{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2017}} {{Use Indian English|date=February 2017}} {{Infobox film | name = Kannamma En Kadhali | image = Kannamma En Kadhali.jpg | alt = | caption = Poster | director = Kothamangalam Subbu | producer = K. Ramnoth | writer = | screenplay = Kothamangalam Subbu | based_on = {{based on|''The School for Wives''|Moliere}} | starring = M. K. Radha<br />M. S. Sundari Bai | music = M. D. Parthasarathy | cinematography = M. Natarajan | editing = N. K. Gopal | studio = Gemini Studios | distributor = <!-- or: | distributors = --> | released = {{film date|df=yes|1945|7|20|India}}<ref>[http://tamilmoviesdatabase.com/movie/கண்ணம்மா-என்-காதலி/ TMDB]</ref> | runtime = 10,914 ft. | country = India | language = Tamil }}
'''''Kannamma En Kadhali''''' ({{Translation|Kannamma is my lover}}) is a 1945 Indian Tamil-language film starring M. K. Radha and M. S. Sundari Bai.<ref name="hindu">{{Cite news|last=Guy|first=Randor|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/kannamma-en-kaathali-1945/article3022882.ece|title=Kannamma En Kaathali 1945|date=2008-05-09|work=The Hindu|access-date=2020-02-22}}</ref> The film was directed by Kothamangalam Subbu, marking his directorial debut.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.kothamangalamsubbu.com/director.shtml |title=Kothamangalam SUBBU |access-date=8 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170408072810/http://www.kothamangalamsubbu.com/director.shtml |archive-date=8 April 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> No print of the film is known to survive, making it a lost film.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://madrasmusings.com/Vol%2018%20No%2013/otherstories.html|title=Round the City's old studios with RANDOR GUY|website=Madras Musings|access-date=2019-10-22|archive-url=https://archive.today/20170407114703/http://madrasmusings.com/Vol%2018%20No%2013/otherstories.html|archive-date=7 April 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
== Plot == A wealthy, lecherous old man named Vaiyapuri finds a young girl lost in a temple festival crowd and brings her up with the intention of marrying her later. Without his knowledge, the young woman, Sundari falls in love with a young man Muthu and the two play smart games fooling Vaiyapuri.<ref name=hindu />
== Cast == Cast in order of the film's song book<ref name=songbook>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/sok.KannammaEnKadhali_KothamangalamSubbu_1945/page/n1|title=Song Book for Tamil Film "Kannamma En Kadhali"|website=InternetArchive|language=Tamil|access-date=2019-08-14}}</ref> {{Col-begin|width=50%}} {{col-break|width=50%}} * M. K. Radha as Muthu * M. S. Sundari Bai as Sundari * L. Narayana Rao as Vaiyapuri * P. A. Subbaiah Pillai as Doctor * S. Krishnamoorthy as Pottai * Kulathu Mani as Natesa Mudaliar * Appanna Iyengar as Kuppan * Angamuthu as Pechi {{col-break|width=50%}} * Velayutham as Velayutham * Ramamurthi as Thief * Viswanathan as Doctor Sundaresan * Joker Ramadu as Astrologer * Seetharaman as Priest * Sundara Rao as Friend * Chitralekha, Dhanam as Female Dancers * Niranjala Devi as Young Dancer {{col-end}}
== Production == This film is based on the French play ''The School for Wives'' by the 17th century playwright Molière.<ref name="hindu" />
== Soundtrack == Music was composed by M. D. Parthasarathy and lyrics were penned by Kothamangalam Subbu.<ref name=hindu /><ref>{{Cite book|title=Tamizh Cinema Ulagam Part 2|last=Vijayakumar |first=Akila |publisher=Manivasagar Publishers 9380530884 |edition=1st |location=Chennai |publication-date=April 2025 |pages=183-184 |language=Tamil}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" ! No. !! Song !! Singer/s !! Lyricist !! Duration(m:ss) |- | 1 || "Bangalow Kattiruken Baru" || M. S. Sundari Bai || rowspan=7|Kothamangalam Subbu || 02:03 |- | 2 || "Manmadhan Dhane" || M. S. Sundari Bai || |- | 3 || "Thulli Vilayadum Pulliman" || M. K. Radha || |- | 4 || "Muthu Varuvanendru Vethilai" || M. S. Sundari Bai || |- | 5 || "Neela Kumudhamalar Unadhu" || M. K. Radha, M. S. Sundari Bai || |- | 6 || "Eppodhum Unnae Tirukka Chonnar" || M. K. Radha, M. S. Sundari Bai || 01:36 |- | 7 || "Katti Padikkiran Mutham Kottukiran" || S. Krishnamoorthy || 00:45 |}
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Category:1945 Indian films Category:1940s lost films Category:1945 Tamil-language films Category:1940s war romance films Category:1945 directorial debut films Category:1945 films Category:Films based on works by Molière Category:Films directed by Kothamangalam Subbu Category:Films scored by M. D. Parthasarathy Category:Gemini Studios films Category:Indian black-and-white films Category:Indian films based on plays Category:Indian war romance films Category:Lost Indian films Category:Lost war films Category:Tamil-language Indian films