Chintamani (1937 film)

Chintamani
A scene from the film
Directed byY. V. Rao
Screenplay byA. Ayyalu Somayajulu
Serukalathur Sama
Story byY. V. Rao
StarringM. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar
K. Aswathamma
CinematographyY. B. Washikar
Edited byBholanath Auddya
Music byPapanasam Sivan
Production
company
Deva Datta Films Studio
Distributed byRayal Talkie Distributors
Release date
  • 12 March 1937 (1937-03-12)[1]
Running time
215 min
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil
Chintamani film

Chintamani is a 1937 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Y. V. Rao starring M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar, Serugulathur Sama and Aswathamma.[2] It was the first Tamil film to run for a year in a single theatre.[3][4][5]

  1. ^ Dhananjayan 2014, pp. 16.
  2. ^ Guy, Randor (21 December 2007). "Blast from the Past – Chintamani 1937". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 23 December 2007. Retrieved 7 December 2009.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference chintamani was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Tamil cinema history – The Early Days 1937 – 1944". indolink.com. Archived from the original on 17 September 2008. Retrieved 12 October 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ^ Guy, Randor (22 August 2003). "A revolutionary filmmaker". The Hindu:Entertainment. Archived from the original on 26 June 2009. Retrieved 12 September 2008.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)