Amara Deepam (1956 film)
| Amara Deepam அமர தீபம் |
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Official DVD Box Cover
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| Directed by | T. Prakash Rao |
| Produced by | S. Krishnamoorthy T. Govindarajan C. V. Sridhar |
| Written by | C. V. Sridhar |
| Screenplay by | T. Prakash Rao |
| Story by | C. V. Sridhar |
| Starring | Sivaji Ganesan Savitri Padmini |
| Music by | T. Chalapathi Rao G. Ramanathan |
| Cinematography | Kamal Ghosh A. Vincent |
| Edited by | N. M. Sankar |
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Production
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Venus Pictures
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| Distributed by | Venus Pictures |
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Release dates
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20 June 1956 |
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Running time
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162 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Amara Deepam (Tamil: அமர தீபம், English: Head Lamp) is a Tamil film is directed by T. Prakash Rao. The film features Sivaji Ganesan, Savitri and Padmini in lead roles. The film, produced by Venus Pictures, had musical score by T. Chalapathi Rao and G. Ramanathan and was released on 20 June 1956.[1]
Plot
An educated unemployed person Ashok (Sivaji Ganesan) falls in love with the daughter Aruna (Savitri) of a wealthy Industrialist.
Aruna is taken hostage by her husband -to -be, Sukumar (M. N. Nambiar), and while Ashok trails them to save Aruna, he loses his memory in an accident. Ashok meets Roopa (Padmini) and they begin to like each other. Sometime later Aruna comes back and as Ashok fails to recognize Aruna things look complicated.
The rest of the film deals with how Ashok struggles with his memory and how both Aruna and Roopa try to win him over.
Cast
- Sivaji Ganesan as Ashok
- Savitri as Aruna
- Padmini as Roopa
- M. N. Nambiar
- Chittor V. Nagaiah
- K. A. Thangavelu
- E. V. Saroja
Crew
- Producer: S. Krishnamoorthy, T. Govindarajan, C. V. Sridhar
- Production Company: Venus Pictures
- Director: T. Prakash Rao[2]
- Music: G. Ramanathan & T. Chalapathi Rao
- Story: C. V. Sridhar
- Screenplay: T. Prakash Rao
- Dialogues: C. V. Sridhar
- Art Direction: Thotta Venkateswara Rao
- Editing:N. M. Sankar
- Choreography: Hiralal
- Cinematography: Kamal Ghosh, A. Vincent
- Stunt: None
- Dance: None
Soundtrack
The music was composed by G. Ramanathan and T. Chalapathi Rao. Lyrics by K. P. Kamatchi Sundharam, Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass, M. K. Athmanathan, Udumalai Narayana Kavi, A. Maruthakasi & K. S. Gopalakrishnan. Playback singers are T. M. Soundararajan, A. M. Rajah, Seerkazhi Govindarajan, S. C. Krishnan, M. L. Vasanthakumari, Jikki, A. P. Komala, P. Suseela & T. V. Rathinam.
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length (m:ss) |
| 1 | Nanaayam Manushanukku | T. M. Soundararajan | K. P. Kamatchi Sundharam | 02:43 |
| 2 | Jalilo Jimkana | Jikki | Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass | 03:51 |
| 3 | Thenunnum Vandu Maamalarai Kandu | A. M. Rajah & P. Suseela | K. P. Kamatchi Sundharam | 03:34 |
| 4 | Ellorum Koodi Aadi Paadi | Jikki | M. K. Aathmanathan | 03:56 |
| 5 | Nadodikkottam Nannga Jillelelo | T. M. Soundararajan, A. P. Komala, Seerkazhi Govindarajan & T. V. Rathinam |
Udumalai Narayana Kavi | 05:41 |
| 6 | Pachchai Kilipaadudhu | Jikki | A. Maruthakasi | 03:13 |
| 7 | Kottaikatti Kaavikatti | S. C. Krishnan & A. P. Komala | K. S. Gopalakrishnan | 03:37 |
| 8 | Thumbam Soozhum Neram | Jikki | K. S. Gopalakrishnan[3] | 01:48 |
| 9 | M. L. Vasanthakumari |
References
- ↑ http://www.musicindiaonline.com/music/tamil/m/lyrics.1393/
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External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Amara Deepam at IMDb
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