Nirdoshi (1951 film)

Nirdoshi
Nirdoshi
Directed by	H. M. Reddy
Produced by	H. M. Reddy
Starring	Anjali Devi; Mukkamala Krishna Murthy; G. Varalakshmi; Lakshmikantam; Kanta Rao; Kaikala Satyanarayana
Cinematography	P. L. Roy
Edited by	M.S. Parthasarathy
Music by	Ghantasala; H. R. Padmanabha Sastry
Release date	1951;
Running time	186 minutes
Country	India
Languages	Telugu; Tamil

Nirdoshi or Niraparadhi (transl. Blameless) is a 1951 Telugu/Tamil film produced and directed by H. M. Reddy.^[1] Mukkamala Krishna Murthy played role of hero whereas Anjali Devi played double role. The Rai Brothers (P. L. Rai and Viswanatha Rai) worked as Cinematographers behind the camera^[2] and Ghantasala as Music director. Edited by M.S. Parthasarathy^[3]

Cast

Mukkamala Krishna Murthy as Vijay
Anjali Devi as Nirmala
G. Varalakshmi as Tara
Kona Prabhakara Rao
Lakshmikantam
Tadepalli Lakshmi Kanta Rao
Kaikala Satyanarayana
Doraiswamy
Chandrashekhar
Madhu
Pandit Rao

Production

As Mukkamala Krishna Murthy could not speak Tamil, Director H. M. Reddy appointed Sivaji Ganesan as a dubbing artiste. Ganesan was a stage actor and not much known at that time.^[4] The film was edited by M.S. Parthasarathy.^[3]

Songs

Telugu

All music is composed by Ghantasala

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Swagatam Swagatam"	Ghantasala, Sundaramma

Tamil

Music was composed by Ghantasala and Padmanabha Sastri while the lyrics were penned by M. S. Subramaniam.^[5]

Song	Singer/s	Duration (m:ss)
"Logamaiyaa Logamaam"	A. V. Saraswathi
"Sarasa Sangeethamadhe naamam"	G. Varalakshmi
"Aasai Machan O Nesa Machan"	A. P. Komala & Group
"Swagatham Sadhi Saamrajyam"	Ghantasala & Sundaramma
"Kaattukulle Kuruvi Ottum"	M. S. Subramaniam
"Hrudhayame Needhi"
"Laali Laali Kanne Thaalelo"	Jikki	2:34
"Inba Vaazhvil Thunbama"
"Vidhiyaale Vanameha Seedhai"	M. S. Rama Rao
"Naane Raaniye, Kalaivaaniye"	G. Varalakshmi
"Bhaaratha Devi Jeganthanil"	Jikki & Ghantasala

Reception

Film historian Randor Guy wrote in 2008 that the film is "Remembered for the impressive performance of Anjali Devi in a difficult double role and the arresting screen presence of G. Varalakshmi."^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Guy, Randor (14 November 2008). "Niraparadhi 1951". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
^ Nair, Sashi (9 September 2003). "Their SHOT at fame". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 24 October 2003. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
^ ^a ^b Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (1998) [1994]. Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema. British Film Institute and Oxford University Press. p. 324. ISBN 0-19-563579-5.
^ Rangarajan, Malathi (12 April 2012). "Over to the 'voice'". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 12 October 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
^ Neelamegam, G. (December 2014). Thiraikalanjiyam – Part 1 (in Tamil) (1st ed.). Chennai: Manivasagar Publishers. p. 21.

External links

Nirdoshi at IMDb
Niraparadhi at IMDb

[Randor_Guy-1] Guy, Randor (14 November 2008). "Niraparadhi 1951". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2017.

[2] Nair, Sashi (9 September 2003). "Their SHOT at fame". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 24 October 2003. Retrieved 4 March 2017.

[Encyclopaedia-3] Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (1998) [1994]. Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema. British Film Institute and Oxford University Press. p. 324. ISBN 0-19-563579-5.

[4] Rangarajan, Malathi (12 April 2012). "Over to the 'voice'". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 12 October 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2020.

[5] Neelamegam, G. (December 2014). Thiraikalanjiyam – Part 1 (in Tamil) (1st ed.). Chennai: Manivasagar Publishers. p. 21.

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