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{{For|the TV series|Vanambadi (TV series)}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Vanambadi
| image = Vanambadi poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = G. R. Nathan
| producer = K. Murukesan <br /> [[Kannadasan]]
| screenplay = [[Valampuri Somanathan]]
| based_on = {{Based on|''Sesh Porichoy''|Aanand Singh Thahore}}
| starring = {{plainlist|
* [[S. S. Rajendran]]
* [[Devika]]
}}
| music = [[K. V. Mahadevan]]
| cinematography = G. R. Nathan
| editing = S. Surya
| studio = Kannadasan Productions
| distributor =
| released = {{film date|1963|3|9|df=y}}
| runtime = 146 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}
'''''Vanambadi''''' ({{trans|Skylark}}) is a 1963 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil-language]] [[thriller film]], directed by G. R. Nathan, produced by K. Murukesan and [[Kannadasan]], and written by [[Valampuri Somanathan]]. A remake of the [[Bengali language|Bengali]] film ''Sesh Porichoy'', it stars [[S. S. Rajendran]] and [[Devika]], with [[R. Muthuraman]], [[S. V. Sahasranamam]], [[T. R. Rajakumari]], [[T. R. Ramachandran]], [[Manohar (actor)|R. S. Manohar]], Pushpalatha, [[Sheela]] and [[Kamal Haasan]]. The film was released on 9 March 1963.

== Plot ==
Meena, a young woman, escapes from the clutches of a womanizing Zamindar. She attempts suicide and is saved by an elderly couple, who adopt her. They wish her to wed their nephew Sekhar, and the wedding is arranged. But during the ceremony, another man shows up claiming Meena to be his wife. She is arrested for the attempted murder of the Zamindar. But she says she does not know him. Her adoptive brother Mohan and a friend Nithyanandham try to solve the mystery. Meena runs away from the family to relieve them of the anguish she has caused them and they later find her as a stage/playback singer calling herself as Kausalya Devi. But Kausalya Devi claims she has never seen them before. How they resolve the mystery forms rest of the story.

== Cast ==
* [[S. S. Rajendran]] as Sekhar
* [[Devika]] as Uma/Meena/Sumathi/Kausalya Devi<ref name="Devika">{{Cite web |date=3 September 2016 |title=தேவிகா: 3. நடிப்பு தண்ணீர் பட்ட பாடு..! |url=https://www.dinamani.com/junction/kanavukkannigal/2016/sep/03/%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%87%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BE-3-%E0%AE%A8%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%81-%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%A3%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A3%E0%AF%80%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9F-%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%81-2559564.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.is/2021.05.29-055509/https://www.dinamani.com/junction/kanavukkannigal/2016/sep/03/%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%87%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BE-3-%E0%AE%A8%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%81-%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%A3%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A3%E0%AF%80%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9F-%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%81-2559564.html |archive-date=29 May 2021 |access-date=29 May 2021 |website=[[Dinamani]] |language=ta}}</ref>
* [[R. Muthuraman]] as Mohan
* [[S. V. Sahasranamam]] as Thanikachalam
* [[T. R. Ramachandran]] as Nithyanandham
* [[R. S. Manohar]] as Gopal
* [[Javar Seetharaman]] as Dr. Shivasankaran
* [[Kamal Haasan]] as Ravi
* [[T. R. Rajakumari]] as Parvathi<ref name="Rajakumari">{{Cite news |last=Guy |first=Randor |author-link=Randor Guy |date=17 November 1990 |title=T. R. Rajakumari: 'The dream girl' with many-sided talent |page=18 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19901117&printsec=frontpage&hl=en}}</ref>
*[[Pushpalatha]] as Kalyani
* [[Sheela]] as Chithra
* [[V. S. Raghavan]] as Somasundaram
*[[O. A. K. Thevar]] as Zamindar Marthandam
* M. E. Madhavan as Sundaramoorthy
* Janaki
* Radhabhai
* [[Jyothi Lakshmi]] as a dancer<ref>{{Cite news |date=1 November 2019 |title=11. உடல்மொழியால் உருட்டும் விழியால் ரசிகர்களை ஈர்த்த டி.ஆர்.ராமச்சந்திரன் |language=ta |work=[[Dinamani]] |url=https://www.dinamani.com/junction/marakka-mudiyatha-thirai-mugangal/2019/nov/01/veteram-comedian-trramachandran-life-history-3264635.html |access-date=28 May 2021}}</ref>

