Karkottai

Karkottai is a 1954 Indian Tamil-language film produced and directed by Kemparaj Urs. The film stars Kemparaj Urs and Krishna Kumari. It is based on the 1844 novel The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas.

Cast and crew
The lists of Cast and Crew are adapted from the database of Film News Anandan.

Cast

 * Kemparaj Urs
 * Krishna Kumari
 * K. Sarangapani
 * B. R. Panthulu
 * M. V. Rajamma
 * Jayalakshmi
 * Sandhya
 * B. Jayamma

Crew

 * Producer: Kemparaj Urs
 * Director: Kemparaj Urs
 * Dialogues: V. Gopalan, S. R. Krishna Aiyangar
 * Cinematography: Madhur
 * Editing: Paul, G. Yadav
 * Art: Vardhukar
 * Choreography: Hiralal

Production
Karkottai was based on The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas. It was also 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. List of songs is given below.

Songs
 * 1) "O! Kappalottu Thamizhaa"
 * 2) "Naan Ingu Thaniyaaga, Nee Angu Thaniyaaga"
 * 3) "Inbamaa, Nee Thunbamaa"
 * 4) "Kovilukku Odiduvaar Govinda"
 * 5) "Avan Seyyum Leelaikku"