Sathyaseelan Explained

Sathya Seelan
Native Name:	சத்திய சீலன்
Director:	B. Sampath Kumar
Producer:	M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar
Story:	L. Rajamanickam
Screenplay:	L. Rajamanickam
Starring:	M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar M. S. Devasena L. Narayana Rao
Cinematography:	Sailen Bose
Music:	Janakai Kavikunjaram
Studio:	Thyagaraja Talkie Film Co.
Country:	India
Language:	Tamil

Sathyaseelan (Tamil: சத்தியசீலன்) is a 1936 Tamil-language film directed by B. Sampathkumar and Produced by M.K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar. starring M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar, M.S. Devasena, S.D. Subbulakshmi, S.S. Mani Bhagavathar. It was the first film of Thyagaraja Bhagavathar's own production.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Cast

Cast according to the song book^[5]

Male cast

• M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar as Sathya Seelan
• M. Ramaswamy Iyer as King Vikrama Singam
• T. S. Somasundaram as Nithyanandar
• M. P. Mohan as Prathapuradhran
• L. Narayana Rao as Dharmadhan
• L. Rajamanickam as Vimalanathan
• P. S. Kasilingam as Chandamaruthan
• M. Muthuramalingam as Kunju
• K. R. Mani Iyer as Veerabhadran

Female cast

• M. S. Devasena as Premavathi
• G. Padmavathi Bai as Queen Vedavalli
• T. V. Kanthimathi Bai as Kuyili

Production

Bhagavathar was producer of this film. The total cost of the film is Rs 52,000.^[6]

References

1. Web site: 1936 வெளியான படங்களின் விபரம் Lakshman Sruthi - 100% Manual Orchestra . https://web.archive.org/web/20180331064107/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1936-cinedetails9.asp. dead. 31 March 2018. www.lakshmansruthi.com. 2020-02-09.
2. Web site: Sathya Seelan Tamil Movie (1936) - Venpura. www.venpura.com. 2020-02-09.
3. Web site: Sathya Seelan. Spicyonion.com. en. 2020-02-09.
4. Web site: திரையுலகம் மறந்த முன்னோடிக்கலைஞர்! எம்.கே.தியாகராஜ பாகவதர்!. nakkheeran. en. 2020-02-09.
5. Book: Sathya Seelan . Sri Nilayam Press, Periya Kadai Veethi, Thiruchirappalli . 1936 . ta . song book.
6. Web site: மக்கள் மனம் கவர்ந்த 'ஏழிசை மன்னர்'. 2018-11-01. Dailythnathi.com. 2020-02-09.

Bibliography

Book: Dhananjayan, G.. Pride of Tamil Cinema: 1931 to 2013. Blue Ocean Publishers. 2014. G. Dhananjayan.