Sethu Bandhanam (1937 film)

Sethu Bandhanam is a 1937 Indian Tamil-language film based on the Epic Ramayana. The film was produced and directed by R. Padmanabhan[2] and stars P. B. Rangachari, Nott Annaji Rao, M. D. Parthasarathy and M. S. Mohanambal. No print of the film is known to survive, making it a lost film.[3]

Sethu Bandhanam
Tamilசேது பந்தனம்
Directed byR. Padmanabhan
Based onIndian Epic Ramayana
Produced byR. Padmanabhan
StarringP. B. Rangachari
Nott Annaji Rao
M. D. Parthasarathy
M. S. Mohanambal
K. S. Angamuthu
Music byM. D. Parthasarathy
Production
company
Oriental Films
Release date
  • 10 July 1937 (1937-07-10) (India)
[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Plot

The story is the part of Ramayana where Rama builds a bridge between India and Lanka to go and take back his wife Sita who was abducted by Ravana, the King of Lanka. The bridge is also called Sethubandhanam.

Cast

The list is compiled from The Hindu article[3] and from the database of Film News Anandan[1]

  • P. B. Rangachari
  • Nott Annaji Rao
  • M. D. Parthasarathy
  • M. S. Mohanambal
  • M. A. Sandow
  • Kulathu Mani
  • M.R. Subramaniam
  • T. K. Kannammal
  • K. S. Angamuthu
  • Bhagirathi
  • M. S. Ramachandran

Production

The film had an alternate title Sethu Bandhan. R. Padmanabhan also produced a comedy short film Aasai and released together with the main film. It was customary those days to 'attach' a short comedy along with the main films. T. N. Kamalaveni and Puliyur Duraiswami Ayya played the lead roles in this short film.[3]

The film was remade in Telugu with the same title Sethu Bandhanam by R. Padmanabhan in 1946.[2]

Soundtrack

Music was composed by M. D. Parthasarathy while the lyrics were penned by Chidambaram Vaidyanatha Sarma.[3] P. B. Rangachari, M. D. Parthasarathy and M. S. Mohanambal sang most of the songs.

Lost Film

Except for some stills and a few records, no print of the film is known to survive, making it a lost film.[3]

Reception

The film was a success and is remembered for the on-screen narration of the epic by R. Pathmanabhan "and the impressive acting by Rangachari, Parthasarathy and Mohanambal."[3]

References
  1. Film News Anandan (23 October 2004). Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru [History of Landmark Tamil Films] (in Tamil). Chennai: Sivakami Publishers. Archived from the original on 7 April 2017.
  2. Ashish Rajadhyaksha; Paul Willemen. Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema (PDF). Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 1998. p. 641.
  3. Guy, Randor (26 September 2010). "Sethu Bandhanam 1937". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 7 April 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.