Sri Kandha Leela

{{Infobox film

| name = Sri Kanda Leela

| image = Sri_Kantha_Leela_1938_film.jpg

| caption =

| writer = Nanjappa Chettiar

| screenplay =

| producer =

| director = H. S. Mehta

| starring = Raja M. G. Dhandapani
M. V. Mani
Ramaiah Sastry
Vasantha
Sundarambal
Dhanalaksmi

| music = G. Govindarajulu Naidu

| cinematography = J. S. Patel

| editing =

| studio = Premier Cinetone

| released = {{Film date|1938|3|19}}{{cite book|url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1938-cinedetails5.asp|title=Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru|trans-title=History of Landmark Tamil Films|publisher=Sivakami Publishers|author=Film News Anandan|authorlink=Film News Anandan|date=23 October 2004|location=Chennai|language=Tamil|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20221202031959/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1938-cinedetails5.asp|archivedate=2 December 2022|url-status=usurped|df=dmy-all}}

| runtime =

| country = India

| language = Tamil

}}

Sri Kanda Leela is a 1938 Indian Tamil language film directed by H. S. Mehta.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/sri-kandha-leela-1938/article4564379.ece|title=Sri Kandha Leela|work=The Hindu|date=30 March 2013|accessdate=2 December 2022|first=Randor|last=Guy|authorlink=Randor Guy|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130701085814/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/sri-kandha-leela-1938/article4564379.ece|archivedate=1 July 2013}}

Cast

The following details were taken from the company song book.Sri Kandha Leela Song book, 1938, Reliance Press, Coimbatore.

Name	Character
class="wikitable" {{col-break\|width=50%}} {\| class="wikitable" \|+ Males
Raja M. G. Dhandapani	Sooran
M. V. Mani	Veeravagu
Master P. S. Mani (5 years)	Bala (child) Murugan
Master Murugesan (10 years)	Dhandapani
Master Narayanan	Subramanyar
Ramaiah Sastry	Idumban
Gnanamani	Narada
Selvamani	Sayanthan
V. V. S. Mani	Bhanugopan
T. R. Kuppusamy Pillai	Lord Shiva
G. Govindarajulu	Vishnu
Saudappa	Brahma
Arumugam	Indra

Name	Character
class="wikitable" \|+ Females
Vasantha	Valli
Sundarambal	Deivayanai
Dhanalakshmi	Parvathi
Suseeladevi	Indrani
Seethalakshmi	Asamukhi

Production

The film was produced by M. A. S. Sellam and Co, Kovai Premier Cinetone and directed by H. S. Mehta. L. Najappa Chettiar wrote the screenplay, dialogues and songs. Cinematography was done by J. S. Patel. Meenakshisundara Nattuvanar directed the choreography.

Soundtrack

The music was composed by G. Govindarajulu while the lyrics were penned by L. Nanjappa Chettiar. Some folk devotional songs and one Thiruppugal was included in the film. Altogether there were 25 songs in the film.{{Cite book|title=Tamizh Cinema Ulagam Part 1|last=Vijayakumar |first=Akila |publisher=Manivasagar Publishers 044 25361039 |edition=1st |location=Chennai |publication-date=March 2019 |pages=270–271 |language=Tamil}}

All the songs were sung by the actors featuring the respective characters.

References

External links

{{YouTube|8288SaqXV04|Vanthadkollal aagaathaa}} - A song from the film

Category:1930s Tamil-language films

Category:1930s Indian films

Category:Indian black-and-white films