Vazha Pirandhaval

Vazha Pirandhaval (transl. She was born to live) is a 1953 Indian Tamil-language film directed and produced by T. R. Ramanna in his directorial debut.^[2] The film stars T. R. Rajakumari and Sriram. It was released on 10 April 1953.^[3]

Vazha Pirandhaval
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	T. R. Ramanna
Written by	Vindhan (dialogues)
Story by	Simha
Produced by	T. R. Ramanna
Starring	T. R. Rajakumari Sriram
Cinematography	M. A. Rahman
Edited by	M. S. Mani
Music by	S. Rajeswara Rao G. Ramanathan
Production company	R. R. Pictures
Distributed by	K. S. Pictures[1]
Release date	10 April 1953 (1953-04-10)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

Cast

Female cast[4] T. R. Rajakumari B. S. Saroja M. Pandari Bai M. M. Radhabai K. S. Angamuthu K. Varalakshmi Baby Girija

Male cast[4] Sriram T. S. Balaiah K. Sarangapani K. Duraisamy R. Balasubramaniam Chandrababu E. R. Sahadevan K. B. Jayaraman T. V. Sethuraman

Production

Vazha Pirandhaval was produced and directed by T. R. Ramanna under the banner R. R. Pictures. The story was written by Simha and the dialogue by Vindhan. The music was composed by S. Rajeswara Rao and G. Ramanathan, while the lyrics were written by Ka. Mu. Sharif. The film was edited by M. S. Mani and processed at Gemini Studios.^[5] Its final length was more than 17,700 feet (5,400 m).^[5][6]

Soundtrack

Music was composed by S. Rajeswara Rao and G. Ramanathan while all the lyrics were penned by Ka. Mu. Sheriff.^[4][7]

Song	Singer/s
"Aayi Lahaa Aayi Lahaa"
"Chandiranai Polirukkumaa"	T. R. Rajakumari
"Cinema Kalaiyai Elidhaaga Enni"	J. P. Chandrababu
"Pengalin Thuyaram Indha Ulagil"
"Inbathaale Pongudhe En Idhayam"	T. A. Mothi & P. Leela
"Vaazhvinile...Pala Maarudhal Thaan"	Jikki
"Vaazhvennum Uyar Nilaa Theyumo"	P. Leela
"Indhiya Naadu Nam Indhiya Naadu"	M. L. Vasanthakumari
"Vaazha Pirandhaval Naan"	T. R. Rajakumari, T. A. Mothi & P. Leela

References

1. "Vazha Pirandaval". The Indian Express. 5 April 1953. p. 1. Retrieved 22 March 2021 – via Google News Archive.
2. "கனவுக்கன்னியாக ஜொலித்த டி.ஆர்.ராஜகுமாரி". News18 (in Tamil). 5 January 2024. Archived from the original on 3 September 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
3. "Vazha Pirandhaval". The Indian Express. 10 April 1953. p. 1. Retrieved 22 March 2021 – via Google News Archive.
4. வாழப்பிரிந்தவள் (PDF) (song book) (in Tamil). R. R. Pictures. 1953. Retrieved 14 July 2023 – via Internet Archive.
5. "1953 – வாழப்பிறந்தவன் – ஆர்.ஆர்.பிக்சர்ஸ்". Lakshman Sruthi (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 16 April 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
6. Sridhar, Asha (13 December 2010). "Past preserved". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 16 April 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
7. Neelamegam, G. (December 2014). Thiraikalanjiyam — Part 1 (in Tamil) (1st ed.). Chennai: Manivasagar Publishers. p. 63.

External links

• Vazha Pirandhaval at IMDb