Vanjam (transl. Revenge) is a 1953 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Y. R. Swamy. The film stars Kantha Rao, Gummadi, Savithri and Girija. It was released on 4 December 1953.[2]

Vanjam
Theatrical release poster
Directed byY. R. Swamy
Screenplay byN. Seetharaman (dialogues)
Story byH. M. Reddy
N. Seetharaman
Produced byM. M. Reddy
StarringKantha Rao
Savithri
Gummadi
K. Sarangapani
Girija
CinematographyD. L. Narayan
V. K. P. Maniam
Edited byS. D. N. Krishna
Music byT. A. Kalyanam
Production
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Distributed byRajsri Pictures[1]
Release date
  • 5 December 1953 (1953-12-05)
Running time
184 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Cast

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List adapted from the database of Film News Anandan.[3]

Production

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The film was produced by M. M. Reddy and directed by Y. R. Swamy. H. M. Reddy wrote the story along with N. Seetharaman who also written the dialogues. D. L. Narayan and V. K. B. Maniam were in charge of cinematography while the editing was done by S. D. N. Krishna. L. V. Mantri and A. V. Dharma Rao handled the art direction. Choreography was by Chopra and Vembatti Satyam. Stunt Swaminathan was the Stunt master. Still photography was done by P. C. M. Eswar Babu.

The film was also produced in Telugu with the title Pratigna.[3]

Soundtrack

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Music was composed by T. A. Kalyanam while the lyrics were written by Guhan.[4]

Song Singer/s Duration (m:ss)
"Vellumaa Dharmam"
"Aanandamaen Ivvaanandham" T. S. Bhagavathi 02:33
"Varaporaar Idho Varaporaar" A. P. Komala 02:52
"Thulliye Odumae Vaazhvumae" A. M. Rajah 02:49
"Mayangaadhe Manidhaa" Rohini 03:03
"Maname Nee Kalangidaadhe"
"O! Thalukku Maamaa" Rohini & Gajalakshmi 03:20

References

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  1. ^ "Vanjam". The Indian Express. 2 December 1953. p. 1. Retrieved 3 September 2024 – via Google News Archive.
  2. ^ "Vanjam". The Indian Express. 4 December 1953. p. 1. Retrieved 3 September 2024 – via Google News Archive.
  3. ^ a b "1953 – வஞ்சம் – ரோஹினி பிக்சர்ஸ் – பிரதிக்ஞா (தெ)". Lakshman Sruthi (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 22 June 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  4. ^ Neelamegam, G. (December 2014). Thiraikalanjiyam — Part 1 (in Tamil) (1st ed.). Chennai: Manivasagar Publishers. p. 63.
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