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School Master (1958 film)

School Master
ಸ್ಕೂಲ್ ಮಾಸ್ಟರ್
எங்கள் குடும்பம் பெரிசு
Directed by B. R. Panthulu
Produced by B. R. Panthulu
Written by Kusumagraj
Based on Vaishnavi
by Kusumagraj
Starring
Music by T. G. Lingappa
Cinematography W. R. Subba Rao
Karnan
Edited by R. Devarajan
Distributed by Padmini Pictures
Release date
31 January 1958
Running time
164 minutes
Country India
Language Kannada

School Master (Kannada: ಸ್ಕೂಲ್ ಮಾಸ್ಟರ್) is a 1958 Indian Kannada language film, which was simultaneously dubbed as Tamil language film as Engal Kudumbam Perisu (Tamil: எங்கள் குடும்பம் பெரிசு). It was released in 1958. It was later remade into various other languages including Telugu, Malayalam and Hindi. Movie is a classic film starring Dikki Madhav Rao, Udaykumar, Sivaji Ganesan, Gemini Ganesan and B. Saroja Devi. It was the first Kannada film to complete Silver Jubilee Celebration.

B. R. Panthulu came up with film versions of this story in various languages. In 1958 School Master (Kannada) and Engal Kudumbam Perisu (Tamil) were directed by him, dubbed into Telugu as Badi Pantulu. In 1959 ALS Productions remade the story in Hindi as School Master, again directed by B. R. Panthulu.

The Malayalam version School Master was released on 3 April 1964 starring : Prem Nazir, K. Balaji, Thikkurissi Sukumaran Nair, Sivaji Ganeshan, Ragini, Ambika, Sowcar Janaki, Aranmula Ponnamma, Bahadur etc. The lyrics were by Vayalar Ramavarma, music by G. Devarajan and the dialogues by - Ponkunnam Varki. The film was a super hit.


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