| 词条 | Punjab Kesari (film) |
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| name = Punjab Kesari | image = Punjab Kesari (1938).jpg | caption = Film poster | director = Fram Sethna | producer = | writer = | screenplay = | story = Te. Po. Krishnasami Pavalar | starring = {{ubl | K. P. Kesavan | P. U. Chinnappa | Kali N. Rathnam | A. K. Rajalakshmi}} | music = | cinematography = | editing = | studio = Star Films | distributor = | released = 1938 | runtime = | country = India | language = Tamil }} Punjab Kesari ({{lit|The Lion of Punjab}}) is 1938 Tamil-language thriller film directed by Fram Sethna. It was adapted from Te. Po. Krishnasami Pavalar's play of the same name. The film adaptation stars K. P. Kesavan, P. U. Chinnappa, Kali N. Rathnam and A. K. Rajalakshmi in the lead roles. PlotSundaranathan (P. U. Chinnappa) is in love with Padma Bai (A. K. Rajalakshmi), the daughter of a wealthy man Somanathan Prabhu (H. H. Sarma). Somanathan Prabhu decides to get his daughter married to Sundaranathan, but a villain (K. K. Perumal) covets her and her wealth with a gang behind him. They kill Somanathan and frame Sundaranathan. He is arrested and a doctor (Kannan) hires detective Punjab Kesari (K. P. Kesavan) to find out the truth. Punjab Kesari and his assistant Karappanpoochi (Kali N. Rathnam) unmask the killer and the truth. Sudaranathan is exonerated, and marries Padma Bai.[1] Cast
ProductionPunjab Kesari was a popular play written by Te. Po. Krishnaswamy Pavalar. It was staged all over the Tamil-speaking areas of the Madras Presidency and also in neighbouring countries like Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), Malaya (now Singapore and Malaysia) and Burma (now Myanmar). The play's title was an allegorical reference to the Indian freedom fighter Lala Lajpat Rai, who was popularly known as Punjab Kesari ({{lit|Lion of Punjab}}). Following the play's success, it was adapted into a feature film with the same title, directed by the Bombay-based Parsi filmmaker Fram Sethna and produced by the studio Star Films. Shooting took place at the National Movietone Studio, Madras.[1][2] The final length of the film measured {{convert|16000|feet|metres}}.[3]SoundtrackThe film's opening song was the Bankim Chandra Chatterjee-written "Vande Mataram", which urged Tamil people to participate in the Indian independence movement. Another song used in the film was the Tyagaraja composition "Tholi Nenu Chesina Pooja Palamu", with vocals the by lead actress A. K. Rajalakshmi.[1] ReceptionFilm historian Randor Guy praised the performances of the cast and the storyline, though he felt it was "somewhat predictable". The film was an average success.[1] References1. ^1 2 3 {{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-columns/Punjab-Kesari-1938/article5973131.ece |title=Punjab Kesari 1938 |last=Guy |first=Randor |date=3 May 2014 |work=The Hindu |access-date=10 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140511051629/http://www.thehindu.com:80/features/cinema/cinema-columns/punjab-kesari-1938/article5973131.ece |archive-date=11 May 2014 |dead-url=no |author-link=Randor Guy}} 2. ^{{Cite book |title=Madras Studios: Narrative, Genre, and Ideology in Tamil Cinema |last=Pillai |first=Swarnavel Eswaran |publisher=SAGE Publications |year=2015 |isbn=978-93-515-0121-3 |pages=311 |ref=harv}} 3. ^{{Cite book |url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1938-cinedetails19.asp |title=Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru |last=Film News Anandan |publisher=Sivagami Publishers |year=2004 |location=Chennai |language=Tamil |trans-title=Tamil film history and its achievements |author-link=Film News Anandan |archive-url=http://archive.li/uh70c |archive-date=28 April 2018 |dead-url=no}} 11 : 1930s Tamil-language films|1930s thriller films|1938 films|Fictional portrayals of the Tamil Nadu Police|Films about organised crime in India|Films set in 1938|Films set in Chennai|Indian black-and-white films|Indian films based on plays|Indian films|Indian thriller films |
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