{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2021}} {{EngvarB|date=April 2021}} {{Infobox film | name = Kubera Kuchela | image = Kubera Kuchela.jpg | caption = Theatrical release poster | director = R. S. Mani | producer = | writer = B. S. Ramaiah | starring = P. U. Chinnappa <br /> T. R. Rajakumari <br /> D. Balasubramaniam <br /> N. S. Krishnan <br /> T. A. Mathuram | music = Kunnakudi Venkatarama Iyer <br /> S. V. Venkatraman (background music) | cinematography = Marcus Bartley | editing = | studio = Jupiter Pictures | distributor = S. I. P. Release | released = {{Film date|1943|06|14|df=yes}} | runtime = | country = India | language = Tamil }}
'''''Kubera Kuchela''''' is a 1943 Indian Tamil-language Hindu mythological film directed by R. S. Mani and written by B. S. Ramaiah. The soundtrack was by Kunnakudi Venkatarama Iyer and background music by S. V. Venkat Raman. The film stars P. U. Chinnappa T. R. Rajakumari, D. Balasubramaniam and P. S. Govindan.
== Plot == {{No plot|date=April 2021}}
== Cast == {{Cast listing|* P. U. Chinnappa as Kubera Kuchela and the demon Kuchela<ref name="thehindu1">{{Cite news|last=Guy|first=Randor|author-link=Randor Guy|date=11 September 2009|title=Kubera Kuchela 1943|work=The Hindu|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/Kubera-Kuchela-1943/article3021915.ece|access-date=18 April 2016}}</ref> * Papanasam Sivan as Kuchela<ref name="song book" /> * P. S. Govindan as Krishna<ref name="song book" /> * D. Balasubramaniam as Kubera, the Lord of Wealth<ref name="song book" /> * T. R. Rajakumari as Mallika<ref name="song book" /> * R. Balasubramaniam * N. S. Krishnan * T. A. Mathuram * T. S. Durairaj * S. R. Janaki * Pulimootai Ramaswami * L. Narayana Rao * T. V. Annapoorani * M. K. Meenalochani * P. G. Kuppuswami * E. Krishnan}}
== Soundtrack == Music composed by Kunnakudi Venkatarama Iyer and S. V. Venkatraman composed background music. The lyrics were written by Papanasam Sivan and Udumalai Narayana Kavi.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kuber Kuchela |url=http://gaana.com/album/Kubera-Kuchela |access-date=20 April 2016 |website=Gaana}}</ref><ref name="song book">{{Cite book |url=http://mininoolaham.blogspot.com/2021/01/kubera-kuchela-1943.html |title=குபேர குசேலா |publisher=Jupiter Pictures |year=1943 |language=ta |type=song book}}</ref> The song "Nadaiyalangaram Kanden" is set in the raga ''Kharaharapriya'',<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mani |first=Charulatha |author-link=Charulatha Mani |date=13 April 2012 |title=A Raga's Journey — Kingly Kharaharapriya |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/a-ragas-journey-kingly-kharaharapriya/article3310742.ece |access-date=20 January 2021}}</ref> "Maalai Chooda Vandhen Mallika" is set in Khamas, "Ennai Vittu Engey Sentreer" is in "Harikambothi", and "Kanna Kanna Kanna" is in "Kapi".<ref name="thehindu1" /> {| class="wikitable" ! No !! Songs !! Singers !! Length |- | 1 || "Maalai Chooda Vandhen Mallika" || P. U. Chinnappa || 03:11 |- | 2 || "Nadaiyalangaram Kanden" || P. U. Chinnappa || 03:07 |- | 3 || "Selvame" || P. U. Chinnappa || 02:57 |- | 4 || "Ennai Vittu Engey Sentreer" || T. R. Rajakumari || |- | 5 || "Kanna Kanna Kanna" || Papanasam Sivan || |- |}
== Marketing == The film was publicised with an innovative poster: a horizontal strip which contained lines in English: "Who Is Rich? Kubera or Kuchela? Watch The Movie".<ref name="thehindu1" />
== References == {{reflist}}
Category:1943 Tamil-language films Category:1943 Indian films Category:1943 films Category:1943 musical films Category:Films about Hinduism Category:Films based on the Mahabharata Category:Hindu devotional films Category:Hindu mythological films Category:Indian black-and-white films Category:Indian films based on actual events Category:Indian musical films Category:Jupiter Pictures films Category:Krishna in popular culture Category:Films scored by Kunnakudi Venkatarama Iyer