Kaattu Rani (1965 film)

Kaattu Rani
Kaattu Rani
	Dhandayuthapani Films
Release date	4 February 1965;
Running time	160 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Kaattu Rani (transl. The queen of the jungle) is a 1965 Indian

Dhandayuthapani Films and directed by M. A. Thirumugam. The film stars S. A. Ashokan, K. Balaji, K. R. Vijaya and Sheela

. It was released on 4 February 1965.

Cast

The following lists are compiled from the database of Film News Anandan^[1] and from the film credits

S. A. Ashokan
K. Balaji
V. K. Ramasamy
R. S. Manohar
S. V. Ramdas
Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar
Gemini Balu
"En Thangai" T. S. Natarajan
K. R. Vijaya
Sheela
M. Kannan
S. S. Natarajan
Gopuraj
S. P. Nagarajan
"Nellai" Rajan
G. Krishnasamy
Justin
Shankar
Marthandan
S. A. Azhakesan

Production

Dhandayuthapani Films to produce films with a different team. This was one such production under the new banner.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Soundtrack

Music was composed by P. S. Diwakar and the lyrics were penned by Kannadasan, assisted by Panchu Arunachalam and Rama Muthaiah.^[4]

Song	Singer/s	Length
"Moongil Ilai Maele, Thoongum Pani Neere"	P. Susheela	03:17
"Sollaadha Kadhai Onru Sonnaanadi"	P. Susheela	03:45
"Kaattu Raani, Mugathai Kaattu Raani"	T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela	03:36
"Othaiyadi Paadhaiyile Oruthi Manam Pogaiyile"	T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela	03:30

Release and reception

Kaattu Rani was released on 4 February 1965.^[1] Writing for Sport and Pastime, T. M. Ramachandran called the film "a poor imitation of Hatari" and criticised Thirumugam's direction.^[5] The Indian Express called it "old Sandow Chinnappa Devar and his jungle felines box office formula" and added, "Someone said this is a mass film and not for the discerning few; so let us leave it at that".^[6] The film grossed ₹157,398 (US$2,000); after paying ₹77,585 (US$970) as entertainment tax, it sustained a loss of ₹13,982 (US$180).^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "1965 – காட்டுராணி – தண்டாயுதபாணி பிலிம்ஸ்" [1965 – Kaattu Rani – Dhandayuthapani Films.]. Lakshman Sruthi (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
^ "இளையராஜாவின் குருநாதர்!". Kungumam (in Tamil). 23 May 2021. Archived from the original on 26 May 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
^ "காட்டுராணி". Kalki (in Tamil). 7 February 1965. p. 68. Archived from the original on 22 August 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
^ Neelamegam, G. (2014). Thiraikalanjiyam — Part 1 (in Tamil) (1st ed.). Chennai: Manivasagar Publishers. pp. 195–196.
^ Ramachandran, T. M. (27 February 1965). "Kaatturani". Sport and Pastime. Vol. 19. p. 51. Archived from the original on 2 March 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2023 – via Internet Archive.
^ "Kattu Rani". The Indian Express. 6 February 1965. p. 3. Retrieved 7 July 2022 – via Google News Archive.
^ "Tit-Bit". Sport and Pastime. Vol. 19. 3 July 1965. p. 52. Archived from the original on 1 March 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2022 – via Internet Archive.

External links

Kaattu Rani at
IMDb

[lakshmansruthi-1] "1965 – காட்டுராணி – தண்டாயுதபாணி பிலிம்ஸ்" [1965 – Kaattu Rani – Dhandayuthapani Films.]. Lakshman Sruthi (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2017.

[2] "இளையராஜாவின் குருநாதர்!". Kungumam (in Tamil). 23 May 2021. Archived from the original on 26 May 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2022.

[3] "காட்டுராணி". Kalki (in Tamil). 7 February 1965. p. 68. Archived from the original on 22 August 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2021.

[4] Neelamegam, G. (2014). Thiraikalanjiyam — Part 1 (in Tamil) (1st ed.). Chennai: Manivasagar Publishers. pp. 195–196.

[5] Ramachandran, T. M. (27 February 1965). "Kaatturani". Sport and Pastime. Vol. 19. p. 51. Archived from the original on 2 March 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2023 – via Internet Archive.

[6] "Kattu Rani". The Indian Express. 6 February 1965. p. 3. Retrieved 7 July 2022 – via Google News Archive.

[7] "Tit-Bit". Sport and Pastime. Vol. 19. 3 July 1965. p. 52. Archived from the original on 1 March 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2022 – via Internet Archive.

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