Rukmani Kalyanam

1936 film directed by Bhalji Pendharkar

1936 (1936)

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Rukmani Kalyanam (transl. Rukmani's marriage) is a 1936 Indian Tamil-language Hindu mythological film produced and directed by Bhalji Pendharkar. It stars S. Rajam as the Hindu god Krishna and M. S. Vijayal as his wife Rukmani.^[2]

Plot

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Cast

Male cast^[3]

Master S. Rajam as Shri Krishna
R. Duraisamy Raju as Balaraman
T. R. Mani B. A. as Rukmi
S. Bala Subramaniam B. A. as Shishupalan
M. N. M. Sundaram as Naradar
Joker Ramudu as Subodar
P. K. Balu as Boatman
R. D. Raju as Boatman

Female cast^[3]

M. S. Vijayal as Rukmani
T. S. Meenambal as Chitralekha
Chellam as Revathi
Gowri as Friend

Supported by

Mathirimangalam Natesa Iyer, Sreemathi, Panchu Bhagavathar and Kamala.^[2]

Production

Rukmani Kalyanam was produced and directed by Bhalji Pendharkar. S. Rajam, who portrayed the Hindu god Krishna in Sita Kalyanam (1934) and Radha Kalyanam (1935), played the same role in this film, while M. S. Vijayal played his wife Rukmani. Other supporting roles were played by Mathirimangalam Natesa Iyer, Sreemathi, Panchu Bhagavathar and Kamala.^[2] The final length of the film was 15,638 feet.^[1]

Songs

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Reception

Rukmani Kalyanam was not successful, but film historian Randor Guy, writing for The Hindu, said that it would be remembered for "the appearance of Rajam as Lord Krishna, and the interesting on-screen narration of the epic story by director Balji Phendarkar".^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b "1936 - ருக்மணி கல்யாணம் - வெங்கடேஸ்வரா பிலிம்ஸ்" [1936 - Rukmani Kalyanam - Venkateshwara Films]. Lakshman Sruthi (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 20 September 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Guy, Randor (7 July 2012). "Blast from the past — Rukmini Kalyanam (1936)". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 20 September 2017. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "ருக்மணி கல்யாணம்" (PDF) (song book) (in Tamil). Venkateshwara Films. 1936. Retrieved 2 July 2022 – via Internet Archive.