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{{Infobox film
| name = Sri Aandal
| image = Sri Andal 1948 Tamil Film.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Poster
| director = S. Velsamy Kavi
| producer =
| writer = Madhivanan
| screenplay =
| story =
| starring = [[U. R. Jeevarathnam]]<br />P. S. Govindan
| narrator =
| music = [[G. Ramanathan]]
| cinematography = J. G. Vijayam
| editing = G. Srihari
| studio = Salem Surya Movies
| distributor =
| released = 1948
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Sri Aandal''''' is a 1948 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[Hindu devotional cinema|Hindu devotional film]] directed by Velsamy Kavi. Based on [[Andal]], it stars [[U. R. Jeevarathnam]] as the title character and P. S. Govindan. The film was reasonably successful, but no print of it is known to survive, making it a [[lost film]].

== Cast ==

*[[U. R. Jeevarathnam]] as [[Andal]]<ref name="Anandan" />
*P. S. Govindan as [[Krishna|Kannan]]<ref name="Guy" />
* 'Vidwan' Sreenivasan as Vishnuchithan<ref name="Guy" />
* S. D. Subbaiah<ref name="Anandan" />
* G. Sowdhamani<ref name="Anandan" />
* [[Kali N. Rathnam]]<ref name="Anandan" />
* S. Subbulakshmi<ref name="Guy" />
* 'Kumari' Selvam<ref name="Guy" />
* P. S. Gnanam<ref name="Anandan" />
* P. K. Madhavan<ref name="Guy" />
* [[V. M. Ezhumalai]]<ref name="Guy" />

== Production ==
''Sri Aandal'' was directed by Velsamy Kavi and produced by Salem Surya Movies, a subsidiary of [[Modern Theatres]].<ref name="Anandan" /> It was the first film for J. G. Vijayam as an independent cinematographer,<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HreICwAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover#q=%22Sri%20Andal%22 |title=Madras Studios: Narrative, Genre, and Ideology in Tamil Cinema |last=Pillai |first=Swarnavel Eswaran |publisher=[[SAGE Publishing|SAGE Publications]] |year=2015 |isbn=978-93-5150-212-8 |pages=79}}</ref> while G. Srihari was the editor and Madhivannan wrote the dialogues.<ref name="Anandan" /> ''Sri Aandal'' was to have been the debut film for [[S. S. Rajendran]] as an actor. He received an offer to act in a negative role, and an advance as well. However, [[T. R. Sundaram]], who oversaw the production, overruled Rajendran's selection because he "appeared like a boy with curly hair and was unsuitable for the villain role."<ref name="sangam" />

== Soundtrack ==
The soundtrack was composed by [[G. Ramanathan]] and the lyrics were penned by [[Shuddhananda Bharati]].<ref name="vamanan" /> After Rajendran was unsuccessful in securing a role in the film, he pleaded with Sundaram that he could sing well. Thus Ramanathan offered him an opportunity to sing a song,<ref name="sangam" /> which was "Inba Ulaginile Manmadha Poonganai".<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://tamil.webdunia.com/ilakkuvanar-thiruvalluvan-articles/the-life-and-works-of-s-s-rajendran-114102500030_1.html |title=இயலிசை நாடகச் செல்வர், இலட்சிய நடிகர் இராசேந்திரன் |last=திருவள்ளுவன் |first=இலக்குவனார் |website=Webdunia |language=ta |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20191025164640/https://tamil.webdunia.com/article/ilakkuvanar-thiruvalluvan-articles/the-life-and-works-of-s-s-rajendran-114102500030_2.html |archive-date=25 October 2019 |access-date=25 October 2019}}</ref> ''Sri Aandal'' thus marked Rajendran's singing debut.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/blast-from-the-past-ammaiyappan-1954/article6796876.ece |title=Ammaiyappan (1954) |last=Guy |first=Randor |date=17 January 2015 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=25 October 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20191014091203/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/blast-from-the-past-ammaiyappan-1954/article6796876.ece |archive-date=14 October 2019}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
! No !! Song !! Singer !! Lyrics !! Length(m:ss)
|-
| 1 || "Anbu Kadalinile Vennilaave" || [[U. R. Jeevarathnam]] || rowspan=11|[[Shuddhananda Bharati]] || 03:36
|-
| 2 || "Un Arulil Anbu Vaitthen Kannaa" || U. R. Jeevarathnam || 02:55
|-
| 3 || "Karpooran Maarumo" || U. R. Jeevarathnam || 03:14
|-
| 4 || "Inba Ulagile Manmadhan Poonganai" || [[S. S. Rajendran]] & U. R. Jeevarathnam || 02:35
|-
| 5 || "Maargazhi Thirunaal" || U. R. Jeevarathnam || 03:02
|-
| 6 || "Mana Mohana" || P. S. Govindan & U. R. Jeevarathnam || 03:15
|-
| 7 || "Jebmamellaam Undhan" || U. R. Jeevarathnam || 03:01
|-
| 8 || "Vaaraadho Karunai Kannaa" || U. R. Jeevarathnam || 02:54
|-
| 9 || "Solaiyile Oru Naal Ennaiye" || U. R. Jeevarathnam || 03:15
|-
| 10 || "Ithanai Naal Varaikkum Ennai Thaniye Vittu" || [[Kali N. Rathnam]] & P. S. Gnanam || 02:34
|-
| 11 || "Valaiyal Nalla Valaiyal " || P. S. Govindan || 02:59
|}

== Reception ==
The film was reasonably successful, but no print of it is known to survive, making it a [[lost film]].<ref name="vamanan" />

== References ==
{{reflist|refs=
<ref name="Guy">{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-columns/sree-andal-1949/article5788442.ece |title=Sree Andal (1949) |last=Guy |first=Randor |date=15 March 2014 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=25 October 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140316053122/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-columns/sree-andal-1949/article5788442.ece |archive-date=16 March 2014 |author-link=Randor Guy}}</ref>
<ref name="Anandan">{{Cite book |url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1948-cinedetails3.asp |title=Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru |last=Film News Anandan |publisher=Sivagami Publishers |year=2004 |location=Chennai |language=Tamil |trans-title=Tamil film history and its achievements |author-link=Film News Anandan |access-date=25 October 2019 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20190901024247/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1948-cinedetails3.asp |archive-date=1 September 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name="sangam">{{Cite web |url=https://sangam.org/autobiography-actor-politician-s-s-rajendran/ |title=Autobiography of Actor-politician S.S. Rajendran |last=Kantha |first=Sachi Sri |authorlink=Sachi Sri Kantha |date=January 3, 2015 |website=[[Ilankai Tamil Sangam]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20191014092047/https://sangam.org/autobiography-actor-politician-s-s-rajendran/ |archive-date=14 October 2019 |access-date=2019-10-19}}</ref>
<ref name="vamanan">{{Cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/tracking-indian-communities/andal-the-mystic-who-inspired-stage-and-cinematic-classics/ |title=Andal, the mystic who inspired stage and cinematic classics |last=Vamanan |authorlink=Vamanan |date=19 January 2018 |website=[[The Times of India]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191014092023/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/tracking-indian-communities/andal-the-mystic-who-inspired-stage-and-cinematic-classics/ |archive-date=14 October 2019 |access-date=24 October 2019}}</ref>
}}

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