Kaanal Neer
| Kaanal Neer | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster | |
| Tamil | கானல் நீர் |
| Directed by | P. S. Ramakrishna Rao |
| Produced by | P. S. Ramakrishna Rao |
| Written by | P. S. Ramakrishna Rao |
| Based on |
Badi Didi by Sarat Chandra Chatterjee |
| Starring |
P. Bhanumathi A. Nageswara Rao Sowcar Janaki Javar Seetharaman |
| Music by | Master Venu |
| Distributed by | Bharani Pictures |
Release dates | 21 July 1961 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Kaanal Neer (English: Mirage) is a 1961 Indian Tamil-language film written and directed by P. S. Ramakrishna Rao. The film stars A. Nageswara Rao and P. Bhanumathi in the lead. It was simultaneously filmed in Telugu as Batasari.
Plot
Suren (Nageswara Rao) hails from a zamindari family, and not able to get permission to pursue his studies, he leaves home and reaches Madras, hiding his identity. A rich man engages him to teach his younger daughter Pramila; his elder daughter Madhavi (Bhanumathi) has become a widow at a young age. Hearing about the goodness of the teacher, she gets drawn to him though she has never met him. Later, due to mischievous relatives, she begins to dislike him and dismisses him. Suren is involved in a horse-carriage accident and admitted to a hospital, after which his father takes him away. Suren, unable to forget Madhavi, names a village in his zamindari after her. To please his parents, he marries a young woman (Sowcar Janaki) but he cannot forget Madhavi. A conspiracy is hatched by evildoers to get Madhavi’s property. To fight for her rights, she goes to meet the zamindar not aware that he is Suren! Unable to neither forget her nor go against tradition, he pines away and dies in Madhavi’s arms.[1]
Cast
- P. Bhanumathi as Madhavi
- A. Nageswara Rao as Suren
- Sowcar Janaki
- Devika
- ‘Calcutta’ N. Viswanathan
- Javar Seetharaman
- M.R. Santhanam
- P.S. Gnanam
- Suryakantham Mohana
- ‘Kottapuli’ Jayaraman
- ‘Appa’ K. Duraiswami
- ‘Baby’ Kanchana
- B. R. Panthulu
- L. Vijayalakshmi
- Lakshmi Rajam
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by Master Venu. The lyrics were written by Kannadasan and Ku. Ma. Balasubramaniam. Singer is P. Bhanumathi. Playback singers are P. B. Srinivas, Jikki, P. Suseela & K. Jamuna Rani.
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length (m:ss) |
| 1 | Ulagam Theriyaa Payire | P. Bhanumathi | 03:22 | |
| 2 | Manamenum Maaligai Meedhu | P. B. Srinivas & K. Jamuna Rani | Ku. Ma. Balasubramaniam | 02:18 |
| 3 | Anbaana Enname Paavama.... Kanaala Kaanaamale | P. Bhanumathi | Ku. Ma. Balasubramaniam | 03:02 |
| 4 | Aasai Mozhi Pesa Vaa | P. Suseela | Kannadasan | 03:09 |
| 5 | Kannil Therindhum Kaikku Varaadha | P. Bhanumathi & Jikki | 02:35 | |
| 6 | Arul Vizhi Paaraai Daevi | P. Suseela | 03:00 | |
| 7 | Vazhi Thedi Vandhaai | P. Bhanumathi | 02:39 | |
| 8 | Ammaan Magal Paaru | Jikki | 03:22 |
Reception
Randor Guy, film historian and critic, said, "the film will be remembered for the excellent performances of the lead pair and the story depicting the lifestyle of landed gentry".[2]
References
- ↑ The Hindu
- ↑ Randor Guy (18 May 2013). "Blast from the Past - Kaanal Neer (1961)". The Hindu.