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Sathi Leelavathi is a 1936 Tamil film directed by Ellis R. Dungan. This was the first film for M. G. Ramachandran and for Dungan as director. This was one of the first Tamil films to become the subject of court case involving copyright violations.

1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Production
4 Release
5 References
6 External links

Plot

Krishnamurthy (M. K. Radha), a rich man living with his wife Leelavathi (M. S. Gnanambal) and a daughter in Madras, is lured into drinking, gambling and other vices by his friend Ramanathan (T. S. Balaiah) at a mock tea party arranged for this purpose; Ramanathan's collaborator is Rangaiah Naidu (M. G. Ramachandran), an Inspector of Police who misuses the power entrusted to him. Krishnamurthy is lured by the wiles of Mohanangi (Santhakumari), a woman with loose morals. Infatuated by her, he promises to pay her

50,000.
Parasuram (P. Nammalvar), a good friend of Krishnamurthy, tries to reform him but his efforts yield no results. A moneylender who had lent a huge sum to Krishnamurthy to meet his lavish lifestyle issues a warrant for the recovery of his money and Krishnamurthy sinks into a deeper mess. In his drunken state, he ﬁnds fault with his wife and even accuses her of having an illicit relationship with Parasuram. When Parasuram visits Krishnamurthy to warn him about the warrant, Leelavathi advises him to leave as Krishnamurthy is not at home. Absent mindedly, Parasuram leaves his umbrella behind. Krishnamurthy comes home drunk, notices the umbrella, suspects that his wife is having an affair with Parasuram, beats her and rushes out with a revolver to shoot Parasuram. Meanwhile, Ramanathan sends his servant in the guise of Parasuram to steal the jewels of Ekambareshwarar temple.
Krishnamurthy comes pursuing Parasuram; a shot is heard and a man lies dead. This sudden and unexpected calamity brings the drunken Krishnamurthy to his senses. Krishnamurthy thinks he has murdered his friend Parasuram, decides to escape and leaves his wife and child in the custody of his faithful servant Govindan. He goes to Ceylon where he leads a wretched life as a nameless labourer in a tea estate. Ramanathan now takes this opportunity to try to molest Leelavathi who spurns his illicit advances. Penniless, she goes with her servant and daughter and leads a poor but honourable life spinning the charkha (spinning wheel). Fate favours Krishnamurthy. During his labour work, he ﬁnds a treasure trove and gives it to his master, his master is pleased with his honesty and adopts him as his own son.

Cast

M. G. Ramachandran (MGR) as Inspector Rangayya Naidu

M. K. Radha
M. S. Gnanambal
M. G. Ramachandran
N. S. Krishnan
T. S. Balaiya
Ellis R. Dungan - Director
M. Kandasamy Mudaliar - Dialogue
S. S. Vasan - Story
Sundara Vadhyar - Lyrics

Production

Sathi Leelavathi (lit. Leelavathi the wife) was based on a Tamil play named Pathi Bhakthi (lit. Devotion to the Husband) written by A. Krishnaswami Pavalar and starring K. P. Kesavan. It was staged by the Madurai Original Boys Company. M. Kandasamy Mudaliar wanted to make a film based on the play. Production started but soon stalled due to differences and K. P. Kesavan canceled his contract. Mudaliar walked out of the production and started a new film titled Sathi leelavathi based on a novel written by S. S. Vasan and serialized in Ananda Vikatan. Mudaliar's son M. K. Radha was cast as hero and an unknown (then) 19 year old M. G. Ramachandran was cast as Police Inspector Rangayya Naidu. The film was produced by Marudachalam Chettiar of Coimbatore. Chettiar wanted Manik Lal Tandon to direct the movie and went to Calcutta to hire him. Tandon who was busy directing Nandanar, introduced Chettiar to Dungan and recommended Dungan be given the chance instead. Dungan was hired as director and the film was made. Some scenes were shot in location at Ceylon. The completed film was 18,000 feet in length

Release

Controversy

The film was released on 28 March 1936. Its release was delayed as it became the subject of a court case. Another film - Pathi Bhakthi - had been released in the same year based on the play of same name and starring K. P. Kesavan. The makers of Pathi Bhakthi sued Marudachalam Chettiar and Kandasamy Mudaliar for plagiarizing their story. The case was resolved when S. S. Vasan, admitted in court that both Pathi Bhakthi (written by Krishnasamy Paavalar) and Sathi Leelavathi had been plagiarized from Mrs. Henry Wood's story Danesbury House. The film was a modest success. The art magazine Aadal paadal in its January 1937 issue appreciated the film for its social setting and praised it for its high quality acting.

Critical reception

Several new techniques introduced by Dungan were not understood by the audience and went unappreciated. Writing in the Silver Screen magazine on 1 August 1936, Pe. Ko. Sundararajan (journalist and writer of Manikodi movement) complained:

“

The new methods of depicting emotions are not understood by our people. In Sathi leelavathi Dungan showed the dancing girl as viewed by the inebriated hero. (In another scene), he showed the hero's fright by his twitching fingers and feet. These techniques not only helped the actors but showcased his (Dungan) talent as well. But as a lot of people know, our audience shouted that the lighting was not clear in the first case and the film was stuck in the second case. This shows the ignorance of our audience.

Manthiri Kumari (Tamil: மந்திரி குமாரி) is a 1950 Tamil film directed by Ellis R. Dungan and starring M. G. Ramachandran and M. N. Nambiar. The screen play was written by M. Karunanidhi based on an incident from the Tamil epic Kundalakesi. This was the last Tamil film directed by Dungan and is considered to be among the most successful films of that decade. Shortly after directing this film, Dungan left the Tamil film industry and did not direct Tamil films again Singer T. M. Soundararajan sang for very first time for MGR in this film.

1 Production
2 Plot
3 Cast
4 Crew
5 Reception
6 Soundtrack
7 References
8 External links

Production

Manthiri Kumari (lit. The minister's daughter) was the film version of a play written by M. Karunanidhi and based an incident that occurs in the Tamil epic poem Kundalakesi (One of the five Great Tamil epics). T. R. Sundaram of Modern Theatres had previously produced a Dungan directed film Ponmudi (1950) in which Karunanidhi had worked as a script writer. Sundaram decided to make a film based on the play and hired Dungan to direct it (the credits show Sundaram and Dungan as co-directors of the film). M. G. Ramachandran (MGR) who had played the supporting roles in many of Dungan's earlier films had recently achieved success as a hero in Rajakumaari (1947) and Marudhanaattu Ilavarasi (1950). Karunanidhi recommended that his friend MGR be made hero for the new film. Sundaram agreed with a caveat - MGR's double chin had to be hidden behind a beard. G. Ramanathan was hired to compose the music. The lyrics for the songs were written by A. Marudhakaasi and Ka. Mu. Sherriff.

Plot

The king of Mullai nadu is dominated by his Raja guru (head priest) (M. N. Nambiar). The guru wants his son Parthiban (S. A. Natarajan) to be appointed as the General of the army. But the king appoints Veera Mohan (MGR) instead. The enraged Parthiban becomes a bandit and starts raiding the country side. He wants to marry the princess Jeevarekha (G. Shakuntala) who is in love with Veera Mohan. Parthiban sends a message to Jeevarekha to meet him secretly. The message is delivered by mistake to the minister's daughter Amudhavalli (Madhuri Devi) and she goes to meet Parthiban. Parthiban and Amudhavalli fall in love. Meanwhile, the king sends his general Veeramohan to capture the bandits plaguing the country side. Veeramohan captures Parthiban and produces him in the royal court. The Raja guru is enraged and tries to get his son off by various means. He demands a trial for his son in front of the Goddess. During the trial, Amudhavalli hides behind the Goddess statue and pronounces Parthiban as innocent. She blames Veeramohan for the banditry. The king believing that the Goddess had spoken releases Parthiban and exiles Veeramohan. Parthiban and Amudhavalli are happily married. But goaded by his father Parthiban wants to take over the kingdom by marrying the princess. He decides to kill Amudhavalli. He tricks her into going with him to a cliff edge and tells her of his intention to kill her. Amudavalli begs him for a chance to worship him by going around him three times before she meets her death. Parthiban grants her last wish. While going around him she pushes him to his death from behind. Shocked by her actions and her husband's betrayal, she confesses her sins and becomes a Buddhist nun. The raja guru is jailed and Veera mohan is reunited with the princess.

Cast

Actor	Role
M. G. Ramachandran	General Veera Mohan
S. A. Natrajan	Parthiban
M. N. Nambiar	The Rajaguru
G. Shakuntala	Princess Jeevarekha
Madhuri Devi	Amudhavalli
T. P. Muthulakshmi
A. Karunanidhi
K. S. Angamuthu
Sivasuriyan
K. V. Seenivasan
K. K. Soundar

Crew

Producer: T. R. Sundaram, Modern Theatres
Director: Ellis R. Dungan
Screenplay: M. Karunanidhi
Dialogue:M. Karunanidhi
Music: G. Ramanathan
Lyrics: Ka. Mu. Sheriff, A. Marudhakasi
Cinematography: J.G.Vijayam
Sound Recording: K. B. S. Mani, Padmanaban, Raju
Assistant Director: T. P. S. Mani & K. Somu
Dance: Lalitha, Padmini, Ragini

Reception

The film was released in June 1950 and became a box office hit. Though MGR was the hero, it was S. A. Natarajan's role which received the most acclaim. Karunanidhi's fiery dialogues became famous and stirred controversy.

