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{{Infobox film
| name = Zamindar
| image = Zamindar 1952 poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| native_name = {{film name|ta|ஜமீன்தார்}}
| director = P. V. Krishnan
| producer =
| writer = Pa. Kannan
| starring = [[S. A. Natarajan|S. A. Nataraj]]<br />[[Madhuri Devi]]
| narrator =
| music = [[G. Ramanathan]]
| cinematography = J. G. Vijayam
| editing = T. Vijayarangam
| studio = [[Jupiter Pictures]]<br />[[Sangeetha Pictures]]
| distributor =
| released = {{film date|df=y|1952|8|30}}<ref>http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1952-cinedetails30.asp</ref>
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Zamindar''''' is a 1952 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film directed by P. V. Krishnan and jointly produced by Jupiter Pictures and Sangeetha Pictures. The film script was written by Jalakantapuram Pa. Kannan. Music by [[G. Ramanathan]] is an asset to the movie. The film stars S. A. Nadadarajan, [[M. V. Rajamma]] , Madhuri Devi [[D. Balasubramaniam]] and T. P. Muthulakshmi playing lead roles. M. M. A. Chinnappa (late [[Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar]]) played the minor role in the film. The movie did not meet with success.<ref name="thehindu1">{{cite web |author=Randor Guy |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Zamindar-1955/article4301740.ece |title=Blast from the past - Zamindar 1955 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=2013-01-13 |access-date=2016-01-01}}</ref>

==Production==
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| quote = The story of Zamindar was written by a popular writer of the day with progressive ideas and leaning towards [[South Indian culture|Dravidian]] movements, Jalaksntapuram Pa. Kannan, who also wrote the dialogue.{{sica}}
| source = [[Randor Guy]]<ref name="thehindu1"/>
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This film was a joint production of the famous Jupiter pictures and Sangeetha Pictures. Sangeetha was a unit of the day, M. A. Venu, who had humble beginnings in [[Modern Theatres]], did small roles and looked after the business side. Soon, he established MAV Pictures, making successful movies such as Mudalali (the debut of Muktha K. Srinivasan as director) and Sampoorna Ramayanam. For a while, Venu also had a studio near [[Salem, Tamil Nadu|Salem]] taking over the Ratna studio on a long lease.

The film was produced at the famous [[Central Studio]], [[Coimbatore]] which played major roles in the development of [[Tamil language|Tamil]] [[Film|Cinema]] since its early days in the 1930s.<ref name="thehindu1"/>

==Plot==
Allikulam is small Zamindari administered by the regent Pandi Thevar, who has plans to usurp it with the sudden and shocking demise of the Zamindar, his villainous brother also plans to usurp the property. These, the regent and the brother are at loggerheads with one trying to outdo the other. The story has many characters, Manmudi, a struggling farmer is man of discipline, even though he has a rough exterior and his sister Meenakshi is a good looking young woman. The villain plans to kidnap her. Indulging in murders and such crimes, more complications are woven into the story to create more interesting situations.<ref name="thehindu1"/>

==Cast==
Cast according to the songbook:<ref name=songbook>{{Cite book |url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7JevgDCLbuNTGlJY19ZY1VMclk/view |title= ஜமீன்தார் |publisher=Excellant Publicities at H. S. D. Press, Madurai |year=1952 |language=ta |type=[[song book]]}}</ref>
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;Male cast
* [[S. A. Natarajan|S. A. Nataraj]]
* [[D. Balasubramaniam]]
* T. N. Sivathanu
* [[V. M. Ezhumalai]]
* S. S. Sivasooriyan
* S. M. Thirupathisami
* C. R. Nataraj
* R. Dhamodharam
* A. S. Gunapal
* [[O. A. K. Thevar]]
* M. A. Ganapathi
* V. T. Rajagopal
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;Male cast (continued)
* G. Muthukrishnan
* M. R. Santhanam
* M. S. Govindan
* K. P. Ramaiah
* T. B. Harihara Bhagavathar
* M. N. Krishnan
* [[Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar|M. M. A. Chinnappa]]
* S. S. Kathiresan
* V. Sivaramakrishnan
* S. Ramakrishnan
* J. D. Das
* A. Natesan
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;Female cast
* [[Madhuri Devi]] as Meenakshi
* M. M. Radha Bai
* [[T. P. Muthulakshmi]]
* R. Lakshmi Devi
* K. Rathnam
* P. Padmavathi
* [[M. V. Rajamma]] as Allikulam
* Pushpammal
* Rita as Gypsy Dancer
* Manickam
* Ranganayaki
* Meera
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==Soundtrack==
Music composed by [[G. Ramanathan]] and lyrics written by [[A. Maruthakasi]] and [[Ka. Mu. Sheriff|K. M. Sheriff]]. [[Playback singer]]s are [[G. Ramanathan]], M. A. Raja, V. T. Rajagopal, [[P. Leela]], [[Jikki]], [[T. V. Rathnam]] and [[Radha Jayalakshmi|R. Jayalakshmi]].<ref name=songbook /> There were many songs, however, they did not become hits. There was a gypsy dance by Rita which was choreographed by B. Hiralal. The Bharatha Natyam dances were choreographed by R. T. Krishnamoorthi.<ref name=songbook /><ref name="thehindu1"/>

{| class="wikitable"
! No. !! Songs !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length (mm:ss)
|-
| 1 || "Engume Suthuvom Ishtam Pole" || Jikki || A. Maruthakasi ||
|-
| 2 || "Maalai Pozhuthinile" || Jikki || A. Maruthakasi ||
|-
| 3 || "Madhuvai Parugum Vanduu" || Radha Jayalakshmi || Ka. Mu. Sheriff ||
|-
| 4 || "Nallavargal Vazhvile" || V. T. Rajagopalan || Ka. Mu. Sheriff ||
|-
| 5 || "Enakkum Unakkum Isaintha" || T. V. Rathnam || Ka. Mu. Sheriff ||
|-
| 6 || "Thunbam Menmelum Soozhnthaal" || A. M. Rajah & P. Leela || Ka. Mu. Sheriff ||
|-
| 7 || "Oh..Lucky Tikki" || Jikki || Ka. Mu. Sheriff ||
|-
| 8 || "Enni Enni Ullam Yenginen" || Jikki || A. Maruthakasi ||
|-
| 9 || "Vaanil Nilavum Ulavuthe" || A. M. Rajah & Jikki || A. Maruthakasi ||
|-
| 10 || "Vanavil Pole Manthargal" || G. Ramanaathan || A. Maruthakasi ||
|}

==Reception==
S. A. Natarajan, who made a splash with ''[[Manthiri Kumari]]'' (1950 film) was his usual debonair self in this film. Madhuri Devi was attractive and [[M. V. Rajamma]] played a suffering woman carrying the burden of the family on her shoulders. [[Randor Guy]] stated the article The film has several talented actors, who came from the theatrical background, such as M. R. Santhanam and [[D. Balasubramaniam]], while the later day producer and multilingual hits (including Hindi). [[Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar]] played minor role as a tough guy credited as M. M. A. Chinnappa. The performance will be remembered by Natarajan, Rajamma, Madhuri Devi, Balasubramaniam and the dances.<ref name="thehindu1"/>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0391556}}

[[Category:1952 films]]
[[Category:1950s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]
[[Category:Films scored by G. Ramanathan]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Jupiter Pictures films]]

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