''Kannin Manigal'' () is a 1956 Indian
Tamil
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-language
drama film
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produced and directed by T. Janakiraman. The film stars
M. K. Radha and
Padmini.
Cast
The details are adapted from the database of
Film News Anandan
Film News Anandan (born Mani) was an Indian film historian and photographer based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He was popularly known as the "walking encyclopedia" of Tamil cinema.
Early life
Anandan was born as Mani. His father P. K. Gnanasagara ...
.
;Male cast
*
M. K. Radha
*
N. S. Krishnan
*Sundar
*
A. Karunanidhi
A. Karunanidhi (Tamil : கருணாநிதி) was an Indian actor and comedian who featured mainly in Tamil language, Tamil-language films.
Career
He was active in the field from 1948 till 1978. Though he was a comedian, the roles he pl ...
;Female cast
*
Padmini
*
M. V. Rajamma
*
T. A. Mathuram
*
T. P. Muthulakshmi
T. P. Muthulakshmi (Native name: தமிழ்: டி. பி. முத்துலட்சுமி) was an Indian actress who was active from the 1950 to 1969. She was a prominent lead comedy actress during the early 1950s in Tamil films ...
Production
''Kannin Manigal'' was produced, written and directed by T. Janakiraman. The dialogues were by A. L. Narayanan and O. Ganapathyappan. Cinematography was handled by T. Janakiraman, and the editing by B. N. Rao. A. P. Chellaiah, D. Sohanlal and S. V. Gopal Rao were in charge of art direction, choreography and photography, respectively.
The film, mainly in black-and-white, had some sequences in
Gevacolor
Gevacolor is a color motion picture process. It was introduced in 1947 by Gevaert in Belgium, and an affiliate of Agfacolor. The process and company flourished in the 1950s as it was suitable for on location shooting. Both the companies merged i ...
.
Soundtrack
Music was composed by
S. V. Venkatraman while the lyrics were penned by
Papanasam Sivan
Paapanaasam Raamayya Sivan (26 September 1890 – 1 October 1973) was an Indian composer of Carnatic music and a singer. He was awarded the Madras Music Academy's Sangeetha Kalanidhi in 1971. He was also a film score composer in Kannada cinema a ...
,
Kambadasan
Kambadasan (1916–1973) was an Indian writer, poet and film lyricist who worked mainly in Tamil-language films.
Early life
Kambadasan was born as Appaavu a.k.a. Rajappa at Ulagapuram, a village near Tindivanam in the then South Arcot District ...
, Subbu. Arumugam,
A. Maruthakasi and
Kavimani Desigavinayagam Pillai
Kavimani Desigavinayagam Pillai (27 July 1876 – 26 September 1954) was a renowned Tamil poet from the village of Theroor in the Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu, India. His works encompass a wide range of genres including devotional song ...
.
The song "Kaalam Maari Poche" (sung by N. S. Krishnan) was a satire on modern life and lifestyles, and attained popularity.
Release and reception
''Kannin Manigal'' was released on 5 May 1956,
by Jaya Pictures.
The film was not a box office success, and no print of it is known to survive. This makes it a
lost film
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.
References
External links
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1950s Indian films
1950s lost films
1950s Tamil-language films
1956 drama films
1956 films
Films partially in color
Films scored by S. V. Venkatraman
Indian black-and-white films
Indian drama films
Lost drama films
Lost Indian films
Tamil-language drama films
Tamil-language Indian films