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C. R. Subburaman is a Producer and Sound Indian born on 18 may 1916
C. R. Subburaman also known as C. S. Ram (Telugu: సి.ఆర్.సుబ్బరామన్, Tamil:சி. ஆர். சுப்புராமன்) (1911–1952) was a famous South Indian film music composer and producer. He was born to Ramasamy Iyer at Chintamani village in Thirunelveli, in present-day Tamil Nadu. Music director Shankar of Shankar Ganesh duo is his younger brother. His ancestors were from Krishna district of present Andhra Pradesh and due to this, his family are well spoken of Telugu.
During his short lifespan of about 40 years and cinema life of 10 years, he made lasting fame with films like Devadas, Ratnamala, Chenchu Lakshmi, Balaraju, Laila Majnu and others.
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During his short lifespan of about 40 years and cinema life of 10 years, he made lasting fame with films like Devadas, Ratnamala, Chenchu Lakshmi, Balaraju, Laila Majnu and others.
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Devadasu (1953)
, 2h56Origin Inde
Genres Drama, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about alcoholism, Medical-themed films, Films about music and musicians, Films about drugs, Films about sexuality, Films about prostitution, Musical films
Actors Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Kommareddy Savitri, Lalitha, Samarla Venkata Ranga Rao, M.S.Viswanathan, Surabhi Kamalabai
Roles Producer
Rating77%
Devadasu, son of Ravulapalle zamindar Narayana Rao (S. V. Ranga Rao), and Parvati, daughter of his not-so-rich neighbour Neelakantham (Doraswamy) are childhood friends. The zamindar enrolls his son in a boarding school in the city. The grown-up Devadasu (Akkineni Nageswara Rao) returns to the village after his education. His childhood friendship with Parvati now turns into love.
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Chandirani (1953)
, 2h44Directed by Bhanumati Ramakrishna
Genres Drama, Adventure
Actors Bhanumati Ramakrishna, Relangi Venkata Ramaiah, Samarla Venkata Ranga Rao, Agha
Roles Music
Devadasu (1953)
, 2h56Origin Inde
Genres Drama, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about alcoholism, Medical-themed films, Films about music and musicians, Films about drugs, Films about sexuality, Films about prostitution, Musical films
Actors Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Kommareddy Savitri, Lalitha, Samarla Venkata Ranga Rao, M.S.Viswanathan, Surabhi Kamalabai
Roles Original Music Composer
Rating77%
Devadasu, son of Ravulapalle zamindar Narayana Rao (S. V. Ranga Rao), and Parvati, daughter of his not-so-rich neighbour Neelakantham (Doraswamy) are childhood friends. The zamindar enrolls his son in a boarding school in the city. The grown-up Devadasu (Akkineni Nageswara Rao) returns to the village after his education. His childhood friendship with Parvati now turns into love.
Prema (1952)
, 2h51Actors Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Bhanumati Ramakrishna, Relangi Venkata Ramaiah, Mukkamala Krishnamurthy, Suryakantam
Mothi (Bhanumathi) is a poor Lambadi girl in a village. Raja (Nageswara Rao) came to see the rural nature. He is attracted to the beauty of Mothi and both love each other. He goes home town and forgets her. Meanwhile Mothi's father settles her marriage with Parasuram (Mukkamala). She escapes from home to avoid marriage and reach the town. She joins a dance troupe and giving performances. She identifies Raja with Lata (Sriranjani) in one of her shows and goes into shock. Unable to find Mothi, Raja marries Latha. Before the facts are known, Parasuram kills Mothi, while Mothi's friend kills Parasuram.
Marmayogi (1951)
, 2h55Genres Historical
Actors M. G. Ramachandran, M. N. Nambiar, Anjali Devi, Javar Sitaraman, Pandari Bai, S. V. Sahasranamam
Rating68%
A King's (Serukalathur Sama) mistress (Anjali Devi) usurps his power and casts him adrift in a river. The two princes of the kingdom (Sahasranamam and MGR) are denied their birthright. The deposed king wanders the country in the guise of a sage. The younger prince (Ramachandran) leads a popular rebellion against the usurper-queen and restores the kingdom to his father.
Marmayogi (1951)
, 2h55Genres Historical
Actors M. G. Ramachandran, M. N. Nambiar, Anjali Devi, Javar Sitaraman, Pandari Bai
Rating68%
A King's (Serukalathur Sama) mistress (Anjali Devi) usurps his power and casts him adrift in a river. The two princes of the kingdom (Sahasranamam and MGR) are denied their birthright. The deposed king wanders the country in the guise of a sage. The younger prince (MGR) leads a popular rebellion against the usurper-queen and restores the kingdom to his father.
