Harischandra (1944 film)

Harischandra is a 1944 Indian Tamil-language film directed by K. Nagabhushanam and written by T. C. Vadivel Nayakar, starring P. U. Chinnappa and P. Kannamba.[2] It is based on the legend of king Harishchandra.[3]

Harischandra
Theatrical release poster
Directed byK. Nagabhushanam
Screenplay byT. C. Vadivel Nayakar
StarringChinnappa
Kannamba
Krishnan
Mathuram
CinematographyKamal Ghosh
Edited byN. K. Gopal
Music byS. V. Venkatraman
S. Rajeswara Rao
Production
company
Sri Rajarajeswari Pictures
Distributed byGemini Studios[1]
Release date
  • 14 January 1944 (1944-01-14)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Cast

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The list was adapted from the film titles[4]

Production

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Art was done by Hari Babu. Choreography was handled by Meenakshi Sundaram Pillai. Cinematography was handled by Kamal Ghosh.[5]

Soundtrack

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The songs were composed by S. V. Venkatraman and the background music was composed by S. Rajeswara Rao. The lyrics were written by C. A. Lakshmana Das. Finally, the songs were recorded by B. Ranga Rao.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Harischandra". The Indian Express. 11 January 1944. p. 1.
  2. ^ Guy, Randor (16 November 2007). "Harischandra 1944". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 10 January 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Harishchandra 1944". The Hindu. 3 July 2009. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  4. ^ Harischandra Full feature film on YouTube
  5. ^ Vamanan. "கலைமாமணி வாமனனின் 'நிழலல்ல நிஜம்' – 146 | கேமரா கண் தந்த கமல் கோஷ்!" [Not shadow but real – 146 | Kamal Ghosh, who had the eye of the camera!]. Dinamalar (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 26 September 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2018.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. ^ ஹரிச்சந்திரா (song book) (in Tamil). Sri Rajarajeswari Pictures. 1944.