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Nallakalam
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Wikipedia article
'Nallakalam' is a 1954 Indian Tamil-language film directed by K. Vembu and Jyotish Sinha. The film stars M. K. Radha and Pandari Bai.[http://www.gomolo.com/nalla-kalam-movie-cast-crew/9134 Nalla Kalam (1954 Tamil)]
Cast
The list was compiled from the database of Film News Anandan and from 'Thiraikalanjiyam'
;Male cast
*M. K. Radha
*T. S. Balaiah
*N. S. Krishnan
*Kula Deivam V. R. Rajagopal
*M. L. Pathy
*T. S. Natarajan
;Female Cast
*Pandari Bai
*T. A. Mathuram
*K. Varalakshmi
*K. Lakshmikantham
Production
K. Prabhakar was in charge of Cinematography while the editing was done by C. Rajan. Choreography was by Sohanlal. Nallakalam was filmed at Film Centre, Madras and the stills were taken by Gnanam.
Soundtrack
Music was composed by K. V. Mahadevan while the lyrics were penned by M. P. Sivam, Puratchidasan and Udumalai Narayana Kavi. Singers are N. S. Krishnan and T. A. Mathuram and playback singers are R. Balasaraswathi Devi, A. Andal, N. L. Ganasaraswathi and K. Rani.
The song 'Summa Irukkaadhunga' sung by N. S. Krishnan was a hit and 'Vaazhvu Malarndhu mannam veesidudhe' was popular in Radio Ceylon during the 1950s.
Reception
'The Indian Express' called it an "above-average picture".
References
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