page_title: Haridas (1944 film)
section_title: Production
hierarchical_section_title: Haridas (1944 film) / Production
caption_attribution_description: English: Screen shots from 1944 Tamil film Haridas. The upper panel show T.R. Rajakumari and M.K. Thyagaraja Bhagavather. The lower half shows N.S. Krishnan-T.A. Maduram
context_page_description: Haridas is a 1944 Tamil language film directed by Sundar Rao Nadkarni and starring M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar, T. R. Rajakumari and N. C. Vasanthakokilam.
  It held the record of being the longest-running Tamil film at a single theatre for 784 days, which was only beaten over 60 years later by Chandramukhi. IBN Live included Haridas in its list of 100 greatest Indian films of all time. The film was initially released in black and white with just one scene in colour, which was manually colored by studio technicians. The film was re-released with full colour in 1946. It was the last film of M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar before his two year imprisonment due to the Lakshmikanthan murder case.
context_section_description: Haridas was directed by Sundar Rao Nadkarni, a Marathi film director, and produced by Royal Talkies. The film was adapted from the book Sri Krishna Vijayam by Elangovan. It was based on the story of the life of a poet-saint called Haridas. The role of Haridas was played by M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar, who was the highest-paid actor in the Tamil film industry at the time. It was very short (10,994 Feet) compared to other films from the same period. Featuring a number of melodious songs sung by Bhagavathar, the film was released on Diwali (16 October) 1944. Classical musician N. C. Vasanthakokilam, who was often compared to M. S. Subbulakshmi as a singer, played the role of Haridas' wife. The film also marked the debut of renowned Tamil actress Pandari Bai. The comedic duo of N. S. Krishnan and T. A. Mathuram were cast in this film. Th  film was shot at Central Studios, Coimbatore.
caption: Upper: T. R. Rajakumari and M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar
   Lower: N. S. Krishnan and T. A. Mathuram
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