Vijayapuri Veeran (transl. The Warrior of Vijayapuri) is a 1960 Indian Tamil-language swashbuckler film directed by Joseph Thaliath Jr. and written by A. C. Tirulokchandar. An adaptation of the novel The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas,[1] it stars C. L. Anandan (in his acting debut), M. Hemalatha, S. A. Ashokan and S. V. Ramadas in lead roles.

Vijayapuri Veeran
Poster
Directed byJoseph Thaliath Jr.
Screenplay byA. C. Tirulokchandar
Based onThe Three Musketeers
by Alexandre Dumas
Produced byJoseph Thomas
StarringC. L. Anandan
M. Hemalatha
S. A. Ashokan
S. V. Ramadas
CinematographyR. N. Pillai
Edited byP. V. Karunakaran
Music byT. R. Pappa
Production
company
Citadel Film Corporation
Release date
  • 12 February 1960 (1960-02-12)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

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Cast

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Production

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Vijayapuri Veeran, an adaptation of the Alexandre Dumas novel The Three Musketeers,[3] was directed by Joseph Thaliath Jr., written by A. C. Tirulokchandar and produced by Joseph Thomas under Citadel Film Corporation. The dialogues were written by Nanjilnaadu T. N. Rajappa, cinematography was handled by R. N. Pillai,[4] and editing by P. V. Karunakaran.[2] The cast featured mainly newcomers such as C. L. Anandan, M. Hemalatha, Kamini, R. Chandrakantha, S. V. Ramadas, Pandi Selvaraj and S. Rama Rao.[5]

Soundtrack

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The music was composed by T. R. Pappa and lyrics were written by Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass, K. D. Santhanam and M. K. Aathmanathan.[6]

Songs Singers Lyrics Length
"Ullatthile Uram Venumadaa" A. M. Rajah 03:25
"Isai Paadum Thendralodu" A. M. Rajah & Jikki 03:28
"Aalai Paaru Kannaley Aadam" P. Susheela 05:12
"Aasai Machchan Visuvasa Machchan" S. Janaki & S. C. Krishnan 04:36
"Solla Venuma Innum Sollavenuma" A. M. Rajah & Jikki 03:17
"Kokkarthichuk Koondu Payum" S. C. Krishnan, T. V. Rathnam & L. R. Eswari 04:06
"Vaaniley Malarnthidum Valarmadhiye" Sirkazhi Govindarajan 01:47
"Inbam Konjam Vennila" A. P. Komala 01:15

Release and reception

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Vijayapuri Veeran was released on 12 February 1960,[4] and emerged a commercial success.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Guy, Randor (27 June 2015). "Athey Kangal 1967". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 1 November 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d Vijayapuri Veeran (motion picture) (in Tamil). Citadel Film Corporation. 1960. Opening credits, from 0:00 to 2:20.
  3. ^ C. N. R. (10 February 1963). "The Growing Burden Of Taxation". The Illustrated Weekly of India. Vol. 84, Part 1. p. 124. Archived from the original on 20 June 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  4. ^ a b "1960 – விஜயபுரி வீரன் – தி சிட்டாடல் பிரிம் கார்ப். (இ-டப்) (த-தெ)" [1960 – Vijayapuri Veeran – The Citadel Film Corp. (hi-dub) (ta-te)]. Lakshman Sruthi (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 26 October 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  5. ^ a b Guy, Randor (24 April 2009). "Vijayapuri Veeran 1960". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 1 April 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  6. ^ "Vijayapuri Veeran 1960". Music India Online. Archived from the original on 16 May 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
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