Kangkanam[a] is a 1948 Indian Tamil language film directed by S. K. Vasagan. The film was censored in November 1947 but was released in 1948. K. R. Ramasamy, Menaka and P. G. Venkatesan featured in the lead roles.
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| Directed by | S. K. Vasagan |
| Written by | Chandrasekhar |
| Story by | A. T. Krishnaswamy |
| Produced by | G. P. Narayanan |
| Starring | K. R. Ramasamy Menaka P. G. Venkatesan P. R. Mangalam |
| Music by | H. R. Padmanabha Sastry |
Production company | G. P. Narayanan Company |
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Running time | 176 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Cast edit
The following list is adapted from the database of Film News Anandan[1]
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Production edit
The film was produced by G. P. Narayanan under his own banner G. P. Narayanan and Company and was directed by S. K. Vasagan. A. T. Krishnaswamy wrote the story while the dialogues were penned by Chandrasekar.[2]
Soundtrack edit
Music was composed by H. R. Padmanabha Sastry and the lyrics were penned by Kambadasan.[1]
This was the debut film for Playback singer P. Leela.[3]
Notes edit
- ^ Transliteration of Tamil according to international standard ISO 15919:2001:kaṅkaṇam meaning a string tied around the wrist taking a vow
References edit
- ^ a b c "1948-1947-கங்கணம் – ஜி.பி.நாராயணன் கம்பெனி" [1948-1947-Kangkanam – G. P. Narayanan Company.]. Lakshman Sruthi (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 23 August 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
- ^ "1947 Varushathiya Veliyeedugal" [1947 Films]. Pesum Padam (in Tamil). January 1948. p. 121.
- ^ Guy, Randor (4 November 2005). "This nightingale will be heard forever". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 1 January 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
