Genova | |
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Poster of the Tamil version | |
Directed by | F. Nagoor |
Written by | Swami Brahmavruthan Suratha (Tamil) Elangovan (Tamil) Nedumaran (Tamil) |
Story by | Swami Brahmavruthan |
Produced by | E. P. Eppan |
Starring | M. G. Ramachandran B. S. Saroja P. S. Veerappa |
Cinematography | Jithan Banerjee G. Vittal Rao |
Edited by | N. B. Nataraja Mudaliar |
Music by | M. S. Viswanathan M. S. Gnanamani T. A. Kalyanam |
Production company | Chandra Pictures |
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Country | India |
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Genova is a 1953 Indian war romance film, directed by F. Nagoor and produced by E. P. Eppan. The film stars M. G. Ramachandran, B. S. Saroja and P. S. Veerappa. It was filmed simultaneously in Malayalam and Tamil, with the Tamil version releasing two months after the Malayalam version.
Cast
Genova (Malayalam) | Jenova (Tamil) |
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King Cipresso (M. G. Ramachandran) | King Cipresso (M. G. Ramachandran) |
Princess Genova (B. S. Saroja) | Princess Genova (B. S. Saroja) |
Minister Golo (Alleppey Vincent) | Minister Golo (P. S. Veerappa) |
General Annas (M. G. Chakrapani) | General Annas (M. G. Chakrapani) |
S. P. Pillai | |
T. S. Durairaj | Arcokiyam (T. S. Durairaj) |
Soundtrack
Music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, M. S. Gnanamani and T. A. Kalyanam and lyrics were written by Suratha, Ramani and Rajamani.
Tamil track list
Songs | Singers | Length (m:ss) |
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"Thunai Neeye Dheva Thaaye" | P. Leela | 03:04 |
"Maalayin Velai" | 03:12 | |
"Kannukkul Minnal" | A. M. Rajah, P. Leela | 05:35 |
"Parithabam Illaiya" | 04:27 | |
"Kadhal Vaazhvil Naane" | A. M. Rajah, P. Leela | 03:04 |
"Aasai Alai Modhudhe" | A. M. Rajah, P. Leela | 03:31 |
"Seitha Paavathinalae .. Anaadaiyaippolavae Aaneney " | A. M. Rajah | 03:24 |
"Inbam Thollaiyo" | 03:17 | |
"Kanne Pinnal" | 02:29 | |
"Aanandham Aanandham" | A. P. Komala | |
"Bam Bam Bama Silambam" |
References
- "ജെനോവ (1953)". malayalasangeetham.info (in Malayalam). Archived from the original on 24 April 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- Vijayakumar, B. (5 April 2010). "Genova 1953". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 16 November 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- "Genova". The Indian Express. 5 June 1953. p. 3. Retrieved 16 November 2021 – via Google News Archive.
- Sri Kantha, Sachi (24 December 2015). "MGR Remembered – Part 32 | Tackling Upstart 'Producers of a Kind'". Ilankai Tamil Sangam. Archived from the original on 21 August 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
External links
Categories:- 1953 films
- 1950s Indian films
- 1950s Malayalam-language films
- 1950s multilingual films
- 1950s romance films
- 1950s Tamil-language films
- 1950s war romance films
- Films about rape in India
- Films scored by M. S. Gnanamani
- Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan
- Films scored by T. A. Kalyanam
- Films shot in Chennai
- Indian black-and-white films
- Indian multilingual films
- Indian war romance films
- Malayalam films remade in other languages
- Tamil-language Indian films