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Kubera Theevu
File:Kubera Theevu.jpg
Directed byG. Viswanathan
Produced byNalam Seshu Kanchana
Written byMaa. Raa.
StarringC. L. Anandan
Devika
Nagesh
Pandari Bai
Music byC. N. Pandurangan
Production
company
Nithyakalyani Films
Release date
  • 1963 (1963)
[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Kubera Theevu (transl. Kubera Island) is a 1963 Indian, Tamil language film directed by G. Viswanathan.[2] The film featured C. L. Anandan, Devika, Nagesh and Pandari Bai in the main roles.[3]

Cast[edit | edit source]

The list is adapted from the book Thiraikalanjiyam Part 2.[4]

Production[edit | edit source]

The film was produced by Nalam Seshu Kanchana under the banner Nithyakalyani Films and was directed by G. Viswanathan. Maa. Raa.[lower-alpha 1] wrote the story and dialogues.[4]

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

Music was composed by C. N. Pandurangan and the lyrics were penned by Kannadasan, Kambadasan, Villiputhan, Veppathur Krishnan and Thiruchi Thiyagarajan. Playback singers are T. M. Soundararajan, Sirkazhi Govindarajan, P. Leela, S. Janaki, K. Jamuna Rani and A. G. Rathnamala.[4]

No. Song Singer/s Lyricist Duration (m:ss)
1 "Navasakthiye Gnanasakthiye" P. Leela Kambadasan
2 "Vidhiyennum Kuzhandhai Vilaiyaaduthu" Sirkazhi Govindarajan Veppathur Krishnan
3 "Ilam Kanni Unai Kaana Vandhaal" S. Janaki Villiputhan 03:17
4 "Kankanda Selvam Inge" A. G. Rathnamala & group
5 "Veeraa Varuveeraa...Naane Varuvene" K. Jamuna Rani Thiruchi Thiyagarajan 03:41
6 "Ammaa Vendumaa Unakkor" T. M. Soundararajan Kannadasan 05:44

The song "Ilam Kanni" is based on "Aai Aai Aa Suku Suku" from the Hindi movie Junglee.

Notes[edit | edit source]

  1. "Pazhamperum Vasanakartha Maa. Raa. Kaalamaanaar" [Erstwhile Writer Maa. Raa. Died]. The Hindu (Tamil). 28 August 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2018.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

References[edit | edit source]

  1. 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: unrecognized language (link)
  2. Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema (PDF). Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 1998. p. 609.
  3. "Kubera Theevu (1963)". www.megatamil.in. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 G. Neelamegam. Thiraikalanjiyam — Part 2 (in Tamil). Manivasagar Publishers, Chennai 108 (Ph:044 25361039). First edition November 2016.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)