Soundtrack

The film's music was composed by G. Ramanathan. The song Vaarai nee vaarai sung by Trichy Loganathan and Jikki was the most popular song of the film. List of songs in the film:

Vaarai Nee Vaarai - Thiruchi Loganathan and Jikki
Ulavum Thendral - Thiruchi Loganathan and Jikki
Pengalinaal - Jikki
Ubakaram Seibavarukke
Anthisaayura Neram
Isai Tamile Inidhaana - M. L. Vasanthakumari
Rajavun Rani Indha Ezhaiyeliya
En Erumai Kannukutti
Aadhavan Udhitha Tamarai Malarndhadhu
Kannadichi Yaarai Neeyum - A. P. Komala
Annam Itta Vittile - T. M. Soundararajan
Kadhal Baliyagi - M. L. Vasanthakumari
Ahahaha Vaazhvile - M. L. Vasanthakumari
Ennum Pozhuthil Inbam - M. L. Vasanthakumari
Manam Pola Vazhvu - M. L. Vasanthakumari and Jikki
Porakka Poguthu

Marmayogi (English: The Mysterious Sage) is a 1951 Tamil film directed by K. Ramnoth and starring M. G. Ramachandran (MGR) and M. N. Nambiar. The screen play was written by A. S. A. Sami based on a Marie Corelli novel. This film cemented the onscreen image of MGR as a social rebel and fighter for justice. It was also made in Hindi (as Ek tha Raja) at the same time. It was the first Tamil film to receive an "A" (Adults Only) certificate from the film censor board.

1 Plot
2 Cast and crew
3 Production
4 Reception
5 References
6 External links

Plot

A King's (Serukalathur Sama) mistress (Anjali Devi) usurps his power and casts him adrift in a river. The two princes of the kingdom (Sahasranamam and MGR) are denied their birthright. The deposed king wanders the country in the guise of a sage. The younger prince (MGR) leads a popular rebellion against the usurper-queen and restores the kingdom to his father.

Cast and crew

M. G. Ramachandran
S. A. Natrajan
M. N. Nambiar
Anjali Devi
Javar Seetharaman
Serukulathur Sama
S. V. Sahasranamam
Madhuri Devi
Pandari Bai
M. S. S. Bhagyam
K. Ramnoth - Director
A. S. A. Sami - Screenplay, Dialogue
C. R. Subbaraman - S. M. Subbaiah Naidu - Music
Udumalai Narayana Kavi - Lyrics
K. D. Santhanam - Lyrics
Kannadasan - Lyrics
A. S. Kaleeswaran - Lyrics
M. A. Thirumugam - Editor
Masthan & W. R. Subbarao - Cinamatography
Vedandham Ragavayya - Choreographer
R. N. Nambiar & T. R. Lakshminarayanan - Stunts
K. Anandan - Still Photographer

Production

After the success of Rajakumari (1947) - his first film as hero, MGR wanted to act in a film which would be centered around him. He persuaded A. S. A. Sami to write a script that would promote him as a fighter against injustice. Sami wrote a script based on Marie Corelli's novel Vendetta with elements of Robin Hood in it. The script was initially titled Karikalan (after the chola king karikalan). This was a break from tradition, when the usual practice was to give the hero (and the film title) Sanskrit names like Veerasimhan or Pratapan. The film's title was changed to Marmayogi (lit. The mysterious sage) to avoid it being confused as a historical film. The film was produced by Jupiter Pictures at the Central Studios in Coimbatore. K. Ramnoth was hired as director. Serukulathur Sama, Sahasranamam, S. A. Natarajan, M. N. Nambiar and Anjali Devi were cast in the film. The film's dialogue was written carefully to embellish MGR's image as a social rebel and do-gooder. The film was also made simultaneously in Hindi as Ek tha raja. The film was given an "A" (Adults Only) certificate by the film censor board because it featured a ghost

Reception

The film was released on 2 February 1951 and was a box office success. It cemented MGR's onscreen image as a champion of the underprivileged and hinted at his political ambitions. His lines in the film became famous - especially the Naan kuri vaithaal thavara maatten! Thavarumey aanaal kuri vaikka maatten (lit.If I aim, it will not fail; if it will fail, I will not aim).

Malaikkallan (aka Malaikallan) (Tamil: மலைக்கள்ளன், English: Thief of The Hills) is a Tamil language film starring M. G. Ramachandran in the lead role. The film was released on 22 July 1954, and was "an astounding success". It was the first Tamil film to win a President's Silver Medal.

1 Production
2 Plot
3 Cast
4 Crew
5 Soundtrack
6 Box office
7 Trivia
8 Awards
9 References
10 Additional sources
11 External links

Production

A blend of Robin Hood and The Mark of Zorro, written by Namakkal Kavignar Va. Ramalingam Pillai (Namakkal Kavignar). A well-known writer, poet, artist and freedom fighter, he was nominated as the Poet Laureate of the Madras Government in 1949. Malaikkallan had been prescribed as the non-detailed text for the high school curriculum in the early 50s, and the story had become very popular.
S.M.Sriramulu Naidu of Pakshiraja Studio in Coimbatore secured the rights to the story and decided to make a movie of it, in 6 languages- Tamil (Malaikkallan/ MGR), Telugu (Aggi Ramudu/ N. T. Rama Rao), Malayalam (Thaskaraveeran/ Sathyan), Kannada (Bettada Kalla/ Kalyan Kumar), Hindi (Azaad/ Dilip Kumar) and Sinhalese (Surasena). Sriramulu Naidu booked Bhanumati to play the role of heroine, Poonkothai (Tamil) and Saradha (Telugu).
Except Azaad that had music by C. Ramchandra, S. M. Subbaiah Naidu composed music for the movie in all the other languages.
During filming, a leopard went missing on the sets. A. Pattabhiraman, director of Raja Theatre locked himself in a cage saying, "This is the last place where the leopard will find me!"

Plot

Vijayapuram is a beautiful hillside hamlet appears serene and restful to a casual passerby. But the happenings there are far from tranquil. Dacoities, burglaries and even kidnappings seem to be commonplace occurrences. One established perpetuator of at least some of the crimes is Kaathavarayan, his secret accomplices being some well-known public figures like the rich young wastrel Veerarajan and the Kuttipatti Zamindar.
The other dacoit is apparently the mysterious Malaikkallan. Legends are galore on his fabulous wealth, awe-inspiring exploits, contempt for the unprincipled rich, concern for the poor and needy indeed he seems to be running a veritable empire in some hidden hillock no one actually seen him.
There is also the wealthy middle-aged bachelor Abdul Kareem, who seems to disappear at regular intervals from Vijayapuram, claiming business calls at far-off places. In this hotbed of intrigue and suspicion blooms an innocent rose Poonkothai, daughter of the upright Sokkesa Mudaliar. Veerarajan is the cousin of Poonkothai and desires to marry her, but his evil reputation ensures the impossibility of such an alliance. Having lost her mother at an early age, Poonkothai is brought up by her widowed aunt Kamakshi Ammaal. Kamakshi Ammal's only son Kumaraveeran went missing many years back.
Faced by stringent public criticism for their failure to tackle the audacious crimes, Sub-Inspector Arumugam arrives in Vijayapuram. But his assistant Constable Karuppiah is a bungling coward and is more a hindrance than a help in his investigations. It is at this juncture that one night when mudaliar is away, Poonkothai is kidnapped. The happenings of that eerie night keep the village tongues wagging for many days thereafter. Two sidekicks of Kathavarayan are found tied and hanging upside down, and a piece of Poonkothai’s jewellery is recovered from them. Kamakshi AmmaaL is found tied-up and unconscious, and a mysterious errand-boy hands over to the attending doctor a herb that revives her at once. Poonkothai is said to be in the custody of Malaikkallan, who has cleverly waylaid Kathavarayan’s men and taken away Poonkothai. Kathavarayan faces the ire and ridicule of Veerarajan at the behest of whom he had engineered Poonkothai’s kidnapping. Goaded by this humiliation, he now sends his men far and wide in search of Poonkothai. Meanwhile Poonkothai is safe in the magnificent hideout of Malaikkallan perceiving his genuine concern for the downtrodden and the reverence with which he is held by his people, her contempt and mistrust turn gradually into admiration and leads to love.
Several confounding twists and turns later the truant pieces of the puzzle fall in place. Kathavarayan and Veerarajan get their well-deserved comeuppance. Malaikkallan and Abdul Kareem both turn out to be the same person who is the long missing Kumaraveeran. All is well that ends with the happy marriage of Poonkothai and Kumaraveeran.

