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Illara Jothi
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Wikipedia article
'Illara Jothi' is a 1954 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by G. R. Rao. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Padmini and Sriranjani. The film had musical score by G. Ramanathan. It was released on 9 April 1954.
Plot
Cast
Cast according to the opening credits and the song book.
;Male cast
* Sivaji Ganesan as Manohar
* Thangavelu as Nettilingam
* K. K. Perumal as Professor
* Thirupathisami as Savadhan Pillai
* M. N. Krishnan as Monk
* Ashokan as Mohan
* Rama Rao as Ameena
* Sethupathi as Unani Doctor
* Kottapuli Jayaraman as Story Seer
* Kittan as Publishing Boss
* Soundar as Rajaman Singh
* Raju
;Female cast
* Padmini as Chitrakekha
* Sriranjani as Kaveri
* C. K. Saraswathi as Anantha
* Kamalam as Lakshmi
;Dance
* Chandra-Kamala
Production
Anarkali-Salim drama appeared in a dance-song sequence in this film. Lyricist Kannadasan had claimed in his autobiography that M. Karunanidhi had plagiarised his script, when he (Kannadasan) was serving a jail sentence for his activism as a group leader for the Kallakudi demonstration. The song book, however, does not include Karunanidhi's name for his contribution.
Soundtrack
The music was composed by G. Ramanathan. Lyrics were by Kannadasan.
References
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