Ananthasayanam (1942 film)
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C. S. V. Iyer
S. A. Durai (dialogues)[1]
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| Directed by | Krishnaswami Subrahmanyam C. S. V. Iyer |
| Written by | Krishnaswami Subrahmanyam S. A. Durai (dialogues)[1] |
| Screenplay by | Krishnaswami Subrahmanyam |
| Produced by | Krishnaswami Subrahmanyam |
| Starring | Krishnaswami Subrahmanyam S. D. Subbulakshmi M. V. Rajamma G. Pattu Iyer V. N. Janaki |
| Cinematography | Kamal Ghosh |
| Music by | V. S. Parthasarathy Iyengar |
Production company | Madras United Artistes Corporation |
| Distributed by | Madras United Artistes Corporation |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Ananthasayanam (Leaning posture with the head rested on one's hand) is a 1942 Tamil language film produced by and starring Krishnaswami Subrahmanyam in the lead role. Subrahmanyam co-directed the film with C. S. V. Iyer. The film also featured S. D. Subbulakshmi and M. V. Rajamma as the female leads with G. Pattu Iyer and V. N. Janaki playing supporting roles.[1]
Diwakarar (Subrahmanyam) is a devotee of Vishnu in the form of Anantha Padmanabhaswamy. He is forced by to marry his niece Sarasa (Janaki). Diwakarar is not interested in the alliance and wishes to pursue his devotion to God by denouncing married life. He walks out of his wedding ceremony to the shock of all who are present there and goes in search of salvation and enlightenment.[1]
Cast
Adapted from The Hindu[1] and the film's song book[2]
Clown Sambhu, Ramachandran, Kulathu Mani, |
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Production
Ananthasayanam marked the acting debut of Krishnaswami Subrahmanyam, who also directed and produced the film under his own banner Madras United Artistes Corporation.[1] [3] The dialogues were written by both Subrahmanyam and S. A. Durai while Subrahmanyam himself handled the screenplay. The cinematography was done by Kamal Ghosh. Durai incorporated into the screenplay information and hymns on Anantha Padmanabhaswamy Palmyra leaf manuscripts that were preserved by the territory of Travancore.[1]
C. V. Ramakrishnan worked as an assistant cinematographer to Ghosh. G. Pattu Iyer, while playing a supporting role in the film, was an assistant director to Subrahmanyam along with K. J. Mahadevan. Principal photography for the film was done at Gemini Studios.[1]
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