Samboorna Harichandra (1932)
- Original title
- Harichandra
- Directed by
- Sarvottam Badami
- Genre
- mythology
- Country
- British Raj
- Rating
- 9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A legendary king named Harishchandra loses his kingdom and family because he refuses to break his promises and his commitment to truth. The film follows his suffering as he stays honest through great hardship.
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What happens
Harishchandra is a 1932 Tamil mythological film directed by Raja Chandrasekhar and Sarvottam Badami for Sagar Movietone. T.C. Vadivelu Naicker is another name cited as an earlier co-director. The film was the third Tamil talkie produced. The first Tamil talkie was Kalidas (1931), produced by Imperial Movietone and directed by H. M. Reddy. The second Tamil sound film was Galava Rishi, produced by Sagar Movietone and directed by Sarvottam Badami. The cast included Nungambakkam Janaki and Rukmini. The film was inspired by the first Indian film Raja Harishchandra, and involved the story of the legendary King Harishchandra, who in the process of sticking to his principles of honesty and keeping his vows made, suffers through loss of kingdom, family, and penury. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Harichandra (1968)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.