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1952 Indian film
| Ezhai Uzhavan | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | K. B. Nagabhushanam |
| Screenplay by | Udhayakumar |
| Story by | Kopparapu Subba Rao |
| Produced by | K. B. Nagabhushanam |
| Starring | M. Sriramamurthy P. Kannamba Anjali Devi Mudigonda Lingamurthy |
| Cinematography | P. Ellappa |
| Music by | H. R. Padmanabha Sastry |
| Production company | Sri Raja Rajeswari Films |
| Release date |
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| Running time | 172 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Ezhai Uzhavan (transl. Poor Cultivator) is a 1952 Indian Tamil-language film directed by K. B. Nagabhushanam. The film stars M. Sriramamurthy and Anjali Devi. It was released on 17 October 1952.
Plot
A young man in a Zamin village loves a girl. The evil son of the Zamindar also wants that girl. The zamindar's son uses his might and evicts the young man out of the zamin village. The young man returns to the village, over-powers the zamin and gets all zamin land to be distributed among the villagers.
Cast
List adapted from the database of Film News Anandan and from the Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema.
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Production
The film was produced by K. B. Nagabhushanam who also directed it under the banner Sri Raja Rajeswari Film Company owned by him and P. Kannamba. Kopparapu Subba Rao wrote the story and Udhayakumar wrote the dialogues. Cinematography was done by P. Ellappa. K. R. Sharma was in charge of art direction while Chopra and Vembatti Satyam handled the choreography. The film was shot and processed at Gemini Studios. The film was produced also in Telugu with the title Peda Raithu.
Soundtrack
Music was composed by H. R. Padmanabha Sastry while the lyrics were written by Kavi. Lakshmanadas. There are 13 songs in the film. Playback singers include A. M. Rajah and Jikki.
Reception
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References
- ^ Rajadhyaksha & Willemen 1998, pp. 157, 593.
- ^ "1952 – ஏழை உழவன் – ஸ்ரீராஜராஜேஸ்வரி பலிம் கம்பெனி – பேதரைது(தெ)". Lakshman Sruthi (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 19 June 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- ^ Rajadhyaksha & Willemen 1998, pp. 326.
- Neelamegam, G. (December 2014). Thiraikalanjiyam – Part 1 (in Tamil) (1st ed.). Chennai: Manivasagar Publishers. pp. 31–32.
- "ஏழை உழவன்". Sivaji (in Tamil). 2 November 1952. p. 8. Archived from the original on 24 December 2024. Retrieved 24 December 2024 – via Endangered Archives Programme.
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Bibliography
- Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (1998) . Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema. British Film Institute and Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-563579-5.
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