| 词条 | Town Bus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| name = Town Bus | image = Town Bus film poster.jpg | caption = Film poster | director = K. Somu | producer = M. A. Venu | writer = A. P. Nagarajan | screenplay = | story = | starring = N. N. Kannappa Anjali Devi M. N. Rajam T. P. Muthulakshmi T. K. Ramachandran V. K. Ramasamy A. Karunanidhi | music = K. V. Mahadevan | cinematography = V. K. Gopal | editing = T. Vijayarangam | studio = M. A. V. Pictures | distributor = M. A. V. Pictures | released = 13 November 1955 | runtime = 130 minutes | country = India | language = Tamil }}Town Bus is a 1955 Indian Tamil language drama film directed by K. Somu and produced by M. A. Venu under his banner M. A. V. Pictures. The film was written by A. P. Nagarajan, and the soundtrack was composed by K. V. Mahadevan. The film stars N. N. Kannappa and Anjali Devi, A. Karunanidhi, T. K. Ramachandran in the lead roles with V. K. Ramasamy M. N. Rajam T. P. Muthulakshmi portraying supporting roles.[1] The plot of the film was built around a bus transport company based in Coimbatore. The film performed well at the box office.[1] PlotVelu (N. N. Kannappa), an unemployed youth, meets a female bus conductor Amutha (Anjali Devi) by circumstance, joins the transporter company as driver and gradually gets close to her. The owner's daughter (Tambaram Lalitha) falls in love with him, but her father wants her to marry Ramu (Ramachandran), a relative who is the manager of the company. He is only after money and also a womaniser. Velu's friend Mannaru (A. Karunanidhi) falls in love with another conductor Poongavam (T. P. Muthulakshmi). The manager dismisses the two drivers, after which Velu becomes an auto rickshaw driver. Soon he sets up his own company and experiences success in a short span of time. He marries Amutha and has a child through her. As he becomes more successful, his lifestyle changes and he falls in love with another woman, a dancer Pankajam (M. N. Rajam). Amutha learns about her husband's affair with Pankajam and more complications follow. She eventually learns that Pankajam is her long-lost sister. Ramu locks up Velu in a room with the intention of killing him. The two women and the bus owner's daughter, who remains single, team up to save Velu. In the process, the manager shoots Pankajam and is arrested. Velu, Amutha and their child unite and live happily.[1] Cast{{Col-begin|width=70%}}{{col-break|width=54%}}
ProductionTown Bus was directed by K. Somu and produced by M. A. Venu for M. A. V. Pictures.[1] The screenplay was written by A. P. Nagarajan.[2] V. K. Gopal was the cinematographer. Shooting took place mainly in Coimbatore.[1]Release and receptionTown Bus was released on 13 November 1955.[3] According to film historian Randor Guy, the film was commercially successful mainly because of the music. He said the film would be "Remembered for the pleasing music, good performances by Anjali Devi and Kannappa, and excellent photography, especially the outdoor sequences of Kovai."[1]Soundtrack{{Infobox album| name = Town Bus | type = Soundtrack | artist = K. V. Mahadevan | cover = | alt = | released = 1955 | recorded = 1955 | venue = | studio = | genre = Sareegama | length = | language = Tamil | label = | producer = K. V. Mahadevan | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = | next_year = }} The music was composed by K. V. Mahadevan, with lyrics by Ka. Mu. Sheriff.[4]Playback singers are Tiruchi Loganathan, Seerkazhi Govindarajan, T. M. Soundararajan, S. C. Krishnan, M. S. Rajeswari, Radha Jayalakshmi & U. R. Chandra. Songs such as "Chittukkuruvi Chittukuruvi" (picturised on Anjali Devi) and the dance number "Leda Lady Aruginil Vaada Aadi Paadalam" became popular.[1]
References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 {{Cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/town-bus-1953/article3789146.ece |title=Blast from the Past: Town Bus 1953 |last=Guy |first=Randor |authorlink=Randor Guy |date=18 August 2012 |website=The Hindu |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170114134226/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/town-bus-1953/article3793478.ece |archive-date=14 January 2017 |access-date=14 January 2017}} 2. ^{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/master-of-mythological-cinema/article3314719.ece |title=Master of mythological cinema |last=Raman |first=Mohan V. |date=14 April 2012 |work=The Hindu |access-date=20 February 2018 |author-link=Mohan Raman}} 3. ^{{cite book|url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1955-cinedetails16.asp|title=Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru|author=Film News Anandan|first=|publisher=Sivagami Publishers|year=2004|isbn=|location=Chennai|pages=|language=Tamil|trans-title=Tamil film history and its achievements|authorlink=Film News Anandan|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180419063406/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1955-cinedetails16.asp|archivedate=19 April 2018|deadurl=no}} 4. ^{{cite web | url=http://mio.to/album/Kv.+Mahadevan/Town+Bus+(1955) | title=Town Bus 1955 | publisher=Music India Online | accessdate=21 January 2016}} External links
12 : 1955 films|1950s Tamil-language films|Indian black-and-white films|Tamil film scores by K. V. Mahadevan|Indian films|Indian road movies|Screenplays by A. P. Nagarajan|Films about women in India|Indian romantic comedy films|Films shot in Coimbatore|Films set in 1955|Indian drama films |
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