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1941 India film
Vedavathi or Seetha Jananam
Poster
Tamilவேதவதி அல்லது சீதா ஜனனம்
Directed byT. R. Raghunath
Based onRamayana Indian Epic
Produced byRaja Chandrasekar
StarringM. R. Krishnamoorthy
R. Balasubramaniam
M. G. Ramachandran
M. G. Chakrapani
K. Thavamani Devi
Kolar Rajam
CinematographyT. E. Cooper
Music byT. K. Jeyarama Iyer
Production
company		Shyamala Pictures
Release date
  • 11 January 1941 (1941-01-11) (India)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Vedavathi Alladhu Seetha Jananam (transl. Birth of Vedavathi or Sita) is a 1941 Indian Tamil-language Hindu mythological film directed by T. R. Raghunath. 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
  • M. R. Krishnamoorthi as Naradar
  • R. Balasubramaniam as Ravanan
  • P. G. Venkatesan as Vibhishanan
  • M. G. Ramchandar as Indrajit
  • V. S. Mani as Ramar - Vishnu
  • V. Nataraj as Bhrahaspathi - Naradar
  • M. G. Chakrapani as Janakar - Kuberan
  • P. S. Veerappan as Indran
  • S. Nandaram as Yaman
  • K. S. Velayutham as Nandhi - Hanuman
  • N. S. Velappan as Nalakooparan
  • V. Srinivasa Sastri as Agni
  • K. Ramaswamy Iyer as Kumbakarnan
  • S. Ramudu as Varunan
  • P. Govindasamy as Sivan
  • T. V. Krishnaswamy as Sooriyan
  • P. Lakshmanasami as Lakshmanan
  • M. Sankararaman as Vaayu
  • A. C. Sundaram as Messenger
Female cast
  • Kolar Rajam as Mandodhari
  • K. Thavamani Devi as Vedavathi - Seetha
  • Kumari Rukmini as Rambai
  • M. S. Saroja as Menaka
  • T. N. Sundaramma as Lakshmi
  • M. V. Kunjammal as Urvasi
  • M. S. Sundarambal as Thilothama
  • G. S. Saraswathi as Bhoodevi
  • V. S. Kausalya as Parvathi
  • Visalakshi as Soorpanagai
Aakasa Vani

Crew

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

  • Producer – Raja Chandrasekar
  • Director – T. R. Raghunath
  • Cinematography – T. E. Cooper
  • Audiography – A. Krishnaiyer
  • Art – F. Nagoor
  • Studio – Newtone

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.

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

References

  1. ^ Vedavathi cast
  2. Film News Anandan (23 October 2004). Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru [History of Landmark Tamil Films] (in Tamil). Chennai: Sivakami Publishers. Archived from the original on 21 November 2016.
  3. Ashish Rajadhyaksha; Paul Willemen. Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema (PDF). Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 1998. p. 653.
  4. ^ Vedavathi crew
  5. Kalyan (6 April 2008). "Evolution of Tamil Stage Plays to Silent Movies to Present Cinema". tamilelibrary.org. Archived from the original on 12 April 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2017.

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