Maragatham
1959 Indian film
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Maragatham (transl. Emerald) is a 1959 Indian Tamil-language crime thriller film produced, directed and co-written by S. M. Sriramulu Naidu.[2] It is an adaptation of the novel Karunkuyil Kunrathu Kolai by T. S. D. Sami. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan and Padmini. It was released on 21 August 1959.
Murasoli Maran (dialogues)
by T. S. D. Sami
| Maragatham | |
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| Directed by | S. M. Sriramulu Naidu |
| Screenplay by | S. M. Sriramulu Naidu Murasoli Maran (dialogues) |
| Based on | Karunkuyil Kunrathu Kolai by T. S. D. Sami |
| Produced by | S. M. Sriramulu Naidu |
| Starring | Sivaji Ganesan Padmini |
| Cinematography | Sailen Bose |
| Edited by | Velusamy |
| Music by | S. M. Subbaiah |
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Running time | 203 minutes[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
Based on an interesting crime thriller by T.S.D. Sami, the film has a sub-title ‘Karunkuyil Kunrathu Kolai' within brackets.
Cast
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Production
Maragadham was directed by S. M. Sriramulu Naidu, who also produced it under Pakshiraja Studios.[3] The film was based on Karunkuyil Kunrathu Kolai, a novel by T. S. D. Sami. Naidu wrote the screenplay and Murasoli Maran wrote the dialogues. Cinematography was handled by Sailen Bose, art direction by A. K. Sekhar,[4] and editing by Velusamy.[3]
Soundtrack
The music was composed by S. M. Subbaiah Naidu.[5] "Kunguma Poovey Konjum Puraavey" became a hit song. However, there is a controversy about this song. It is said that the tune for this song was composed by T. G. Lingappa for the film Sabaash Meena. However, for some reason, Chandrababu refused to sing the song for that film. Later he gave this tune to Subbaiah Naidu and it was included in this film.[6]
| Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length |
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| "Kunguma Poove Konjum Puraave" | J. P. Chandrababu, K. Jamuna Rani | Ku. Ma. Balasubramaniam | 03.27 |
| "Aadinaal Nadanam Aadinaal" | Radha Jayalakshmi | Ra. Balu | 03.12 |
| "Kannukkulle Unnai Paaru" | T. M. Soundararajan, Radha Jayalakshmi | Ra. Balu | 03.32 |
| "Kaviri Paayum" | T. M. Soundararajan | Ra. Balu | 03.27 |
| "Maalai Mayangukindra Neram" | Radha Jayalakshmi | Shuddhananda Bharati | 04.08 |
| "Punnagai Thavazhum Madhimugamo" | T. M. Soundararajan, Radha Jayalakshmi | Papanasam Sivan | 03.54 |
| "Pachchai Kili Pola" | P. Leela, K. Jamuna Rani |
