Selva Magal
Selva Magal (transl. Wealthy Daughter) is a 1967 Indian Tamil-language romantic action film, directed by K. V. Srinivas and produced by T. S. Rajasundaresan. The dialogue was written by Subbu Arumugam and the story written by Rajasri. Music was by M. S. Viswanathan. It stars Jaishankar, Rajasree, Srikanth, Shylashri, Nagesh and Major Sundarrajan. The story was about robbery gangs.[1] This film was a box office hit.[2]
| Selva Magal | |
|---|---|
 Title card | |
| Directed by | K. V. Srinivas |
| Screenplay by | Subbu Arumugam |
| Story by | Rajasri |
| Produced by | T. S. Rajasundaresan |
| Starring | Jaishankar Rajasree Srikanth Shylashri Nagesh Major Sundarrajan |
| Cinematography | C. A. S. Mani |
| Edited by | P. V. Narayanan |
| Music by | M. S. Viswanathan |
Production company | Saravana Screen |
Release date | 1967 |
Running time | 119 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
After a string of robberies, Balaram flees the country abandoning his wife Parvathi and son. Circumstances separate mother and child, leaving the young boy under the care of Sekar, who raises him into a well educated gentleman. Sekar falls in love with Sarada, the only daughter of wealthy banker, Ranganathan. Meanwhile, Balaram returns to the country and, with the help of his stepson Mohan, runs a shady business under the alias, Balasundaram. He targets Ranganathan and plots to claim him, while Mohan sets his eyes on Sarada. Soon, a deadly game of deception is set in motion where everyone is left to confront their past.
Cast
- Jaishankar as Sekar
- Rajasree as Sarada
- Srikanth as Mohan
- Shylashri
- Nagesh
- Major Sundarrajan as Balaram
- V. S. Raghavan as Ranganathan
- Pandari Bai as Parvathi
- Madhavi
Soundtrack
Music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan and lyrics were written by Kannadasan and Vaali.[3]
| No. | Song | Singer | Lyrics | length(m:ss) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Avan Ninaithana" | T. M. Soundararajan | Kannadasan | 4:26 |
| 2 | "Yae Paranthu Sillu" | T. M. Soundararajan P. Suseela | 4:41 | |
| 3 | "Kuyilaga Naan" | Vaali | 3:52 | |
| 4 | "Vennila Mugam" | T. M. Soundararajan L. R. Eswari | 3:41 |
References
- "செல்வ மகள்". Kalki (in Tamil). 10 December 1967. p. 45. Archived from the original on 25 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- "மூன்றாவது நாயகர்கள் - பகுதி 4 | ஜெய்சங்கர் எனும் மூடிமறைக்கப்பட்ட அற்புதம்!". newstm (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
- "Selvamagal". Saregama. Archived from the original on 2 February 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
External links
- Selva Magal at IMDb