Sri Murugan

1946 Indian film

M. Somasundaram
V. S. Narayanan

Written byA. S. A. SamiProduced by

M.Somu Sundharam
S.K.Mohideen

Starring

Honnappa Bhagavathar
K. Malathi
M. G. Ramachandran
P. S. Veerappa
Narasimha Bharathi
M. G. Chakrapani
Kali N. Rathnam

Music by

S. M. Subbaiah Naidu
S. V. Venkatraman

Production
company

Jupiter Pictures

Release date

27 October 1946 (1946-10-27)^[1]

CountryIndiaLanguageTamil

Sri Murugan is a 1946 Indian Tamil-language film produced by Jupiter Pictures and directed by M. Somasundaram and V. S. Narayanan. The film featured Honnappa Bhagavathar in the lead role. M. G. Ramachandran performed a dance number, Shiva Thandavam along with K. Malathi in the film.^[2]

Cast

The list was compiled from The Hindu article.^[2]

Honnappa Bhagavathar
Trichur Premavathi^[3]
M. G. Ramachandran
K. Malathi
Dr. O. R. Balu
U. R. Jeevaratnam
(Yogam) Mangalam
Kali N. Rathnam
T. V. Kumudhini
Baby Harini

Crew

The list was compiled from Film News Anandan's database.^[1]

Producers: M. Somasundaram and S. K. Mohideen
Director: M. Somasundaram and V. S. Narayanan
Story & Dialogues: A. S. A. Sami
Cinematography: Masthan, V. Krishnan and W. R. Subba Rao
Editing: D. R. Gopu
Art: Shantaram, P. P. Chowdri, M. P. Kuttiyappu
Choreography: K. R. Kumar
Studio: Central Studios
Production company: Jupiter Pictures

Production

Initially M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar was to play the lead role. After a few shots were taken with director Raja Chandrasekhar, Bhagavathar was arrested as a suspect in the Lakshmikanthan murder case. He was replaced with Bangalore-based Honnappa Bhagavathar. Raja Chandrasekhar walked out not willing to work with the newcomer.^{[citation needed]} Producer M. Somasundaram directed the film along with V. S. Narayanan (who is the husband of Bhanumathi's sister).

MGR was cast in the role of Lord Shiva. He performed the Shiva Thandavam dance with Telugu actress K. Malathi. The dance was a highlight of the film and MGR worked hard and performed well. His performance impressed all and this laid the foundation for him to play as hero in Jupiter's next film Rajakumari.^[1]

Soundtrack

Music was composed by S. M. Subbaiah Naidu and S. V. Venkatraman while the lyrics were penned by Papanasam Sivan.^[1]

U. R. Jeevarathinam, a female artiste, played the male role of Sage Narada and sang many songs. Honnappa Bhagavathar also had his share of songs.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d 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 16 January 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Sri Murugan 1946". The Hindu. 1 May 2009. Archived from the original on 18 June 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
^ Trichur Premavathi