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Vedavathi or Seetha Jananam
Poster
Directed byT. R. Raghunath
Produced byRaja Chandrasekar
Based onRamayana Indian Epic
StarringM. R. Krishnamoorthy
R. Balasubramaniam
M. G. Ramachandran
M. G. Chakrapani
K. Thavamani Devi
Kolar Rajam
Music byT. K. Jeyarama Iyer
CinematographyT. E. Cooper
Production
company
Shyamala Pictures[1]
Release date
  • 11 January 1941 (1941-01-11) (India)
[2]
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Vedavathi Alladhu Seetha Jananam (transl. Birth of Vedavathi or Sita) is a 1941 Indian Tamil-language Hindu mythological film directed by T. R. Raghunath.[3] The film featured M. R. Krishnamoorthy and K. Thavamani Devi in the lead roles.

Cast[edit | edit source]

The names in this list were adapted from the film poster.[2]

Crew[edit | edit source]

The names in this list was adapted from the film poster.[4]

  • Producer – Raja Chandrasekar
  • Director – T. R. Raghunath
  • Cinematography – T. E. Cooper
  • Audiography – A. Krishnaiyer
  • Art – F. Nagoor
  • Studio – Newtone

Production[edit | edit source]

Most of the early films in Tamil were reproduction of stage dramas. Some films even opened with a screen going up. The stage dramas usually had a main title and an alternate title. Thus this film also had two titles.[5]

A comedy short film titled Aakaasa Vaani featuring N. S. Krishnan and T. A. Mathuram was included in the film.[2]

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

Music was composed by T. K. Jeyarama Iyer while the lyrics were penned by Papanasam Sivan and P. R. Rajagopala Iyer.[4] M. R. Krishnamoorthy and K. Thavamani Devi sang most of the songs.

No. Song Singer/s Lyricist Duration (m:ss)
1 "Maara Janaka... Sri Ramana" M. R. Krishnamoorthy 03:16
2 "Idhu Enna Urakkam" 03:23
3 "Prema Sanga Sugam" P. G. Venkadesan 03:39
4 "Ulagile" 03:41

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: deprecated archival service (link) CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Vedavathi cast
  3. Ashish Rajadhyaksha; Paul Willemen. Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema (PDF). Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 1998. p. 653.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Vedavathi crew
  5. Kalyan (6 April 2008). "Evolution of Tamil Stage Plays to Silent Movies to Present Cinema". tamilelibrary.org. Archived from the original on 12 April 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2017.

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