Velaikaari

Velaikaari English The Maid is a 1949 Indian Tamil drama film produced by Jupiter Pictures. It was based on the play of the same name written by C. N. Annadurai later chief minister of Tamil Nadu. This was the second film to be based on Annadurais plays.

Velaikaari was a stage play written by Annadurai. It was originally written for K. R. Ramasamys drama company by Annadurai. M. Somasundaram of Jupiter productions decided to make a film based on the successful play. Annadurai wrote the script and dialogues for the film. This was second film to be made based on Annadurais plays after Nallathambi, which was released only three weeks prior to Velaikaari. A. S. A. Sami, was chosen by Annadurai to direct the movie. Also per Annadurais recommendation, his friend K. R. Ramasamy was hired to play the hero. The plays original screenplay based on class conflicts and was partly inspired by the Bhawal case to this some plot elements of The Count of Monte Cristo were added for the film version. The films concept was inspired from a newspaper article about a devotee who broke the idols of god out of frustration. Janaki Ramachandran and M. V. Rajamma played the female lead roles in the film. The supporting cast included M. N. Nambiar, T. S. Balaiya and S. A. Natarajan.The music composed by S. M. Subbaiah Naidu amp C. R. Subburaman Lyrics were by Udumalai Narayana Kavi. Singer is K. R. Ramaswamy. Playback singers are M. M. Mariayappa, T. V. Rathinam, K. V. Janaki, A. P. Komala amp P. Leela. ........

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