Rangoon Radha
| Rangoon Radha ரங்கூன் ராதா |
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| Directed by | A. Kasilingam |
| Produced by | Mekala Pictures |
| Written by | Karunanidhi |
| Story by | C. N. Annadurai |
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Sivaji Ganesan P. Bhanumathi M. N. Rajam S. S. Rajendran Rajasulochana N. S. Krishnan T. A. Madhuram |
| Music by | T. R. Pappa |
| Cinematography | G. Durai |
| Edited by | K. Perumal |
| Distributed by | Mekala Pictures |
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Release date
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1 November 1956 |
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Running time
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129 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Rangoon Radha (Tamil: ரங்கூன் ராதா) is a Tamil film about a man trying to steal his wife's fortune. It stars Sivaji Ganesan and P. Bhanumathi in the lead roles. The film was released on 1 November 1956.
The story was based on play Angel Street written by Patrick Hamilton. Adaptated to film in 1940 as Gaslight starring Anton Walbrook and Diana Wynyard. Remade again in 1944 by MGM as Gaslight starring Charles Boyer and Ingrid Bergman and directed by George Cukor, the movie traced the eerie happenings at the family mansion of Paula Alquist at 9, Thornton Square, London.
Rangoon Radha was a story written by C. N. Annadurai, with the main plot inspired from Gaslight, and various sub-plots incorporated ingeniously to suit the Indian milieu.
Kottaiyur Dharmalinga Mudaliyar, a cunning scoundrel who appears as a noble man to the outside world. Rangam, his virtuous and long-suffering wife. Dharmalinga Mudaliyaar also has an eye on his sister-in-law Thangam. In order to marry Thangam and get control of the abundant wealth of the sisters, Dharamlingam ensures that everyone believes that Rangam is possessed by some evil spirit and is slowly becoming insane.
The music was composed by T. R. Pappa.:Lyrics by Mahakavi Bharathiyar, Bharathidasan, Udumalai Narayana Kavi, M. Karunanidhi, M. K. Athmanathan & Pattukkottai Kalyanasundaram. Singer is P. Bhanumathi & N. S. Krishnan. Playback singers are C. S. Jayaraman, T. V. Rathinam, T. S. Bagavathi & P. Suseela.
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