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{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name          = Vanambadi
| name          = Vanambadi
| image          = Vanambadi poster.jpg
| image          = Vanambadi poster.jpg
| border        = no
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director      = G. R. Nathan
| director      = G. R. Nathan
| producer      = K. Murukesan <br /> [[Kannadasan]]
| screenplay    = [[Valampuri Somanathan]]
| screenplay    = [[Valampuri Somanathan]]
| based_on      = {{Based on|''Sesh Porichoy''|Aanand Singh Thahore}}
| based_on      = {{Based on|''Sesh Porichoy''|Aanand Singh Thahore}}
| producer      = K. Murukesan<br />[[Kannadasan]]
| starring      = {{plainlist|
| starring      = {{plainlist|
* [[S. S. Rajendran]]
* [[S. S. Rajendran]]
* [[Devika]]
* [[Devika]]
}}
}}
| music          = [[K. V. Mahadevan]]
| cinematography = G. R. Nathan
| cinematography = G. R. Nathan
| editing        = S. Surya
| editing        = S. Surya
| music          = [[K. V. Mahadevan]]
| studio        = Kannadasan Productions
| studio        = Kannadasan Productions
| distributor    =  
| distributor    =  
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| language      = Tamil
| language      = Tamil
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'''''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.
'''''Vanambadi''''' ({{translation|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]], [[R. S. Manohar]], Pushpalatha, [[Sheela]] and [[Kamal Haasan]]. The film was released on 9 March 1963.


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
{{more plot|date=November 2021}}
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.
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 ==
== Cast ==
* [[S. S. Rajendran]] as Sekhar
* [[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>
* [[Devika]] as Uma/Meena/Sumathi/Kausalya Devi<ref name="Devika" />
* [[R. Muthuraman]] as Mohan
* [[R. Muthuraman]] as Mohan
* [[S. V. Sahasranamam]] as Thanikachalam
* [[S. V. Sahasranamam]] as Thanikachalam
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* [[Javar Seetharaman]] as Dr. Shivasankaran
* [[Javar Seetharaman]] as Dr. Shivasankaran
* [[Kamal Haasan]] as Ravi
* [[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>
* [[T. R. Rajakumari]] as Parvathi<ref name="Rajakumari" />
*[[Pushpalatha]] as Kalyani
*[[Pushpalatha]] as Kalyani
* [[Sheela]] as Chithra
* [[Sheela]] as Chithra
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*[[O. A. K. Thevar]] as Zamindar Marthandam
*[[O. A. K. Thevar]] as Zamindar Marthandam
* M. E. Madhavan as Sundaramoorthy
* M. E. Madhavan as Sundaramoorthy
* Janaki  
* Janaki
* Radhabhai
* 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>
* [[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 |url-status=live |access-date=28 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200807103103/https://www.dinamani.com/junction/marakka-mudiyatha-thirai-mugangal/2019/nov/01/veteram-comedian-trramachandran-life-history-3264635.html |archive-date=7 August 2020}}</ref>


== Production ==
== 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" />
''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 |url-status=live |access-date=28 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190228130605/http://www.dinamalarnellai.com/cinema/news/47841 |archive-date=28 February 2019}}</ref> It was produced by K. Murukesan and [[Kannadasan]],{{sfn|Kannadasan|2008|pp=94–95}} directed and photographed by G. R. Nathan, written by [[Valampuri Somanathan]], and edited by S. Surya.<ref name="poster" /> It was the last film for [[T. R. Rajakumari]] as an actress.<ref name="Rajakumari" />


== Soundtrack ==
== Soundtrack ==
{{Infobox album
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 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160725084527/http://gaana.com/album/vanambadi |archive-date=25 July 2016 |access-date=23 October 2015 |website=[[Gaana (music streaming service)|Gaana]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Saaradha , Vaanampadi Tamil Film LP Vinyl Record by KV Mahadevan |url=https://mossymart.com/product/saaradha-vaanampadi-tamil-film-lp-vinyl-record-by-kv-mahadevan/ |access-date=29 October 2021 |website=Mossymart |archive-date=29 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029114758/https://mossymart.com/product/saaradha-vaanampadi-tamil-film-lp-vinyl-record-by-kv-mahadevan/ |url-status=live }}</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 |url-status=live |access-date=6 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201226101542/https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/a-ragas-journey-aspects-of-abheri/article2325286.ece |archive-date=26 December 2020}}</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>
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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>
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== Release ==
== Release and reception ==
''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" />
''Vanambadi'' was released on 9 March 1963.<ref name="poster" /> Kanthan of ''[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]]'' positively reviewed the film, saying the titular skylark was singing well.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=காந்தன் |date=24 March 1963 |title=வானம்பாடி |url=https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1963/mar/24-03-1963/p17.jpg |url-status=live |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |language=ta |page=17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211111110818/https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1963/mar/24-03-1963/p17.jpg |archive-date=11 November 2021 |access-date=11 November 2021}}</ref> The film was commercially successful, and Devika was particularly appreciated for playing the double role.<ref name="Devika" />


