Karkottai

Karkottai
Karkottai
	Poster
Directed by	Kemparaj Urs
Screenplay by	V. Gopalan; S. R. Krishna Ayyangar
Based on	The Count of Monte Cristo; by Alexandre Dumas
Produced by	Kemparaj Urs
Starring	Kemparaj Urs; K. Sarangapani; Krishna Kumari; B. R. Panthulu
Cinematography	Madhur
Edited by	Paul, G. Yadav
Music by	S. V. Venkatraman; G. Ramanathan
Production; company	Kemparaj Productions
Distributed by	Ramanathan Pictures
Release date	12 March 1954;
Country	India
Languages	Tamil; Kannada

Karkottai (transl. Rock Fort) is a 1954 Indian Tamil-language historical adventure film produced and directed by Kemparaj Urs. The film stars Kemparaj Urs and Krishna Kumari. It is based on the 1844 novel The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas.

Plot

Cast

Production

Karkottai was based on The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas.^[2] It was simultaneously produced in Kannada under the title Jaladurga.^[1]^[3]^[4]

Soundtrack

Music was composed by S. V. Venkatraman and G. Ramanathan while the lyrics were penned by Srimathi Rajeswary.^[5]

"O! Kappalottu Thamizhaa"
"Naan Ingu Thaniyaaga, Nee Angu Thaniyaaga"
"Inbamaa, Nee Thunbamaa"
"Kovilukku Odiduvaar Govinda"
"Avan Seyyum Leelaikku"

References

^ ^a ^b "1954 – கற்கோட்டை – கெம்பராஜ் புரொடக்சன்ஸ்". Lakshman Sruthi (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 26 March 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Karkottai". The Indian Express. 26 February 1954. p. 3. Retrieved 8 May 2017 – via Google News Archive.
^ Rajadhyaksha & Willemen 1998, p. 228.
^ Rajadhyaksha & Willemen 1998, p. 603.
^ Neelamegam, G. (December 2014). Thiraikalanjiyam — Part 1 (in Tamil) (1st ed.). Chennai: Manivasagar Publishers. p. 69.

Bibliography

Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (1998) [1994]. Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema. British Film Institute and Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-563579-5.

External links

Karkottai at IMDb

[lakshmansruthi-1] "1954 – கற்கோட்டை – கெம்பராஜ் புரொடக்சன்ஸ்". Lakshman Sruthi (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 26 March 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2017.

[poster-2] "Karkottai". The Indian Express. 26 February 1954. p. 3. Retrieved 8 May 2017 – via Google News Archive.

[FOOTNOTERajadhyakshaWillemen1998228-3] Rajadhyaksha & Willemen 1998, p. 228.

[FOOTNOTERajadhyakshaWillemen1998603-4] Rajadhyaksha & Willemen 1998, p. 603.

[5] Neelamegam, G. (December 2014). Thiraikalanjiyam — Part 1 (in Tamil) (1st ed.). Chennai: Manivasagar Publishers. p. 69.

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