Harischandra (1944 film)

Harischandra
Harischandra
	File:Harischandra 1944 poster.jpg Theatrical release poster
Directed by	K. Nagabhushanam
Screenplay by	T. C. Vadivel Nayakar
Starring	Chinnappa; Kannamba; Krishnan; Mathuram
Music by	S. V. Venkatraman; S. Rajeswara Rao
Cinematography	Kamal Ghosh
Edited by	N. K. Gopal
Production; company	Sri Rajarajeswari Pictures
Distributed by	Gemini Studios
Release date	14 January 1944;
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Harischandra is a 1944 Indian Tamil-language film directed by K. Nagabhushanam and written by T. C. Vadivel Nayakar, starring P. U. Chinnappa and P. Kannamba.^[2] It is based on the legend of king Harishchandra.^[3]

Cast[edit | edit source]

The list was adapted from the film titles^[4]

Chinnappa as Harischandran
Kannamba as Chandramadhi
Krishnan as Kalakandan
Mathuram as Kalakandi
R. Balasubramaniam as Viswamitra
L. Narayana Rao as Nakshathreyan
M. R. Saminathan as Veera Bahu

M. G. Ramachandran as Sathyakeerthi
Kothamangalam Vasu as Vashistar
Master Sethuraman as Logidasan
Rajagopala Iyer as Paramasivan
P. S. Chandra as Chelli
Mangalam, Yogambal as Bar Girls
Sarathambal as Parvathi

Production[edit | edit source]

Art was done by Hari Babu. Choreography was handled by Meenakshi Sundaram Pillai. Cinematography was handled by Kamal Ghosh.^[5]

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

The songs were composed by S. V. Venkatraman and the background music was composed by S. Rajeswara Rao. The lyrics were written by C. A. Lakshmana Das. Finally, the songs were recorded by B. Ranga Rao.^[6]

References[edit | edit source]

↑ "Harischandra". The Indian Express. 11 January 1944. p. 1.
↑ Guy, Randor (16 November 2007). "Harischandra 1944". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 10 January 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
↑ "Harishchandra 1944". The Hindu. 3 July 2009. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
↑ Harischandra Full feature film at YouTube
↑ Vamanan. "கலைமாமணி வாமனனின் 'நிழலல்ல நிஜம்' – 146 | கேமரா கண் தந்த கமல் கோஷ்!" [Not shadow but real – 146 | Kamal Ghosh, who had the eye of the camera!]. Dinamalar (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 26 September 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2018.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
↑ ஹரிச்சந்திரா (song book) (in தமிழ்). Sri Rajarajeswari Pictures. 1944.

External links[edit | edit source]

Harischandra at Complete Index to World Film

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[1] "Harischandra". The Indian Express. 11 January 1944. p. 1.

[hindu-2] Guy, Randor (16 November 2007). "Harischandra 1944". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 10 January 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2017.

[3] "Harishchandra 1944". The Hindu. 3 July 2009. Retrieved 22 March 2021.

[4] Harischandra Full feature film at YouTube

[vamanan-5] Vamanan. "கலைமாமணி வாமனனின் 'நிழலல்ல நிஜம்' – 146 | கேமரா கண் தந்த கமல் கோஷ்!" [Not shadow but real – 146 | Kamal Ghosh, who had the eye of the camera!]. Dinamalar (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 26 September 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2018.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

[6] ஹரிச்சந்திரா (song book) (in தமிழ்). Sri Rajarajeswari Pictures. 1944.

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