Sengamala Theevu (transl. Red Lotus Island) is a 1962 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by S. Rajendran. The film stars M. R. Radha, C. L. Anandan, Rajasree and Pushpalatha.[2]
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| Directed by | S. Rajendran |
| Screenplay by | Salem Natarajan |
| Story by | Saaptoor Aiyadurai |
| Produced by | M. A. Venu |
| Starring | M. R. Radha C. L. Anandan Rajasree T. P. Muthulakshmi |
| Music by | K. V. Mahadevan |
Production company | M. A. V. Pictures |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
editThis article needs a plot summary. (July 2022) |
Cast
editThe following list is compiled from the book Thiraikalanjiyam Part 2[3] and from the film credits.
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Production
editThe film was produced by M. A. Venu under his own banner M. A. V. Pictures and was directed by S. Rajendran. The story was written by Saaptoor Aiyadurai while the screenplay and dialogues were penned by Salem Natarajan. The film was made at Salem Ratna Studios. Development began as early as 1956 with a largely different cast and crew.[4]
Soundtrack
editMusic was composed by K. V. Mahadevan.[3][5] The songs "Malarai Parithaai Thalaiyil Vaithaai" and "Sindhithaal Sirippu Varum" attained popularity.[6][7]
| Song | Singer/s | Lyricist | Length |
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| "Ennai Paarthaa Parihaasam" | P. B. Srinivas | Thiruchi Thiyagarajan | 03:30 |
| "Yemaatha Therinjavan Sugavaasi" | S. V. Ponnusamy | ||
| "Sindhithaal Sirippu Varum" | T. M. Soundararajan | 03:37 | |
| "Kannaal Pesuvom, Kaiyai Veesuvom" | Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi & L. R. Eswari | 03:17 | |
| "Paaduvom Poomalai Sooduvom" | 02:17 | ||
| "Malarai Parithaai Thalaiyil Vaithaai" | P. B. Srinivas & L. R. Eswari | 03:28 | |
| "Pesiyathu Naanillai Kangal Thaane" | M. S. Rajeswari | Ekalaivan | 03:15 |
| "Pakalil Pesum Nilavinai Kanden" | T. M. Soundararajan & S. Janaki | 03:11 | |
| "Naan Onru Ninaithen Nadakkavillai" | S. Janaki | 03:44 |
References
edit- ^ "1962-ல் வெளியான படப்பட்டியல் - தயாரிப்பாளர்கள்" [List of films released in 1962 – Producers]. Lakshman Sruthi (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 11 December 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- ^ "Sengamala Theevu". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 7 January 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- ^ a b Neelamegam, G. (2016). Thiraikalanjiyam — Part 2 (in Tamil) (1st ed.). Chennai: Manivasagar Publishers. pp. 63–64.
- ^ "Sengamala Theevu". The Indian Express. 13 April 1956. p. 10. Retrieved 5 July 2022 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "Sengamala Theevu". JioSaavn. 31 December 1962. Archived from the original on 28 February 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- ^ "கவிஞர் தியாகராஜன் நூற்றாண்டு: தாமரை பூத்த தடாகமடீ!". Dinamani (in Tamil). 18 August 2019. Archived from the original on 18 July 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- ^ "நூற்றாண்டைக் கடந்த கவிஞர் திருச்சி தியாகராஜன்". Dinamani (in Tamil). 9 May 2021. Archived from the original on 11 October 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
