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'''''Rajambal''''' is a [[List of Tamil films of the 1930s#1935|1935]] Indian, [[Tamil language]] film directed by A. Narayanan.<ref>{{cite book|authors=Ashish Rajadhyaksha & Paul Willemen|title=Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema|publisher=Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 1998|page=634 |url=https://chasingcinema.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/text.pdf}}</ref> The film featured P. S. Srinivasa Rao and K. N. Rajalakshmi in the lead roles.<ref>[http://spicyonion.com/movie/rajambal/ Rajambal Tamil Movie]</ref>
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'''''Rajambal''''' is a 1935 Indian, [[Tamil language]] film directed by A. Narayanan.<ref>{{cite book|author1=Ashish Rajadhyaksha |author2=Paul Willemen |title=Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema|publisher=Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 1998|pages=634 |url=https://chasingcinema.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/text.pdf}}</ref> The film stars P. S. Srinivasa Rao and K. N. Rajalakshmi.


==Plot==
==Plot==
The story is of a judicial officer who used his official powers to meet his own ends.<ref name=hindu>{{cite web | url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/Rajambal-1951/article15934288.ece | title=Rajambal 1951 | work=[[The Hindu]] | date=3 January 2009 | accessdate=18 June 2017 | last=Guy | first=Randor | authorlink=Randor Guy | archiveurl=https://archive.today/20170618013456/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/Rajambal-1951/article15934288.ece | archivedate=18 June 2017 | url-status=dead | df=dmy-all }}</ref>
The story is of a judicial officer who used his official powers to meet his own ends.


==Cast==
==Cast==
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The story was first published as a novel authored by J. G. Rangaraju and then was staged as a drama.
The story was first published as a novel authored by J. G. Rangaraju and then was staged as a drama.


This is the first edition of the film produced by Coimbatore Talkies and directed by A. Narayanan. K. V. Santhanakrishna Naidu wrote the dialogues.<ref name=anandan /> A second edition, [[Rajambal (1951 film)|Rajambal]] was produced and released in 1951.<ref name=hindu />
This is the first edition of the film produced by Coimbatore Talkies and directed by A. Narayanan. K. V. Santhanakrishna Naidu wrote the dialogues.<ref name=anandan /> A second edition, [[Rajambal (1951 film)|Rajambal]] was produced and released in 1951.<ref name="hindu">{{cite web |last=Guy |first=Randor |authorlink=Randor Guy |date=3 January 2009 |title=Rajambal 1951 |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/Rajambal-1951/article15934288.ece |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20170618013456/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/Rajambal-1951/article15934288.ece |archivedate=18 June 2017 |accessdate=18 June 2017 |work=[[The Hindu]] |df=dmy-all}}</ref>


==Soundtrack==
==Soundtrack==
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Rajambal
Directed byA. Narayanan
Screenplay byK. V. Santhanakrishna Naidu
Story byJ. R. Rangaraju
Based onRajambal novel and stage play
by J. R. Rangaraju
StarringP. S. Srinivasa Rao
K. N. Rajalakshmi
Krishna Iyengar
Rajam
Release date
  • 1935 (1935)[1]
Running time
177 mins. (16000 ft.)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Rajambal is a 1935 Indian, Tamil language film directed by A. Narayanan.[2] The film stars P. S. Srinivasa Rao and K. N. Rajalakshmi.

Plot[edit | edit source]

The story is of a judicial officer who used his official powers to meet his own ends.

Cast[edit | edit source]

List adapted from the database of Film News Anandan.[1]

Production[edit | edit source]

The story was first published as a novel authored by J. G. Rangaraju and then was staged as a drama.

This is the first edition of the film produced by Coimbatore Talkies and directed by A. Narayanan. K. V. Santhanakrishna Naidu wrote the dialogues.[1] A second edition, Rajambal was produced and released in 1951.[3]

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

K. V. Santhanakrishna Naidu wrote the lyrics too. At that time there were no playback singing and no separate music directors. The lyricists wrote the lyrics and set the tune. Artistes sang with their own voice. Background music score was done by the studio orchestras.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Film News Anandan (23 October 2004). Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru [History of Landmark Tamil Films] (in Tamil). Chennai: Sivakami Publishers.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  2. Ashish Rajadhyaksha; Paul Willemen. Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema (PDF). Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 1998. p. 634.
  3. Guy, Randor (3 January 2009). "Rajambal 1951". The Hindu. Retrieved 18 June 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

External links[edit | edit source]