Vijayapuri Veeran () is a 1960 Indian Tamil-language swashbuckler film directed by Joseph Thaliath Jr. and written by A. C. Tirulokchandar. An adaptation of the novel The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas, it stars C. L. Anandan (in his acting debut), M. Hemalatha, S. A. Ashokan and S. V. Ramadas in lead roles.
Plot
Cast
Male cast
C. L. Anand as Anandan
S. A. Ashokan as Nanjappan
S. V. Ramadas as Veera Nathan
Pandi Selvaraj as Kavi Gnananathan
Tiruchi Ganesan as Vijayapuri King
S. Rama Rao as Aathi
P. B. Vairam as Maya's spy
Stunt Swaminathan as Ellappan
Master Gopal as Azhagapuri King
Female cast
M. Hemalatha as Kanchana Devi
Kamini as Maya Devi
R. Chandrakantha as Shanthi
T. Shanmugasundari as Jothi
Dance
V. N. Janaki
Rajeswari
Sakunthala
Madhuri Devi
Production
Vijayapuri Veeran, an adaptation of the Alexandre Dumas novel The Three Musketeers, was directed by Joseph Thaliath Jr., written by A. C. Tirulokchandar and produced by Joseph Thomas under Citadel Film Corporation. The dialogues were written by Nanjilnaadu T. N. Rajappa, cinematography was handled by R. N. Pillai, and editing by P. V. Karunakaran. The cast featured mainly newcomers such as C. L. Anandan, M. Hemalatha, Kamini, R. Chandrakantha, S. V. Ramadas, Pandi Selvaraj and S. Rama Rao.
Soundtrack
The music was composed by T. R. Pappa and lyrics were written by Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass, K. D. Santhanam and M. K. Aathmanathan.
Release and reception
Vijayapuri Veeran was released on 12 February 1960, and emerged a commercial success.
References
External links
1960 films
1960s historical adventure films
1960s Tamil-language films
Films based on The Three Musketeers
Films directed by Joseph Thaliath Jr. Films scored by T. R. Pappa Indian black-and-white films Indian historical adventure films Indian swashbuckler films