Cast

Actor	Role
M. G. Ramachandran	Kumaraveeran / Abdul Kareem
P. Bhanumathi	Poonkothai
Sriram	Veerarajan
M. G. Chakrapani	Sub-Inspector
P. S. Gnanam	Kamakshi
D. Balasubramaniyam	Sokkesa Mudaliar
T. S. Durairaj	Karuppiah
Surabhi Balasaraswathi	Janaki
V. M. Ezhumalai	Sadaiyan
Sandhya	Parvathi alias Chinni
E. R. Sahadevan	Kathavarayan

Crew

Producer: S. M. Sriramulu Naidu
Production Company: Pakshiraja Studios
Director: S. M. Sriramulu Naidu
Music: S. M. Subbaiah Naidu
Lyrics: Namakkal Kavignar Va. Ramalingam Pillai, Namakkal R. Balasubramaniam, Tanjai N. Ramiah Doss, Makkalanban & Kovai A. Ayyamuthu
Story: Namakkal Kavignar Va. Ramalingam Pillai
Dialogue: M. Karunanidhi
Art Director: Chelliah
Editing: Velusami
Choreography: Muthusami Pillai & T. C. Thangaraj
Cinematography: Sailen Bose
Stunt: R. N. Nambiar
Dance: Sai Subbulakshmi

Soundtrack

Tracklist
No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Yethanai kaalamthan yematruvar"		T. M. Soundararajan
2.	"Neeli magan nee allava"		P. A. Periyanayaki
3.	"O amma o ayya"		P. A. Periyanayaki
4.	"Unnai azhaithathu yaaro"		P. Bhanumathi
5.	"Pengale Ulangalile"		P. Bhanumathi
6.	"Nalla sagunam nokki"		P. Bhanumathi
7.	"Naane inba roja"		P. Bhanumathi
8.	"Naalai"		P. Bhanumathi
9.	"Thamizhan endroru inam"		T. M. Soundararajan

Box office

The film claims to have grossed $3,80,000 at the box office and was graded as the first All-Time Blockbuster in M. G. Ramachandran's career.
This film released in 6 languages.
This film established M. G. Ramachandran as another superstar.

Trivia

The song Eththanai Kaalam Thaan Yemaatruvaar became so popular that MGR then decided to insert at least one such philosophical song in his future movies.
When Sriramulu Naidu was still undecided on the actor to play the lead role in Tamil, it was Subbiah Naidu who urged him to pick MGR.

Awards

The film won National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil - President's Silver Medal in 1954 at 2nd National Film Awards.

Alibabavum 40 Thirudargalum (read as "Alibabavum Narpadhu Thirudargalum"; English: Alibaba and 40 Thieves) is a 1956 Indian Tamil swashbuckling-adventure film directed and produced by T. R. Sundaram. The film stars M. G. Ramachandran and P. Bhanumathi in the lead roles, with P. S. Veerappa as the main antagonist and K. A. Thangavelu and M. G. Chakrapani in supporting roles. It is notably the first colour film made in Tamil language. The film tells the story of a poor woodcutter, whose fortune changes when he learns about a secret cave full of treasures, but he must keep his source of wealth as a secret, in order to lead a peaceful life.
Alibabavum 40 Thirudargalum was released on 14 January 1956, during the festive occasion of Pongal. A remake of the 1954 Hindi film Alibaba aur 40 Chor, the film which was also based on the popular story Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves from the 1001 Arabian Nights, became an instant success at the box office. It was later remade in Telugu as Alibaba 40 Dongalu, which also became successful.

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2 Cast
3 Production
4 Differences
5 Soundtrack
6 Release
7 References
8 External links

Plot

Marziana (Bhanumathi) is a popular dancer in Baghdad, who dances to earn a living. The tyrant Sher Khan, commander of the notorious king Amir Kasim Khan, tries to take her by force to his palace. She is rescued by Alibaba (MGR), who fights with Sher Khan and vanquishes him. Marziana and her sidekick Dowlat (K. Sarangkapani) find refuge in Alibaba’s house. Alibaba is a poor woodcutter and lives with his sister Ayisha (Susheela) and servant Bulbul (M. N. Rajam). Marziana learns that they are the siblings of Kasim, who had driven them out at the instigation of his cruel wife Salima (Vidyavati). Marziana and Alibaba later fall in love.
One day, when Alibaba goes to cut wood as usual, he chances upon the cavernous hideout of Abu Hussain (P. S. Veerappa), the notorious leader of forty dacoits, and overhears the secret code to enter and exit the cave. After the dacoits leave, Alibaba uses the code word, enters the hideout and takes some of the looted wealth which he uses to help the poor people around. Both Alibaba and Marziana become wealthy overnight.
Amir Kasim Khan (M. G. Chakrapani) becomes jealous when he hears about his brother's fortune, and wants to find out how Alibaba became rich overnight. Under Salima’s guidance, he invites Alibaba and his household for a feast. Cunningly obtaining the secret of the robbers’ cave from Alibaba, he then orders Alibaba’s arrest, accusing him falsely of attempted murder. Marziana pretends to hail Kasim’s order. She declares that Alibaba had been unfaithful to her and he deserved this retribution. Taking a knife, Marziana acts as though she means to kill Alibaba, but instead cuts the ropes that bind his hands. Alibaba is freed and after defeating Kasim's thugs, escapes with Marziana.
Kasim enters the cave and greedily starts collecting many treasures. Soon he forgets the code word, and is left trapped. The dacoits arrive, and kill him for entering their secret cave. Alibaba visits the cave and is shocked to see his brother dead, later he takes away the corpse. After Kasim's death is publicly announced, Alibaba is declared the king of Baghdad and everyone rejoices. Meanwhile, the dacoits return to their cave and see that Kasim's body is missing. Realising that someone else has entered their cave, they start searching for the mystery person.
From the cobbler Gulam’s (Thangavelu) assertion that the woodcutter Alibaba had become wealthy overnight, Abu Hussain realises that it is Alibaba who discovered the secret of his cave. However, he kills the cobbler afterwards. Having his men hidden inside barrels, Abu Hussain comes to Alibaba’s house disguised as an oil merchant seeking shelter for the night. However, Marziana overhears him whispering to his men hidden in the barrels, and realises his true identity. When she dances at a banquet that Alibaba hosts in honour of the guest, Dowlat and Bulbul roll the barrels one by one into the swirling waters as per the plan. After Marziana unsuccessfully tries to stab the "oil merchant", she exposes him as Abu Hussain and Alibaba is shocked. This leads to a fight between the two men, which results in Abu Hussain kidnapping Marziana and fleeing to the secret cave. Alibaba chases him and reaches the cave, where he kills Abu Hussain after an intense battle. After Alibaba rescues Marziana, they both get married and continue to serve the poor people.

Cast

M. G. Ramachandran as Ali Baba. A poor man who cuts wood for a living. His life changes after he overhears the secret pass code to a cave full of treasures, owned by the leader of 40 notorious dacoits. Entering the cave secretly, he takes some of the treasures and becomes wealthy overnight.

P. Bhanumathi as Marziana. Once a very wealthy woman, she is soon reduced to dancing on the streets to earn a living. After being rescued by woodcutter Alibaba from a public brawl, she falls for him and he also lets her stay with him.

P. S. Veerappa as Abu Hussain. The ruthless leader of 40 dacoits, he also owns a mysterious cave which contains various treasures. The cave, which has an entry message known only to him, he is later unaware that someone else (Alibaba) also knows the message and has looted the cave.

K. A. Thangavelu as Gulam, a cobbler. When the thieves find out that their cave has been accessed by someone else, they come across Gulam who tells them it is Alibaba, having witnessed the woodcutter turn wealthy overnight.

M. G. Chakrapani as Amir Kasim Khan, the infamous elder brother of Alibaba. In spite of being wealthy, he is still greedy and after finding out about Alibaba's wealth, forces him to reveal the secret. After entering the cave which made Alibaba rich, he forgets the code word to exit, and is left trapped till the 40 thieves kill him.

K. Sarangapani as Dowlath. He is Marziana's sidekick who plays the dholak whenever she dances.

M. N. Rajam as Bulbul, Alibaba's servant

Vidhyavathi as Salima, wife of Amir Kasim Khan

P. Susheela as Ayisha, sister of Alibaba

Waheeda Rehman as a dancer in Kasim's court

Production

Development

The Hindi film Alibaba aur 40 Chor was running successfully in Tamil Nadu in 1954. T. R. Sundaram, the owner of the Modern Theatres studio had purchased the screenplay and rights to remake the film in Tamil as Alibabavum 40 Thirudargalum. A. J. Dominic was signed as the film's art director, while W. R. Subba Rao and A. L. Narayanan were in charge of the cinematography and dialogues respectively. There was an earlier version of this film under the same title, which released in 1941, starring N. S. Krishnan and T. A. Mathuram.

Casting

M.G. Ramachandran was cast in the role of Ali Baba, and P.S. Veerappa was cast as the antagonistic leader of the forty thieves. Actress Padmini was initially given the role of the female lead Marziana, but she was subsequently replaced by P. Bhanumathi. MGR's elder brother M. G. Chakrapani was cast in the role of Alibaba's elder brother Kassim. Waheeda Rehman, who would later become a leading actress in Hindi cinema, made her debut in this film as a dancer, appearing in the club music number Salam Babu Salam Babu ennai parunga.

