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T. R. Ramachandran never learnt English language. But his diction, pronunciation and the accent were perfect. T. R. Sundaram, who was educated in England, was surprised at T. R. Ramachandran's spoken English. He appreciated the actor's performance and rewarded him with a handsome bonus.<ref name=hindu />
T. R. Ramachandran never learnt English language. But his diction, pronunciation and the accent were perfect. T. R. Sundaram, who was educated in England, was surprised at T. R. Ramachandran's spoken English. He appreciated the actor's performance and rewarded him with a handsome bonus.<ref name=hindu />

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== Comedy Track ==
A few memorable comical sequences in this film

* Comical conversation between the Malayali cook and the Hero
** The cook says "Eiy Murukkanam" and the Hero asks "Edhai Murukkanam?" for which the cook points to Beatle leaves (Vethilai Pakku)
** The cook says "Saare KShamikkanum" and the Hero hears it as "Saare Samaikkanum" and he angrily replies "Nee poi Samaiyen!"
* Conversation between the Hero and Heroine
** Afraid that her parents are arranging her marriage with a stranger, she tells the Hero that she is picking her own partner by saying "Manu Dharma Sashtra padi Naane En Purushana Thedikkiren!" and she gestures that she has picked the Hero as her partner


==Soundtrack==
==Soundtrack==

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Diwan Bahadur
Directed byT. R. Sundaram
Written byM. Haridass
Produced byT. R. Sundaram
StarringT. R. Ramachandran
Kali N. Rathnam
J. Susheela
C. T. Rajakantham
CinematographyW. R. Subba Rao
Edited byD. Dorairaj
Music byT. A. Kalyanam (Asst. K. V. Mahadevan)
Production
company
Release date
  • 28 October 1943 (1943-10-28) (India)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Diwan Bahadur (Template:Lang-en) is a 1943 Indian, Tamil language film directed by T. R. Sundaram.[2] The film featured T. R. Ramachandran and J. Susheela in the lead roles.[3]

Plot

The story is about an illiterate rich man, played by Kali N. Rathnam, who was honoured with the title Dewan Bahadur by the British colonial government in India. T. R. Ramachandran is a critic of such people. He addresses meetings in English against such people being honoured.[4]

Cast

The list is adapted from the film. (See External links)

Production

The film was produced by Modern Theatres owner T. R. Sundaram who also directed the film. M. Haridass wrote the story, screenplay and dialogues. W. R. Subba Rao handled the cinematography while D. Dorairaj edited the film. Audiography was done by R. G. Pillay. Settings and design were done by A. J. Dominic and P. B. Krishnan. The film was shot at Modern Theatres studios and processing was done by B. V. Modak. Lyrics were penned by S. Velsamy. There is no mention of any music composer in the film titles.

T. R. Ramachandran never learnt English language. But his diction, pronunciation and the accent were perfect. T. R. Sundaram, who was educated in England, was surprised at T. R. Ramachandran's spoken English. He appreciated the actor's performance and rewarded him with a handsome bonus.[4]


Comedy Track

A few memorable comical sequences in this film

  • Comical conversation between the Malayali cook and the Hero
    • The cook says "Eiy Murukkanam" and the Hero asks "Edhai Murukkanam?" for which the cook points to Beatle leaves (Vethilai Pakku)
    • The cook says "Saare KShamikkanum" and the Hero hears it as "Saare Samaikkanum" and he angrily replies "Nee poi Samaiyen!"
  • Conversation between the Hero and Heroine
    • Afraid that her parents are arranging her marriage with a stranger, she tells the Hero that she is picking her own partner by saying "Manu Dharma Sashtra padi Naane En Purushana Thedikkiren!" and she gestures that she has picked the Hero as her partner

Soundtrack

T. A. Kalyanam composed the music. K. V. Mahadevan worked as an assistant to him.

  • Yennai Kandathum - V. M. Ezhumalai
  • Aatrale Arive Mika Uyarvaam - C. T. Rajakantham

References

  1. ^ Film News Anandan (23 October 2004). Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru [History of Landmark Tamil Films] (in Tamil). Chennai: Sivakami Publishers.
  2. ^ Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema (PDF). Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 1998. p. 590. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |authors= ignored (help)
  3. ^ "Diwan Bahadur 1943". cinestaan.com. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  4. ^ a b Guy, Randor (18 June 2015). "Played many parts". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 15 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.