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''Krishna Bhakthi'' () is a 1949
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, directed by R. S. Mani, and produced by S. N. Laxmana Chettiar. The film stars
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and T. R. Rajakumari as a hypocrite saint and chaste court dancer respectively. Inspired by Matthew Lewis' French novel ''
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'', it was released on 14 January 1949.


Plot

Harikanandha Bhagavathar is a hypocrite saint who lusts after a chaste court dancer Devakumari.


Cast

''Male cast according to the opening credits of the film and female cast according to the song book'' ;Male cast *
P. U. Chinnappa Pudukottai Ulaganathan Chinnaswamy Pillai (5 May 1916 – 23 September 1951), popularly known as P. U. Chinnappa, was an Indian actor and playback singer during the 30s era from Pudukottai, India. He is also credited as one of the first major ...
as Harikanandha Bhagavathar * N. S. Krishnan as Vevukarar * K. R. Ramasami as Shri Krishnan * Chithambaram Jayaraman as Naradar * Pullimoottai Ramasami as Neebhushanam, Rajaguru * D. Balasubramaniam as Narasimhan * Azhwar Kuppusami as Alwar * Kulathu Mani * V. K. Ramasamy (uncredited) * C. S. Pandian * T. V. Namasivayam * K. R. Chellamuthu * E. Krishnamoorthi * S. V. S. Narayanan * T. V. Sivanandam * Chandrasekharan * S. Ramanathan * T. V. Radhakrishnan * V. Srinivasa Rao * C. P. Venkateswaran * Thirupathi * S. S. Mani * A. K. Kaleeswaran ;Female cast * T. R. Rajakumari as Devakumari, Palace Dasi * T. A. Mathuram as Vevukarar's Wife * S. P. L. Dhanalaskhmi as Vasumathi, Rajaguru's Wife * P. A. Periyanayaki as Bhama * A. R. Sakunthala as Rukmani * C. T. Rajakantham as Ragamanjari, Old Mother * M. L. Vasanthakumari as Singer * Kumari N. Rajam as Mridangam Player * C. V. Dhanalakshmi as Yazh Player * T. D. Kusalakumari as Women Dancer * P. Padma as Women Dancer * K. S. Lakshmi as Geetham Singer *
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as Thillana Dancer * C. R. Rajakumari as Thillana Dancer * K. S. Rajam as Women Dancer * K. S. Chandra as Women Dancer * Kumari Vanaja as Women Dancer * R. Saraswathi as Women Dancer * S. Rajeswari as Women Dancer * S. Padma as Women Dancer * Kumari Seetha as Beggar Girl


Production

S. Ramanathan, an assistant of director R. S. Mani, bought a copy of the English translation of Matthew Lewis' French novel ''
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'' at
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for one rupee. Subsequently, Mani began writing his next film ''Krishna Bhakthi'' taking inspiration from this novel. While Mani was credited for the story, the dialogues were written by S. D. S. Yogi,
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, Ku. Pa. Sedhu Ammal and Sandilyan. Work on the script lasted more than six months, and the protagonist played by
P. U. Chinnappa Pudukottai Ulaganathan Chinnaswamy Pillai (5 May 1916 – 23 September 1951), popularly known as P. U. Chinnappa, was an Indian actor and playback singer during the 30s era from Pudukottai, India. He is also credited as one of the first major ...
was based on the Russian mystic
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. The film was produced by S. N. Laxmana Chettiar under Krishna Pictures. M. L. Vasanthakumari appeared onscreen as a singer, and ''Krishna Bhakthi'' was the only film she ever acted in.


Soundtrack

Music was composed by S. V. Venkatraman and Kunnakudi Venkatarama Iyer and lyrics were written by
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. The song "Saarasam Vaseegara" was composed by G. Ramanathan. Kunnakudi Venkatarama Iyer composed music for the song "Kannan Varuvarodi", to which dance was choreographed by Vazhuvoor B. Ramaiah Pillai. He also composed music for "Thamarai Senkann" and "Entha Vedu". The song "Entha Vedu Kontha O Raagavaa" is set in the
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Saraswathi Manohari.


Release and reception

''Krishna Bhakthi'' was released on 14 January 1949. ''
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'' wrote, "P. U. Chinnappa as the wily Rajaguru does credit to his reputation as top male star of the day. T. R. Rajakumari as the charming and ingenuous Rajanartaki gives a convincing performance". ''
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'' wrote, "''Krishna Bhakthi'' should have a very popular run for several weeks for more reasons than one. The theme has been handled in a very dignified and telling manner." '' The Mail'' wrote, "The drab found in most Tamil mythological pictures is completely eliminated in ''Krishna Bakthi''". The film was released partly in color. https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/page/indiandailymail19500905-1.1.4


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*{{IMDb title, 11987352 1940s historical musical films 1940s Tamil-language films 1940s Indian films 1949 films Films about Hinduism Films about rape in India Films based on French novels Films produced by Lena Chettiar Films scored by Kunnakudi Venkatarama Iyer Films scored by S. V. Venkatraman Hindu devotional films Indian black-and-white films Indian historical musical films Krishna in popular culture