Amara Deepam
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Amara Deepam is a Tamil film is directed by T. Prakash Rao released in 1956.
) falls in love with athe daughter Aruna (Savitri) of a wealthy Industrialist.
Aruna is taken hostage by her husband to be Sukumar (M. N. Nambiar
), and while Ashok trails them to save Aruna, Ashok loses his memory in an accident. Ashok Meets Roopa (Padmini
) and they begin to like each other. Sometime later Aruna comes back and as Ashok fails to recognize Aruna things look complicated.
The rest of the film deals with how Ashok struggles with his memory and how both Aruna and Roopa try to win him over.
Plot
A educated unemployed person Ashok (Sivaji GanesanSivaji Ganesan
Viluppuram Chinnaiahpillai Ganesan Manrayar , commonly known by his stage name Sivaji Ganesan , was an Indian stage and film actor active during the latter half of the 20th century. He is one of the most respected film actors in India. He is well known for his versatility and acting skills with...
) falls in love with athe daughter Aruna (Savitri) of a wealthy Industrialist.
Aruna is taken hostage by her husband to be Sukumar (M. N. Nambiar
M. N. Nambiar
M. N. Nambiar M. N. Nambiar M. N. Nambiar ( (born Manjeri Narayanan Nambiar 7 March 1919 — 19 November 2008) was a film actor in Tamil cinema and had been in the film industry for more than 50 years.-Biography:...
), and while Ashok trails them to save Aruna, Ashok loses his memory in an accident. Ashok Meets Roopa (Padmini
Padmini (actress)
Padmini was an Indian actress and trained Bharathanatyam dancer who has acted in over 250 Indian films. She has acted in the Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Hindi language films...
) and they begin to like each other. Sometime later Aruna comes back and as Ashok fails to recognize Aruna things look complicated.
The rest of the film deals with how Ashok struggles with his memory and how both Aruna and Roopa try to win him over.
Cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Sivaji Ganesan Sivaji Ganesan Viluppuram Chinnaiahpillai Ganesan Manrayar , commonly known by his stage name Sivaji Ganesan , was an Indian stage and film actor active during the latter half of the 20th century. He is one of the most respected film actors in India. He is well known for his versatility and acting skills with... |
Ashok |
| Savitri | Aruna |
| Padmini Padmini Padmini in Sanskrit means "She who sits on the lotus" and refers to the Goddess Lakshmi. It is common name for girls in India.* Rani Padmini of Chittor* Padmini , Indian actress and trained Bharathanatyam dancer who acted in over 250 Indian movies... |
Roopa |
| M. N. Nambiar M. N. Nambiar M. N. Nambiar M. N. Nambiar M. N. Nambiar ( (born Manjeri Narayanan Nambiar 7 March 1919 — 19 November 2008) was a film actor in Tamil cinema and had been in the film industry for more than 50 years.-Biography:... |
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| Chittor V. Nagaiah Chittor V. Nagaiah Chitturu Nagayya or Chittor V. Nagaiah birth name - Vuppaladadiyam Nagayya was an Indian actor, composer, director, producer, writer and playback singer of Telugu film industry, Andhra Pradesh, India. Indian film journalist and the editor of Film India, Baburao Patel, described Nagiah as ‘The... |
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| K. A. Thangavelu K. A. Thangavelu K. A. Thangavelu popularly known as "Danaal Thangavelu" was a Tamil film comedian popular in the 1950s to 1970s. Not known for physical, acrobatic comedy like his contemporaries J.P.Chandrababu and Nagesh, Thangavelu's humor is recognized for his impeccable timing in verbal agility and the... |
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| E. V. Saroja E. V. Saroja E. V. Saroja was a famous Tamil and Telugu actress and dancer. She belonged to Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu.Her debut film was En Thangai in 1952 starring M. G. Ramachandran... |
Crew
- Producer:
- Production Company: Venus Pictures
- Director: T. Prakash Rao
- Music: T. Chalapathi Rao
- Screenplay: C. V. SridharC. V. SridharC Sridhar was a South Indian screenwriter and film director. Sridhar hailed from Chitthamur, a village near Madurantakam, Tamil Nadu. He studied at St. Joseph's Higher Secondary School , where he began writing and staging plays while he was in Grade 7. He entered films as a dialogue writer when...
- Dialogues: C. V. SridharC. V. SridharC Sridhar was a South Indian screenwriter and film director. Sridhar hailed from Chitthamur, a village near Madurantakam, Tamil Nadu. He studied at St. Joseph's Higher Secondary School , where he began writing and staging plays while he was in Grade 7. He entered films as a dialogue writer when...
- Art Direction:
- Editing:
- Choreography:
- Cinematography:
- Stunt:
- Dance:
Soundtrack
List of songs:- nAnayam manushanukku avasiyam - T. M. Soundararajan
- thEn uNNum vaNdu mAmalari kaNdu - A. M. RajahA. M. RajahAemala Manmatharaju Rajah was a South Indian playback singer-music composer popular in the 1950s and the early 1960s in South India. He was popularly known as A. M. Rajah or Rajah. His songs were featured in numerous Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada films in the 1950s, early 1960s and early...
& P. Suseela - jAlilO jimkAnA - JikkiJikkiPillavalu Gajapathi Krishnaveni aka Jikki , was a popular film playback singer from South India. She sang over nearly 10,000 songs in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Hindi and Sinhala languages.-Early life:...
- pachai kiLi pAduthu - JikkiJikkiPillavalu Gajapathi Krishnaveni aka Jikki , was a popular film playback singer from South India. She sang over nearly 10,000 songs in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Hindi and Sinhala languages.-Early life:...
- nAdOdi kUttam nAngga jillElElO - T. M. Soundararajan, A. P. KomalaA. P. KomalaA. P. Komala was a South Indian playback singer. She has sung songs in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu languages.-Filmography:These are some of the films where she was playback singer.-References:...
, Sirkazhi GovindarajanSirkazhi GovindarajanSirkazhi Govindarajan was a leading vocalist in Carnatic Music.Govindarajan, born in Sirkali in Madras Presidency) and started performing at the age of eight in Tirupurasundari Temple. His son Sirkazhi G. Sivachidambaram is also a Carnatic singer....
& T. V. RathinamT. V. RathinamTenkasi Vallinayagam Rathinam hails from Tenkasi, Madras Presidency, British India. She was a playback singer for Tamil films.-Early life:... - thunbam sUzhum nEram - JikkiJikkiPillavalu Gajapathi Krishnaveni aka Jikki , was a popular film playback singer from South India. She sang over nearly 10,000 songs in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Hindi and Sinhala languages.-Early life:...
- ellorum vAzhaveNdum - JikkiJikkiPillavalu Gajapathi Krishnaveni aka Jikki , was a popular film playback singer from South India. She sang over nearly 10,000 songs in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Hindi and Sinhala languages.-Early life:...