Server Sundaram (1966)
Director: Krishnan-Panju; Writer: K. Balachander; Producer: Nelluru Kantharao; Cinematographer: S. Maruthi Rao; Editor: N.S. Prakasam, S. Punjabi, R. Vital; Cast: Nagesh Babu, K.R. Vijaya, S.V. Rangarao, R. Muthuraman, S. Ramarao, Ramadasu, S.L. Narayana, S.N. Lakshmi, M.R. Tilakam, Shantha, Ramadevi, Manorama, Haranath, L. Kanchana, T.M. Soundarrajan
Duration: 02:18:47; Aspect Ratio: 1.333:1; Hue: 358.410; Saturation: 0.003; Lightness: 0.286; Volume: 0.151; Cuts per Minute: 5.274
Summary: Guest Appearance: : T.M. Soundarrajan
Story from K. Balachander's play.
One of the future director Balachander’s plays with an urban middle-class setting is used in this rags-to-riches story set in the film industry. Sundaram (Nagesh, introducing the tragic ‘common-man’ hero to Tamil film with this fictional autobiography) is an inept waiter in a coffee-shop who falls for rich girl Radha (Vijaya). Through his friend Raghavan (Muthuraman) he gets a break in movies and becomes a star, only to see his beloved become his friend’s fiancee. Nagesh, at the peak of his career as the ‘server’, evokes Chaplin and accentuates the sentimentality in the Tamil cinema’s standard mother-son scenes. Balachander provides witty, fast-paced dialogues and the comedy sequences are integrated into the main narrative, giving the film a modern feeling, confirmed by the scenes showing film production and song recording. The original play, staged by Ragini Recreations and featuring Nagesh was very popular, and the film established this now- veteran actor in his first star role. Also released in a (probably dubbed) Telugu version. The directors remade the film in Hindi as Main Sundar Hoon (1971) with Mehmood.
Actors: K.R. Vijaya
Choreographer: K. Thangappan
Lyricist: Anisetty Subbarao
Music: M.S. Vishwanathan
Music: Pamarthy
Music: T.K. Ramamurthy
Singer: Chorus
Singer: P. Susheela
Song: Katika Shile Oka Kanne Paduchai
కటిక శిలే ఒక కన్నె పడుచై
Lyricist: Anisetty Subbarao
Actors: K.R. Vijaya
Actors: R. Muthuraman
Choreographer: K. Thangappan
Music: M.S. Vishwanathan
Music: Pamarthy
Music: T.K. Ramamurthy
Singer: P. Susheela
Singer: P.B. Srinivas
Song: Poota Pooche Hrudayam Idi Pongipovu Paruvam
పూత పూచే హృదయం ఇది పొంగిపోవు పరువం
Actors: Nagesh Babu
Actors: T.M. Soundarrajan
Choreographer: K. Thangappan
Lyricist: Anisetty Subbarao
Music: M.S. Vishwanathan
Music: Pamarthy
Music: T.K. Ramamurthy
Singer: Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao
Singer: L.R. Eswari
Song: Navayuvati Snehamati Navayuvati Chakkani Priya Navayuvati
నవయువతీ స్నేహమతీ నవయువతి చక్కని ప్రియ నవ యువతి
Actors: Haranath
Actors: Manorama
Actors: Nagesh Babu
Choreographer: K. Thangappan
Lyricist: Anisetty Subbarao
Music: M.S. Vishwanathan
Music: Pamarthy
Music: T.K. Ramamurthy
Singer: Chorus
Singer: L.R. Eswari
Singer: Madhavapedhi Satyam
Singer: Pitapuram Nageshwara Rao
Song: Parabrahma Parameshwara, Padipantala Pongiporlinadi
వరాబ్రహ్మ పరమేశ్వర, పాడిపంటల పొంగిపోర్లినది
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