Valayapathi | |
Director: | T. R. Sundaram Masthan |
Producer: | T. R. Sundaram |
Story: | Modern Theatres Story Dept. |
Starring: | G. Muthukrishnan Sowcar Janaki T. A. Jayalakshmi K. K. Perumal |
Music: | S. Dakshinamurthi |
Cinematography: | M. Masthan |
Editing: | L. Balu |
Studio: | Modern Theatres |
Country: | India |
Language: | Tamil |
Valayapathi is a 1952 Indian Tamil-language film, directed and produced by T. R. Sundaram. The film stars G. Muthukrishnan, Sowcar Janaki (in her Tamil debut), T. A. Jayalakshmi and K. K. Perumal.[1] It was released on 17 October 1952, and failed at the box-office.
The film is based on the epic Valayapathi from one of The Five Great Epics of Tamil Literature.
Music was composed by S. Dakshinamurthi and lyrics were penned by Bharathidasan, Kannadasan and K. D. Santhanam.
Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length | |
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"Kulungidum Poovil Ellaam Thenaruvi" | T. M. Soundararajan & K. Jamuna Rani | Bharathidasan | 03:15 | |
"Kulir Thaamarai Malar Poigai" | T. M. Soundararajan & K. Jamuna Rani | Bharathidasan | 02:57 | |
"Alli Alli Alli" | S. C. Krishnan & K. Rani | 02:25 | ||
"Ennam Pole Vaazhve" | K. Rani | 02:40 | ||
"Palli Koodam Bamm Bamm" | A. L. Raghavan | 02:40 | ||
"Uyar Needhiyin Jeevan" | T. M. Soundararajan | 02:50 |
Valayapathi was released on 17 October 1952, Diwali day.[2] [3] The magazine Sivaji positively reviewed the film.[4] According to Janaki, the film failed at the box-office because it was released alongside Parasakthi which became more successful.[5]