Aathmasakhi Explained

Aathmasakhi
Director:	G. R. Rao
Screenplay:	Thirunayinaarkurichi Madhavan Nair
Music:	Br Lakshmanan
Country:	India
Language:	Malayalam

Aathmasakhi is a 1952 Indian Malayalam-language drama film directed by G. R. Rao.^[1] The film marks the acting debut of Sathyan, who played the lead role along with B. S. Saroja.^[2] The film has musical score by Br Lakshmanan.^[3]

The film was dubbed into Tamil with the title Priyasakhi and was released on 13 September 1952. Dialogues and lyrics were written by Kambadasan.^[4]

Malayalam Cast

Male cast

Female cast

Ambalappuzha Meenakshi
B. S. Saroja
Miss Kumari
Pankajavalli
Kumari Thankam
C. R. Lakshmi
N. R. Thankam

Tamil Cast

Cast adapted from the song book^[5]

Male cast

Sathyan as Ragu
Veeran as Zamindar
M. N. Nambiar as Mohan
Ramaswami (Friend) as Kuppan
K. P. Kottarakkarai as Hari
Kalyanam as Raman
Muthaiah as Rajan
Venkitaraman as Doctor

Female cast

Ambalapuzhai Meenakshi as Kalyani
B. S. Saroja as Shantha
Miss Kumari as Leela
Pankajavalli as Kamalam
Kumari Thankam as Indira
C. R. Lakshmi Devi as Lakshmi
N. R. Thangam as Malathi

Notes and References

Web site: Aathmasakhi (1952). malayalachalachithram.com. 2014-09-20.
Web site: Exhibition celebrating centenary of Sathyan's birth in Indian Cinema.. metromatinee.com. 2014-09-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304065421/http://www.metromatinee.com/news-articles/exhibition-celebrating-centenary-of-sathyans-birth-in-indian-cinema-4819. 4 March 2016. dead.
Web site: Aathmasakhi [1952] | ആത്മസഖി [1952] . msidb.org . 2014-09-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140802052222/http://msidb.org/m.php?421 . 2 August 2014 .
Book: Film News Anandan
. Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru . History of Landmark Tamil Films . Sivakami Publishers . Film News Anandan . Film News Anandan . 23 October 2004 . Chennai . Tamil . https://archive.today/20170527010331/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1952-cinedetails20.asp . 27 May 2017 . dead .
Book: Priyasakhi Song book.