Vijayapuri Veeran

Vijayapuri Veeran (transl. The Warrior of Vijayapuri) is a 1960 Indian Tamil-language swashbuckler film directed by Joseph Thaliath Jr. and written by A. C. Tirulokchandar. An adaptation of the novel The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas,^[1] it stars C. L. Anandan (in his acting debut), M. Hemalatha, S. A. Ashokan and S. V. Ramadas in lead roles.

Vijayapuri Veeran
Poster
Directed by	Joseph Thaliath Jr.
Screenplay by	A. C. Tirulokchandar
Based on	The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas
Produced by	Joseph Thomas
Starring	C. L. Anandan M. Hemalatha S. A. Ashokan S. V. Ramadas
Cinematography	R. N. Pillai
Edited by	P. V. Karunakaran
Music by	T. R. Pappa
Production company	Citadel Film Corporation
Release date	12 February 1960 (1960-02-12)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

Cast

Male cast[2] C. L. Anand as Anandan S. A. Ashokan B.A. as Nanjappan S. V. Ramadas as Veera Nathan Pandi Selvaraj as Kavi Gnananathan Tiruchi Ganesan as Vijayapuri King S. Rama Rao as Aathi P. B. Vairam as Maya's spy Stunt Swaminathan as Ellappan Master Gopal as Azhagapuri King

Female cast[2] M. Hemalatha as Kanchana Devi Kamini as Maya Devi R. Chandrakantha as Shanthi T. Shanmugasundari as Jothi Dance[2] V. N. jothy Rajeswari Sakunthala Madhuri Devi

Production

Vijayapuri Veeran, an adaptation of the Alexandre Dumas novel The Three Musketeers,^[3] was directed by Joseph Thaliath Jr., written by A. C. Tirulokchandar and produced by Joseph Thomas under Citadel Film Corporation. The dialogues were written by Nanjilnaadu T. N. Rajappa, cinematography was handled by R. N. Pillai,^[4] and editing by P. V. Karunakaran.^[2] The cast featured mainly newcomers such as C. L. Anandan, M. Hemalatha, Kamini, R. Chandrakantha, S. V. Ramadas, Pandi Selvaraj and S. Rama Rao.^[5]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by T. R. Pappa and lyrics were written by Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass, K. D. Santhanam and M. K. Aathmanathan.^[6]

Songs	Singers	Lyrics	Length
"Ullatthile Uram Venumadaa"	A. M. Rajah		03:25
"Isai Paadum Thendralodu"	A. M. Rajah & Jikki		03:28
"Aalai Paaru Kannaley Aadam"	P. Susheela		05:12
"Aasai Machchan Visuvasa Machchan"	S. Janaki & S. C. Krishnan		04:36
"Solla Venuma Innum Sollavenuma"	A. M. Rajah & Jikki		03:17
"Kokkarthichuk Koondu Payum"	S. C. Krishnan, T. V. Rathnam & L. R. Eswari		04:06
"Vaaniley Malarnthidum Valarmadhiye"	Sirkazhi Govindarajan		01:47
"Inbam Konjam Vennila"	A. P. Komala		01:15

Release and reception

Vijayapuri Veeran was released on 12 February 1960,^[4] and emerged a commercial success.^[5]

References

1. Guy, Randor (27 June 2015). "Athey Kangal 1967". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 1 November 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
2. Vijayapuri Veeran (motion picture) (in Tamil). Citadel Film Corporation. 1960. Opening credits, from 0:00 to 2:20.
3. C. N. R. (10 February 1963). "The Growing Burden Of Taxation". The Illustrated Weekly of India. Vol. 84, Part 1. p. 124. Archived from the original on 20 June 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
4. "1960 – விஜயபுரி வீரன் – தி சிட்டாடல் பிரிம் கார்ப். (இ-டப்) (த-தெ)" [1960 – Vijayapuri Veeran – The Citadel Film Corp. (hi-dub) (ta-te)]. Lakshman Sruthi (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 26 October 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
5. Guy, Randor (24 April 2009). "Vijayapuri Veeran 1960". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 1 April 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
6. "Vijayapuri Veeran 1960". Music India Online. Archived from the original on 16 May 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2016.

External links

• Vijayapuri Veeran at IMDb