Sudharshan (film)

Sudharshan
Sudharshan
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	A. S. A. Sami; Sundar Rao Nadkarni
Screenplay by	A. S. A. Sami; Elangovan
Story by	Sundar Rao Nadkarni
Starring	P. U. Chinnappa; P. Kannamba; (Yogam) Mangalam; Lalitha; T. S. Balaiah; D. Balasubramaniam; P. B. Rangachari; C. K. Saraswathi;
Cinematography	P. Ramasamy; P. L. Roy; B. N. Konda Reddy;
Edited by	Sundar Rao Nadkarni; V. S. Raghavan
Music by	G. Ramanathan
Production; company	Royal Talkies
Distributed by	Royal Talkie Distributors
Release date	28 November 1951;
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Sudharshan is a 1951 Indian Tamil-language film directed by A. S. A. Sami and Sundar Rao Nadkarni. The film stars P. U. Chinnappa and P. Kannamba. The story is based on a popular folk myth about a Panduranga devotee Gora who was a potter by trade. The same story was filmed simultaneously by Gemini Studios. The Gemini version Chakra Dhari was released early and due to unknown reason Sudharshan was delayed.^[1] It was released on 28 November 1951.^[2]

Plot

Cast

Cast according to the opening credits of the film

Male Cast

P. U. Chinnappa as Gorakumbhar
T. S. Balaiah as Namadhevar
D. Balasubramaniam as Sevaji
P. B. Rangachari as Pandurangan
Radhakrishnan as Venkaji
K. Sayeeram as Penda
C. P. Kittan as Goldsmith

Female Cast

P. Kannamba as Thulasi Bai
Lalitha as Rukmani
(Yoga) Mangalam as Shantha Bai
C. K. Saraswathi as Sona

Production

S. S. Vasan of Gemini Studios and Jupiter Pictures started producing the same story under different titles almost simultaneously. However, Gemini's version titled Chakradhari was released in 1948 and was successful at the box-office. Sudharsan was delayed for reasons unknown and was released almost 3 years later in 1951. Popular Carnatic musician and playback singer M. L. Vasanthakumari was cast initially to do the character of the second wife of Gora (PUC). She left the film for undisclosed reasons after a few reels were shot. She was replaced by Mangalam of the famous Yogam-Mangalam dance duo. Likewise, A. S. A. Sami who was directing the film, was replaced by Sundar Rao Nadkarni. P. U. Chinnappa who played the male lead role, died at a young age, before the film was released.^[1]

Soundtrack

Music was composed by G. Ramanathan and the lyrics were penned by Papanasam Sivan and K. D. Santhanam. The singing star, P. U. Chinnappa sang many songs one of which, Anna sedan papa… was a hit.^[1]

Song	Singer/s	Lyricist	Duration(m:ss)
"Anna Sedan Papa"	P. U. Chinnappa		03:01
"Paanduranga Naamam"	P. B. Rangachari		03:00
"Sree Dhaamodharaa Jeyasegaraa"	P. U. Chinnappa		01:49
"UnakkEn Veen Kavalai"	P. U. Chinnappa & P. Kannamba		02:09
"Unnadiyil Anbu Vaitthen"	P. U. Chinnappa		03:22
"Unnai Kandu Mayamngaadha Pergal Undo"	P. A. Periyanayaki		03:09
"Ulagame Sandhai Koottamada.... Paaril Sandhai Koottam"	P. A. Periyanayaki	K. D. Santhanam	03:01
"Suya Muyarchiyaale"	P. U. Chinnappa & T. R. Gajalakshmi	K. D. Santhanam	02:52
"Palavagai Vadivulla Pangkajavaradhaa"	P. U. Chinnappa & P. Kannamba		01:13
"Thirukkan Kaatthaan"	P. U. Chinnappa		03:08
"Enna Seidhaai Appa"	P. U. Chinnappa		04:41

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Guy, Randor (30 January 2009). "Sudharshan1951". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 11 November 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
^ "1951 – சுதர்சன் – ராயல் டாக்கீஸ்" [1951 – Sudharshan – Royal Talkies]. Lakshman Sruthi (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 11 November 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2016.

External links

Sudharshan at IMDb

[hindu-1] Guy, Randor (30 January 2009). "Sudharshan1951". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 11 November 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2016.

[lakshmansruthi-2] "1951 – சுதர்சன் – ராயல் டாக்கீஸ்" [1951 – Sudharshan – Royal Talkies]. Lakshman Sruthi (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 11 November 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2016.

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