| Valmiki | |
| Director: | Sundar Rao Nadkarni |
| Starring: | Honnappa Bhagavathar U. R. Jeevarathinam T. R. Rajakumari N. C. Vasanthakokilam T. S. Balaiah |
| Producer: | B. Rangaswamy Naidu S. M. Sriramulu Naidu Samikannu Vincent |
| Music: | S. V. Venkataraman |
| Cinematography: | P. Ramasamy Muthusamy |
| Editing: | Sundar Rao Nadkarni |
| Language: | Tamil |
| Country: | India |
| Studio: | Central Studios |
Valmiki is a 1946 Tamil-language film starring Honnappa Bhagavathar, U. R. Jeevarathinam, N. C. Vasanthakokilam, T. R. Rajakumari and T. S. Balaiah. It was directed by Sundar Rao Nadkarni.[1] [2]
The film was based on the story of the Hindu sage Valmiki (played by Honnappa Bhagavathar), who starts as a bandit and eventually undergoes spiritual transformation into a religious mendicant. Valmiki falls in love with a princess (played by Jeevarathnam), who is kidnapped by the villain (played by T. S. Balaiah).
| Actor | Role | |
|---|---|---|
| Valmiki | ||
| Sage Narada | ||
The music was composed by S. V. Venkatraman and the lyrics were penned by Papanasam Sivan[1]
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