Valibar Sangham (transl. Youth League) is a 1938[3] Indian Tamil-language film written and directed by A. N. Kalyanasundaram and produced by Sagar Movietone. The film stars Mathrimangalam Natesha Iyer, Subhadra, Lakshmanan, and Rukmini in lead roles. This is also Kumari Kamala's first film.[4]

Valibar Sangham
Directed byA. N. Kalyanasundaram[1]
R. S. Murthi
Written byA. N. Kalyanasundaram
Screenplay byA. N. Kalyanasundaram
Story byA. N. Kalyanasundaram
StarringMathrimangalam Natesa Iyer
Subhadra
Lakshmanan
Rukmini
CinematographyRajanikanth Pandya
Music byA. N. Kalyanasundaram
P. S. Anantharaman
Production
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Release date
  • 24 December 1938 (1938-December-24)
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CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Cast

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List in order of from the film's songbook:[5]

  • Mathrimangalam Natesa Iyer as Natesan
  • Subhadra as Kamala
  • Lakshmanan as Sundaram
  • Rukmini as Rukmini
  • Gopalakrishnan as Gopal
  • Ramanujachari as Ramanujam
  • Janaki as Seetha
  • Kokilam (Chellappa) as Kokilam
  • Pruhathambal as Jaya
  • Lakshmi as Sakunthala
  • Kamala as Leela
  • T. K. T. Chari as Chari
  • Shripadha Shankar as Shankar
  • Vaidyanathan as Vaidhi
  • Sadhasivan as Sadhasivan
  • Amirthesan as Amirthesan

Soundtrack

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The music was composed by A. N. Kalyanasundaram and P. S. Anantharaman. The lyrics were written by A. N. Kalyanasundaram and the songs were recorded by S. C. Patil.[5]

No. Song Singer/s
1 Rukmini, Kamala
2 Kokilam (Chellappa)
3 Chorus
4 Subhadra
5 Ramanujachari
6 Gopalakrishnan
7 Lakshmanan
8 Pruhathambal
9 Chorus
10 Pruhathambal
11 Mathrimangalam Natesa Iyer
12 Kokilam (Chellappa)
13 T. K. T. Chari
14 Mathrimangalam Natesa Iyer
15 Subhadra

References

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  1. ^ "Valibar Sangam – 1938 Year Tamil Films". Protamil. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  2. ^ Film News Anandan (2007). Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru [Tamil film history and its achievements] (in Tamil). Chennai: Sivagami Publishers. Archived from the original on 25 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Valibar Sangam". Kollywood 1938 Cinema List. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Valibar Sangam". The Cinema Resource Centre. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  5. ^ a b Valibar Sangham (song book) (in Tamil). Sagar Movietone. 1938.