Christmas Rathri
1961 Indian film
- 28 January 1961 (1961-01-28)
Christmas Rathri (transl. Christmas Night) is a 1961 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed and produced by P. Subramaniam and was filmed at Merryland Studio. The film stars T. K. Balachandran, Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair, Miss Kumari, M. G. Soman and Adoor Pankajam. The film had musical score by Br. Lakshmanan.[1] The plot revolves around Advocate George (Thikkurissi) and Annie (Miss Kumari). Despite its title, the film has very little to do with Christmas, except that the climax of the film occurs on Christmas Eve.[2] The film was made in Tamil also and released on 22 September 1961 as Yar Manamagan?.[3]
Cast
- T. K. Balachandran as Dr. Mathews
- Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair as George
- M. G. Soman
- Adoor Pankajam as Mariya
- Aranmula Ponnamma as Annamma
- Ambika Sukumaran as Gracy
- Bahadoor as Kurian
- Kannamma
- Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair as Valyedathu Vareechan
- Miss Kumari as Annie
- N. Govindankutty as Philip
- Pankajavalli as Thresiamma
- Paravoor Bharathan as Porinchu
- S. P. Pillai as Thoma
- Benjamin F.
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Br. Lakshmanan and the lyrics were written by P. Bhaskaran.
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length (m:ss) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Aattummanammele" (Unniyarcha Naadakam) | P. Leela, Kamukara, A. P. Komala | P. Bhaskaran | |
| 2 | "Appozhe Njan" | Kamukara, A. P. Komala | P. Bhaskaran | |
| 3 | "Enthininiyum" | P. B. Sreenivas | P. Bhaskaran | |
| 4 | "Kanmani Karayalle" | P. Leela | P. Bhaskaran | |
| 5 | "Karinkaaru Nerthallo" | Kamukara | P. Bhaskaran | |
| 6 | "Kinaavinte" | A. P. Komala | P. Bhaskaran | |
| 7 | "Lelam Kale" | A. P. Komala | P. Bhaskaran | |
| 8 | "Mishihaanaadhan" | T. S. Kumaresh | P. Bhaskaran | |
| 9 | "Nanmaniranjoramme" | P. Leela | P. Bhaskaran | |
| 10 | "Varanondu Laathi" | T. S. Kumaresh | P. Bhaskaran | |
| 11 | "Vinnil Ninnum" | P. Leela, Chorus | P. Bhaskaran |
See also
References
- ^ "Christmas Raathri". malayalasangeetham.info. Archived from the original on 14 October 2014. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
- ^ "CHRISTMAS RATHRI 1961". The Hindu. 28 December 2009. Archived from the original on 9 January 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- ^ Film News Anandan (23 October 2004). Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru [History of Landmark Tamil Films] (in Tamil). Chennai: Sivakami Publishers. Archived from the original on 4 May 2017.
External links
- Christmas Rathri at IMDb
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