Filming

Alibabavum 40 Thirudargalum was shot entirely on indoor sets, with the exception of a few riding sequences. For changes of scenes, irises and wipes were used. It was also the first Tamil film to be released in color, being colourised through Geva Color. The scenes involving horses were shot at Mysore for ten days, the horses used belonged to the Mysore Reserve Police. The cavernous hideout of the fictional thieves was created at two locations — the outside cave shots with the horses were taken at Mysore, while the inside scenes at the set were taken at Yercaud near Salem. Director T. R. Sundaram brought twenty horses from Mysore for the shoot at Yercaud.
When only a song and a fight sequence were left to be finished, MGR was unable to attend the shoot. Those portions were eventually shot with a body double. In one particular scene, MGR objected to the dialogue where he had to "swear in the name of Allah", as he was then associated with the rationalist DMK party. He suggested that the dialogue be changed to swearing "in the name of my mother", but was finally forced to use the original dialogue. Alibabavum 40 Thirudargalum eventually became MGR's last collaboration with Modern Theatres.

Differences

Alibabavum 40 Thirudargalum is different from Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves in some ways:

The character Morgiana is known as Marziana in this film. She is also depicted as a once rich girl who turned slave, though she was always a slave in the original story.
She marries Alibaba at the end of the film, although Alibaba was already married in the original story, where Morgiana married his son.
In the original story when Morgiana overhears the conversation between the thieves and their leader, she kills the thieves by pouring hot oil in each of the barrels containing them. In this film, she however gives the job to her aide who tosses the barrels into the river.
In the original story, it is Morgiana who suddenly kills the thief leader, later disclosing his true identity. In the film, Alibaba himself finds out the truth after Morgiana fails to kill the thief, leading to a fight between Alibaba and him.

Soundtrack

Alibabavum 40 Thirudargalum
Soundtrack album by S. Dakshinamurthy
Released	1955
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	27:82
Language	Tamil
Label	Saregama

The film's original soundtrack was composed by S. Dakshinamurthy, while the lyrics were penned by A. Maruthakasi. A large number of the tracks were re-used from the original film Alibaba aur 40 Chor. The soundtrack played a key role in the success of the film. The song Ullasa Ulagam was later remixed by Pravin Mani and Vidyasagar in the 2008 film Jayam Kondaan.

Tracklist
No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Masila Unmai Kathale"	A. M. Rajah, P. Bhanumathi	3:04
2.	"Chinnanjiru Chitte"	S. C. Krishnan, Jikki	2:53
3.	"Azhagaana Ponnu Naan"	P. Bhanumathi	3:04
4.	"Naama Aaduvathum"	Swarnalatha, K. Jamuna Rani	3:34
5.	"Unnaivida Maattaen"	P. Bhanumathi	2:40
6.	"Ullaasa Ulagam"	Ghantasala	2:47
7.	"Salaam Baabu"	Jikki	4:19
8.	"Anbinaale Aalavandha"	P. Bhanumathi	3:25
9.	"En Aattamellaam"	P. Bhanumathi	3:56

Reception

The May 2012 issue of the South Indian entertainment magazine Galatta Cinema wrote that the film's "success was buoyed by the super hit songs 'Azhagaana Ponnu Naan, athuketha kannu than...', [....] and 'En nattamellam oru vettaiyile thane...', which remain evergreen today."

Release

During the filming of Alibabavum 40 Thirudargalum, another producer announced a film with the same script and his plan to release it before Sundaram's version. However, Sundaram and his team "worked hard" to see that their film released earlier, and achieved the same. Alibabavum 40 Thirudargalum was released on 14 January 1956, during the festive occasion of Pongal.

Box office

In addition to being the first color film in Tamil cinema, Alibabavum 40 Thirudargalum became a huge success at the box office, and successfully ran for over 100 days in theatres. According to one report, the film's "success was largely contributed by a lively screenplay, massive sets never seen before, excellent fight scenes, interesting comedy scenes and evergreen songs ably supported by the lovely pair MGR and Bhanumathi".

Critical reception

Alibabavum 40 Thirudargalum was very successful during its theatrical run, and is considered a "landmark" in MGR's acting career. Tamil film historian S. Theodore Baskaran wrote in his book The Eye of the Serpent, "The film's cast of M.G. Ramachandran as the swash-buckling Alibaba, Bhanumathi as the singing-heroine — two of the most popular artistes of the fifties — and Thangavelu as the comedian was the main factor contributing to its huge success. The screen villain of the fifties, P.S. Veerappa's portrayal of the heartless Abu Hussain was memorable".
In May 2012, entertainment magazine Galatta Cinema labelled the film as "one of the finest action packed entertainers with fantastic songs and dances". The critic further mentioned "Though MGR scored through his heroics, Bhanumathi also played an equally important role and exhibited her histrionics in several scenes. Her intelligence and presence of mind were exhibited in several scenes, including the last scene where kills all the thieves during her dance and teases Abu Hussain back in his own style", while concluding that "The film belongs to both MGR and Bhanumathi".

Home media

Alibabavum 40 Thirudargalum was released on DVD by Raj Video Vision in April 2012.

Madurai Veeran is a 1956 Tamil film directed by D. Yoganand, starring M. G. Ramachandran, P. Bhanumathi and Padmini. This high-budget production was released on 13 April 1956 and completed a 100-days-run at all the theatres it was screened at.

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3 Cast
4 Crew
5 Soundtrack
6 References
7 External links

Production

The legend of Madurai Veeran has been passed on over centuries, forming a vibrant part of the rich south Indian folklore. He is deified and worshipped with awe and devotion to this day in several southern districts. It was a resounding success, celebrating a silver jubilee run in many centers.
It is the remake of 1939 movie Madurai Veeran by Raju Films where T. P. Rajalakshmi had written, produced and acted. V. A. Chellappa played the title role.

Plot

Veeran was born to the chieftain of Varanavasi, but the baby was born with an unlucky mark destined to bring doom to the state. Acting as per the dictates of the astrologer, baby is abandoned in the forest. A cobbler and his wife discover the baby in the forest, and bring him up as their son.
Veeran grows up to be a brave and noble youth. He chances to save Bommi, the princess of Thottiyam from being drowned in the Cauvery. Bommi falls in love with him. Though Veeran doesn’t reciprocate initially, he perceives the depth of her love gradually after Bommi comes riding on an elephant dressed as a man and saves Veeran from being trampled to death. Bommi’s uncle, the cowardly Narasappan finds his schemes of marrying Bommi falling apart. Citing Veeran’s low birth, Narasappan causes the lovers undue hardships. Due to opposition from Bommi's father, Veeran arrives and carries the princess away. Finally the King of Tiruchi, from whom Narasappan had sought assistance, declares that Veeran and Bommi are not guilty of any crime and sanctifies their union in wedlock. And being impressed with Veeran’s valour, the King appoints him as the commander of the army.
Thirumalai Nayakar of Madurai appeals to Tiruchi to help curb the menace of a gang of robbers that was terrorizing the people of Madurai. Veeran is sent to Madurai and he is appointed Nayakar’s commander. There he sees Vellaiyamma, the beautiful court dancer and is impressed with her virtues and skills. Suitable disguised, Veeran and Vellaiyamma gain entry into the Azhagar Malai den of the thieves. With the help of hidden soldiers, they manage to capture most of the robbers and recover the plundered loot.
Nayakar, who wants to make Vellaiyamma his concubine, is furious when he hears that Vellaiyamma is in love with Veeran. And his mind further poisoned by the evil Narasappan and his former commander Kutilan, the King accuses Veeran of treason and orders a hand and leg of Veeran to be severed. Before the sentence is carried out Veeran recognizes in the crowd the leader of the thieves Sangilikaruppan, and puts him to death in a quick encounter. Satisfied that he has now accomplished his mission, Veeran subjects himself to the mutilation. And as his soul leaves his body soon after, Bommi and Vellaiyamma unite with him in the heavenly abode.

Cast

Actor	Role
M. G. Ramachandran	Veeran
P. Bhanumathi	Bommi
Padmini	Velliaiyamma
N. S. Krishnan
T. A. Madhuram
T. S. Balaiah	Narasappan
E. V. Saroja
O. A. K. Thevar	Thirumalai Nayakar
Sando M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar	Sanggili Karuppan
T. K. Ramachandran	Kutilan
R. Balasubramaniam	King Of Kasi
M. R. Santhanalakshmi	Queen of Kasi

Crew

Producer: Letchumanan Chettiar
Production Company: Krishna Pictures
Director: D. Yoganand
Music: G. Ramanathan
Lyrics: Udumalai Narayana Kavi, Thanjai T. N. Ramaiah Doss & Kannadasan
Story: Folklore
Screenplay: Kannadasan
Dialogues: Kannadasan
Art Direction: Ganga
Editing: V. B. Natarajan
Choreography: Vazhuvoor B. Ramaiah Pillai, P. S. Gopalakrishnan & Sohanlal
Cinematography: M. A. Rehman
Stunt: R. N. Nambiar
Dance: Lalitha, Ragini, Kuchalakumari & Maadilakshmi

Soundtrack

"Senthamizha Ezhundhu Varayo" - M. L. Vasanthakumari
"Nadagamellam Kanden" - T. M. Soundararajan & Jikki
"Aadal Kaaneero" - M. L. Vasanthakumari
"Summa Kidantha Sothukku Nashtam" - P. Leela & Jikki
"Avarkkum Enakkum" - P. Bhanumathi
"Vanga Machan Vanga" - T. M. Soundararajan & P. Leela
"Vanga Machan Vanga" - P. Leela
"Echu Pizhaikkum Thozhile" - T. M. Soundararajan & Jikki
"Kundathor Adi Varum" - P. Leela
"Kadamaiyile Uyir Vazhndhu" - T. M. Soundararajan

Chakravarthi Thirumagal (Tamil: சக்ரவர்த்தி திருமகள்) is a Tamil language film starring M. G. Ramachandran, Anjali Devi and S. Varalakshmi in the lead roles. The film was released in the 1957.

