Genova (1953 film)

Genova
Genova
	Poster of the Tamil version
Directed by	F. Nagoor
Written by	Swami Brahmavruthan ; Suratha (Tamil) ; Elangovan (Tamil) ; Nedumaran (Tamil)
Story by	Swami Brahmavruthan
Produced by	E. P. Eppan
Starring	M. G. Ramachandran ; B. S. Saroja ; P. S. Veerappa
Cinematography	Jithan Banerjee; G. Vittal Rao
Edited by	N. B. Nataraja Mudaliar
Music by	M. S. Viswanathan; M. S. Gnanamani; T. A. Kalyanam
Production; company	Chandra Pictures
Release dates	17 April 1953 (Malayalam); 5 June 1953 (Tamil);
Country	India
Languages	Malayalam; Tamil;

Genova is a 1953 Indian war romance film, directed by F. Nagoor and produced by E. P. Eppan.^[1] The film stars M. G. Ramachandran, B. S. Saroja and P. S. Veerappa. It was filmed simultaneously in Malayalam and Tamil, with the Tamil version releasing two months after the Malayalam version.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Cast

Genova (Malayalam)	Jenova (Tamil)
King Cipresso (M. G. Ramachandran)	King Cipresso (M. G. Ramachandran)
Princess Genova (B. S. Saroja)	Princess Genova (B. S. Saroja)
Minister Golo (Alleppey Vincent)	Minister Golo (P. S. Veerappa)
General Annas (M. G. Chakrapani)	General Annas (M. G. Chakrapani)
S. P. Pillai
T. S. Durairaj	Arcokiyam (T. S. Durairaj)

Music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, M. S. Gnanamani and T. A. Kalyanam and lyrics were written by Suratha, Ramani and Rajamani.

Songs	Singers	Length (m:ss)
"Thunai Neeye Dheva Thaaye"	P. Leela	03:04
"Maalayin Velai"		03:12
"Kannukkul Minnal"	A. M. Rajah, P. Leela	05:35
"Parithabam Illaiya"		04:27
"Kadhal Vaazhvil Naane"	A. M. Rajah, P. Leela	03:04
"Aasai Alai Modhudhe"	A. M. Rajah, P. Leela	03:31
"Seitha Paavathinalae .. Anaadaiyaippolavae Aaneney "	A. M. Rajah	03:24
"Inbam Thollaiyo"		03:17
"Kanne Pinnal"		02:29
"Aanandham Aanandham"	A. P. Komala
"Bam Bam Bama Silambam"

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^ "Genova". The Indian Express. 5 June 1953. p. 3. Retrieved 16 November 2021 – via Google News Archive.
^ Sri Kantha, Sachi (24 December 2015). "MGR Remembered – Part 32 | Tackling Upstart 'Producers of a Kind'". Ilankai Tamil Sangam. Archived from the original on 21 August 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.