Haridas (1944 film)

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Haridas
File:Haridas 3years.jpg
Promotional poster of the film with a picture of M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar displayed prominently, highlighting the film's successful three-year run at Broadway theater (1944, 1945 and 1946) in Madras.
Directed by Sundar Rao Nadkarni
Produced by Royal Talkies
Written by Ilangovan
Starring M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar
T. R. Rajakumari
N. C. Vasanthakokilam
N. S. Krishnan
T. A. Madhuram
Pandari Bai
S. R. Krishna Iyengar
Music by Papanasam Sivan
G. Ramanathan
Cinematography Adi Irani
T. Muthuswamy
Edited by Sundar Rao Nadkarni
Release dates
 16 October 1944
Running time
 117 minutes
Country India
Language Tamil
Box office ₹20 lakh

Haridas is a 1944 Tamil language film directed by Sundar Rao Nadkarni and starring M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar, T. R. Rajakumari and N. C. Vasanthakokilam. It holds the record of being the first film to run continuously for 110 weeks at a single theatre.[1][2][3][4][5][6] IBN Live included Haridas in its list of 100 greatest Indian films of all time.[7]

Plot

Haridas (Thyagaraja Bhagavathar) is a vain individual who spends his life in luxury and lust ignoring his wife (Vasanthakokilam). But when his wealth is appropriated by a courtesan (T. R. Rajakumari), he realizes life's realities, reforms and spends the rest of his days serving his parents and God.

Cast

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Upper: T. R. Rajakumari and M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar
Lower: N. S. Krishnan and T. A. Mathuram

Production

Haridas was directed by Sundar Rao Nadkarni, a Marathi film director and produced by Royal Talkies. The film was adapted from the book "Sri Krishna Vijayam" by Elangovan.[1] It was based on the story of the life of a poet-saint called Haridas.[1][6] The role of Haridas was played by M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar, who was highest paid actor in Tamil film industry then.[8] It was very short (10,994 Feet[9]) compared to other films from the same period.[10] Featuring a number of melodious songs sung by Bhagavathar, the film was released on Diwali (16 October) 1944.[11] Classical musician N. C. Vasanthakokilam, who was often compared to M. S. Subbulakshmi as a singer, played the role of Haridas' wife.[11][10] The film also marked the debut of renowned Tamil actress Pandari Bai.[10][12] The comedic duo of N. S. Krishnan and T. A. Mathuram were cast in this film.[2]

Soundtrack

All songs in this film became hits. The song "Manmadha leelayai vendrar undo" celebrating erotic love has become an enduring hit and the phrase has entered every day Tamil usage. Papanasam Sivan was the composer and G. Ramanathan was in charge of the orchestration. A partial list of songs from Haridas:

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M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar and T. R. Rajakumari in "Manmadhan Leelayil" song
  • Manmadha Leelayai Vendrar Undo
  • "Krishnaa mukunda muraree"
  • "Annaiyum thandhaiyum"
  • "Vaazhvil oru thirunaal"
  • "Nijamma idhu nijamma"
  • "Kadhiravan vudhayam kanden"
  • "Ullam kavarum en paavaai"
  • "Natanam innum aadanam"
  • "Ennalum Indha"
  • "Thottadharkellam"
  • "Enadhuyir nadhar"
  • "Ennudal thanil"
  • "Kanna vaa manivanna vaa"

Reception

Haridas hit the theatres on Deepavali (16 October) 1944. It was a huge success and ran for 110 consecutive weeks till Deepavali (22 November) 1946 at the Sun Theatres in Broadway, Madras.[10][6] Across theatres it had an uninterrupted theatrical run of 133 weeks.[3] With the profits earned from the film, the producers established a knitting company in Madurai.[6] Bhagavathar became Tamil cinema industry's highest paid star and was offered a salary of ₹1 lakh per film.[10][6] Following the success of Haridas, Bhagavathar was immediately booked for as many as twelve films.[6] However, he was not able to enjoy his success as he was arrested in November 1944 as a suspect in the Lakshmikanthan Murder Case.[10][2] IBN Live included the film in its list of 100 greatest Indian films of all time.[7]

See also

Lakshmikanthan Murder Case

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Dhananjayan 2014, p. 56.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Blast From the Past - Haridas 1944, The Hindu 11 July 2008
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Thoraval 2011, p. 38.
  4. ↑ Baskaran 1996, p. 46.
  5. ↑ Anandan 2004, p. 33.2.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  8. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  9. ↑ Anandan 2004, p. 28.35.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 Dhananjayan 2014, p. 57.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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