Mumbai, Jan. 2 -- Tamil film Ratha Kanneer (1954) was added to the collection of the National Film Archive of India (NFAI) on Friday. The film was directed by the Krishnan-Panju duo and written by Thiruvarur Thangarasu.

Aparna Subramanian, Film Research Officer at Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), on Friday, donated a copy of film material, including 8 jumbo reels in 35mm format from her personal collection, to Prakash Magdum, the Managing Director of National Film Development Corporation (NFDC), in Pune, according to the Press Release by Ministry of Information & Broadcasting.

The film, featuring MR Radha in the lead role, was pathbreaking for its time and presented perspectives on issues such as caste discrimination, blin...