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3 Soundtrack  





4 Reception  





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Kannin Manigal
Theatrical release poster
Directed byT. Janakiraman
Screenplay byO. Ganapathyappan
Story byT. Janakiraman
Produced byT. Janakiraman
StarringM. K. Radha
Padmini
Sundar
N. S. Krishnan
T. A. Mathuram
CinematographyT. Janakiram
Edited byB. N. Rao
Music byS. V. Venkatraman

Production
company

Maheswari Pictures

Distributed byJaya Pictures[2]

Release date

  • 5 May 1956 (1956-05-05)[1]

Running time

161 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Kannin Manigal (transl. Dearest Children [or] Eye Sight) is a 1956 Indian Tamil-language film produced and directed by T. Janakiraman. The film stars M. K. Radha and Padmini.[3]

Cast

[edit]

The details are adapted from the database of Film News Anandan.[1]

Production

[edit]

Kannin 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.[1]

Soundtrack

[edit]

Music 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)
"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)
"Yaen Marandhaai Eesaa" S. V. Venkatraman

Reception

[edit]

Kannin Manigal was not a box office success. No print of it is known to survive. This makes it a lost film.[6]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ 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.
  • ^ "Kannin Manigal". The Indian Express. 27 April 1956. p. 10. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  • ^ காந்தன் (20 May 1956). "கண்ணின் மணிகள்". Kalki (in Tamil). pp. 30–31. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  • ^ 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.
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