''Manickavasagar'' is a 1939 Indian
Tamil
Tamil may refer to:
People, culture and language
* Tamils, an ethno-linguistic group native to India, Sri Lanka, and some other parts of Asia
**Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka
** Myanmar or Burmese Tamils, Tamil people of Ind ...
-language film directed by
T. R. Sundaram and was produced by V. S. M. Gopalakrishna Iyer. The film stars
M. M. Dandapani Desikar and M. S. Devasena.
Plot
The film depicts the life story of Saint
Manikkavacakar
Manikkavacakar was a 3rd-century Tamil saint and poet who wrote '' Thiruvasagam and Thirukkovaiyar'', books of Shaiva hymns. Tamil scholars and researchers share that he was a minister to the Pandya king Nedunjeliyan II (3rd Century CE) and li ...
.
Cast
The list was compiled from the book Thamizh Cinema Ulagam
;Male cast
*
M. M. Dandapani Desikar Manickavasagar
*P. B. Rangachari Pandiyan
*C. V. V. Panthulu Lord Shiva
*
N. S. Krishnan ''Mestri'' Vengupillai
*S. S. Kokko (Real name: Pasupuleti Srinivasulu Naidu) Kalimuthu
*
T. S. Durairaj
T. S. Durairaj (31 December 1910 – 2 June 1986) was a Tamil language, Tamil film comedian, drama artist, producer and director in the early stages of the Tamil film industry (Kollywood). He received a Kalaimamani award from the Tamil Nadu ...
''Chithal'' (Labour Assistant)
*T. V. Devanadha Iyengar Velayutha Kothan
*K. V. Venkatarama Iyer Pattar, stammerer
*R. P. Yagneshwara Iyer Pattar
*P. Ramaiah Sastry Deekshitar
*Professor Mallaiah Atheist Minister
*K. R. Sundaresan Thiruchitrambala Yogi
*S. R. Sami Minister, Old man
*Sami Sadasivam Old man
*K. R. Singh Atheist King
*M. N. S. Parthasarathy Atheist Minister
*Subramanian Minister's stableman
*Narayana Singh Soldier, Labourer
*Saminathan Soldier
*Venu Civilian T0m-tom beater
*Mylvagana Iyer Temple priest
*A. Narasimha Raju
*K. P. Lakshmanan
*N. M. Rajasami Naidu
*Ramalingam
;Female cast
*M. S. Devasena Manonmani
*M. N. S. Shantha Devi Manohari
*
T. A. Mathuram Amrutham
*P. S. Gnanam Karumbu
*
U. R. Jeevaratnam Dumb woman
*
C. T. Rajakantham Ponnammal
*Seethalakshmi Deekshitar's wife
*Devaram Rajamma Vandhi
*Pushpa Rajamani
*P. K. Vanaja
*Aandaal
*Chellam
*Akilambal
Production
The film was produced by V. S. M. Gopalakrishna Iyer and was directed by
T. R. Sundaram. Mayavaram K. Thiyagaraja Desikar wrote the screenplay and dialogues. Cinematography was handled by P. V. Krishna Iyer and audiography was done by Sardar Eswara Singh. The film was shot and processed at
Modern Theatres
Modern Theaters Ltd was an Indian film studio in Salem, Tamil Nadu started by T. R. Sundaram Mudaliar in 1935. The studio produced over more than 150 films until 1982 in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Hindi, Sinhalese and even English ...
, Salem.
Soundtrack
Some of the hymns sung by Saint Manickavasagar was included in the film. Mayavaram K. Thiyagaraja Desikar wrote the lyrics for the other songs. No music director was credited but the names of instrumentalists are credited.
;Orchestra
*G. Rajagopal Naidu - Fiddle (Violin)
*C. Rangasami - Harmonium
*K. Ambigadas - Tabla
*B. Rangaiya Naidu - Clarinet
*C. Ramachandran - Piano, Dilruba
;List of songs (Manickavasagar hymns)
*''Thiruvalar Thamarai'' is from Thirukovaiyar; others are
Thiruvasagam
''Thiruvasagam'' () is a volume of Tamil language, Tamil hymns composed by the 3rd century Shaivite ''bhakti'' poet Manikkavasagar. It contains 51 compositions and constitutes the eighth volume of the Tirumurai, the sacred anthology of the Tami ...
;Songs penned by K. Thiyagaraja Desikar
References
External links
*
*
{{T. R. Sundaram
1930s Tamil-language films
1930s Indian films
Hindu devotional films
Hindu mythological films
Films scored by G. Rajagopal Naidu