Thirumanam (1958)

Directed by

A. Bhimsingh

Genre

romance film

Country

India

Rated

U

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.

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How it feels

A singer refuses to earn money from his voice because he believes it will kill him. The film follows his struggle with love and fate.

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What happens

Thirumanam (transl. Marriage) is a 1958 Indian Tamil-language romance film directed by A. Bhimsingh, and produced and written by Valampuri Somanathan. The film stars Gemini Ganesan and Savitri. It revolves around a singer who does not sing for money, believing there is a curse upon him that if he did so, he would die. Thirumanam is the first film produced by the studio Valampuri Pictures. While primarily black-and-white, it featured some dance sequence which were shot in Gevacolor. The film was released on 18 July 1958 and failed commercially. No print of the film is known to survive, making it a lost film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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