== Production ==
''Vanambadi'' is a remake of the [[Bengali language|Bengali]] film ''Sesh Porichoy''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Vamanan |author-link=Vamanan |date=23 April 2018 |title=Tamil cinema's bong connection |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/tracking-indian-communities/tamil-cinemas-bong-connection/ |url-status=live |access-date=18 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190228093357/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/tracking-indian-communities/tamil-cinemas-bong-connection/ |archive-date=28 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Vamanan |author-link=Vamanan |date=23 April 2018 |title=தமிழ் சினிமாவை இணைத்த ஹவுரா பிரிட்ஜ்! |language=ta |work=[[Dinamalar]] |url=http://www.dinamalarnellai.com/cinema/news/47841 |access-date=28 February 2019}}</ref> It was produced by K. Murukesan and [[Kannadasan]],<ref>{{Cite book |last=Kannadasan |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=guYOKBPVVsAC&q=%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%A9%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%BF+%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D&pg=PA95 |title=எனது சுயசரிதம் |publisher=Kannadhasan Pathippagam |year=2008 |isbn=9788184020205 |pages=95 |language=ta |trans-title=My Autobiography |author-link=Kannadasan}}</ref> directed and photographed by G. R. Nathan, written by [[Valampuri Somanathan]], and edited by S. Surya.<ref name="poster">{{Cite news |date=9 March 1963 |title=Vanambadi |page=3 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19630309&printsec=frontpage&hl=en}}</ref> It was the last film for [[T. R. Rajakumari]] as an actress.<ref name="Rajakumari" />

== Soundtrack ==
{{Infobox album
| name = Vanambadi
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[K. V. Mahadevan]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 1963
| recorded = 1963
| venue =
| studio =
| genre =
| length = 33:03
| language = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| label =
| producer = K. V. Mahadevan
| prev_title =
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}}

The soundtrack was composed by [[K. V. Mahadevan]] and lyrics for all songs were written by Kannadasan.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vanambadi |url=https://gaana.com/album/vanambadi |access-date=23 October 2015 |website=[[Gaana.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2001-06-22 |title=K.V. Mahadevan dead |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/2001/06/22/stories/0222000u.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=2012-02-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080313222216/http://www.hinduonnet.com/2001/06/22/stories/0222000u.htm |archive-date=13 March 2008}}</ref> The song "Gangaikarai" is set in [[Abheri]] raga,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mani |first=Charulatha |author-link=Charulatha Mani |date=5 August 2011 |title=A Raga's Journey — Aspects of Abheri |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/a-ragas-journey-aspects-of-abheri/article2325286.ece |access-date=6 December 2019}}</ref> and "Thookanna Kuruvi" is set in "[[Suddha Dhanyasi]] with [[Charukesi]]".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Parthasarathy |first=Dhanya |date=18 December 2004 |title=The walking Google of Tamil film songs |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/2004/12/18/stories/2004121802900600.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=21 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202103130/http://www.thehindu.com/2004/12/18/stories/2004121802900600.htm |archive-date=2 February 2017}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! No. !! Songs !! Singer !! Lyrics !! Length
|-
| 1 || "Gangai Karai Thottam" || rowspan=3|[[P. Susheela]] || rowspan=8|[[Kannadasan]] || 5:46
|-
| 2 || "Oomai Penn Oru" || 4:03
|-
| 3 || "Thookanna Kuruvi Kodu" || 4:21
|-
| 4 || "Aan Kaviyai Vella" || [[T. M. Soundararajan]] P. Susheela || 5:30
|-
| 5 || "Kadavul Manithanai" || T. M. Soundararajan || 3:20
|-
| 6 || "Yettil Ezhuthi Vaithan" || T. M. Soundararajan [[L. R. Eswari]] (Humming) || 3:24
|-
| 7 || "Yaaradi Vanthaar" || L. R. Eswari || 3:49
|-
| 8 || "Nil Kavani Purappadu" || [[A. L. Raghavan]] L. R. Eswari || 4:10
|}

== Release ==
''Vanambadi'' was released on 9 March 1963.<ref name="poster" /> The film was commercially successful, and Devika was particularly appreciated for playing the double role.<ref name="Devika" />

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|id=8946526|title=Vanambadi}}

[[Category:1960s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:1960s thriller films]]
[[Category:1963 films]]
[[Category:Films about sisters]]
[[Category:Films scored by K. V. Mahadevan]]
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian thriller films]]
[[Category:Tamil remakes of Bengali films]]
[[Category:Twins in Indian films]]

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