Ithaya Geetham

Ithaya Geetham
Ithaya Geetham
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Joseph Thaliath Jr.
Screenplay by	Naanjil T. N. Rajappa
Story by	Joseph Thaliath Jr.
Produced by	Joseph Thaliath Jr.
Starring	T. R. Mahalingam; T. R. Rajakumari;
Cinematography	Jitten Banerjee
Edited by	S. A. Murugesan
Music by	S. V. Venkatraman
Production; company	Citadel Film Corporation
Release date	29 July 1950;
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Ithaya Geetham is a 1950 Indian Tamil-language historical romance film written, directed and produced by Joseph Thaliath Jr. The film stars T.R. Mahalingam and T. R. Rajakumari.^[1] It was released on 29 July 1950.^[2]

Plot

A king, on his deathbed, requests his friend to take care of the queen (Rajalakshmi) and their daughter (Rajakumari). The friend has two sons. While the elder son (Veerappa) goes to fight a battle, the younger son (Mahalingam) and the princess fall in love. The elder son returns victoriously and claims the hand of the princess. The princess vacillates. The younger brother goes to another battle but gets injured. The princess realises her folly and helps in the treatment of the younger brother. The two brothers decide to settle on a duel. The younger brother wins and marries the princess.^[1]

Cast

Credits adapted from The Hindu review article^[1] and from the song book.^[3]

Male cast

T. R. Mahalingam as Jeevan
P. S. Veerappa as Prathaban
K. Sarangapani as Lala
M. G. Chakrapani as Minister
C. V. Nayagam as Udaya Singh
C. V. V. Panthulu as Ananda Singh
K. P. Kamakshi as Dhathan
Thirupathi as Ananda Singh's minister
Stunt Somu & Battling Swaminathan

Female cast

T. R. Rajakumari as Thara
T. P. Rajalakshmi as Thara's mother
V. Susheela as Ragini
T. S. Jaya as Leela

Dance

Lalitha & Padmini

Production

Filming took place mostly at Citadel Studios in Kilpauk. The film was later dubbed into Hindi under the title Jeevan Tara.^[1]

Soundtrack

Music was composed by S. V. Venkatraman. Two songs "Vaanulaavum Tharai Nee en Ithaya Geethame" and "Odi Vaa Venmugil Poley", both sung by T. R. Mahalingam and T. R. Rajakumarai, became popular.^[1]

Song	Singer/s	Lyricist	Duration(m:ss)
"Vaanulaavum Tharai Nee En Ithaya Geethame"	T. R. Mahalingam & T. R. Rajakumari	Kambadasan	03:03
"Assai Kiliye Azhaitthu Vaaraai"	T. R. Mahalingam		03:24
"Juma Juma Jum Jum"	P. A. Periyanayaki & P. Leela		07:27
"Odi Vaa Venmugil Poley"	T. R. Mahalingam & T. R. Rajakumari	K. P. Kamatchisundaram	02:48
"Oho Nee Summaa Summaa"	K. Sarangapani & T. S. Jaya		03:20
"Janani Sri Goweri Dhesam"	P. A. Periyanayaki		04:08
"Jeyame Ini Mele Bayamillai Ini"	T. R. Mahalingam & K. Sarangapani		03:21

Reception

Historian Randor Guy opines that the film "did not prove to be a box office success as expected", although he praised the "impressive production values, tuneful music and the stunning Rajakumari."^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Guy, Randor (17 June 2010). "Ithaya Geetham (1950)". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
^ "1950 – இதயகீதம் – சிட்டாடல் – ஜீவன்தாரா (இந்தி-டப்பிங்)" [1950 – Ithaya Geetham – Citadel – Jeevan Tara (Hindi-dubbing)]. Lakshman Sruthi (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 29 November 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
^ இதய கீதம் (PDF) (song book) (in Tamil). Citadel Film Corporation. 1950. Retrieved 15 July 2022 – via Internet Archive.

External links

Ithaya Geetham at IMDb

[hindu-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Guy, Randor (17 June 2010). "Ithaya Geetham (1950)". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2016.

[2] "1950 – இதயகீதம் – சிட்டாடல் – ஜீவன்தாரா (இந்தி-டப்பிங்)" [1950 – Ithaya Geetham – Citadel – Jeevan Tara (Hindi-dubbing)]. Lakshman Sruthi (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 29 November 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2016.

[3] இதய கீதம் (PDF) (song book) (in Tamil). Citadel Film Corporation. 1950. Retrieved 15 July 2022 – via Internet Archive.

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