''Kangkanam'' is a
1948
Events January
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Indian
Tamil language
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film directed by S. K. Vasagan. The film was censored in November 1947 but was released in 1948.
K. R. Ramasamy, Menaka and P. G. Venkatesan featured in the lead roles.
Cast
The following list is 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
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K. R. Ramasamy
*P. G. Venkatesan
*M. R. Swaminathan
*Narendranath
;Female cast
*Menaka
*Leela
*P. R. Mangalam
Production
The film was produced by G. P. Narayanan under his own banner G. P. Narayanan and Company and was directed by S. K. Vasagan.
A. T. Krishnaswamy wrote the story while the dialogues were penned by Chandrasekar.
Soundtrack
Music was composed by H. R. Padmanabha Sastry and the lyrics were penned by
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 ...
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This was the debut film for
Playback singer
A playback singer, as they are usually known in South Asian cinema, or ghost singer in Western cinema, is a singer whose performance is pre-recorded for use in films. Playback singers record songs for soundtracks, and the performers lip-sync the ...
P. Leela.
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Indian black-and-white films
1940s Tamil-language films
1940s Indian films