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Kannin Manigal (transl. Dearest Children [or] Eye Sight) is a 1956 Indian Tamil-language drama film produced and directed by T. Janakiraman. The film stars M. K. Radha and Padmini.[1]
| Kannin Manigal | |
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| Directed by | T. Janakiraman |
| Screenplay by | O. Ganapathyappan |
| Story by | T. Janakiraman |
| Produced by | T. Janakiraman |
| Starring | M. K. Radha Padmini Sundar N. S. Krishnan T. A. Mathuram |
| Cinematography | T. Janakiram |
| Edited by | B. N. Rao |
| Music by | S. V. Venkatraman |
Production company | Maheswari Pictures |
| Distributed by | Jaya Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 161 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Cast
editThe details are adapted from the database of Film News Anandan.[2]
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Production
editKannin Manigal was produced, written and directed by T. Janakiraman. The dialogues were by A. L. Narayanan and O. Ganapathyappan. Cinematography was handled by T. Janakiraman, and the editing by B. N. Rao. A. P. Chellaiah, D. Sohanlal and S. V. Gopal Rao were in charge of art direction, choreography and photography, respectively.[2] The film, mainly in black-and-white, had some sequences in Gevacolor.[3]
Soundtrack
editMusic was composed by S. V. Venkatraman while the lyrics were penned by Papanasam Sivan, Kambadasan, Subbu. Arumugam, A. Maruthakasi and Kavimani Desigavinayagam Pillai.[4][5] The song "Kaalam Maari Poche" (sung by N. S. Krishnan) was a satire on modern life and lifestyles, and attained popularity.[6]
| Song | Singer/s | Lyricist | Duration (m:ss) |
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| "Maheswari Undhan" | N. L. Ganasaraswathi | Papanasam Sivan | |
| "Vinaiyo Nin Sodhanaiyo" | |||
| "Nayagar Padshamadi" | Mayuram Vedanayagam Pillai | ||
| "Adhaiyum Idhaiyum" | Kasthoori | A. Maruthakasi | |
| "Kuthaalathula Kuriyirukkira" | |||
| "Appadiyum Ippadiyum" | Sundaramma | ||
| "Edhukkum Rendu Thaevai" | Kasthoori, Saroja & Sundaramma | ||
| "Kaalam Maari Poche" | N. S. Krishnan | Subbu. Arumugam | 02:37 |
| "Nalla Veenai Idhe Mannile" | M. L. Vasanthakumari | Kambadasan | |
| "Velli Nilavinile" | |||
| "Aaraaro Aasai Kanmaniye" | |||
| "Anbin Dheepamidhe" | |||
| "Manidhiramo Maayamo" | Saroja | ||
| "Kaadhal...Kandukonden Naane" | T. A. Mothi & R. Balasaraswathi | ||
| "Kaadhal...Kandukonden Naane" (Pathos) |
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| "Yaen Marandhaai Eesaa" | S. V. Venkatraman |
Release and reception
editKannin Manigal was released on 5 May 1956,[2] by Jaya Pictures.[3] The film was not a box office success, and no print of it is known to survive. This makes it a lost film.[6]
References
edit- ^ காந்தன் (20 May 1956). "கண்ணின் மணிகள்". Kalki (in Tamil). pp. 30–31. Archived from the original on 14 September 2024. Retrieved 8 October 2022 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ a b c "1956 – கண்ணின் மணிகள் – மகேஸ்வரி பிக்சர்ஸ்" [1956 – Kannin Manigal – Maheswari Pictures]. Lakshman Sruthi (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 21 May 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
- ^ a b "Kannin Manigal". The Indian Express. 27 April 1956. p. 10. Retrieved 5 November 2018 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ Neelamegam, G. (2014). Thiraikalanjiyam — Part 1 (in Tamil). Chennai: Manivasagar Publishers. pp. 103–104.
- ^ RANKSNS (4 June 2021). Kannin Manigal (1956) Jukebox (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 10 November 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2021 – via YouTube.
- ^ a b Guy, Randor (26 July 2017). "Kannin Manigal (1956)". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2017.