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3 Crew
4 Soundtrack
5 External links

Plot

Prince Udayasuriyan (M.G.R) wins all tough competition to marry Princess Kalamani (Anjali Devi). Durga (S. Varalaxmi) and Bhairavan (P.S. Veerappa) plot to ruin their lives. Durga plans to take the queen place in order to live with Udayasuriyan while Bhairavan abduct Kalamani from the palace. The rest of the movie deals with Udayasduriyan foiling his enemies plan in order to save the princess.

Cast

Actor	Role
M. G. Ramachandran
Anjali Devi
P. S. Veerappa
S.Varalakshmi
N. S. Krishnan
T. A. Madhuram
K. A. Thangavelu
T. P. Muthulakshmi
Lakshmi Prabha
E. R. Sahadevan

Crew

Producer:
Production Company: Uma Pictures
Director: P. Neelakantan
Music: G. Ramanathan
Lyrics: Thanjai N. Ramaiah Doss, Pattukottai Kalyanasundaram, K. D. Santhanam, Subramania Bharathiyar, and Ku. Sa. Krishnamurthy, Ku. Ma. Balasubramaniam and Clown Sundaram
Story: Elangovan
Screenplay:
Dialogues: Elangovan
Art Direction:
Editing:
Choreography:
Cinematography:
Stunt:
Dance: G. Sakunthala, E. V. Saroja & Ragini

Soundtrack

List of songs:

Ada vAnga annAthE anjAthInga annAthE by Seerkazhi Govindarajan, P. Leela & Jikki
kAthalenum chOlaiyilE rAdhE rAdhE by Seerkazhi Govindarajan
athAnum nAnthAnE by S. C. Krishnan & T. V. Rathinam
EmAtRamthAnA en vAzhvilE by S. Varalakshmi
sIrmEvum gurupadham.... thangathu pulavar by N. S. Krishnan & Seerkazhi Govindarajan
eNNamellAm inba kathai by P. Leela
nalunggitu pArpOmadi by S. Varalakshmi & A. P. Komala
enthan uLLam koLLai koLLa vantha nIli yArO by M. L. Vasanthakumari
ellai illAtha inbathilE by Seerkazhi Govindarajan & P. Leela
urangaiyile pAnaiyai.... poRakkum podhu iruntha gunam by Seerkazhi Govindarajan
sollAlE vilakka theriyalE by S. Varalakshmi & P. Leela
kaNNALanE vArunga by Jikki

Nadodi Mannan (Tamil: நாடோடி மன்னன்; English: The Vagabond King) is a Tamil film starring M. G. Ramachandran. This industrial record was beaten by Enga Veettu Pillai seven years later. The film was re-released. It was most recently released in 2005 and in 2011 in a fully digitalised form and ran in Tamil Nadu. Silver Jubilee hit and it ran more than 100 days in Tamil Nadu and Ceylon. It is screened all the time in Tamil Nadu

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2 Plot
3 Cast
4 Crew
5 Soundtrack
6 References
7 External links

Production

The story is based on Anthony Hope’s 1894 novel The Prisoner of Zenda, Justin Huntly McCarthy’s stage play If I Were King and the English movie Viva Zapata. MGR made his crew consisting of R. M. Veerappan, Vidwan V. Lakshmanan and S. K .T. Sami to watch the three productions. He gave them his suggestions regarding the outline he had in mind and after several brainstorming sessions, the team came up with an imaginative story, tailoring it to make it more Indian.
MGR was keen to act in a double role. Since the advertisement in the papers of the making of Nadodi Mannan, MGR had faced hurdles. At the same time P. Bhanumathi of Bharani Pictures had announced a movie which would be based on The Prisoner of Zenda. MGR and Bhanumathi had discussed trying to convince each other to abandon the project. MGR told Bhanumathi that she could proceed if she had been intending to fully adapt The Prisoner of Zenda as he was only planning to make a movie which was loosely based on it. P. Bhanumathi gave in and MGR was able to proceed in his project.
Commenting on the tile Nadodi Mannan, MGR is said to have confessed that if the movie profited, he would be a King (Mannan); if it flopped, he would be a homeless nomad (Nadodi). The movie was some years in the making. All dedicated members of MGR’s entourage were put to work night and day on the project. K. Ramnoth was appointed to direct this movie, but upon his sudden demise on 4 October 1956, MGR had taken up the direction responsibilities. The latter portions depicting the happenings in the island were shot in colour.
The completed movie ran for around 5 hours, and the editors had a tough job ahead of them. MGR had discussed with R. M. Veerappan and Vidwan Lakshmanan and decided which scenes that should be eliminated. Arumugam was the initially appointed editor, but when he left after working for a few days, K. Perumal took over the responsibility. He too left midway. Finally it was Jambu who edited the portions shot in colour. Despite eliminating whole sequences, the final version ran more than 3.5 hours. Music Director N. S. Balakrishnan was appointed to compose music and made three songs. Then S. M. Subbaiah Naidu stepped in and completed the remaining songs and composed the background score as well.
In turn, MGR received help from unexpected parties. B. Nagi Reddy had supported by allowing MGR for grand sets in Vijaya Studios, which was then Asia's biggest film studio. Until then only studio owners could make movies with magnificent sets. Likewise, S. S. Vasan of Gemini Studios had lent his expensive equipment voluntarily so that the miniature shots scenes would come out well. It is believed that it was the only time that any equipment of Gemini Studious was ever permitted to be taken out of the premises. Another person to was Senior Director K. Subramanyam who had been requested by MGR to oversee his work. K. Subramanyam attended one shooting schedule and was so impressed with MGR’s diligent approach that felt that there was no need for anyone to supervise MGR. K. Subramanyam in turn had made all arrangements for many of the outdoor shoots, especially at Munnar and he even flew to Bombay to ensure a fresh supply of color film so that the shooting could continue uninterrupted.

Plot

Ratnapuri is a small kingdom besieged by manifold troubles. The King’s only daughter Ratna (B. Saroja Devi) is kidnapped and the King dies without naming any successors. Marthandan (MGR), a member of the royal family is chosen by the majority of the imperial council, including the ministers and the commander-in-chief, to be the new ruler. However, the Rajaguru (P. S. Veerappa) has a different idea. Unknown to anyone, he has the princess Ratna in his custody in an island. Ratna has grown up completely unaware of her ancestry. Meanwhile, the Rajaguru plans to do get rid of Marthandan and put up his stooge Pingalan (M. N. Nambiar) as the King. He then plans to marry Ratna himself, get rid of Pingalan, and declare himself the ruler. Meanwhile, Veerabagu (K. R. Ramsingh), the loyal bodyguard of the erstwhile King, and his gang of committed people, including his son Bhoopathi and daughter Madana (P. Bhanumathi) are furious at an outsider ascending the throne. Elsewhere in the kingdom, people are far from happy. Shortage of food and unemployment are rampant all around.
Violent protests erupt all over the kingdom, and the protesters led by the revolutionary Veerangan (MGR), an activist for a democratic government, march to the palace condemning the monarchy and demanding democracy. Veerangan is arrested and imprisoned. Madana is also incarcerated in the same prison on a similar charge. They are pardoned and released on the occasion of the coronation of Marthandan. They travel together from Naganathapuram to Ratnapuri. Sharing the same ideals and revolutionary thoughts, they find themselves falling in love.
In the meantime Marthandan arrives at Ratnapuri, but the Rajaguru asks him to stay in an isolated palace in the outskirts and should not meet his consort Queen Manohari (M. N. Rajam) until the coronation, citing the inauspicious placement of the stars. The twist in the tale comes when we come to know that Marthandan and Veerangan are look-alikes. Veerangan is mistaken for Marthandan in a few tight situations and finally they get to meet each other. Veeran (MGR) on the run from monarchists ends up in the room of his lookalike prince Marthandan. Veerangan speaks of the pathetic state of the poor and the oppressed and the noble Marthandan agrees to set right the ills as soon as he takes charge.
However, on the eve of the coronation, the Rajaguru arranges Marthandan to be poisoned so with help of the royal advisor Karmegam (M. G. Chakrapani) that he could then seat Pingalan on the throne. Marthandan swoons after drinking a few sips of the poisoned beverage. The hastily summoned doctor does the needful and saves Marthandan. However, Marthandan is still unconscious and apparently would remain so for the next few days. An assassination attempt leaves the prince incapacitated, and Veeran has to take his place at the coronation. The commander (E. R. Sahadevan) and minister persuade Veerangan to take Marthandan’s place to ensure that the coronation takes place as scheduled. A reluctant Veerangan agrees to do so in the interests of the state, and arrives in the assembly just in time for the coronation. The Rajaguru is taken aback and sends his men to investigate. The villains find the unconscious Marthandan and take him to their hideout and later to the same island where the Ratna has been living all along.
With Marthandan’s sudden disappearance, Veerangan now finds himself saddled with the role of the King for much more than just the couple of days that he had initially bargained for. The replacement King starts a series of 'people oriented' reforms which cause a political upheaval among the elite. He puts the opportunity to good use, and enacts several measures for the uplift of the poor. He is however troubled by the fact that he is deceiving the Queen Manohari who believes him to be her husband Marthandan. At one stage he is forced to reveal the truth to Manohari and perceiving his noble character, she accepts him as her brother. In the meantime Madana is killed by Pingalan’s men, and a grief-stricken Veerangan vows to avenge her death. Then it comes to light that the original heir to the throne had been kidnapped and the prince has also been kidnapped to an island. Madana’s father gets to know of Marthandan’s whereabouts and passes on the information to Veerangan.
The rescuing of the real heir and the prince forms the rest of the story. Veerangan sails to the island and comes across Ratna. He identifies her by her unique birthmark and rescues her from Pingalan’s clutches. They travel to the cave atop a hill where Marthandan is held captive, and Veerangan succeeds in bringing him out. And at the end of the thrilling climax, replete with snakes, sword fights, flooding waters, collapsing rope-bridge and what not, the Rajaguru meets a watery death. All is well that ends well – Veerangan weds Ratna, and Marthandan issues a proclamation pronouncing Ratnapuri to be a democratic nation.

