Sethu Bandhanam (1937 film)
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| Sethu Bandhanam | |
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| Tamil | சேது பந்தனம் |
| Directed by | R. Padmanabhan |
| Based on | Indian Epic Ramayana |
| Produced by | R. Padmanabhan |
| Starring | P. B. Rangachari Nott Annaji Rao M. D. Parthasarathy M. S. Mohanambal K. S. Angamuthu |
| Music by | M. D. Parthasarathy |
Production company | Oriental Films |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Sethu Bandhanam is a 1937 Indian Tamil-language film based on the Epic Ramayana. The film was produced and directed by R. Padmanabhan[2] and stars P. B. Rangachari, Nott Annaji Rao, M. D. Parthasarathy and M. S. Mohanambal. No print of the film is known to survive, making it a lost film.[3]
Plot
[edit]The story is the part of Ramayana where Rama builds a bridge between India and Lanka to go and take back his wife Sita who was abducted by Ravana, the King of Lanka. The bridge is also called Sethubandhanam.
Cast
[edit]The list is compiled from The Hindu article[3] and from the database of Film News Anandan[1]
- P. B. Rangachari
- Nott Annaji Rao
- M. D. Parthasarathy
- M. S. Mohanambal
- M. A. Sandow
- Kulathu Mani
- M.R. Subramaniam
- T. K. Kannammal
- K. S. Angamuthu
- Bhagirathi
- M. S. Ramachandran
Production
[edit]The film had an alternate title Sethu Bandhan. R. Padmanabhan also produced a comedy short film Aasai and released together with the main film. It was customary those days to 'attach' a short comedy along with the main films. T. N. Kamalaveni and Puliyur Duraiswami Ayya played the lead roles in this short film.[3]
The film was remade in Telugu with the same title Sethu Bandhanam by R. Padmanabhan in 1946.[2]
Soundtrack
[edit]Music was composed by M. D. Parthasarathy while the lyrics were written by Chidambaram Vaidyanatha Sarma.[3] P. B. Rangachari, M. D. Parthasarathy and M. S. Mohanambal sang most of the songs.
Lost film
[edit]Except for some stills and a few records, no print of the film is known to survive, making it a lost film.[3]
Reception
[edit]The film was a success and is remembered for the on-screen narration of the epic by R. Pathmanabhan "and the impressive acting by Rangachari, Parthasarathy and Mohanambal."[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Film News Anandan (23 October 2004). Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru [History of Landmark Tamil Films] (in Tamil). Chennai: Sivakami Publishers. Archived from the original on 7 April 2017.
- ^ a b Ashish Rajadhyaksha; Paul Willemen. Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema (PDF). Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 1998. p. 641.
- ^ a b c d e f Guy, Randor (26 September 2010). "Sethu Bandhanam 1937". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 7 April 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
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