Sanyasi-Samsari
Sanyasi-Samsari is a 1942 Indian Tamil-language film directed by M. Krishnaratnam. Sanyasi[2] (transl. Ascetic) and Samsari[3] (transl. Patriarch) are two separate films packaged into one and released together.[4]
| Sanyasi-Samsari | |
|---|---|
 Poster | |
| Directed by | M. Krishnaratnam |
| Written by | Samsari: Gavai Sathasivam Sanyasi: K. Hirnayya |
| Music by | Samsari: Nataraja Achari Sanyasi: M. S. Gnanamani |
Production company | Jupiter Films |
Release date | 1942[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
- Sanyasi
It is a story of a crook who is also a robber. He sets his eyes on a beautiful woman, Seetha who is Rajaram's wife. Rajaram seeks financial help from the crook to educate his son. The crook abducts Seetha but Seetha is saved by another woman. The rest of the story is how the problems are eventually solved.
- Samsari
A native doctor is of the firm belief that Indian medicine is the best. He wants to get a groom to the elder of his two daughters, Gunavathi and Gowri. He wants the groom to be a good native physician. He finds one, Kulapathi, who is also qualified in western medicine. The native doctor's brother-in-law claims his right to marry Gunavathi. So the native doctor sets a condition saying whoever who finds the old system of medicine called Muppu can marry his daughter. The B-I-L steals the document from the native doctor but the younger daughter Gowri takes it back. How the problem is solved forms the rest of the story.[4]
Cast
Credits adapted from The Hindu.[4]
- Sanyasi
- P. A. Kumar
- P. G. Venkatesan
- M. L. Pathi
- C. S. D.Singh
- Kottapuli Jayaram
- P. S. Gnanam
- P. R. Mangalam
- T. S. Jaya
- Loose Arumugam
- Master Thangavel
- M. V. Swaminathan
- Kumari Selva
- Samsari
- Gavai Sathasivam
- P. T. Ram
- Puthukottai S. Rukmani
- Vikatakavi Mariyappa
- T. K. Ranjitham
- K. Varalakshmi
- K. Rajalakshmi
- T. A. Rajeswari
- M. Natanam
- T. S. Lokanathan
- P. S. B. Thondaiman
Production
The film was produced by Jupiter Films, a company that was based in Pudukkottai. During the early decades it was a trend to package two or more films into one and release together. In 1939, five different comedy films were packaged into one and released under the title Sirikkadhe (transl. Don't Laugh).[4]
Soundtrack
Sanyasi: Music was composed by M. S. Gnanam
Samsari: Music was composed by Nataraja Achari[4]
Reception
The films fared well at the box office and remembered for the "pleasing music and good acting by the veterans."[4]
References
- Film News Anandan (23 October 2004). Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru [History of Landmark Tamil Films] (in Tamil). Chennai: Sivakami Publishers. Archived from the original on 18 April 2017.
- Ashish Rajadhyaksha; Paul Willemen. Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema (PDF). Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 1998. p. 639.
- Ashish Rajadhyaksha; Paul Willemen. Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema (PDF). Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 1998. p. 638.
- Guy, Randor (22 August 2015). "Sanyasi-Samsari (1942)". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 18 April 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2017.