |location=Chennai |page=217|language=Tamil}}</ref><br />
<br />
==Cast ==<br />
The list is adapted from the film titles. (See External links)<br />
{{Col-begin|width=60%}}<br />
{{col-break|width=50%}}<br />
;Female cast<br />
*K. Aswathamma as Sakku Bai<br />
*C. Pani Bai as Mother-in-law<br />
*K. Aranganayagi as Girija Bai<br />
*S. S. Rajamani as Rukmini<br />
*T. S. Krishnaveni as Kamala<br />
{{col-break|width=50%}}<br />
;Male cast<br />
*[[K. Sarangapani]] as Sarangapani<br />
*[[Kothamangalam Seenu]] as Dhasari<br />
*[[Kothamangalam Subbu]] as Father-in-law<br />
*M. A. Ganapathy Bhatt as Sri Krishnan<br />
*P. G. Venkatesan as Subbu Chetty<br />
*M. R. Saminathan as Kamala's Husband<br />
{{Col-end}}<br />
<br />
== Production ==<br />
The film was produced under the banner Rayal Talkies Distributors Ltd. and was directed by [[Sundar Rao Nadkarni]]. A. A. Somayajulu and [[Kothamangalam Subbu]] wrote the dialogues to the story based on a Marathi folk tale. Jiten Banerji handled the cinematography while the editing was done by Sundar Rao Narkarni. Art direction was done by [[F. Nagoor]] and H. Shantharam. Audiography was handled by Dinshaw K. Tehrani. The film was produced and processed at Newtone Studios, Madras. Processing was done by Bhuban Kar. (Details from film title)<br />
<br />
The music director Rajagopala Sarma and Director Sundar Rao Nadkarni appeared in some scenes as devotees of Lord Krishna of Pandarpur.<ref name=hindu /><br />
<br />
== Soundtrack ==<br />
The music was composed by Thuraiyur Rajagopala Sarma while the lyrics were penned by [[Papanasam Sivan]] and Papanasam Rajagopala Iyer. Background music was provided by Saraswathi Stores orchestra.<br />
<br />
;Orchestra<br />
P. Doraiappa Bhagavathar - Gottu (kōṭṭu)<br /><br />
T. K. Jayaramaiyer - Violin<br /><br />
B. R. Gopalakrishnan - Flute<br /><br />
M. L. Ramalinga Bhagavathar - Harmonium<br /><br />
K. M. Rangachari - Organ<br /><br />
P. N. Govindaswami - Piano<br /><br />
A. N. Sundararajaiyer - Tabela<br /><br />
A. S. Kuppuswamiyer - Jaladarangam<br /><br />
B. Lakshmipathi Naidu - Clarinet<br />
<br />
== Reception ==<br />
The film was a success in box-office. It is remembered for "The tuneful music, and the outstanding performance of Bannibai as the cruel mother-in-law".<ref name=hindu /><br />
<br />
== References ==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
<br />
== External links ==<br />
*{{youtube|FIxLNYL6-EI|Film titles}}<br />
<br />
[[Category:1939 films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:1930s Tamil-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Hindu devotional films]]<br />
[[Category:Films with screenplays by Kothamangalam Subbu]]<br />
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by Sundar Rao Nadkarni]]</div>->Mvqr