| Kannin Manigal | |
| Director: | T. Janakiraman |
| Screenplay: | O. Ganapathyappan |
| Story: | T. Janakiraman |
| Producer: | T. Janakiraman |
| Starring: | M. K. Radha Padmini Sundar N. S. Krishnan T. A. Mathuram |
| Cinematography: | T. Janakiram |
| Editing: | B. N. Rao |
| Music: | S. V. Venkatraman |
| Studio: | Maheswari Pictures |
| Distributor: | Jaya Pictures |
| Runtime: | 161 minutes |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Tamil |
Kannin Manigal is a 1956 Indian Tamil-language drama film produced and directed by T. Janakiraman. The film stars M. K. Radha and Padmini.[1]
The details are adapted from the database of Film News Anandan.[2]
Kannin Manigal was produced, written and directed by T. Janakiraman. The dialogues were by A. L. Narayanan and O. Ganapathyappan. Cinematography was handled by T. Janakiraman, and the editing by B. N. Rao. A. P. Chellaiah, D. Sohanlal and S. V. Gopal Rao were in charge of art direction, choreography and photography, respectively. The film, mainly in black-and-white, had some sequences in Gevacolor.[3]
Music was composed by S. V. Venkatraman while the lyrics were penned by Papanasam Sivan, Kambadasan, Subbu. Arumugam, A. Maruthakasi and Kavimani Desigavinayagam Pillai.[4] [5] The song "Kaalam Maari Poche" (sung by N. S. Krishnan) was a satire on modern life and lifestyles, and attained popularity.
| Song | Singer/s | Lyricist | Duration (m:ss) |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Maheswari Undhan" | N. L. Ganasaraswathi | Papanasam Sivan | |
| "Vinaiyo Nin Sodhanaiyo" | |||
| "Nayagar Padshamadi" | Mayuram Vedanayagam Pillai | ||
| "Adhaiyum Idhaiyum" | Kasthoori | A. Maruthakasi | |
| "Kuthaalathula Kuriyirukkira" | |||
| "Appadiyum Ippadiyum" | Sundaramma | ||
| "Edhukkum Rendu Thaevai" | Kasthoori, Saroja & Sundaramma | ||
| "Kaalam Maari Poche" | N. S. Krishnan | Subbu. Arumugam | 02:37 |
| "Nalla Veenai Idhe Mannile" | M. L. Vasanthakumari | Kambadasan | |
| "Velli Nilavinile" | |||
| "Aaraaro Aasai Kanmaniye" | |||
| "Anbin Dheepamidhe" | |||
| "Manidhiramo Maayamo" | Saroja | ||
| "Kaadhal...Kandukonden Naane" | |||
| "Kaadhal...Kandukonden Naane" | |||
| "Yaen Marandhaai Eesaa" | S. V. Venkatraman |
Kannin Manigal was released on 5 May 1956, by Jaya Pictures. The film was not a box office success, and no print of it is known to survive. This makes it a lost film.[6]