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Desa Munnetram (transl.Development of the Nation)[1] is a 1938 Indian Tamil-language film written and directed by Mahindra. Produced by Sarvotham Badhami, it stars Mathrimangalam Natesa Iyer and Baby Rukmini. The film, dealing with the issue of untouchability, opened to critical acclaim and was commercially successful. However, it is lost.

Desa Munnetram
Promotional poster
Directed byMahindra
Written byN. R. Desai
Produced bySarvotham Badhami
Starring
  • Mathrimangalam Natesa Iyer
  • Baby Rukmini
Music byPapanasam Sivan
Production
company
Sagar Movietone
Release date
1938
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Production


Desa Munnetram, a film dealing with the issue of untouchability, was directed by Mahindra and produced by Sarvotham Badhami for Sagar Movietone, a Bombay-based company. Mathirimangalam Natesa Iyer, a Carnatic musician, starred in the lead role of Murugan and Baby Rukmini played his eight-year-old daughter Madhavi. The story and screenplay were by N. R. Desai, while the dialogues were written by A. N. Kalyanasundaram.[2]


Soundtrack


Desa Munnetram's soundtrack was composed by Papanasam Sivan, and the lyrics were written by A. N. Kalyanasundaram. The song "Jaya Jaya Vandhe Matharam" attained a popularity for its patriotic theme.[2]


Reception


Desa Munnetram received critical acclaim and became a commercially successful venture. In 2011, film historian Randor Guy, writing for The Hindu, said the film would be "remembered for its thematic content, patriotic songs and the performances by Baby Rukmini and Natesa Iyer". No print of Desa Munnetram is known to survive, making it a lost film.[2]


References


  1. Baskaran, S. Theodore (2006). "War relic". Frontline. Archived from the original on 29 September 2017. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  2. Guy, Randor (17 December 2011). "Blast from the past: Desa Munnetram (1938)". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 29 September 2017. Retrieved 29 September 2017.



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