''Singari'' is a 1951 Indian

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directed by T. R. Raghunath. The film stars T. R. Ramachandran, Lalitha and Padmini. It was released on 29 October 1951.

Plot

A young man (Nayagam) who is wrongly convicted for a bank robbery leaves his young daughter behind to serve a seven-year sentence in prison. She is involved in a car accident. The car owner, a rich man, (Balasubramaniam) brings her up as his own, changing her name (Padmini). A college-going girl (Lalitha) drawn to the world of entertainment runs away from home and joins a drama troupe run by TRR assisted by a crooked manager (T. K. Ramachandran). Sahasranamam (the rich man's son) is thrown out of the house by his father because of his insistence on going abroad for further studies. The father goes on a long pilgrimage and Sahasranamam coming back meets Padmini who is drawn to him. However, he goes around with the stage actor (Lalitha), creating much gossip. Indeed T. R. Ramachandran is in love with her. Complications ensue and, in the end, it turns out that the young women are the daughters of two brothers and the two couples marry and live happily.

Cast

Adapted from the opening credits of the film ;Male cast * T. R. Ramachandran * S. V. Sahasranamam * D. Balasubramaniam * T. K. Ramachandran * V. K. Ramasamy *C. V. Nayagam *C. S. Pandian * T. V. Radhakrishnan * Thangavelu ;Female cast * Lalitha * Padmini * Ragini *N. R. Leela *Nirmala *M. M. Radha Bai * C. K. Saraswathi *M. S. S. Bhagyam

Soundtrack

Music was composed by 3 music directors – T. A. Kalyanam,

S. V. Venkatraman Sozhavanthan Varadharajan Venkatraman (Tamil: சோழவந்தான் வரதராஜன் வெங்கட்ராமன்) (25 April 1911 – 7 April 1998), also known as SVV, was an Indian actor, singer, and music director, wh ...

and T. R. Ramanathan while the lyrics were penned by Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass, K. P. Kamatchi Sundaram and

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. Probably T. R. Ramanathan handled the background music as his name does not appear in the credits for songs.

Songs

The following list of songs is adapted from the book authored by K. Neelamegam.

Reception

Film historian

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wrote in 2011 that the film was remembered for its storyline, music, song, dances and the remarkable performance of artistes like Sahasranamam, Lalitha, Padmini, D. Balasubramaniam and ''Kaka'' Radhakrishnan.

Legacy

Comedian K. A. Thangavelu came to be known as ''Danaal Thangavelu'' because he used the phrase ''Danaal Danaal'' in his dialogues in this film.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title 1950s Tamil-language films 1951 comedy films 1951 films Films directed by T. R. Raghunath Films scored by S. V. Venkatraman Indian comedy films Films scored by T. A. Kalyanam Films scored by T. R. Ramanathan