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Kula Deivam (1956 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Kula Deivam' is a 1956 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by KrishnanPanju and written by Murasoli Maran. It is a remake of the 1954 Bengali film 'Banga Kora'. The film stars S. V. Sahasranamam and Pandari Bai, while Rajagopal, S. S. Rajendran, Chandrababu, S. A. Ashokan and Vijayakumari play supporting roles. The film's soundtrack and background score were composed by R. Sudarsanam. Maruthi Rao and S. Panjabi handled cinematography and editing respectively. The film was released on 29 September 1956, and became a commercial success, winning the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil. 'Banga Kora' went on to be remade in Hindi as 'Bhabhi' and in Kannada as 'Jenu Goodu'. Pandari Bai reprised her role in both the versions.
Cast
;Male cast
* S. V. Sahasranamam as Muthaiahhttps://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1956/oct/14-10-1956/p68.jpg
* S. S. Rajendran as Rajaiah
* M. K. Mustafa as Muthaiah
* V. R. Rajagopal as Chinnaiah
* D. Balasubramaniam as Kannappan
* T. R. Natarajan as Jeeva
* Duraisami as Karmegham
* Master Murali as Kanmani
* Chandrababu as Babu
* A. Karunanidhi as Latha's brother-in-law
* S. A. Ashokan as Doctor
;Female cast
* M. Pandari Bai as Shantha
* M. N. Rajam as Thara
* C. R. Vijayakumari as Mangalam
* M. Mynavathi as Latha
* M. R. Santhanalakshmi
* P. S. Gnanam as Muthaiah's aunt
* K. S. Angamuthu as Neighbor
* D. Indira as Nalina
;Dance
* Kumari Kamala
;Male support cast
* P. S. Venkatachalam, Sethu, Kottapuli Jayaraman, A. S. Kannan, Ganapathi, Thiruvenkatam, Kittan and Pottai Krishnamoorthy.
Production
'Kula Deivam' was remade from the 1954 Bengali film 'Banga Kora'. It was directed by the duo KrishnanPanju, and the dialogues were written by Murasoli Maran, making his cinematic debut. Stage actor V. R. Rajagopal, who appeared in this film, later adapted the film's title as a prefix to his name.
Soundtrack
Soundtrack was composed by R. Sudharsanam and lyrics were written by Mahakavi Subramania Bharathiyar, Bharathidasan, Pattukottai Kalyanasundaram, K. P. Kamatchi and M. K. Athmanathan. Playback singers are C. S. Jayaraman, T. M. Soundararajan, Seerkazhi Govindarajan, M. M. Muthu, M. L. Vasanthakumari, T. V. Rathnam & P. Susheela.
A Kriti composed by Oothukadu Venkata Subbaiyer, 'Thaaye Yasodha Undhan', was included in the film for a dance sequence of Kumari Kamala. It was sung by M. L. Vasanthakumari.
The album was released under the label "Saregama".
Release
'Kula Deivam' was released on 29 September 1956, delayed from a 20 September release. The film was a commercial success, and ran for over 100 days in theatres. Randor Guy of 'The Hindu' noted that the film was "Remembered for the socially relevant storyline, excellent performances by Sahasranamam and Pandari Bai, pleasing music and touching on-screen narration". The film won National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil.
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