Veerapandiya Kattabomman (film)

Veerapandiya Kattabomman (film)

Infobox Film
name = Veerapandiya Kattabomman


director = B. Ramakrishnaiah Panthulu
writer =
starring = Sivaji Ganesan Gemini Ganesan Padmini S.Varalakshmi, Ramaswamy V.K
producer = B. Ramakrishnaiah Panthulu
distributor =
released = 1959
runtime = 201 mins
language = Tamil
music = G.Ramanathan
imdb_id = 0250803

"Veerapandiya Kattabomman" (1959) is a Tamil feature film directed by B. Ramakrishnaiah Panthulu. The cast includes Sivaji Ganesan, Gemini Ganesan, Padmini, S.Varalakshmi, and Ramaswamy V.K.

It was one of the memorable films of Sivaji Ganesan, it was produced and directed by B.R. Banthulu, Veerapandiya Kattabomman was the Tamil chieftain who rose in rebellion against the East India Company and fought with alien combination. One of the earliest freedom fighters of India he laid his life in sacrifice at the altar of freedom of his motherland.

This role of a historic figure Kattabomman was played with majesty and grandeur by this great actor Sivaji Ganesan portrayed this spitfire personality of the rebel hero in a most effective manner. His larger than life performance won him an international award at the Egypt Film Festival.

Plot

Eighteen kilometres north west of Tirunelveli lies the hamlet of Panchalankurichi, a place of historical significance. The chieftains ruling Panchalankurichi put up stiff resistance against the British East India Company, between 1798 and 1801.

Veerapandiya Kattabomman was a fearless chieftain who refused to bow down to the demands of the British for agricultural tax on native land, a brave warrior who laid down his life for his motherland. The fight he launched in Panchalankurichi has been hailed as the inspiration behind the first battle of independence of 1857, which the British called the Sepoy Mutiny.

Cast and Crew

Cast

* Sivaji Ganesan as Veerapandiya Kattabomman
* S. Varalakshmi as Jakkamma
* Gemini Ganesan as Vellayathevan
* Padmini as Vellayamma
* OAK. Thevar as Oomaithurai
* Ragini as Sundaravadivu
* M.R.Santhanam as Thaanathipathi Pillai
* A.Karunanidhi as Sundaralingam
* T.P.Muthulakshmi as Kamkshi
* V.K.Ramaswami as Ettappan
* kuladeivaam Rajagopal as Kariappan
* Tambaram Lalitha as Valli
* Jaavar Seetharaman as Bannerman
* Parthiban as W.C.Jackson
* Baby Kanchana as Meena

Crew

* Lyrics : Ku.Ma.Balasubramaniam
* Music : G.Ramanathan
* Costumes : M.G.Naidu
* Choreography : Hiralal, Gopalakrishnan & Madhavan
* Art : Ganga
* Editing : R.Devanarayanan
* Cinematography : W.R.Subbarao & Karnan
* Screenplay & Dialogues: Sakthi T.K.Krishnasamy
* Produced & Directed : B.R.Panthulu

Awards

* For the title role Veerapandiya Kattabomman at the Afro-Asian Festival (It was Sivaji Ganesan's first award)

See also

* Veerapandiya Kattabomman

External links

*
* [http://www.dhool.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=3223 More details about the movie]


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