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was a popular play which had been performed in many languages. First, a silent film was made based on the play, then talkies based on it were made in
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Out of the 80 odd Tamil films that have been made so far, Chintamani is considered to be best. Plot, dialogues, music, acting, cinematography, sound recording – everything is superb in this film. Among all Tamil films, it has run for the most days. Though its heroine
Aswathamma is a Kannadiga from
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were also popular though M. K. Thyagaraja
Bhagavathar did not sing the songs that were featured in them as he was not under contract with Saraswathi Stores which produced the records. Instead, the songs were sung by Thuraiyur Rajagopala Sarma. It continues to influence
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who was signed to play the part. In the initial stages, more publicity was given to the
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was released on 12 March 1937 and became one of the most acclaimed films of early Tamil cinema. Though
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