Cast

Actor	Role
M. G. Ramachandran	King Marthandan & Veerangan
P. Bhanumathi	Madhana
P. S. Veerappa	Rajaguru
M. N. Rajam	Queen Manohari
B. Saroja Devi	Rathna
M. N. Nambiar	Pingalan
J. P. Chandrababu	Sagayam
G. Sakunthala	Nandhini
T. P. Muthulakshmi
M. G. Chakrapani	Karmegam
E. R. Sahadevan
K. R. Ramsingh	Veerabagu
K. S. Angamuthu

Crew

Producer: M. G. Ramachandran
Production Company: Emgeeyar Pictures
Director: M. G. Ramachandran
Music: N. S. Balakrishnan & S. M. Subbaiah Naidu
Lyrics: Pattukkottai Kalyanasundaram, Lakshmanadas, M. K. Atmanathan, Suradha, N. M. Muthukkoothan, Vijayanarasimha, Narayanababu & P. Bhaskaran
Story: Emgeeyar Pictures Story Dept, R. M. Veerappan, Vidwan V. Lakshmanan & S. K .T. Sami
Screenplay: Emgeeyar Pictures Story Dept, R. M. Veerappan, Vidwan V. Lakshmanan & S. K .T. Sami
Dialogue: Kannadasan & Raveendar
Art Direction: K. Nageswararao
Editing: Arumugam, K. Perumal & Jambu
Choreography: T. C. Thangaraj
Cinematography: G. K. Ramu
Stunt: R. N. Nambiar

Soundtrack

List of songs from Nadodi Mannan:
composed by N. S. Balakrishnan:

Senthamizhee Vannakkam by T. M. Soundararajan (Lyrics: N. M. Muthukkoothan)
Sammadhamaa Naan Ungall Kuuda Vara by P. Bhanumathi (Lyrics: N. M. Muthukkoothan)
Paaduppattaa Thannaanlee by T. V. Rathinam (Lyrics: M. K. Atmanathan)

composed by S. M. Subbaiah Naidu:

Thuungaathee Thambi Thuungaathee by T. M. Soundararajan (Lyrics: Pattukkottai Kalyanasundaram)
Uzhaipathilaa Uzhaippai Peruvadhila Inbam by Seerkazhi Govindarajan (Lyrics: Lakshmanadas)
Thadukkaadhee Ennai Thadukkaadhee by J. P. Chandrababu & K. Jamuna Rani (Lyrics: M. K. Atmanathan)
Summaakkidandha Nilathai Koththi by T. M. Soundararajan & P. Bhanumathi (Lyrics: Pattukkottai Kalyanasundaram)
Maanai Theedi Machchaan Varappoorraan by Jikki & Chorus (Lyrics: Pattukkottai Kalyanasundaram)
Kannil Vandhu Minnalppol by T. M. Soundararajan & Jikki (Lyrics: Suradha)
Kannodu Kannu Kalandhachu by Jikki & Chorus (Lyrics: Pattukkottai Kalyanasundaram)

A multilingual chorus song:

Namma dravidare kulage (Kannada: Jikki, lyrics by Vijayanarasimha)
Kudakkalla Kimpuma (Telugu: Jikki lyrics by Narayanababu)
Dravidamam (Malayalam: Santha P. Nair lyrics by P. Bhaskaran)
ending with Varuga Varuga Vendhe (Tamil: N. L. Ganasaraswathi & Vaidehi lyrics by Suradha)

Thaayai Kaatha Thanayan is a Tamil language film starring M. G. Ramachandran in the lead role. The film was released in 1963.

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3 Sound Track
4 References

Plot

Shekar (M.G. Ramachandran) is from an affluent family and Maragadham (B. Saroja Devi) from a poor family. Maragadham's brother Kandan (M.R. Radha) is a tea-stall owner who hates rich people because of some unpleasant incident from his past. A local goon Muthaiah (S.A. Asokan) loves Maragadham and wants to marry her. Neither Maragadham nor Kandan like Muthaiah. Shekar once saves Maragadham from Muthaiah, after which Maragadham gets a chance to save Shekar's life when during one of his hunting adventures, a tiger attacks him. Both develop a liking towards each other. However, Kandan's hatred towards the rich comes in the way of their love. Will the two lovers be able to unite or will Kandan's hatred and Muthaiah's evil intentions win?

Cast

Actor	Role
M. G. Ramachandran
B. Saroja Devi
M. R. Radha
S. A. Ashokan

Sound Track

All music composed by KV. Mahadevan.

Thayai Katha Thanayan (1962)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Kaveri Karai"	03:23
2.	"Katti Thangam"	03:43
3.	"Kattu Rani"	03:06
4.	"Moodi Thirantha"	02:46
5.	"Nadakkum Enbar"

Periya Idathu Penn is a Tamil language film starring M. G. Ramachandran in the lead role. The film was released in 1963. It crossed 150 days and became a super hit film for M.G.R.

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Plot

Murugappa (MG Ramachandran) is a small time farm labourer who lives with his widowed sister Gangamma in a village. Pillaival (M. R. Radha) is the zamindar of the village and Sabapathy (SA Asokan) and Punitha (Saroja Devi) are his children. Punitha is studying in college in a nearby town while Sabapathy is not educated. Both the father and the children are both arrogant about their wealth and try to rule the villagers. Murugappa tries to question their authority and this leads to frequent clashes with the zamindar's family. Pichandi (Nagesh) is a wealthy college mate of Punitha who is crazy about her.
Sabapathy falls in love with Thillaiammal (Manimala) who has been informally enagaged to Murugappa for a long time. Both Pillaival and Gangamma propose for her on the same day. To avoid a direct clash with the zamindar, her father says that he took a vow that his daughter would marry the winner of a silambam competition.
Punitha promises to marry Pichandi if he dopes a drink which Murugappa drinks during the fight. Sabapathy wins the fight and marries Thilakam. Punitha goes back on her word and an angry Pichandi confesses his duplicity to Murugappa, who confronts Punitha, The two get into an argument during which Murugappa wows to mary Punitha.
The two families get into another clash regarding the villagers' right to worship at the temple at the same time as Pillaival. In retaliation he sends his henchmen to beat up Murugappa and burn down their house. When Gangamma confronts him, he rapes her and she disappears after writing a suicide note to her brother urging him to leave the village and make a life elsewhere. Pillaival is haunted by the fear that Gangamma would return from the grave to take revenge.
He goes to the city where he meets Pichandi again. Pichandi does a Pygmalion on him and MGR emerges from the tutelage as Azhagappa competent in English, and even knows to play the piano. He meets Punitha at a club and the two begin dating. She fails to connect the suave Azhagappa with the village bumpkin Murugappa and falls for him.
Pillaival gets an anonymous letter informing him that his daughter is in love with someone in the city and he sends for her immediately and confronts her. She admits to being in love with Azgagappa and her family decides to get them married. Azhagappa and Pichandi as his secretary meet Pillaival and the marriage takes place.
He meets Thillaiammal's father and reveals his identity to him. He discovers that Pillaival is in responsible for his sister's death and the whole family comes to know. Sabapathy tries to support his father and Punitha opposes him. Azhagappa reveals his identity and walks out of the marriage. He finds it impossible to live with Punitha after knowing what her father did to his sister.
Punitha discovers that she is pregnant and with the help of her sister in law Thillaiammal, meets Murugappan and tells him the truth. Murugappan is caught between his desires to live with his wife and avenge his sister's death. Sabapathy discovers her there and gets into a fight with Murugappan. Confronted by a deadlock situation, Punitha initially contemplates suicide but decides to live and have the baby. Pichandi meanwhile falls in love with Thillaiammal's sister Valli and learns silambam from her father in order to wed her. Murugappan and Punitha have a baby boy and are still unable to be together.
Murugappan longs to see his baby and goes to her house secretly in the nights. He finds that Pillai val has been stabbed. Punitha and Sabapathy think that their father was killed by Murugappan, who tries to follow the killer and finds out that it is his sister. She says that she was in hiding waiting for a chance to avenge herself and advices him to return to his wife and son.
Meanwhile, he is confronted by Sabapathy and the police pursue Gangamma who jumps off a bridge and kills herself. All they find is a note from her confessing to Pillaival's murder and urging Murugappan to return to his wife. Pichandi marries Valli and the family unites.

