Vedavathi Alladhu Seetha Jananam Explained

Vedavathi or Seetha Jananam
Director:T. R. Raghunath
Producer:Raja Chandrasekar
Starring:M. R. Krishnamoorthy
R. Balasubramaniam
M. G. Ramachandran
M. G. Chakrapani
K. Thavamani Devi
Kolar Rajam
Music:T. K. Jeyarama Iyer
Cinematography:T. E. Cooper
Studio:Shyamala Pictures[1]
Released:[2]
Country:India
Language:Tamil

Vedavathi Alladhu Seetha Jananam is a 1941 Indian Tamil-language Hindu mythological film directed by T. R. Raghunath.[3] The film featured M. R. Krishnamoorthy and K. Thavamani Devi in the lead roles.

Cast

The names in this list were adapted from the film poster.

Male cast
Female cast
Aakasa Vani

Crew

The names in this list was adapted from the film poster.[4]

Production

Most of the early films in Tamil were reproduction of stage dramas. Some films even opened with a screen going up. The stage dramas usually had a main title and an alternate title. Thus this film also had two titles.[5]

A comedy short film titled Aakaasa Vaani featuring N. S. Krishnan and T. A. Mathuram was included in the film.

Soundtrack

Music was composed by T. K. Jeyarama Iyer while the lyrics were penned by Papanasam Sivan and P. R. Rajagopala Iyer. M. R. Krishnamoorthy and K. Thavamani Devi sang most of the songs.

No. Song Singer/s Lyricist Duration (m:ss)
1 "Maara Janaka... Sri Ramana" M. R. Krishnamoorthy 03:16
2 "Idhu Enna Urakkam" 03:23
3 "Prema Sanga Sugam" P. G. Venkadesan 03:39
4 "Ulagile" 03:41

Notes and References

  1. 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://archive.today/20161121155516/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1941.asp. 21 November 2016.

  2. https://archive.org/details/VedavathiCast Vedavathi cast
  3. Book: Ashish Rajadhyaksha . Paul Willemen . Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 1998. 653 .
  4. https://archive.org/details/VedavathiCrew Vedavathi crew
  5. Web site: Evolution of Tamil Stage Plays to Silent Movies to Present Cinema. tamilelibrary.org. Kalyan. 6 April 2008. 13 April 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170412235741/http://tamilelibrary.org/teliwp/archives/25. 12 April 2017.