Synopsis
Sri Valli is a 1945 Tamil-language film produced by A. V. Meiyappan under Pragathi Studios. The movie stars T. R. Mahalingam and Kumari Rukmani, and was co-directed by A. T. Krishnaswamy.
The film tells the story of Valli, a tribal girl who falls in love with Muruga, but faces troubles from him. Will they get united?
Technologically significant for its time, Sri Valli introduced playback singing in Tamil cinema through lip synchronisation and featured dialogues released on Gramaphone records. The film's score was composed by T.M. Rajagopal Sharma and R. Sudarsanam, while P. V. Krishna Iyer handled cinematography.
The film was edited by M. V. Raman, with art direction by V. M. Vatturkar and S. Ammaiyappan. Released on April 13, 1945, it received critical acclaim and became a commercially successful venture at the box office.
