Amma Enge (transl. Where is mother?) is a 1964 Indian Tamil-language film directed by G. Viswanathan. The film stars Muthuraman, R. S. Manohar, Chandrakantha and Rajasri. It was released on 27 November 1964.[1]
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| Directed by | G. Viswanathan |
| Screenplay by | A. L. Narayanan Seehampatti Rajagopal |
| Produced by | T. R. Sundaram |
| Starring | R. S. Manohar Muthuraman Chandrakantha Rajasri |
| Cinematography | H. S. Venu |
| Music by | Vedha |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
editRanjitham is accused of stealing a diamond ring and is run out of town with her father. Her father dies heartbroken. Ranjitham joins a family as a nanny for a young girl, Amutha. The girl's mother has left her family with whereabouts unknown. The girl's father falls in love with Ranjitham and desires to marry her. He clears her name as a thief. Ring is found and is given as a gift to Ranjitham.
The young girl Amutha runs away and is later found safe in a forest by her father and Ranjitham.
Ranjitham agrees to marry Amutha's father who then goes to Madras to prepare for the wedding. Ranjitham goes to temple with the girl's aunt and is secretly followed by Amutha. Aunt locks off Ranjitham in the temple and asks her goons to kill Amutha. It is revealed aunt had killed Amutha's mother so her daughter could marry girl's father. Father is back home at the right time and rescues Amutha and later Ranjitham from the temple. Aunt runs away and commits suicide. Ranjitham gets married and sees off Amutha to school.
Cast
editThe list is adapted from the book Thiraikalanjiyam[2]
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Production
editThe film was produced by T. R. Sundaram under the banner Modern Theatres and was directed by G. Viswanathan. Screenplay and dialogues were written by A. L. Narayanan and Seehampatti Rajagopal. H. M. Venu was the director of Cinematography.[1]
Soundtrack
editThe music was composed by Vedha and the lyrics were penned by Kannadasan, Panchu Arunachalam, Vaali and Nallathambi.[2]
| Song | Singer/s | Lyricist |
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| "Pappa Pappa Kathai Kelu" | A. L. Raghavan | Vaali |
| "Nilavu Pirantha Nerathile" | P. Susheela with group | |
| "Thottup Paar Thodumpothu Inbam" | ||
| "Come Come Rosie" | A. L. Raghavan, L. R. Eswari | |
| "Akka Magalukku Sadai Neelam" | S. V. Ponnusamy, L. R. Eswari | |
| "Aakaasa Pandalile Ayiram Poo" | P. Susheela | |
| "Nenjukku Theriyum" | Kannadasan | |
| "Mayakkam Mayakkam Iravile" | Nallathambi | |
| "Naan Vanangum Deivame" | P. Susheela, P. B. Srinivas | |
| "Amma Amma Enge Pone" | M. S. Rajeswari | Panju Arunasalam |
Reception
editWriting for Kalki, S. Neelakantan said viewers needed three things before watching the film: patience, a liniment for headaches, and a pillow.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b "1964 – அம்மா எங்கே – மாடர்ன் தியேட்டர்ஸ்" [1964 – Amma Enge – Modern Theatres]. Lakshman Sruthi (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 9 July 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- ^ a b Neelamegam, G. (December 2014). Thiraikalanjiyam – Part 1 (in Tamil) (1st ed.). Chennai: Manivasagar Publishers. p. 142.
- ^ நீலகண்டன், எஸ். (3 January 1965). "அம்மா எங்கே". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 20. Archived from the original on 11 August 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
