Marumalarchi (1956 film)

Marumalarchi (transl. Re-awakening) is a 1956 Indian Tamil-language film directed by K. S. Prakash Rao and Lanka Sathyam.^[1] The film stars Sriram and G. Varalakshmi. It was released on 16 November 1956.^[1]

Marumalarchi
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	K. S. Prakash Rao Lanka Sathyam
Screenplay by	(Dialogues) S. A. Subburaman B. Nageswara Rao
Story by	T. B. Dharma Rao S. A. Subburaman
Produced by	C. V. Reddy
Starring	Sriram G. Varalakshmi M. N. Nambiar E. V. Saroja
Cinematography	Jagheerdar R. R. Chandran Mukundhan
Edited by	Veerappan Marthandam
Music by	Pendyala
Production company	Ananda Productions
Release date	16 November 1956 (1956-11-16)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

Cast

List adapted from the database of Film News Anandan^[1] and from the book Thiraikalanjiyam.^[2]

Male cast

• Sriram
• M. N. Nambiar
• E. R. Sahadevan

Female cast

• G. Varalakshmi
• E. V. Saroja
• T. M. Meenakshi

Production

The film was produced by C. V. Reddy and was directed by K. S. Prakash Rao and Lanka Sathyam. Story was by T. B. Dharma Rao and S. A. Subburaman while the dialogues were written by S. A. Subburaman and B. Nageswara Rao. Cinematography was handled by Jagheerdar, R. R. Chandran and Mukundhan while the editing was done by Veerappan and Marthandam. Art direction was by Kotwanker and Choreography was handled by Vempatti Sathyam. Still photography was done by Sathyam. The film was also produced in Telugu with the title Melukolupu.^[1]

Soundtrack

Music was composed by Pendyala while the lyrics were penned by M. S. Subramaniam.^[2]

Song	Singer/s
"Vaana Veedhi Thannil"	T. M. Soundararajan
"Naanum Oru Manithanaa"	A. M. Rajah & P. Leela
"Kaiyum Kaalum Nallaa"	Pendyala Nageswara Rao
"Manam Ariyaadha Peraanandham"	A. P. Komala & Jikki
"Therinjadhukkellaam"	K. Rani
"Idhuthaanaa Paarin"	Ghantasala
"Vaadhithadhu Undhan Thavaruthaanaa"	P. Leela
"Maalaiyidhe Nalla Verlaiyidhe"	A. M. Rajah & Jikki

Reception

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