Menaka (1935)
- Original title
- மேனகா
- Directed by
- P. K. Raja Sandow
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- British Raj
- Rating
- 8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
Lovers are separated by jealous people. They face suffering before reuniting.
romanticdramaticemotionalanguishedhopefulnostalgicold-fashionedslow-paced
What happens
Menaka is a 1935 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by P. K. Rajasandow and produced by Sri Shanmuganandha Talkie Company. The film stars T. K. Shanmugam and T. K. Bhagavathi with N. S. Krishnan (in his cinematic debut), S. V. Sahasranamam, K. R. Ramasamy and T. K. Muthusamy in supporting roles. The film is about two lovers who get separated because of the designs of some envious persons and their reunion after much anguish. Menaka was an adaptation of the stage play of the same name which itself was adapted from a novel of the same name written by Vaduvoor K. Duraiswamy Iyengar. The film's screenplay was written by Kandhasamy Mudaliar. The film was released on 6 April 1935, was successful at the box-office and became a trendsetter for social-themed films in Tamil. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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