Teacheramma Explained

Teacheramma
Director:	Puttanna Kanagal
Starring:	Jaishankar Vijayakumari Vanisri
Music:	T. R. Pappa
Studio:	Subhalakshmi Pictures
Runtime:	146 minutes
Country:	India
Language:	Tamil

Teacheramma is a 1968 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Puttanna Kanagal. The film stars Jaishankar, Muthuraman, C. R. Vijayakumari and Vanisri. It was released on 12 April 1968 and became a success. The film was remade in Malayalam as Premashilpi (1978).^[1]

Plot

A school teacher sacrifices her love for the sake of her friend.

Production

Teacheramma was directed by Puttanna Kanagal, produced by Subhalakshmi Pictures and written by Balamurugan.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by T. R. Pappa, with lyrics by Kannadasan.^[2]

Release and reception

Teacheramma was released on 12 April 1968.^[3] Kalki appreciated the director for making an entertaining film without resorting to compromises such as fight or dance sequences.^[4] In the 1970s, M. G. Ramachandran – then the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu – personally appreciated Vijayakumari for her performance. The film was commercially successful.

Notes and References

1. Book: Dharap, B. V. . Indian Films . Motion Picture Enterprises . 1977 . 284 . 27 March 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210415170723/https://books.google.com/books?id=AckHAQAAIAAJ&q=Teacheramma . 15 April 2021 . live.
2. Web site: 6 August 1968 . T.R. Papa – Teacheramma . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190829213327/https://www.discogs.com/TR-Papa-Teacheramma/release/6285531 . 29 August 2019 . 25 July 2019 . Discogs.
3. Web site: Teecharamma (1968) . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231204164818/https://screen4screen.com/movies/teecharamma . 4 December 2023 . 16 January 2024 . Screen 4 Screen.
4. 12 May 1968 . டீச்சரம்மா . dead . https://archive.today/20220725115107/https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1968/may/12-05-1968/p33.jpg . 25 July 2022 . 4 January 2022 . . 3 . ta.