About Baktha Nandanar
The story of Nandanar was made into talking Tamil films thrice in 1933, 1935 and 1942. The 1935 version was directed by Hollywood trained and renowned director Manik Lal Tandon.
According to Randor Guy "Nandanar failed at the box office and ‘Kalki’ in a famous review in Ananda Vikatan tore it to pieces. For uncomplimentary reasons, the film negative was destroyed in a mysterious fire and the insurance company refused to pay the claim and won the case in the Madras High Court. Today, there is no trace of this historic film, except for a few stills, some 78-rpm gramophone records, and fast fading memories of old-timers still around after 70-plus long year"
Cast & Crew
- Movie Title
- Baktha Nandanar
- Production Company
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Hasandas Classical Talkies
- Release Year
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1935
- Release Date
- Not Known
- Director
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Manik Lal Tandon
- Cast
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K. B. Sundarambal, Maharajapuram Viswanatha Iyer
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