Singari is a 1951 Indian Tamil language comedy film directed by T. R. Raghunath. The film stars T. R. Ramachandran, Lalitha and Padmini. It was released on 29 October 1951.
Plot
A young man (Nayagam) is wrongly convicted for a bank robbery and sentenced to seven years in prison. His young daughter, who is left all alone, is involved in a car accident. The car owner, a rich man, (Balasubramaniam) brings her up as his own, changing her name (Padmini). A college-going girl (Lalitha) drawn to the world of entertainment runs away from home and joins a drama troupe run by TRR assisted by a crooked manager (T. K. Ramachandran). Sahasranamam (the rich man's son) is thrown out of the house by his father because of his insistence on going abroad for further studies. The father goes on a long pilgrimage. Sahasranamam returns home and meets Padmini who is drawn to him. However, he goes around with the stage actor (Lalitha), creating much gossip. Indeed T. R. Ramachandran is in love with her. Complications ensue and, in the end, it turns out that the young women are the daughters of two brothers and the two couples marry and live happily.
Cast Adapted from the opening credits of the film
Male cast T. R. Ramachandran S. V. Sahasranamam D. Balasubramaniam T. K. Ramachandran V. K. Ramasamy C. V. Nayagam C. S. Pandian T. V. Radhakrishnan Thangavelu
Female cast Lalitha Padmini Ragini N. R. Leela Nirmala M. M. Radha Bai C. K. Saraswathi M. S. S. Bhagyam
Soundtrack Music was composed by 3 music directors – T. A. Kalyanam, S. V. Venkatraman and T. R. Ramanathan. The following list of songs is adapted from the book authored by K. Neelamegam.
Song Singer/s Lyricist Composer Duration (m:ss) "Sudhdham Seyyanum" Jikki KannadasanT. A. Kalyanam 02:58 "Paalu Paalu Pasum Paalu" P. A. Periyanayaki & P. Leela Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass 04:27 "Kani Suvai Tharum Amudhaave" Thiruchi Loganathan & Jikki "Ezhaigal Vaazhave Idamillaiyaa" Thiruchi Loganathan "Maaname Pradhaaname" Thiruchi Loganathan 02:49 "Oru Jaan Vayire Illaattaa" K. N. Reddy, K. Rani S. V. Venkatraman 03:56 "Jighu Jighu Samakku Paarungo" P. Leela 01:56 "O! Chellaiah Nee Vallaiah" P. Leela "Urum Sadhamalla Uttrarum" C. S. Pandian "Kaanil Vennilaa Poleh" P. Leela 02:34 "Kohnaadha Marathinile" K. H. Reddy, K. Rani 01:10 "Bhaarathi Enge Solladi" P. Leela "Ottai Pallai Kaatiye" "Vaanavillaipoleh Oru Vaaliban" P. Leela K. P. Kamatchi Sundaram 02:56
Reception Film historian Randor Guy wrote in 2011 that the film was remembered for its storyline, music, song, dances and the remarkable performance of artistes like Sahasranamam, Lalitha, Padmini, D. Balasubramaniam and Kaka Radhakrishnan.
Legacy Comedian K. A. Thangavelu came to be known as Danaal Thangavelu because he used the phrase Danaal Danaal in his dialogues in this film.
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