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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Vichitra Vanitha<br />
| image = <br />
| alt = <br />
| caption = <br />
| director = [[Krishnaswami Subrahmanyam]]<br />
| producer = Krishnaswami Subrahmanyam<br />
| writer = <br />
| screenplay = [[Br Lakshmanan]]<br />
| story = <br />
| based_on = {{based on|She Stoops to Conquer|[[Oliver Goldsmith]]}}<br />
| starring = [[B. S. Saroja]]<br />''Chitra'' S. Krishnaswami<br />''Pulimoottai'' Ramaswami<br />[[P. A. Periyanayaki]]<br />K. S. Angamuthu<br />
| narrator = <br />
| music = [[Br Lakshmanan]]<br />
| cinematography = Prabhakar<br />
| editing = <br />
| studio = Madras United Artistes Corporation<br />
| distributor = Madras United Artistes Corporation<br />
| released = {{film date|df=yes|1947|10|10|India}}<ref name=anandan>{{cite book|url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1947-cinedetails26.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/20170529010620/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1947-cinedetails26.asp|archivedate=29 May 2017|access-date=29 May 2017|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref><br />
| runtime = 162 mins. (14653 ft.)<br />
| country = [[India]]<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
| budget = <br />
| gross = <!--(please use condensed and rounded values, e.g. "£11.6 million" not "£11,586,221")--><br />
}}<br />
'''''Vichitra Vanitha''''' ({{trans|Queer Woman}}) is a [[List of Tamil films of 1947|1947]] Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film produced and directed by [[Krishnaswami Subrahmanyam]].<ref>{{cite book|authors=Ashish Rajadhyaksha & Paul Willemen|title=Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema|publisher=Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 1998|page=654}}</ref> The film stars [[B. S. Saroja]] and S. Krishnaswamy.<ref name=hindu>{{cite web | url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/vichitra-vanitha-1947/article3023039.ece | title=Vichitra Vanitha 1947 | work=[[The Hindu]] | date=20 June 2008 | accessdate=29 May 2017|last=Guy|first=Randor|authorlink=Randor Guy | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170529005229/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/vichitra-vanitha-1947/article3023039.ece| archivedate=29 May 2017}}</ref><br />
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==Plot==<br />
The story tells the fun and misunderstanding between people due to mistaken identities. The main character being a woman attempting to attract the attention of a young rich man whom she falls in love with.<ref name=hindu /><br />
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==Cast==<br />
The list is compiled from the database of [[Film News Anandan]]<ref name=anandan /> and from the review article in [[the Hindu]] newspaper.<ref name=hindu /><br />
*[[B. S. Saroja]]<br />
*''Chitra'' S. Krishnaswami<br />
*[[P. A. Periyanayaki]]<br />
*''Pulimoottai'' Ramaswami<br />
*K. S. Angamuthu<br />
*K. Kumaraswami<br />
*K. S. Mani<br />
*K. Lakshmikantham<br />
*A. M. Somasundaram<br />
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==Production==<br />
The film was produced by [[Krishnaswami Subrahmanyam]] who also directed it. Part of film was made at Chitrakala Movietone, a studio situated at [[Thiruparankundram]] on the outskirts of [[Madurai]]. The rest was done at Neptune Studio in [[Chennai|Madras]]. P. A. Periyanayaki, who was a popular singing star of the time, featured in a supportive role.<br />
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The story was based on the English play ''She Stoops to Conquer'' by [[Oliver Goldsmith]].<ref name=hindu /><br />
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==Soundtrack==<br />
Music was composed by [[Br Lakshmanan|Brother Lakshmanan]] (who also wrote the screenplay and dialogues). The film had many patriotic songs. [[P. A. Periyanayaki]] sang a number of songs.<ref name=hindu /><br />
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==Reception==<br />
The film was a success at the box office. It is remembered well for the comedy and performance by B. S. Saroja and ''Pulimoottai'' Ramasami.<ref name=hindu /><br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:1947 comedy-drama films]]<br />
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[[Category:Indian comedy-drama films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films based on plays]]<br />
[[Category:1940s Tamil-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by K. Subramanyam]]<br />
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