''Nallakalam'' () is a 1954 Indian

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-language film directed by K. Vembu and Jyotish Sinha. The film stars M. K. Radha and

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. It was released on 21 May 1954.

Plot

Cast

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and from ''Thiraikalanjiyam'' ;Male cast * M. K. Radha * T. S. Balaiah * N. S. Krishnan *

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*M. L. Pathy *T. S. Natarajan ;Female Cast *

* T. A. Mathuram *K. Varalakshmi *K. Lakshmikantham

Production

K. Prabhakar was in charge of Cinematography while the editing was done by C. Rajan. Choreography was by Sohanlal. Nallakalam was filmed at Film Centre, Madras and the stills were taken by Gnanam.

Soundtrack

Music was composed by

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Release and reception

''Nallakalam'' was released on 21 May 1954, and distributed by Subbu & Co. ''

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'' called it an "above-average picture", although the critic said Radha and Pandari Bai "give efficient delineations of their roles".

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*{{IMDb title 1950s Indian films 1950s Tamil-language films 1954 drama films 1954 films Films scored by K. V. Mahadevan Indian drama films Tamil-language drama films Tamil-language Indian films