Karkottai (transl. Rock Fort) is a 1954 Indian Tamil-language historical adventure film produced and directed by Kemparaj Urs. The film stars himself and Krishna Kumari. It is based on the 1844 novel The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas. The film was released on 12 March 1954.
Plot
Cast
- Kemparaj Urs
- Krishna Kumari
- K. Sarangapani
- B. R. Panthulu
- M. V. Rajamma
- Jayalakshmi
- Sandhya
- B. Jayamma
Production
Karkottai was based on The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas. It was simultaneously produced in Kannada under the title Jaladurga.
Soundtrack
Music was composed by S. V. Venkatraman and G. Ramanathan while the lyrics were penned by Srimathi Rajeswary.
References
Bibliography
- Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (1998) [1994]. Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema. British Film Institute and Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-563579-5.
External links
- Karkottai at IMDb
