Bhaktha Naradar
Bhaktha Naradar | |
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Directed by | S. Soundararajan |
Produced by | S. Soundararajan |
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Cinematography | B. S. Ranga |
Music by | Songs: Papanasam Sivan Background music: M. D. Parthasarathy S. Rajeswara Rao |
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Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
Bhaktha Naradar is a 1942
Plot
The film narrates the life story of Naradar, a travelling singer character popular in Hindu myth.
Cast
The following list is adapted from the film's review article published in The Hindu.[4]
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Production
The film was produced by S. Soundararajan Aiyangar with his film name Soundararajan under his own banner Tamil Nadu Talkies. (It was much later that the State was named Tamil Nadu.) Ranjan (original name, Ramnarayan Venkataramana Sarma) played the role of Narada for the second time, the first being in Rishya Shringar the previous year. The film was produced at Gemini Studios.[4] This was the first film for B. S. Ranga as cinematographer.[5]
Soundtrack
Papanasam Sivan penned the lyrics and composed the tunes. M. D. Parthasarathy and S. Rajeswara Rao set the background music using the Gemini Studios company orchestra.[4]
Reception
Writing in 2010, Film Historian Randor Guy said the film is "Remembered for the interesting story line and taut narration by the director."[4]
References
- ^ பக்த-நாரதர்
- ^ Film News Anandan (23 October 2004). Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru [History of Landmark Tamil Films] (in Tamil). Chennai: Sivakami Publishers. Archived from the original on 30 May 2017.
- ^ Ashish Rajadhyaksha; Paul Willemen. Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema (PDF). Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 1998. p. 581. (Listed as Bhakta Naradar)
- ^ a b c d e f Guy, Randor (31 July 2010). "Bhaktha Naradar 1942". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 4 December 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
- ^ Guy, Randor (2 May 2015). "Blast from the past: Nichaya Thamboolam 1962". The Hindu. Retrieved 4 December 2018.