Pankajavalli (film)

Pankajavalli
Poster
Directed byS. Soundararajan Ayyangar
Screenplay byS. Soundararajan Ayyangar
Based onMalayala Pankajavalli
Produced byS. Soundararajan Ayyangar
StarringP. U. Chinnappa
T. R. Rajakumari
Kumari Rukmani
Music byPapanasam Sivan
Production
company
Tamil Nadu Talkies
Release date
  • 10 October 1947 (1947-10-10) (India)[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Pankajavalli is a 1947 Indian Tamil-language film written, produced and directed by S. Soundararajan.[2] The music was by Papanasam Sivan. The film starred P. U. Chinnappa, T. R. Rajakumari and Kumari Rukmani. The film was basically the story of Alli, who dominates men in her kingdom and treats them like slaves.[3] The film was inspired by the popular Kerala folktale Malayala Pankajavalli, which Ayyangar adapted.

  1. ^ 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 30 July 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  2. ^ Dhananjayan, G. (2014). Pride of Tamil Cinema: 1931–2013. Blue Ocean Publishers. p. 99. OCLC 898765509.
  3. ^ Guy, Randor (27 July 2013). "Pankajavalli (1947)". The Hindu. Retrieved 17 December 2021.