Manthiri Kumaran

1963 Indian film
  • 1963 (1963)
Running time
164 minutesCountryIndiaLanguageTamil

Manthiri Kumaran (transl. Minister's Son) is a 1963 Indian Tamil-language film directed by B. Vittalacharya. The film stars Kanta Rao, Anuradha and Rajasree.

Plot

Madana, a prince in exile, falls in love with a statue. His friend, Guna Keerthi, realizes that princess Rathnavali resembles the statue and decides to unite the lovelorn prince with Rathnavali.

Cast

The list is adapted from the film titles.[1]

Male cast
  • Kantha Rao
  • Raja
  • Balakrishnan
  • Lanka Sathyam
  • Satyanarayana
Female cast
  • Anuradha
  • Rajasree
  • Meenakumari
  • Jayanthi
  • Shanthi

Production

The film was produced by Kandasamy and Gopalasamy and was directed by B. Vittalacharya. The writer was B. V. Acharya. Cinematography was done by G. Chandru While K. Govindasamy was in charge of editing. Art direction was by B. V. Babu.[1] The film was made in Telugu with the title Madana Kamaraju Katha and was released in 1962.

Soundtrack

Music was composed by Rajan–Nagendra while the lyrics were penned by Puratchidasan.[1]

Song Singer/s Length
"Ponn Milave Nee Vaa" P. Susheela 03:15
"Chendu Malli Maalaiyo" T. M. Soundararajan & P. Susheela 03:20
"Thendral Poongavil Nindraadum" T. M. Soundararajan & P. Susheela 03:14
"Gadhi Nee Badhrakaali Thaaye" P. Susheela 01:14
"Seivom Ippave Kalyaanam" S. C. Krishnan & Jikki 03:24
"Paruvam Konjiya Kannidhu" P. Susheela 03:25
"Chendu Malli Maalaiyo" T. M. Soundararajan 03:12

References

  1. ^ a b c d Manthiri Kumaran (motion picture) (in Tamil). Vittal Productions. 1963. Opening credits, from 0:00 to 1:01.
  2. ^ "1963-ல் வெளியான படப்பட்டியல் - தயாரிப்பாளர்கள்" [List of films released in 1963 – Producers]. Lakshman Sruthi (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 21 November 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2018.

External links

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