- Source: Kuchela (film)
Kuchela (transl. Devotee Kuchela) is a 1936 Indian devotional film in Tamil language directed and produced by lawyer turned filmmaker K. Subramaniam. The film featured Papanasam Sivan as Kuchela and S. D. Subbulakshmi in dual roles as Lord Krishna and Kuchela's wife Susheela.
Plot
The film depicted the tale of friendship between the poor Brahmin Kuchela who had 27 children and Lord Krishna.
Cast
The following list was adapted from The Hindu review article by Randor Guy and from the film's song book.
Production
Subramanyam cast Subbulakshmi in a double role as a male (Lord Krishna) and a female (Susheela, Kuchela's wife). Such casting was the first of its kind in Tamil film history and even Indian cinema. Cinematography was handled by Sailen Bose and the continuity (Editing) was supervised by G. Pattu Iyer.
= Title
=The Encyclopedia of Indian cinema and The Hindu review article gives the title of the film as Bhaktha Kuchela. Whereas, Film News Anandan's database and the Song Book gives the title as Kuchela.
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Papanasam Sivan who also penned the lyrics. There were more than 30 songs in the film. The song book gave the details of orchestra.
Parthasarathy Naidu – Harmonium
Rajam Iyer – Fiddle (Violin)
Ekambara Achari – Mridangam
Reception
Writing in 2010, Randor Guy said the film was a success. He said the film is "Remembered for the innovative casting, pleasing music and Subbulakshmi's performance."
References
External links
Thaal Vananguvorkku on YouTube - A rare duet by Papanasam Sivan and S. D. Subbulakshmi from this film.
A Viruttam sung by Papanasam sivan on YouTube
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