Mathar Kula Manikkam

Mathar Kula Manikkam
Theatrical release poster
Directed byT. Prakash Rao
Written byC. V. Sridhar (dialogues)
Screenplay byVempati Sadasivabrahmam
Based onNoukadubi
by Rabindranath Tagore
Produced byA. Shankara Reddy
StarringGemini Ganesan
Anjali Devi
Akkineni Nageswara Rao
Savitri
CinematographyP. L. Roy
Edited byN. M. Shankar
Music byS. Rajeswara Rao
Production
company
Lalitha Films[1]
Distributed byVahini Studios
Release date
  • 20 December 1956 (1956-12-20)[2]
Running time
197 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Mathar Kula Manikkam (transl. A gem among women) is a 1956 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by T. Prakash Rao. The film stars Gemini Ganesan, Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Anjali Devi and Savitri, with music composed by S. Rajeswara Rao. It is based on Rabindranath Tagore's 1906 novel Noukadubi.[3] The screenplay and dialogue were written by Vempati Sadasivabrahmam and C. V. Sridhar, respectively. The film was simultaneously made in Telugu under the title Charana Daasi, both versions were critical and commercial successes.

  1. ^ "Matharkula Manikkam". Swatantra. Vol. 11. 1956. p. 48.
  2. ^ "Mathar Kula Manikkam". The Indian Express. 20 December 1956. p. 1. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  3. ^ காந்தன் (13 January 1957). "மாதர்குல மாணிக்கம்". Kalki (in Tamil). pp. 107–108. Archived from the original on 10 October 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2022.