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Kaanal Neer
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Wikipedia article
'Kaanal Neer' is a 1961 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by P. S. Ramakrishna Rao. The film stars A. Nageswara Rao and P. Bhanumathi in the lead. An adaptation of the novel 'Badi Didi' by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay, it was simultaneously filmed in Telugu as 'Batasari'. The film was released on 21 July 1961, and did not succeed commercially.
Plot
Cast
The list was adapted from the film's review article in The Hindu.
;Male cast
* A. Nageswara Rao as Suren
* Calcutta N. Viswanathan
* Javar Seetharaman
* M. R. Santhanam
* "Kottapuli" Jayaraman
* "Appa" K. Duraiswami
* B. R. Panthulu
;Female cast
* P. Bhanumathi as Madhavi
* Sowcar Janaki
* Devika
* P. S. Gnanam
* Suryakantham Mohana
* "Baby" Kanchana
* L. Vijayalakshmi
* Lakshmi Rajyam
Production
'Kaanal Neer' was an adaptation of 'Badi Didi', a novel written by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay. It was simultaneously filmed in Telugu as 'Batasari'.
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by Master Venu. The lyrics were written by Kannadasan and Ku. Ma. Balasubramaniam.
Release and reception
'Kaanal Neer' was released on 21 July 1961 and was released by Gemini Studios. The following week, 'The Indian Express' said, "The standout feature of 'Kaanal Neer' is the fascinating photography of young Venkat, particularly in the climax. In other technical respects, the film maintains a good standard." According to historian Randor Guy, the film did not succeed commercially because audiences felt the story was too highbrow.
References
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