Zamindar (1952 film)
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| Tamil | ஜமீன்தார் |
| Directed by | P. V. Krishnan |
| Written by | Pa. Kannan |
| Starring | S. A. Nataraj Madhuri Devi |
| Cinematography | J. G. Vijayam |
| Edited by | T. Vijayarangam |
| Music by | G. Ramanathan |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Zamindar is a 1952 Indian Tamil-language film directed by P. V. Krishnan and jointly produced by Jupiter Pictures and Sangeetha Pictures. The film script was written by Jalakantapuram Pa. Kannan. Music by G. Ramanathan is an asset to the movie. The film stars S. A. Nadadarajan, M. V. Rajamma , Madhuri Devi D. Balasubramaniam and T. P. Muthulakshmi playing lead roles. M. M. A. Chinnappa (late Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar) played the minor role in the film. The movie did not meet with success.[2]
Production
The story of Zamindar was written by a popular writer of the day with progressive ideas and leaning towards Dravidian movements, Jalaksntapuram Pa. Kannan, who also wrote the dialogue.
This film was a joint production of the famous Jupiter pictures and Sangeetha Pictures. Sangeetha was a unit of the day, M. A. Venu, who had humble beginnings in Modern Theatres, did small roles and looked after the business side. Soon, he established MAV Pictures, making successful movies such as Mudalali (the debut of Muktha K. Srinivasan as director) and Sampoorna Ramayanam. For a while, Venu also had a studio near Salem taking over the Ratna studio on a long lease.
The film was produced at the famous Central Studio, Coimbatore which played major roles in the development of Tamil Cinema since its early days in the 1930s.[2]
Plot
Allikulam is small Zamindari administered by the regent Pandi Thevar, who has plans to usurp it with the sudden and shocking demise of the Zamindar, his villainous brother also plans to usurp the property. These, the regent and the brother are at loggerheads with one trying to outdo the other. The story has many characters, Manmudi, a struggling farmer is man of discipline, even though he has a rough exterior and his sister Meenakshi is a good looking young woman. The villain plans to kidnap her. Indulging in murders and such crimes, more complications are woven into the story to create more interesting situations.[2]
Cast
Cast according to the songbook:[3]
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Soundtrack
Music composed by G. Ramanathan and lyrics written by A. Maruthakasi and K. M. Sheriff. Playback singers are G. Ramanathan, M. A. Raja, V. T. Rajagopal, P. Leela, Jikki, T. V. Rathnam and R. Jayalakshmi.[3] There were many songs, however, they did not become hits. There was a gypsy dance by Rita which was choreographed by B. Hiralal. The Bharatha Natyam dances were choreographed by R. T. Krishnamoorthi.[3][2]
Reception
S. A. Natarajan, who made a splash with Manthiri Kumari (1950 film) was his usual debonair self in this film. Madhuri Devi was attractive and M. V. Rajamma played a suffering woman carrying the burden of the family on her shoulders. Randor Guy stated the article The film has several talented actors, who came from the theatrical background, such as M. R. Santhanam and D. Balasubramaniam, while the later day producer and multilingual hits (including Hindi). Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar played minor role as a tough guy credited as M. M. A. Chinnappa. The performance will be remembered by Natarajan, Rajamma, Madhuri Devi, Balasubramaniam and the dances.[2]