''Kumaraguru'' is a

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film produced by ''Chitrakala Movietone'' and directed by Jyotish Sinha. The film featured D. S. Krishna Iyer, Jayabala and others.

Cast

The following list was adapted from the database of

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. *D. S. Krishna Iyer *Jayabala *''Vidwan'' Mani *Radha *''Thanjavur'' Mani

Production

This is the first film produced by ''Chitrakala Movietone'' a company that was located in Madurai. The company was owned by

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who also was the producer of this film. Kumaraguru was directed by Jyotish Sinha. Prabhakar handled the cinematography.

References

1940s Tamil-language films 1940s Indian films Indian black-and-white films {{1940s-Tamil-film-stub