== References ==
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{reflist|refs=
<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.today/20210529055509/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>
<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 |pages=18 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19901117&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=28 May 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
<ref name="poster">{{Cite news |date=9 March 1963 |title=Vanambadi |pages=3 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19630309&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=6 December 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
}}
 
== Bibliography ==
* {{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 |language=ta |trans-title=My Autobiography |author-link=Kannadasan}}


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


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Latest revision as of 23:15, 1 July 2022

For the TV series, see Vanambadi (TV series).

Vanambadi
File:Vanambadi poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed byG. R. Nathan
Produced byK. Murukesan
Kannadasan
Screenplay byValampuri Somanathan
Based onSesh Porichoy
by Aanand Singh Thahore
Starring
Music byK. V. Mahadevan
CinematographyG. R. Nathan
Edited byS. Surya
Production
company
Kannadasan Productions
Release date
  • 9 March 1963 (1963-03-09)
Running time
146 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Vanambadi (transl. Skylark) is a 1963 Indian 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 film Sesh Porichoy, it stars S. S. Rajendran and Devika, with R. Muthuraman, S. V. Sahasranamam, T. R. Rajakumari, T. R. Ramachandran, R. S. Manohar, Pushpalatha, Sheela and Kamal Haasan. The film was released on 9 March 1963.

Plot[edit]

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[edit]

Production[edit]

Vanambadi is a remake of the Bengali film Sesh Porichoy.[4][5] It was produced by K. Murukesan and Kannadasan,[6] directed and photographed by G. R. Nathan, written by Valampuri Somanathan, and edited by S. Surya.[7] It was the last film for T. R. Rajakumari as an actress.[2]

Soundtrack[edit]

The soundtrack was composed by K. V. Mahadevan and lyrics for all songs were written by Kannadasan.[8][9] The song "Gangaikarai" is set in Abheri raga,[10] and "Thookanna Kuruvi" is set in "Suddha Dhanyasi with Charukesi".[11]

No. Songs Singer Lyrics Length
1 "Gangai Karai Thottam" P. Susheela 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 and reception[edit]

Vanambadi was released on 9 March 1963.[7] Kanthan of Kalki positively reviewed the film, saying the titular skylark was singing well.[12] The film was commercially successful, and Devika was particularly appreciated for playing the double role.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "தேவிகா: 3. நடிப்பு தண்ணீர் பட்ட பாடு..!". Dinamani (in தமிழ்). 3 September 2016. Archived from the original on 29 May 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Guy, Randor (17 November 1990). "T. R. Rajakumari: 'The dream girl' with many-sided talent". The Indian Express. p. 18. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  3. ↑ "11. உடல்மொழியால் உருட்டும் விழியால் ரசிகர்களை ஈர்த்த டி.ஆர்.ராமச்சந்திரன்". Dinamani (in தமிழ்). 1 November 2019. Archived from the original on 7 August 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  4. ↑ Vamanan (23 April 2018). "Tamil cinema's bong connection". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 28 February 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  5. ↑ Vamanan (23 April 2018). "தமிழ் சினிமாவை இணைத்த ஹவுரா பிரிட்ஜ்!". Dinamalar (in தமிழ்). Archived from the original on 28 February 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  6. ↑ Kannadasan 2008, pp. 94–95.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Vanambadi". The Indian Express. 9 March 1963. p. 3. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  8. ↑ "Vanambadi". Gaana. Archived from the original on 25 July 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
  9. ↑ "Saaradha , Vaanampadi Tamil Film LP Vinyl Record by KV Mahadevan". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 29 October 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  10. ↑ Mani, Charulatha (5 August 2011). "A Raga's Journey — Aspects of Abheri". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 26 December 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  11. ↑ Parthasarathy, Dhanya (18 December 2004). "The walking Google of Tamil film songs". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  12. ↑ காந்தன் (24 March 1963). "வானம்பாடி". Kalki (in தமிழ்). p. 17. Archived from the original on 11 November 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2021.

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