Kubera Kuchela is a 1943 Indian Tamil-language Hindu mythological film directed by R. S. Mani and written by B. S. Ramaiah. The soundtrack was by Kunnakudi Venkatarama Iyer and background music by S. V. Venkat Raman. The film stars P. U. Chinnappa T. R. Rajakumari, D. Balasubramaniam and P. S. Govindan.
| Kubera Kuchela | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | R. S. Mani |
| Written by | B. S. Ramaiah |
| Starring | P. U. Chinnappa T. R. Rajakumari D. Balasubramaniam N. S. Krishnan T. A. Mathuram |
| Cinematography | Marcus Bartley |
| Music by | Kunnakudi Venkatarama Iyer S. V. Venkatraman (background music) |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | S. I. P. Release |
Release date | 14 June 1943 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot edit
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Cast edit
- P. U. Chinnappa as Kubera Kuchela and the demon Kuchela[1]
- Papanasam Sivan as Kuchela[2]
- P. S. Govindan as Krishna[2]
- D. Balasubramaniam as Kubera, the Lord of Wealth[2]
- T. R. Rajakumari as Mallika[2]
- R. Balasubramaniam
- N. S. Krishnan
- T. A. Mathuram
- T. S. Durairaj
- S. R. Janaki
- Pulimootai Ramaswami
- L. Narayana Rao
- T. V. Annapoorani
- M. K. Meenalochani
- P. G. Kuppuswami
- E. Krishnan
Soundtrack edit
Music composed by Kunnakudi Venkatarama Iyer and S. V. Venkatraman composed background music. The lyrics were written by Papanasam Sivan and Udumalai Narayana Kavi.[3][2] The song "Nadaiyalangaram Kanden" is set in the raga Kharaharapriya,[4] "Maalai Chooda Vandhen Mallika" is set in Khamas, "Ennai Vittu Engey Sentreer" is in "Harikambothi", and "Kanna Kanna Kanna" is in "Kapi".[1]
| No | Songs | Singers | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Maalai Chooda Vandhen Mallika" | P. U. Chinnappa | 03:11 |
| 2 | "Nadaiyalangaram Kanden" | P. U. Chinnappa | 03:07 |
| 3 | "Selvame" | P. U. Chinnappa | 02:57 |
| 4 | "Ennai Vittu Engey Sentreer" | T. R. Rajakumari | |
| 5 | "Kanna Kanna Kanna" | Papanasam Sivan |
Marketing edit
The film was publicised with an innovative poster: a horizontal strip which contained lines in English: "Who Is Rich? Kubera or Kuchela? Watch The Movie".[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c Guy, Randor (11 September 2009). "Kubera Kuchela 1943". The Hindu. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
- ^ a b c d e குபேர குசேலா (song book) (in Tamil). Jupiter Pictures. 1943.
- ^ "Kuber Kuchela". Gaana. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
- ^ Mani, Charulatha (13 April 2012). "A Raga's Journey — Kingly Kharaharapriya". The Hindu. Retrieved 20 January 2021.