Ratna Deepam
| Ratna Deepam | |
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| File:Ratna Deepam.jpg Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Debaki Bose |
| Screenplay by | Kannadasan T. M. Balasubramaniam Eswara Chadra Sastry |
| Story by | Prabathkumar Chatterjee |
| Produced by | Debaki Bose |
| Starring | Abhi Bhattacharya Anupama Sanyal |
| Cinematography | Theoji Bhai |
| Edited by | Kamal Ganguly, Govardhan Adhikari |
| Music by | Robin Chatterjee |
Production company | Debaki Bose Productions |
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Running time | 148 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Languages | Tamil Bengali |
Ratna Deepam (transl. Jewelled Lamp) is a 1953 Indian film directed by Debaki Bose. The film stars Abhi Bhattacharya and Anupama. It was shot simultaneously in Tamil and Bengali languages. The Bengali version was titled Ratnadeep.[1][2] The Tamil version was released on 11 September 1953.[3]
Plot
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A son from a rich family has been missing for a long time. A man intrudes into the family feigning as their lost son. He enjoys life with the wealth in the family. However, when the wife approaches him with trust and affection his conscience demands a hearing. Even though he is an imposter he does not want to take advantage of the wife's innocence. Finally, his conscience wins.
Cast
[edit | edit source]List adapted from the database of Film News Anandan.[3]
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Production
[edit | edit source]The film was produced and directed by Debaki Bose. Story was written by Prabathkumar Chatterjee and the dialogues were penned by Kannadasan, T. M. Balasubramaniam and Eswara Chandra Sastry. Cinematography was handled by Theoji Bai while the editing was done by Kamal Ganguly and Govardhan Adhikari. Art direction was by Sathyan Rai Choudry. Adhinlal was in charge of choreography. The film was made by Radha Films at New Theatres, Calcutta.[3]
Soundtrack
[edit | edit source]Music was composed by Robin Chatterjee. A song by Subramania Bharathiyar also was included in the film.[4]
| Song | Singer/s | Lyricist |
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| Kaanamenum Thanam Kandaen | M. S. Rajeswari | Vijayakumar |
| Kaadhal Endraale Mana Thunbam | ||
| Solluven Kaelaayi Soga Kadhai | Aiyalur Krishnan & Lakshmi Rani | |
| Idaya Veenai Thannaiye | Devanarayanan | |
| Punidhai Vaazhvu Erindhadhe | Valampuri Somanathan | |
| Kandadhu Mudhal Aasai Konden | T. V. Rathnam | Papanasam Sivan |
| Yaaro Idhai Sitrinbam Enbaar | ||
| Pagaivanukarulvaai | Subramania Bharathiyar |
Reception
[edit | edit source]The Hindu wrote, "The refinement of Mr. Bose's art would thrill film-lovers even in this dubbed Tamil version of the picture".[5] The Indian Express wrote, "Portions of the picture have been dubbed in Tamil and this has been done so well as to make it hardly noticeable. The picture has all the flavour of a first hand effort."[6]
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External links
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