Veerakkanal
| Veerakkanal | |
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| Tamil | வீரக்கனல் |
| Directed by | G. K. Ramu |
| Produced by | P. S. Veerappa |
| Starring | Gemini Ganesan P. S. Veerappa Anjali Devi M. N. Nambiar M. N. Rajam K. A. Thangavelu Kumari Kamala M. Saroja |
| Music by | K. V. Mahadevan |
Production company | P. S. V. Pictures[1] |
Release date | 2 December 1960[2] |
Running time | 147 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Veerakkanal (English: Fire of Bravery) is 1960 Indian Tamil-language historical action film, directed by G. K. Ramu and produced by P. S. Veerappa under his own production company P. S. V. Pictures. The music was composed by K. V. Mahadevan. The film stars Gemini Ganesan P. S. Veerappa and M. N. Nambiar in lead roles, with Anjali Devi M. N. Rajam and Kumari Kamala. The lead comedy pair K. A. Thangavelu and M. Saroja provided comic relief in this film.[3]
Cast
- Gemini Ganesan as Parandhaman
- P. S. Veerappa as The King
- Anjali Devi as Rajathi (The King Daughter)
- M. N. Nambiar as Raghu Devan (The Minister)
- M. N. Rajam as Porkodi (Raghu Devan Sister)
- Kumari Kamala as Thenmozhi (The Dancer)
- K. A. Thangavelu as Santhosham
- M. Saroja as Ananthi (Santhosham's Wife)
- Sundari Bai as Urvasi (Porkodi's Friend)
- Venkatachalam as Rajathi's Step father
Crew
- Director: G. K. Ramu
- Producer: P. S. Veerappa
- Music: K. V. Mahadevan
- Lyrics: Kannadasan and A. Maruthakasi
- Production: P. S. V. Pictures
- Run time: 148 Mins
- Released: 17 July 1960
Soundtrack
| Veerakkanal | |||||
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| Released | 1960 | ||||
| Recorded | 1960 | ||||
| Genre | Sareegama | ||||
| Length | 30:06 | ||||
| Language | Tamil | ||||
| Producer | K. V. Mahadevan | ||||
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Music was composed by K. V. Mahadevan and lyrics were written by Kannadasan, A. Maruthakasi and Pattukkottai Kalyanasundaram.[4][5]
| No. | Song | Singer | Lyrics | Length (m:ss) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Sirithukonde Irukkavendum" | P. Suseela | Kannadasan | 4:30 |
| 2 | "Silayodu Vilayadavaa" | 05:41 | ||
| 3 | "Poomudipathum Pottu Vaipathum" | 03:31 | ||
| 4 | "Piravigal Palakodi" | T. M. Soundararajan | A. MaruthaKasi | 03:43 |
| 5 | "Chithirame Chithirame" | P. Suseela Sirkazhi Govindarajan | Kannadasan | 03:07 |
| 6 | "Kaikal Irandil" | 04:19 | ||
| 7 | "Thangakiliyae Mozhi Pesu" | 03:26 | ||
| 8 | "Thazhi Pottu Kitta" | S. C. Krishnan L. R. Eswari | 03:09 | |
| 9 | "Pottukitta" | Tiruchi Loganathan | Pattukkottai Kalyanasundaram | 03:31 |
| 10 | "Pottukitta Rendu" | Tiruchi Loganathan L. R. Eswari | Pattukkottai Kalyanasundaram | 03:29 |
References
- ^ https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19601204&printsec=frontpage&hl=en
- ^ The Indian Express 2 December 1960. p. 10
- ^ "veerakkanal". spicyonion. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
- ^ "Veerakkanal songs". tamiltunes. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
- ^ "Veerakkanal 1960". mio. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
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