Cast

Actor	Role
M. G. Ramachandran

Actress	Role
Saroja Devi

Panakkara Kudumbam (Tamil: பணக்கார குடும்பம் English: Rich family) is a Tamil language film starring M. G. Ramachandran in the lead role. The film was released in 1964 and was a commercial hit. It ran more than 100 days in all theatres in Chennai and other major cities. The movie was remade in Hindi in 1970 as Humjoli

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Plot

Panakkara Kudumbam is a movie about how human beings disregard everything, including love and relations for money and power.

Cast

Actor	Role
M. G. Ramachandran	Nalla Thambi
Saroja Devi	Rani
Nagesh	Raman
Asogan
R. S. Manohar

Songs

The soundtrack features 9 songs composed by Viswanathan Ramamoorthy, with lyrics by Kannadasan.

Tracklist
No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Athai Magal"	Kannadasan	P. Susheela	3.39
2.	"Ithuvarai Neengal"	Kannadasan	T. M. Soundararajan	5.06
3.	"Ondru Engal"	Kannadasan	T. M. Soundararajan, L. R. Eswari	4.26
4.	"Pallakku Vanga"	Kannadasan	T. M. Soundararajan	4.31
5.	"Parakkum Panthu"	Kannadasan	T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela	4.20
6.	"Vaadiamma Vaadi"	Kannadasan	L. R. Eswari, P. Susheela, L. R. Anjali	5.05
7.	"Athai Magal Rathinathai"	Kannadasan	T. M. Soundararajan
8.	"Paruvathil Konjam"	Kannadasan	T. M. Soundararajan, L. R. Eswari
9.	"Unnai Nambinal"	Kannadasan	P. Susheela

Aayirathil Oruvan (English: One man in a Thousand), also spelt as Ayirathil Oruvan, is a 1965 Indian swashbuckling action-adventure film in Tamil language, directed by B.R. Panthulu. Starring M. G. Ramachandran and Jayalalitha in the lead roles, the film further stars other widely known actors such as M. N. Nambiar, R. S. Manohar, Nagesh and Madhavi Krishnan. It ran more than 100 days in Chennai in all the theatres released and other major cities. The Director B.R. Panthulu was suffering from debts in view of the losses incurred by Kappalotiya Thamilan and Karnan produced with huge cost, and this film made him to pay all the debts and became free from debts. This film made M.G.R. - Jayalalitha pair the best one and they acted together in 28 films. Even now it fetches good collection wherever re-released.

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3 Production
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5 Reception
6 Re-release
7 See also
8 References
9 External links

Plot

The story is based on the story of sea-pirates and independence achieved against a cruel tyrant. Manimaran (MGR), is a Maruththuvar (Doctor) living in Neidhal Naadu with his sidekick Azhaga (Nagesh). He helps cure the illness of one of the rebels against the dictator (Manohar) of Neidhal Naadu. The ruler's guards arrest the rebels, along with Manimaran for helping them. Manimaran and the rebels are sold as slaves by the ruler to the nearby island called Kanni Theevu (Tamil for Virgin Islands), ruled by Sengappan. Manimaran leads the slaves, and fights for their rights.
Poongodi , The pricess of Kanni theevu (Jayalalitha), niece of Sengappan who is the guardian of the orphaned pricess , falls in love with Manimaran at the first sight. Simultaneously, her servant Thenmozhi (Madhavi Krishnan) falls for Azhagan, after initial arguments. Despite the differences between Poongodi and Manimaran, Poongodi tries to woo him on many occasions. She even offers freedom from slavery only to him, who rejects the offer demanding freedom for all of the slaves. Meanwhile, the island is attacked by pirates headed by a leader (Nambiar). As Sengappan's troops are out of the island on another assignment, Sengappan pleads with Manimaran and the other slaves to help him. Manimaran demands freedom slavery in return for fighting the pirates, only to be betrayed later.
The slaves make an escape plan of their own and successfully take over the pirate ship, with whom they fought earlier. Manimaran explains to the pirate captain/leader, about their plight and asks him to help them reach Neidhal Naadu. The captain, apparently agrees, while actually taking them to his pirate island and holds them captive. He coerces them to work for him as pirates or Manimaran will see all of his other men die before him. With no option in place, Manimaran agrees to work as a pirate to escape the situation. In one of his pirate hunts, he finds Sengappan and Poongodi. He brings Poongodi to the pirate island, and tries to hide her from the pirate leader. Nanjappan, the right hand of the pirate leader, finds out tells the leader about Poongodi. As per the policy of the island, any treasure pirated must be auctioned and so Poongodi is also auctioned. After a tight bidding, Manimaran bids the highest, buys her and keeps her with him.
After few dramatic events, Manimaran gets married to Poongodi and as per the pirate island's laws the pirate leader cannot attempt to separate a married couple. The pirate leader attempts to take Poongodi by force, gets defeated by Manimaran in a sword fight and reforms into a good man. He accompanies the slaves led by Manimaran, to achieve their goal of freeing their motherland Neidhal Naadu from the clutches of its cruel dictator. In the ensuing war, the dictator is defeated but tricks into arresting them instead. However, in his court the dictator begs Manimaran to take over the throne. Everyone else also supports the idea. However, Manimaran politely rejects the offer and further states that he wants to continue his noble work as a doctor, serving the people. He then takes leave from the royal court and walks away with his wife and his med kit.

Cast

M. G. Ramachandran as Manimaran, a doctor living in Neidhal Naadu
Jayalalithaa as Poongodi, the princess of Kanni Theevu
M. N. Nambiar as the Pirate Leader
Nagesh as Azhaga, Manimaran's sidekick
R. S. Manohar as the Dictator of Neidhal Naadu
Madhavi Krishnan as Thenmozhi, Azhaga's love interest

Production

Aayirathil Oruvan was launched in 1962, and was M. G. Ramachandran's first film with director B. R. Panthulu. It was also the first film which featured him alongside the-then 14-year old newcomer Jayalalithaa, who was previously seen in her debut film Vennira Aadai. The duo subsequently starred together frequently in later films. Panthulu, who faced losses from his previous Karnan, compensated for it through this film. Aayirathil Oruvan is said to be inspired from the 1935 swashbuckling Errol Flynn starrer, Captain Blood, and also from Burt Lancaster's The Crimson Pirate, which itself was inspired by the 1926 film The Black Pirate.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack of the film has been composed by Viswanathan Ramamoorthy. It is the final film where the duo worked together, they subsequently composed for later films individually.

No.	Song	Singers	Length	Lyrics
1	"Adamal Adukiran"	P. Susheela	03:54	Vaali
2	"Adho Andha Paravai Pola"	T.M. Soundararajan	05:03	Kannadasan
3	"Naanamo Innum Naanamo"	T.M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela	04:45	Vaali
4	"Odum Maegangalae"	T.M. Soundararajan	04:31	Kannadasan
5	"Paruvam Enathu Paadal"	P. Susheela	04:26	Vaali
6	"Unnai Naan Santhithaen"	P. Susheela	03:27	Vaali
7	"Yaen Indra Kaelvi"	T.M. Soundararajan	03:46	Vaali

Reception

Aayirathil Oruvan was very well received by critics. M. G. Ramachandran's performance as a kind, noble, and brave leader later helped him build a massive reputation in his political career. IndiaGlitz stated that, "Revolutionary Leader MGR's flawless performance, Nambiar's odious crimes, Jaylalitha's lovable attitude, Nagesh's tummy tickling fun and M.S.Viswanathan's Music made the movie a unforgettable one and paved way for MGR's Political career."

Re-release

Forty-nine years after the original theatrical release, the film was digitally enhanced for a planned re-release in January 2014. Apart from scope conversion from 35mm to digital scope, the film also had a completely re-recorded background music played out by an assistant of M. S. Viswananthan. The digital conversion was done by Prasad EFX, Chennai, who had previously restored Karnan and Paasa Malar. Since the negatives were entirely damaged, the entire running length was converted. The film was distributed by Divya Films which had earlier released Karnan in digital format. The digitised version of Aayirathil Oruvan was release on 14 March 2014 to an average opening, earning

26.9 lakh (US$45,000) in the first weekend at Chennai.

