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Kannin Manigal
1956 Indian film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kannin Manigal (transl. Dearest Children [or] Eye Sight) is a 1956 Indian Tamil-language drama film produced and directed by T. Janakiraman. The film stars M. K. Radha and Padmini.[1]
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Cast
The details are adapted from the database of Film News Anandan.[2]
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Production
Kannin Manigal was produced, written and directed by T. Janakiraman. The dialogues were by A. L. Narayanan and O. Ganapathyappan. Cinematography was handled by T. Janakiraman, and the editing by B. N. Rao. A. P. Chellaiah, D. Sohanlal and S. V. Gopal Rao were in charge of art direction, choreography and photography, respectively.[2] The film, mainly in black-and-white, had some sequences in Gevacolor.[3]
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Soundtrack
Music was composed by S. V. Venkatraman while the lyrics were penned by Papanasam Sivan, Kambadasan, Subbu. Arumugam, A. Maruthakasi and Kavimani Desigavinayagam Pillai.[4][5] The song "Kaalam Maari Poche" (sung by N. S. Krishnan) was a satire on modern life and lifestyles, and attained popularity.[6]
Release and reception
Kannin Manigal was released on 5 May 1956,[2] by Jaya Pictures.[3] The film was not a box office success, and no print of it is known to survive. This makes it a lost film.[6]
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