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Sorgavasal (transl. Gateway to heaven) is a 1954 Indian Tamil-language historical drama film, directed by A. Kasilingam and written by C. N. Annadurai, credited as Arignar Anna. It is based on his play of the same name. The film stars K. R. Ramasamy, Padmini, S. S. Rajendran and Anjali Devi. It was released on 28 May 1954. The film was subject to political controversies and faced trouble with the censor board, resulting in many scenes being cut.
Cast
K. R. Ramasamy as Madivannan
Padmini as Queen Kumara Devi
S. S. Rajendran as Muthu Manikam
Anjali Devi as Thilagavathy
R. Balasubramaniam as Court Priest
P. S. Veerappa as King Vetrivelan
Production
The film is based on the play of the same name by C. N. Annadurai. He had written screenplay and dialogues for films earlier and was credited as Annadurai. But, for the first time, in this film he was credited as Arignar Anna. The song Aagum Neriyedhu was originally written as Asthigam Edhu, Naasthigam Edhu. The song was so recorded and released in records. When the film went to the censor board, they objected to these lines. So the lyricist Udumalai Narayana Kavi altered it as Aagum Neri Edhu, Aagaa Neri Edhu.
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy. Lyrics were by Udumalai Narayana Kavi.
Reception
According to historian Randor Guy, the film underperformed at the box office because of its controversies and "mauling" by the censor board, yet attained cult status due to its controversial content.
References
Bibliography
Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (1998) [1994]. Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema. British Film Institute and Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-563579-5.
External links
Sorgavasal at IMDb
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Sorgavasal
- Sorgavaasal
- S. S. Rajendran
- C. N. Annadurai
- Padmini filmography
- List of songs by P. Leela
- Nagore E. M. Hanifa
- Sachu
- M. S. Viswanathan discography
- P. S. Veerappa
