Porter Kandan

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Porter Kandan
File:Porter Kandan.jpg
Poster
Directed byK. Vembu
Produced byV. L. Narasu
Written bySandilyan
Ko. Tha. Shanmugasundaram
M. S. Kannan
Story byP. Chengaiah
StarringM. K. Radha
G. Varalakshmi
S. V. Subbaiah
Music byViswanathan–Ramamoorthy
CinematographyM. Masthan
Edited byR. Rajagopal
Production
company
Narasu Studios
Distributed byNarasu Studios
Release date
  • 14 April 1955 (1955-04-14) (India)
[1]
Running time
190 mins. (17126 ft.)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Porter Kandan is a 1955 Indian, Tamil-language film directed by K. Vembu.[2] The film featured M. K. Radha and G. Varalakshmi in the lead roles.[3]

Cast[edit]

The list is adapted from the database of Film News Anandan.[1]

Production[edit]

The film was produced by V. L. Narasu under the banner Narasu Studios (a subsidiary of Narasu coffee company) and was directed by K. Vembu. P. Chengaiah wrote the story while the dialogues were written by M. S. Kannan, Novelist Sandilyan and K. T. Shanmugasundaram. Cinematography was by M. Masthan while the editing was done by R. Rajagopal and Balaraman. A. K. Sekar was the art director while P. G. Chellappa was the choreographer. Still photography was done by R. P. Sarathy.[1]

Soundtrack[edit]

Music was composed by the duo Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy while the lyrics were penned by A. Maruthakasi, Ambikapathy, Azha. Valliyappa and K. T. Shanmugasundaram. Playback singers are Thiruchi Loganathan, S. C. Krishnan, Sellamuthu, Madhavan, V. N. Sundaram, Ghantasala, Jikki, K. Rani, Baby Rajakumari, Krishnaveni and Baby Jaya.[4]

No. Song Singer/s Lyricist Duration (m:ss)
1 "Kondaatam Kondaatam" Thiruchi Loganathan, S. C. Krishnan
Sellamuthu, Madhavan
K. Rani
A. Maruthakasi
2 "Ezhuthi Chellum Vidhiyin Kai...Varundhaathe Maname" S. C. Krishnan
3 "Vinaiyaa, Vidhiyaa, Ulagin Sadhiyaa" Ghantasala
4 "Aadhiyaai Ulagukellaam" V. N. Sundaram Ambikapathy
5 "Nalla Nalla Sevai, Naattuku Thevai" Jikki & Chorus Azha. Valliyappa
6 "Vidumurai, Vidumurai, Vidumurai" Baby Rajakumari, Krishnaveni
& Baby Jaya
K. T. Shanmugasundaram

References[edit]

  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. Archived from the original on 1 June 2017.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  2. Ashish Rajadhyaksha & Paul Willemen. Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema (PDF). Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 1998. p. 630.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  3. Porter Kandan (1955 - Tamil)
  4. G. Neelamegam. Thiraikalanjiyam — Part 1 (in Tamil). Manivasagar Publishers, Chennai 108 (Ph:044 25361039). First edition December 2014. p. 96.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

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