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Shyamala
File:Shyamala film poster.jpg
Poster
Directed byB. A. Subba Rao
Produced byP. S. Seshachalam
Written by(Dialogues) Udayakumar
Screenplay byB. A. Subba Rao
Story byTapi Dharma Rao Naidu
StarringM. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar
S. Varalakshmi
Relangi
Music byG. Ramanathan
T. V. Rajee
S. B. Dinakar Rao
CinematographyC. Nageswara Rao
V. Rajagopal
Edited byV. S. Narayanan
Production
company
Yuva Pictures
Release date
  • 29 November 1952 (1952-11-29)
Running time
177 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Shyamala is a 1952 Indian Tamil-language film directed by B. A. Subba Rao. The film stars M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar and S. Varalakshmi. It was released on 29 November 1952.[1]

Cast[edit | edit source]

The cast adapted from the database of Film News Anandan[1] and from the film credits.[2]

Production[edit | edit source]

The film was simultaneously produced in Telugu with the title Tingu Ranga.[1][3]

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

Music was composed by G. Ramanathan, T. V. Raju and S. B. Dinakar Rao.[4]

Song Singer/s Lyricist Length
"Thaaye Sankari" Sarojini & S. Varalakshmi C. S. Natarajasundaram
Music: G. Ramanathan
03:29
"Kavi Ezhuthaanikku" M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar 03:07
"Anandamaana Naadham" 02:59
"Rajan, Maharajan, Thiruvettiyur" 05:52
"Shyamala, Shyamala En Jeevapriye" 03:06
"Aaranange Nijam Nee Ariyaai" Kambadasan 03:22
"Kannukkor Virundhaagi"
"Amba, Aadhi Sakthi Jegadhamba" M. L. Vasanthakumari 06:56
"Inbam Kanden Indre" M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar & S. Varalakshmi Kambadasan
"Pudhu Vaazhvu Kanden Naan Poovil" S. Varalakshmi
"Aha, Ahaa Naan Bhaagyasaali"
"Indha Kaala Krishnanena" Thiruchi Loganathan & Jikki Kambadasan 03:17
"Undaddaa Moodaa Anndavan" P. Suri Babu 02:30
"Takku Takku Tikku Tikku" 02:48
"Thaam Thithaam" Relangi 01:24
"Raamaa Eno Inge" Relangi 03:35

Reception[edit | edit source]

The film did not fare well at the box office.[5]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "1952 – சியாமளா – யுவ பிக்சர்ஸ் – டிங்குரங்கா (தெ)" [1952 – Shyamala – Yuva Pictures – Tinguranga (te)]. Lakshman Sruthi (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 21 November 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  2. Syamala (motion picture) (in தமிழ்). Yuva Pictures. 1952. Opening credits, from 0:00 to 0:55.
  3. Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (1998) [1994]. Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema. British Film Institute and Oxford University Press. p. 645. ISBN 0-19-563579-5.
  4. Neelamegam, G. (2014). Thiraikalanjiyam — Part 1 (in Tamil) (1st ed.). Chennai: Manivasagar Publishers. p. 36.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  5. Renganathan L. (3 November 2003). "A golden voice forever". The Hindu. Retrieved 27 May 2017.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

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