Maragatham


Maragatham is a 1959 Indian Tamil-language crime thriller film, directed and co-written by S. M. Sriramulu Naidu, who also produced the film. It is an adaptation of the novel Karunkuyil Kunrathu Kolai by T. S. D. Sami. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan and Padmini. It was released on 21 August 1959, and failed commercially.

Plot

Cast

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;Female Cast
Maragadham was directed by S. M. Sriramulu Naidu, who also produced it under Pakshiraja Studios. The film was based on Karunkuyil Kunrathu Kolai, a novel by T. S. D. Sami. Naidu wrote the screenplay and Murasoli Maran wrote the dialogues. Cinematography was handled by Sailen Bose, art direction by A. K. Sekhar, and editing by Velusamy.

Soundtrack

The music was composed by S. M. Subbaiah Naidu, with lyrics by Yogi Shuddhananda Bharathiar, Papanasam Sivan, Ku. Ma. Balasubramaniam & Ra. Balu. "Kunguma Poovey Konjum Puraavey" became a hit song. However, there is a controversy about this song. It is said that the tune for this song was composed by T. G. Lingappa for the film Sabaash Meena. But for some reason, Chandrababu refused to sing the song for that film. Later he gave this tune to Subbaiah Naidu and got it included in this film.
No.SongSingersLyricsLength
1"Kunguma Poove Konjum Puraave"J. P. Chandrababu & K. Jamuna RaniKu. Ma. Balasubramaniam03.27
2"Aadinaal Nadanam Aadinaal"Radha JayalakshmiRa. Balu03.12
3"Kannukkulle Unnai Paaru"T. M. Soundararajan & Radha JayalakshmiRa. Balu03.32
4"Kaviri Paayum"T. M. SoundararajanRa. Balu03.27
5"Maalai Mayangukindra Neram"Radha JayalakshmiShuddhananda Bharati04.08
6"Punnagai Thavazhum Madhimugamo"T. M. Soundararajan & Radha JayalakshmiPapanasam Sivan03.54
7"Pachchai Kili Pola"P. Leela & K. Jamuna Rani

Release and reception

Maragadham was released on 21 August 1959, and failed commercially.