Menaka (1935 film)
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| Directed by | P. K. Rajasandow |
| Screenplay by | Kandhasamy Mudaliar |
| Based on | Menaka by Vaduvoor K. Duraiswamy Iyengar |
| Starring | T. K. Shanmugam T. K. Bhagavathi |
| Cinematography | Nemai Ghosh |
| Music by | T. K. Muthusamy |
Production company | Sri Shanmuganandha Talkie Company |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Menaka is a 1935 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by P. K. Rajasandow and produced by Sri Shanmuganandha Talkie Company. The film stars T. K. Shanmugam and T. K. Bhagavathi with N. S. Krishnan (in his cinematic debut), S. V. Sahasranamam, K. R. Ramasamy and T. K. Muthusamy in supporting roles. The film is about two lovers who get separated because of the designs of some envious persons and their reunion after much anguish and anxiety.
Menaka was an adaptation of the stage play of the same name which itself was adapted from a novel of the same name written by Vaduvoor K. Duraiswamy Iyengar. The film's screenplay was written by Kandhasamy Mudaliar. The film was released on 6 April 1935 became successful at the box-office and created a trendsetter for social themed films in Tamil.