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Music director
  
T. R. Pappa

Story by
  
Karunanidhi

Country
  
India

Director
  
A. Bhimsingh

Screenplay
  
Karunanidhi

Duration
  

Language
  
Tamil

Raja Rani (1956 film) Raja Rani 1956 Full Tamil Movie Sivaji Ganesan S S Rajendran

Release date
  
25 February 1956

Cast
  
Sivaji Ganesan
,
Padmini
,
N S Krishnan
,
S S Rajendran
,
T A Madhuram

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Raja Rani (King, Queen) is a 1956 Indian Tamil-language film that starring Sivaji Ganesan and Padmini in the lead roles. The film was directed by A. Bhimsingh, produced by National Productions and written by Karunanidhi.

Contents

Cast

  • Sivaji Ganesan
  • Padmini
  • S. S. Rajendran
  • Rajasulochana
  • N. S. Krishnan as Samarasam
  • T. A. Madhuram as Santham
  • K. S. Angamuthu
  • Appa K. Duraisamy as Gnanakkann [Padmini's Father]
  • Puthoor Nadarajan
  • S. M. Thiruppathisamy
  • O. A. K. Devar as Villavan
  • 'Kuladeivam' V. R. Rajagopal

    • Crew

  • Production Company: National Pictures
  • Director: A. Bhimsingh
  • Cinematography: Jiten Bnerji (supervisor), G. Vittal Rao
  • Music: T. R. Pappa
  • Lyrics: Mu. Karunanidhi, A.Maruthakasi, P.Kamatchi, M.K.Athmanathan, Villipuththuran and Vivekan
  • Story: Mu. Karunanidhi
  • Dialogue: Mu. Karunanidhi
  • Art Director: S.Ammaiyappan
  • Editing: A. Bhimsingh
  • Choreograph: Heeralal & Sampath Kumar
  • Singer: A. M. Rajah, Sirkazhi Govindarajan, S. C. Krishnan, M. L. Vasanthakumari, T. V. Rathinam, Jikki, Gana Saraswathi
  • Audiography: Dinsa K.Tehrani (Supervisor), M. Loganathan

    • Production

    After the success of Parasakthi (1952), many producers approached Karunaidhi to write the scripts for them. One of the films he wrote was Raja Rani. Sivaji Ganesan and Padmini were selected as leading actor and actress while S. S. Rajendran was selected to play an important role. The film was shot at the now-closed Newtone Studios in Kilpauk. Its owners were Dinshaw K. Tehrani and Jiten Bannerjee, who supervised the audiography and cinematography respectively, G. Vittal Rao handled the camera. The dances were choreographed by Hiralal and Sampathkumar.

    Soundtrack

    The music was composed by T. R. Pappa while the lyrics for songs were written by Mu. Karunanidhi, A. Maruthakasi, P. Kamatchi, M. K. Athmanathan, Villipuththan & Vivekan. Singers are N. S. Krishnan & T. A. Madhuram. Playback singers are A. M. Rajah, Seerkazhi Govindarajan, S. C. Krishnan, M. L. Vasanthakumari, Jikki, N. L. Ganasaraswathi & T. V. Rathinam

    The soundtrack was released under the label "Saregama". The songs were well received especially songs like Manippura Pudhu Manippuraa by M. L. Vasanthakumari and Sirippu Idhan Sirappai by N. S. Krishnan & T. A. Madhuram

    Reception

    Randor Guy of The Hindu stated that the film was remembered for "the alliterative dialogue of Mu. Karunanidhi and delivery by the legendary Sivaji Ganesan, pleasing music and fine performances of Padmini, SSR and others".

    References

    Raja Rani (1956 film) Wikipedia
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    Raja Rani (1956 film) themoviedb.org Raja Rani (1956 film) IMDb