Maragatham
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{{Infobox film
| name = Maragatham
| image = Maragatham.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = S. M. Sriramulu Naidu
| screenplay = S. M. Sriramulu Naidu
Murasoli Maran (dialogues)
| based_on = {{based on|Karunkuyil Kunrathu Kolai|T. S. D. Sami}}
| producer = S. M. Sriramulu Naidu
| starring = Sivaji Ganesan
Padmini
| cinematography = Sailen Bose
| editing = Velusamy
| music = S. M. Subbaiah
| studio = Pakshiraja Studios
| released = {{Film date|1959|08|21|df=y}}
| runtime = 203 minutes{{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=360}}
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}
Maragatham ({{translation|Emerald}}) is a 1959 Indian Tamil-language crime thriller film produced, directed and co-written by S. M. Sriramulu Naidu.{{Cite magazine |last=காந்தன் |date=6 September 1959 |title=மரகதம் |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki1959-09-06/page/n43/mode/2up |access-date=29 September 2022 |magazine=Kalki |pages=42–43 |language=ta |via=Internet Archive}} It is an adaptation of the novel Karunkuyil Kunrathu Kolai by T. S. D. Sami. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan and Padmini. It was released on 21 August 1959.
Plot
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Cast
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;Male Cast
- Sivaji Ganesan as Varendran
- T. S. Balaiah
- Chandrababu as Gundan
- S. Balachander as Anandar, Maranamarthanda Zamindar
- T. S. Durairaj
- O. A. K. Thevar
- Narayana Pillai
- Santhanam
- Kanaiah
- Pakkirisamy
- Natarajan
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;Female Cast
- Padmini as Maragatham, Alamu
- Sandhya as Karpagavalli
- Gnanam
- Muthulakshmi
- Lakshmiprabha
- Lakshmirajam
- Saraswathi
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Production
Maragadham was directed by S. M. Sriramulu Naidu, who also produced it under Pakshiraja Studios. The film was based on Karunkuyil Kunrathu Kolai, a novel by T. S. D. Sami. Naidu wrote the screenplay and Murasoli Maran wrote the dialogues. Cinematography was handled by Sailen Bose, art direction by A. K. Sekhar,{{Cite news |last=Guy |first=Randor |author-link=Randor Guy |date=29 April 2010 |title=Maragatham (1959) |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Maragatham-1959/article16373412.ece |url-status=live |access-date=10 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200710134232/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Maragatham-1959/article16373412.ece |archive-date=10 July 2020}} and editing by Velusamy.
Soundtrack
The music was composed by S. M. Subbaiah Naidu.{{Cite web |title=Maragatham |url=https://gaana.com/album/maragatham |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200710132739/https://gaana.com/album/maragatham |archive-date=10 July 2020 |access-date=10 July 2020 |website=Gaana}} "Kunguma Poovey Konjum Puraavey" became a hit song. However, there is a controversy about this song. It is said that the tune for this song was composed by T. G. Lingappa for the film Sabaash Meena. However, for some reason, Chandrababu refused to sing the song for that film. Later he gave this tune to Subbaiah Naidu and it was included in this film.{{Cite web |last=மணியன் |first=பி.ஜி.எஸ். |title="சங்கீத அய்யா" எஸ்.எம். சுப்பையா நாயுடு – 9 |url=https://www.thamizhstudio.com/Koodu/thodargal_4_60.php |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200710132250/https://www.thamizhstudio.com/Koodu/thodargal_4_60.php |archive-date=10 July 2020 |access-date=10 July 2020 |website=Thamizhstudio.com |language=Tamil}}
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| Song
! Singers ! Lyrics ! Length | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| "Kunguma Poove Konjum Puraave" | J. P. Chandrababu & K. Jamuna Rani | Ku. Ma. Balasubramaniam | 03.27 |
| "Aadinaal Nadanam Aadinaal" | Radha Jayalakshmi | Ra. Balu | 03.12 |
| "Kannukkulle Unnai Paaru" | T. M. Soundararajan & Radha Jayalakshmi | Ra. Balu | 03.32 |
| "Kaviri Paayum" | T. M. Soundararajan | Ra. Balu | 03.27 |
| "Maalai Mayangukindra Neram" | Radha Jayalakshmi | Shuddhananda Bharati | 04.08 |
| "Punnagai Thavazhum Madhimugamo" | T. M. Soundararajan & Radha Jayalakshmi | Papanasam Sivan | 03.54 |
| "Pachchai Kili Pola" | P. Leela & K. Jamuna Rani |
Release and reception
Maragadham was released on 21 August 1959, and failed commercially.{{Cite news |last=Swaminathan |first=G. |date=2 July 2020 |title=Print to celluloid: From 'Kalvanin Kadhali' and 'Mullum Malaram' to 'Ponniyin Selvan' |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/print-to-celluloid-from-kalvanin-kadhali-and-mullum-malaram-to-ponniyin-selvan/article31971471.ece |url-status=live |access-date=10 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200703191656/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/print-to-celluloid-from-kalvanin-kadhali-and-mullum-malaram-to-ponniyin-selvan/article31971471.ece |archive-date=3 July 2020}}
References
Bibliography
- {{Cite book |last1=Rajadhyaksha |first1=Ashish |title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema |last2=Willemen |first2=Paul |publisher=British Film Institute and Oxford University Press |year=1998 |isbn=0-19-563579-5 |author-link=Ashish Rajadhyaksha |author-link2=Paul Willemen |orig-date=1994}}