Director: N.D. Sarpotdar; Producer: A.V. Meiyappan; Cinematographer: Pai; Cast: V.A. Chellappa, C.V.V. Panthulu, T.P. Rajalakshmi, T.R. Mahalingam, Krishnamurthy, G.S. Sandow, T.S. Rajalakshmi
Summary: The breakthrough for producer A.V. Meiyappan (see AVM Film) is also the Marathi director Sarpotdar’s only venture into Tamil. The mythological features the birth, childhood and the early antics of Krishna (Mahalingam), culminating in the death of Kamsa. The mandatory miracle scenes gave ample scope for special effects in a narrative format that had by now congealed into a formula. The film was originally planned as a Prabhat trilingual, but Meiyappan dropped out when
the Marathi and Hindi versions by Dhaiber failed. This was the famous Carnatic musician T.R. Mahalingam’s film debut, aged 14, his powerful singing voice being among its star attractions. The sound was recorded by Y.S. Kothare and C.E. Biggs.
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