Swapna Sundari (1950)
, 2h53Directed by Ghantasala Balaramayya
Actors Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Anjali Devi, S. Varalakshmi, Mukkamala Krishnamurthy, G. Varalakshmi
Prabhu (ANR) dreamt of a lovely lady, his 'Dream Girl' or 'Swapna Sundari'. He encounters a tribal queen (G. Varalakshmi) while on tour, who falls in love with him, but he rejects her. He finally meets his 'Swapna Sundari' (Anjali Devi) who is actually a Deva Kanya. The love is mutual. She leaves her Godly abode to stay with Prabhu. But an evil Mantrik (Mukkamala) finds out that with her help, he can conquer the world and become invincible so he kidnaps her. Prabhu, with the help of the tribal queen vanquishes the evil Mantrik, but the Rani dies. Swapna Sundari and Prabhu live happily ever after.
Laila Majnu (1949)
Genres Drama, Historical
Actors Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Bhanumati Ramakrishna, Mukkamala Krishnamurthy, Lalitha, Padmini Ramachandran, Mohammed Rafi
Roles Music
Rating75%
Qais Ibn Al Mulawwa, son of Shah Amri is sent to Damascus to pursue his education. There he meets and falls in love with the beautiful Laila, daughter of the Najd chieftain. Though Laila reciprocates his love in equal measure, her father opposes this match and keeps her confined in the house. Heartbroken at this separation, Qais loses his mental faculties and wanders aimlessly, always uttering the name of Laila. He is soon known far and wide as Majnoon, the obsessed. Laila is forcibly married off to Bakht, a scion of the royal family of Iraq. But she refuses to let Bakht touch her. Overwhelming misery and wretchedness of her circumstances lead to her death and hearing of her demise, the grief-stricken Qais falls dead too. The lovers unite in death.
Nallathambi (1949)
, 3h12Actors Bhanumati Ramakrishna, 'Kalaivanar' N. S. Krishnan, Kaka Radhakrishnan, S. V. Sahasranamam
Roles Music Director
Nallathambi (NSK) a simple rural man inherits an estate from his deceased Zamindar relative. The Zamindar's daughter Pushpa (Bhanumathi) falls in love with Nallathambi. However he loves another girl (T. A. Madhuram). Bhoopathy (Sahasranamam) the estate manager has his eye on the wealth and tries to cheat Nallathambi out of it. He goads Pushpa into filing a suit that Nallathambi is mentally insane. In the end Nallathambi defeats Bhoopathy's machinations.
Ratnakumar (1949)
Actors Pudukkottai Ulaganathan Pillai Chinnappa, M. G. Ramachandran, Bhanumati Ramakrishna, 'Kalaivanar' N. S. Krishnan, T. S. Durairaj
Rathnakumar the chief protagonist, even in poverty he woos and wins the hand of Bhanumati. A skeleton at the bidding of the hero, hurls a giant rock on the ground, and diamonds, rubies and emeralds pop out. Getting into evil company, he gets addicted to vices that make him ill-treat his wife and then desert her without any qualms. He proceeds to fall for a beautiful princess and impresses her under false pretences. He gets his comeuppance towards the end, his dubious past revealed and is imprisoned. Thereupon his conscience awakes, he is filled with remorse at the thought of his patient wife.
Velaikaari (1949)
, 3hThemes Films based on plays
Actors S. Balaiah, Janaki Ramachandran, M. N. Nambiar, M. V. Rajamma
Velaikaari was a socially themed story based on class conflicts and a critique of existing social customs. The hero's (K. R. Ramasamy) father commits suicide unable to repay his debts to the local landlord. The hero swears revenge. After earning wealth, he returns to avenge his father's death. He finds a dead body which looks like him in the woods and impersonates the dead man. He marries the landlord's daughter and ill treats her. He forces the landlord to realise his mistakes and repent.
Abhimanyu (1948)
, 3hActors M. G. Ramachandran, M. N. Nambiar, M. G. Chakrapani, M. R. Santhanalakshmi, U. R. Jeevarathinam
The film tells the story of the Pandava prince Abhimanyu.
Balaraju (1948)
Directed by Ghantasala Balaramayya
Actors Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Anjali Devi, S. Varalakshmi
Rating65%
Raja Mukthi (1948)
Genres Historical
Actors M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar, M. G. Ramachandran, Janaki Ramachandran, Bhanumati Ramakrishna, M. G. Chakrapani, P. S. Veerappa
Roles Music
Rating72%
King Rajendra Varman and Queen Mrinalini are reigning the Vyjayanti empire. Mahendra Varman is the rival and the neighbouring king. Kannika is the minister’s daughter, who is in love with King Rajendra Varman and aims to attain him at any cost.