Miruthanga Chakravarthi

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Miruthanga Chakravarthi
File:Miruthanga Chakravarthi.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed byK. Shankar
Produced bySakunthala N
Screenplay byA. L. Narayanan
Story byKalaignanam[1]
StarringSivaji Ganesan
K. R. Vijaya
M. N. Nambiar
V. K. Ramasamy
Prabhu
Sulakshana
Music byM. S. Viswanathan
CinematographyM.C. Shekar
Edited byK. Shankar
Production
company
Bhairavi Films
Release date
  • 24 September 1983 (1983-09-24)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Miruthanga Chakravarthi (transl. The Mridangam Maestro) is a 1983 Indian Tamil-language musical drama film directed by K. Shankar and produced by Sakunthala N. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, K. R. Vijaya, M. N. Nambiar, V. K. Ramasamy, Prabhu and Sulakshana. The film had musical score by M. S. Viswanathan.[2] It was released on 24 September 1983.[3]

Plot[edit]

Cast[edit]

Production[edit]

Madurai T. Srinivasan played the mridangam offscreen for Prabhu.[5]

Soundtrack[edit]

The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan and lyrics were written by Vaali.[6]

No. Song Singers Lyrics Length (m:ss)
1 "Om Nadam Omkara Nadam" T. M. Soundararajan
2 "Idhu Ketka Thigattatha Ganam" M. Balamuralikrishna
3 "Adi Vannakiliye Ingu" T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela
4 "Gopala Govinda Mugunda" T. M. Soundararajan
5 "Abinaya Sundari Aadukiral" Sirkazhi Sivachidambaram, Vani Jairam
6 "Sugamana Ragangale" Vani Jairam

Controversy[edit]

Initially, the producers, Kalaignanam and T. N. Venkatraman took recordings of earlier mridangam performances from both T. K. Murthy and Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman to decide which one would best suit the role played by Ganesan, leading to a huge conflict with two of the artists narrating each version of their story. However the producers insisted that originally, neither Murthy nor Sivaraman was booked for any particular role and that Murthy "was that he was agreeable to play only for Sivaji, and implicitly in the competition scene".[4]

References[edit]

  1. "Rajinikanth gifts house worth Rs 1 crore to producer Kalaignanam". The Times of India. 7 October 2020. Archived from the original on 18 December 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  2. "231-240". nadigarthilagam.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  3. ராம்ஜி, வி. (24 September 2020). "மிருதங்க நடிப்பிலும் சக்கரவர்த்தி... சிவாஜி! - 37 ஆண்டுகளானாலும் கம்பீரம் காட்டும் 'மிருதங்க சக்கரவர்த்தி'". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in தமிழ்). Archived from the original on 15 October 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Venkatramani, S.H. (30 April 1983). "Conflict between mridangists T.K. Murthy and Umayapuram K. Sivaraman boils over into major controversy". India Today. Archived from the original on 15 June 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  5. Kolappan, B. (31 October 2012). "Artiste Cheena Kutty no more". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  6. "Miruthanga Chakravarthy (1983)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.

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