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Teacheramma

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Teacheramma
DVD cover
Directed byPuttanna Kanagal
Written byBalamurugan
StarringJaishankar
Vijayakumari
Vanisri
Music byT. R. Pappa
Production
company
Subhalakshmi Pictures
Release date
  • 12 April 1968 (1968-04-12)
Running time
146 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Teacheramma (transl. Madam Teacher) is a 1968 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Puttanna Kanagal. The film stars Jaishankar, Muthuraman, C. R. Vijayakumari and Vanisri. It was released on 12 April 1968 and became a success. The film was remade in Malayalam as Premashilpi (1978).[1]

Plot

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A school teacher sacrifices her love for the sake of her friend.

Cast

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Production

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Teacheramma was directed by Puttanna Kanagal, produced by Subhalakshmi Pictures and written by Balamurugan.[2]

Soundtrack

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The soundtrack was composed by T. R. Pappa, with lyrics by Kannadasan.[4][better source needed]

No.TitleSingersLength
1."Amma Enbathu Tamizh"P. Susheela 
2."Isaiyodu Deivam Vanthu"P. Susheela 
3."Kanavil Nindra Thirumugam"T. M. Soundararajan 
4."Soodikoduthaval Naan Thozhi"P. Susheela 
5."Vanathai Kadavul Thalaiyal"Sirkazhi Govindarajan 

Release and reception

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Teacheramma was released on 12 April 1968.[5] Kalki appreciated the director for making an entertaining film without resorting to compromises such as fight or dance sequences.[6] In the 1970s, M. G. Ramachandran – then the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu – personally appreciated Vijayakumari for her performance. The film was commercially successful.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Dharap, B. V. (1977). Indian Films. Motion Picture Enterprises. p. 284. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "கே.பாலசந்தரின் "தாமரை நெஞ்சம்″ விஜயகுமாரிக்கு பதில் சரோஜாதேவி நடித்தார்". Maalai Malar (in Tamil). 25 July 2017. Archived from the original on 1 June 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  3. ^ "ஜெயந்தி மேடம் நல்லாயிருக்காங்க; வதந்தியை நம்பாதீங்க..! - ஹேமா செளத்ரி". Ananda Vikatan (in Tamil). 29 March 2018. Archived from the original on 14 October 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  4. ^ "T.R. Papa – Teacheramma". Discogs. 6 August 1968. Archived from the original on 29 August 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Teecharamma (1968)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 4 December 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  6. ^ "டீச்சரம்மா". Kalki (in Tamil). 12 May 1968. p. 3. Archived from the original on 25 July 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
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