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Saalivaahanan

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Saalivaahanan
Theatrical poster
Directed byB. N. Rao
Screenplay byKambadasan
Story byB. S. Ramaiah
StarringRanjan
T. R. Rajakumari
M. G. Ramachandran
K. L. V. Vasantha
Music byNagercoil K. Mahadevan
Production
company
Bhaskar Pictures
Release date
  • 16 February 1945 (16 February 1945)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Saalivaahanan is a Tamil language film starring Ranjan, T. R. Rajakumari, M. G. Ramachandran and K. L. V. Vasantha. The film was released in 1945.[1] No print of the film is known to survive, making it a lost film.[2]

Cast

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Male
Female

Production

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The film had a sequence, a love scene between Ranjan and T. R. Rajakumari, in colour. It was done by hand-tinting each frame of the sequence. M. G. Ramachandran, who was acting in minor roles at that time, played as villain. According to film historian Randor Guy, during the shooting of a sword fight between Ranjan and Ramachandran, the latter complained to the director that "Ranjan was putting in too much of realism in the fencing which was likely to hurt him!"[1]

Soundtrack

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  1. Kayirai edutthukko by N. S. Krishnan & T. A. Madhuram

Reception

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According to film historian Randor Guy, Saalivaahanan did not do well at the box office and the producers lost heavily in the process. He stated the film would be remembered for coloured sequence and the comedy of Krishnan-Mathuram.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Guy, Randor (26 June 2011). "Saalivaahanan 1945". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 23 January 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  2. ^ Rangarajan, Malathi (31 August 2017). "Another Anandan in the making". The Hindu. Retrieved 18 September 2017.