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1968 film by Puttanna Kanagal

Teacheramma
DVD cover
Directed byPuttanna Kanagal
Written byBalamurugan
StarringJaishankar
Vijayakumari
Vanisri
Music byT. R. Pappa
Production
company		Subhalakshmi Pictures
Release date
  • 12 April 1968 (1968-04-12)
Running time146 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Teacheramma (transl. Madam Teacher) is a 1968 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Puttanna Kanagal. The film stars Jaishankar, Muthuraman, C. R. Vijayakumari and Vanisri. It was released on 12 April 1968 and became a success. The film was remade in Malayalam as Premashilpi (1978).

Plot

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A school teacher sacrifices her love for the sake of her friend.

Cast

Production

Teacheramma was directed by Puttanna Kanagal, produced by Subhalakshmi Pictures and written by Balamurugan.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by T. R. Pappa, with lyrics by Kannadasan.

No.TitleSingersLength
1."Amma Enbathu Tamizh"P. Susheela 
2."Isaiyodu Deivam Vanthu"P. Susheela 
3."Kanavil Nindra Thirumugam"T. M. Soundararajan 
4."Soodikoduthaval Naan Thozhi"P. Susheela 
5."Vanathai Kadavul Thalaiyal"Sirkazhi Govindarajan 

Release and reception

Teacheramma was released on 12 April 1968. Kalki appreciated the director for making an entertaining film without resorting to compromises such as fight or dance sequences. In the 1970s, M. G. Ramachandran – then the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu – personally appreciated Vijayakumari for her performance. The film was commercially successful.

References

  1. Dharap, B. V. (1977). Indian Films. Motion Picture Enterprises. p. 284. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  2. ^ "கே.பாலசந்தரின் "தாமரை நெஞ்சம்″ விஜயகுமாரிக்கு பதில் சரோஜாதேவி நடித்தார்". Maalai Malar (in Tamil). 25 July 2017. Archived from the original on 1 June 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  3. "ஜெயந்தி மேடம் நல்லாயிருக்காங்க; வதந்தியை நம்பாதீங்க..! - ஹேமா செளத்ரி". Ananda Vikatan (in Tamil). 29 March 2018. Archived from the original on 14 October 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  4. "T.R. Papa – Teacheramma". Discogs. 6 August 1968. Archived from the original on 29 August 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  5. "Teecharamma (1968)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 4 December 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  6. "டீச்சரம்மா". Kalki (in Tamil). 12 May 1968. p. 3. Archived from the original on 25 July 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022.

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