Arasilankumari

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Arivazhagan has a sister Anbukarasi. Anbukarasi falls in love with Vetrivelan, who is commander-in-chief of the royal army, but he tells Anbukarasi and Arivazhagan that he is just an ordinary citizen of the kingdom and marries Anbukarasi. Arivazhagan leaves on a mission after his sister's marriage. After some time, Vetrivelan deserts his wife and child and returns to the palace. He starts plotting against the royal family. How his plans are set at naught by the hero and how his wife fights for him against her own brother form the rest of the film.

• M. G. Ramachandran as Arivazhagan{{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=367}}
• Padmini as Anbukarasi{{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=367}}
• Rajasulochana as Azhagurani{{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=367}}
• R. Muthuraman as Pulikesi
• M. N. Nambiar as Vetrivelan{{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=367}}
• K. A. Thangavelu as Kalaimani
• Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar (guest appearance)
• R. Nagendra Rao
• S. A. Ashokan as Manimara Bhoopathi{{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=367}}
• T. A. Mathuram
• M. Saroja as Annam

Arasilankumari was adapted from the 1952 film version of the Rafael Sabatini novel Scaramouche. It took as long as five years to complete. The film was originally directed by A. S. A. Sami, who had differences with the cast and crew; he was replaced by A. Kasilingam who completed the film. This was the final film produced by Jupiter Pictures.{{Cite web |date=17 June 2016 |title=ஜுபிடர் சோமு மறைந்தார் |url=https://cinema.maalaimalar.com/cinema/cinehistory/2016/06/17222329/1019639/Cinema-History-June-17.vpf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200319065916/https://cinema.maalaimalar.com/cinema/cinehistory/2016/06/17222329/1019639/Cinema-History-June-17.vpf |archive-date=19 March 2020 |access-date=19 March 2020 |website=Maalai Malar |language=ta}}

The music was composed by G. Ramanathan.{{Cite book |last=Neelamegam |first=G. |title=Thiraikalanjiyam – Part 2 |publisher=Manivasagar Publishers |year=2016 |location=Chennai |pages=14 |language=ta}}{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/download/sok.Arasilankumari_A.S.A.Swamy_1961/145.%20Arasilankumari_A.S.A.Swamy_1961.pdf |title=அரசிளங்குமரி |publisher=Jupiter Pictures |year=1961 |language=ta |type=song book |access-date=30 June 2022 |via=Internet Archive}} The song "Chinna Payale" was later adapted into "Thiruttu Payale" by Bharadwaj for the 2006 film of the same name, with additional lyrics by Vairamuthu.{{Cite web |last=Vamanan |author-link=Vamanan |date=12 November 2018 |title='புதிய பறவை'யும் திருட்டுப் பயல்களும் ! |url=http://www.dinamalarnellai.com/web/news/60090 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200326164815/http://www.dinamalarnellai.com/web/news/60090 |archive-date=26 March 2020 |access-date=26 March 2020 |website=Dinamalar |language=ta |location=Nellai}}{{Cite web |last=Karthik |author-link=Karthik Srinivasan |date=3 February 2006 |title=Thiruttu Payale |url=https://milliblog.com/2006/02/03/thiruttu-payale/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221014110627/https://milliblog.com/2006/02/03/thiruttu-payale/ |archive-date=14 October 2022 |access-date=14 October 2022 |website=Milliblog}}

Arasilankumari was released on 1 January 1961.{{Cite news |date=1 January 1961 |title=Arasilankumari |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19610101&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=4 February 2020 |work=The Indian Express |pages=8 |via=Google News Archive}}{{cbignore}}{{Cite web |title=Table: Chronological List of MGR's Movies released between 1960 and 1967 |url=https://sangam.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Table-Chronological-List-of-MGR-Movies-released-1960-1967.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160616112435/http://sangam.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Table-Chronological-List-of-MGR-Movies-released-1960-1967.pdf |archive-date=16 June 2016 |access-date=17 April 2021 |website=Ilankai Tamil Sangam}} Kanthan of Kalki appreciated Nambiar's two contrasting performances of the same character.{{Cite magazine |last=காந்தன் |date=22 January 1961 |title=அரசிளங்குமரி |url=https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1961/jan/22-01-1961/p50.jpg |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220722071554/https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1961/jan/22-01-1961/p50.jpg |archive-date=22 July 2022 |access-date=30 June 2022 |magazine=Kalki |page=50 |language=ta}} The film was not commercially successful, with historian Randor Guy attributing it to the prolonged production schedule.

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{{Cite news |last=Guy |first=Randor |author-link=Randor Guy |date=2 March 2013 |title=Arasilankumari 1961 |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/arasilankumari-1961/article4469179.ece |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130910173801/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/arasilankumari-1961/article4469179.ece |archive-date=10 September 2013 |access-date=19 March 2017 |work=The Hindu}}

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• {{Cite book |last1=Rajadhyaksha |first1=Ashish |author-link=Ashish Rajadhyaksha |title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema |last2=Willemen |first2=Paul |author-link2=Paul Willemen |publisher=British Film Institute and Oxford University Press |year=1998 |isbn=0-19-563579-5 |orig-date=1994}}

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Category:1960s historical adventure films

Category:1960s Indian films

Category:1960s Tamil-language films

Category:1961 films

Category:Films based on British novels

Category:Films directed by A. S. A. Sami

Category:Films scored by G. Ramanathan

Category:Indian historical adventure films

Category:Jupiter Pictures films

Category:Tamil-language Indian films