Kaanal Neer

Kaanal Neer
Promotional poster
Directed by	P. S. Ramakrishna Rao
Produced by	P. S. Ramakrishna Rao
Written by	P. S. Ramakrishna Rao
Based on	Badi Didi by Sarat Chandra Chatterjee
Starring	P. Bhanumathi A. Nageswara Rao Sowcar Janaki Javar Seetharaman
Music by	P. Bhanumathi
Distributed by	Bharani Pictures
Release dates	21 July 1961
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Kaanal Neer (Tamil: கானல் நீர் ; English: Mirage ) is a 1961 Indian Tamil film written and directed by P. S. Ramakrishna Rao. The film, which was simultaneously made in Telugu as Batasari, stars A. Nageswara Rao and P. Bhanumathi in the lead.

Cast

• P. Bhanumathi as Madhavi
• A. Nageswara Rao as Suren
• Sowcar Janaki
• ‘Calcutta’ N. Viswanathan
• Javar Seetharaman
• M.R. Santhanam
• P.S. Gnanam
• Suryakantham Mohana
• ‘Kottapuli’ Jayaraman
• ‘Appa’ K. Duraiswami
• ‘Baby’ Kanchana
• B. R. Panthulu
• L. Vijayalakshmi
• Lakshmi Rajam

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by P. Bhanumathi. The lyrics were written by Kannadasan and Ku. Ma. Balasubramaniam.

No.	Song	Singers	Lyrics	Length (m:ss)
1	Ulagam Theriyaa Payire	P. Bhanumathi
2	Manamenum Maaligai Meedhu	P. B. Srinivas & K. Jamuna Rani
3	Anbaana Enname Paavama	P. Bhanumathi
4	Aasai Mozhi Pesa Vaa	P. Suseela
5	Kannil Therindhum Kaikku Varaatha	P. Bhanumathi & Jikki
6	Aasai Mozhi Pesa Vaa	P. Suseela
7	Vazhi Thedi Vandhaai	P. Bhanumathi
8	Ammaan Magal Paaru	Jikki

Reception

Randor Guy, film historian and critic, said, "the film will be remembered for the excellent performances of the lead pair and the story depicting the lifestyle of landed gentry".