Konjum Salangai

Konjum Salangai (1962)

கொஞ்சும் சலங்கை

A king Parthiban (Ramadas) gifts a rare anklet (salangai) to a dancer Aparajita (Kumari Madhuri). She begets the king's son, Amarendran and hands him over to a priest along with the anklet. Amarendran also happens to meet a beautiful singer Shantha (Savithri), who falls in love with her and this plot forms the rest of the story.

Date of release
1962-01-14
TMDB
8.0 / 10 (1)
Runtime
3h 0m
Genres
Drama, Music
Director
M. V. Raman

Casting

Interesting facts

Konjum Salangai is a 1962 Indian Tamil-language musical dance film directed by M. V. Raman. The film stars Gemini Ganesan, Savitri, R. S. Manohar and Kumari Kamala. It was released on 14 January 1962. The film was dubbed into Telugu as Muripinche Muvvalu. This is the Indian Tamil cinema's only film to be entirely shot and released in Technicolor.

Production

Konjum Salangai was the 100th film for Savitri as an actress. It was shot in 41 different sets at three studios Newtone Studios and Narasu Studios in Madras, and Raman Studio in Bombay. It was processed in London under the direct supervision of Raman. The budget of the film was ₹4 million (equivalent to ₹370 million or US$3.9 million in 2026).

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