Madanakamarajan

Madanakamarajan
Directed by	B. N. Rao
Produced by	S. S. Vasan (Gemini Studios)
Written by	B. S. Ramaiya
Starring	K. L. V. Vasantha V. V. Satagopan Kothamangalam Subbu T. S. Durairaj
Music by	M. D. Parthasarathi S. Rajeshwara Rao
Cinematography	Adi M. Irani
Edited by	J. S. Sircar
Release date	28 November 1941
Running time	198 min. (17,907 feet)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Madanakamarajan (Tamil: மதனகாமராஜன்) is a 1941 Tamil film directed by B. N . Rao and produced by S. S. Vasan. It was the first film for Vasan as producer.

In 1940, S. S. Vasan purchased director K. Subramaniam's Motion Pictures Producers' Combine (MPPC) studios in a court auction. The company was renamed as Gemini Studios and entered film production in association with a group of businessmen from Dindigal. Dindugal Amirtham studios and Gemini came together to produce a new film titled Madanakamarajan. Later differences arose between them and Vasan bought out his partners and produced the film alone. B. N. Rao (Balakrishnan Narayanan Nair) was hired to direct the film. The film was based on a screenplay written by playwright B. S. Ramaiya. Carnatic musician V. V. Satakopan and popular actress K. L. V. Vasantha were cast in the lead roles. Table tennis player N. Krishnamurthy and Kothamangalam Subbu were cast in a supporting roles. Comic relief was provided by the comedian T. S. Durairaj. The film was advertised as a "Produced for Dindugal Amirtham Talkies At Gemini Studios" and not officially produced by the Gemini Studios. M. D. Parthasaraty and S. Rajeshwara Rao composed the music while Papanasam Sivan wrote the lyrics. The camerawork has handled by Adi M. Irani. The completed film was 17,907 feet in length.

Madanakamarajan is tale of the adventures of a prince (Satakopan) and his friend (N. Krishnamurthy).

The film was released on 28 November 1941 and was a commercial success. Gemini Studios went on to become a major player in the Tamil film industry

Partial list of songs in Madanakamarajan:

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