Shyam Sundar (film) explained

Shyam Sundar
Producer:	N. Venugopal, B. D. Patel
Director:	A. P. Kapoor
Music:	H. R. Padmanaba Sastry
Cinematography:	G. L. Molay
Editing:	K. Sekar
Studio:	Lakshmi Cinetone
Runtime:	(13,200ft.)
Country:	India
Language:	Tamil

Shyam Sundar is a 1940 Indian, Tamil film produced by Lakshmi Cinetone^[1] and directed by A. P. Kapoor.^[2]

Cast

Male

• Master Raju
• C. L. Krishnan
• S. Nath
• R. Seshan
• Thirumoorthi Achary
• Janakiram
• Kalyanasundaram
• Gopala Iyer

Female

• K. Thavamani Devi
• Kalyani Ammal
• Rukmini Devi
• K. K. Bai
• M. S. Vijayal
• Kokila Devi

Production

The film was produced by Lakshmi Cinetone, Chennai at Hans Pictures Studios in Kolapur and was directed by A. P. Kapoor. N. Venugopal and B. D. Patel were in charge of production. Dialogues and lyrics were written by P. Hanumantha Rao. The film had an alternate title - Radhaiyin Kadhal.

The film was produced in Telugu with the title RadhaKrishnan.^[3]

Soundtrack

The music for the lyrics was composed by H. R. Padmanaba Sastry while the background music was scored by Dada Sandekar. Lyrics were penned by P. Hanumantha Rao. Most of the songs were sung by K. Thavamani Devi set to Carnatic music tunes.

External links

• — A song sung by K. Thavamani Devi in the film

Notes and References

1. Book: Rajadhyaksha. Ashish. Willeman. Paul. Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 1998. 643.
2. Book: Vijayakumar, Akila. Tamizh Cinema Ulagam Part—1. Manivasagar Publishers 044 25361039 . 1st . Chennai . March 2019 . 412–413 . Tamil.
3. 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. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20200125043406/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1940-cinedetails33.asp. 25 January 2020.