Plot

Ramu (MGR) is the cowardly one — the heir to all riches of Poonjolai Jamin. He has been raised that way by his sister's husband Narendran (Nambiar). Ramu shivers at the very mention of his brother in law's name and a whiplash is Narendran's favorite form of punishment. Narendran wants to get Ramu married to Leela (Saroja Devi) but she is turned off by his cowardice. Ilango (MGR) is a jobless young man, prone to pick a fight and for this reason, the cause of trouble for his mother. Circumstances lead to Ramu and Ilango taking each other's place. Ilango teaches a lesson to Narendran while Ramu learns the ways of the world. Then Ilango teaches Narendran a lesson which forces him to leave the house. Due to this, his sister scolds and he plans to leave by reveal that he was not Ramu. Then the relation of the story reveals that Ramu and Ilango are brothers. With Ramu being kidnapped and Ilango going to help his brother and revealing everything to narendran brings the film to climax

Cast

M. G. Ramachandran as Ramu/Ilango
B. Saroja Devi as Leela
S. V. Ranga Rao
M. N. Nambiar as Narendran
K. A. Thangavelu
Nagesh
Rathna
Pandari Bai

Soundtrack

Enga Veettu Pillai
Soundtrack album to Enga Veettu Pillai by Viswanathan-Ramamoorthy
Genre	Film soundtrack
Length	31:11
Language	Tamil
Label	HMV
Producer	Viswanathan-Ramamoorthy

The soundtrack album was composed by Viswanathan-Ramamoorthy. The lyrics were penned by Vaali and 'Alangudi' Somu.

Tracklist^[1]

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Naan Aanaiyitaal"	Vaali	T. M. Soundararajan	05:05
2.	"Kankalum Kaavadi"	Alangudi Somu	L. R. Eswari	05:08
3.	"Kumari Pennin"	Vaali	T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela	05:50
4.	"Malarukku Thendral"	Alangudi Somu	L. R. Eswari, P. Susheela	04:59
5.	"Naan Maanthoppil"	Vaali	T. M. Soundararajan, L. R. Eswari	05:56
6.	"Penn Ponaal"	Alangudi Somu	T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela	04:13
Total length:				31:11

Reception

The high-budget production emerged as a major box office success. Normally no movie is considered for National Award if it is remake of movie from other language. But this movie was selected for award because of its hit in commercial value (Janaranjakam ulla padam). Enga Veetu Pillai was an out of the ordinary film which increased the fan base of MGR to numerous folds. Enga Veetu Pillai became an aspiration for many would be Tamil Cinema heroes and a cult classic with MGR fans.

Anbe Vaa (Tamil: அன்பே வா; English: Come Darling) is a 1966 Indian Tamil romantic comedy film, directed by A. C. Tirulokchandar. The film starred M. G. Ramachandran and Saroja Devi in the lead roles. The plot is broadly based on the 1963 Hollywood movie Come September, which features Rock Hudson and Gina Lollobrigida. The first colour and only film of AVM productions with MGR. The Best entertainer of the year 1966 box office film of the year.

The lead actor MGR was paid a salary of

3 lakh for this project.

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Plot

JB (MGR) is a wealthy industrialist who decides to take a break at his Simla home away from business concerns. He lands there to find that his caretaker has rented his house to Geeta's (Saroja Devi)'s family, taken the rent and left for Kasi with his wife. His daughter Manorama and brother in law Nagesh are left in charge of the house and the guests. JB decides not to reveal his identity and pretends to be a wealthy man, Balu, willing to pay rent for a place in the house. Nagesh takes the money and gives him JB's room.
He keeps playing practical jokes on Geetha hand they keep clashing. She brings her friends who are on a trip to Simla and tries to drive JB from the house. After he gets the friends on his side, she gets angry and tells her parents to get her married to Asokan, a relative and an air force pilot.
By the time Balu confesses his love for her, Geetha's engagement is already fixed. Asokan turns out to be a school friend of JB's but he also agrees to play along with the trick. Asokan discovers that Balu and Geetha are actually in love with each other and steps aside. When Balu is finally revealed as JB, Geetha thinks that the wedding plans are yet another of Balu's practical jokes and tries to run away. He finds her and all misunderstandings are cleared. The two get married.

Cast

M. G. Ramachandran as JB/Balu
Saroja Devi as Geetha
T. R. Ramachandran
S. A. Ashokan
Nagesh
Manorama
P. D. Sambandam (cameo)
M. S. S. Bhagyam
S. V. Ramadas
T. P. Muthulakshmi
Madhavi

Soundtrack

Anbe Vaa
Soundtrack album to Anbe Vaa by M. S. Viswanathan
Genre	Film soundtrack
Language	Tamil
Producer	M. S. Viswanathan

The soundtrack album was composed by M. S. Viswanathan while the lyrics were penned by Vaali.

Tracklist

All lyrics written by Vaali.

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Adios Good Bye"	Ms. Liban Bindey	03:17
2.	"Anbe Vaa"	T. M. Soundararajan	04:23
3.	"Love Birds"	P. Susheela	03:39
4.	"Naan Paarthathilae"	T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela	04:05
5.	"Nadodi Nadodi"	T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela, A. L. Raghavan, L. R. Eswari	06:49
6.	"Once A Pappa"	A. L. Raghavan & Chorus	01:19
7.	"Pudhiya Vaanam"	T. M. Soundararajan	04:06
8.	"Raajavin Paarvai"	T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela	04:34
9.	"Vetkammilai"	P. Susheela & Chorus	03:33

Kaavalkaaran (Tamil: காவல்காரன் English: Police man), is a 1967 Indian Tamil directed by P. Neelakantan, starring M. G. Ramachandran in the lead role and J. Jayalalitha, M. N. Nambiar, S. A. Ashokan, Sivakumar, Nagesh among others. The first film after the incident of shooting in 1967 by his rival M.R. Radha on his neck. It ran more than 100 days in all the four theatres released in Chennai and other major cities and in Ceylon it ran up to 164 days. It established that the change in voice is not a problem for his acting and paved way for offer of no. of films.

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Plot

Mani{M.G.Ramachandran}is employed as a driver with Maruthachalam{M.N.Nambiar} Mani and his Employer Daughter Susheela {J.Jayalalitha} fall in love with each other and get married againist Maruthachalam wishes.this also enrages Nagu {S.A.Ashokan},hers father business partner who intended with married.in order to make her marriage successful, Susheela disowns her father and his wealth Mani,on the other hand,loses his mother after a prolonged illness.but before she dies,she tells him to safeguard the secerect about his brother Chandra{Shiva kumar} this secret is overhead by his uncle Vadhilingam{V.K.Ramaswamy} Who tries to Blackmail to Marudhachalam and make money with same.Meanwhile,Susheela learns that her husband and father have been foes for long.Does Marudhachalam manage to keep the secert himself? Or does his enmity with Mani make him pay for his mistakes and greed?

Cast

{{| class="wikitable" width="50%" |- bgcolor="#CCCCCC" ! Actor !! Role |- | M. G. Ramachandran || Mani |- | J. Jayalalitha || Susheela |- | M. N. Nambiar || Maruthachalam |- | S. A. Ashokan || Nagu |- | Siva Kumar || Chandra |- | Nagesh || Doctor |- |V.K.Ramaswamy || Mani's uncle Vaithilingam |- |}}

Songs

Tracklist
No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Ninaithen vanthai"	Vaali	T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela	5.22
2.	"Mellappo mellappo"	Vaali	T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela	4.02
3.	"Adangoppuraane"	Alangudi Somu	T. M. Soundararajan	3.00
4.	"Kaathu koduthukettaen"	Vaali	T. M. Soundararajan
5.	"Kattazhagu Thangamal"	Alangudi Somu	P. Susheela

Kudiyirundha Koyil (English: The Sacred Dwelling), is a 1968 Indian Tamil film directed by K. Shankar, starring M. G. Ramachandran and J. Jayalalitha,Raja Shree M. N. Nambiar, Nagesh, L. Vijayalakshmi. It features MGR in a dual role, and is a loose remake of the 1962 Hindi film China Town. Box office hit of the year ran more than 100 days in Chennai and other major cities.

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Plot

Twins Sekhar and Anand along with their mother (Pandari Bai) witness their father being killed by escaped prisoner Nagappan (M. N. Nambiar), and are grief-stricken. This prompts the family to leave to Chennai in order to pursue a new life. But when Sekhar gets down from the train to fetch some water, it leaves without him. Nagappan arrives and kidnaps Sekhar, who is raised as a criminal, unaware that the same man killed his father.
Years later, the now-grown up Sekhar (MGR) who calls himself "Babu", is an established criminal and is the most wanted man in the city. On the other hand, Anand (MGR) is a club-dancer and neither are aware of each other's existence. During a police encounter, Babu is fatally wounded and seeks shelter in Pandari Bai's house, although he does not recognise her as his mother. He develops a soft corner for her, but when Nagappan finds out about this, he tries to eradicate the kind-self out of Babu.
During another police encounter, Babu is again fatally wounded but becomes insane this time, also becoming amnesiac. The local inspector then comes across Anand, and after seeing the striking resemblance between him and Babu, advices him to act as Babu in order to get all the secrets of the gang and have them arrested. Anand agrees, but later realises Babu is his brother. Anand's girlfriend Jaya (Jayalalithaa) sees him having lot of money in a brief-case, and the police chase him. Unaware of the truth, she thinks he has turned into a criminal, and refuses to speak to him. Anand's mother also comes to know of this, and becomes heartbroken. However, she and Jaya soon reconcile with Anand after learning of the truth, and they both also find out that Babu is his brother.
Babu's girlfriend Asha (Rajashree) later finds out that Anand is impersonating Babu, but he surrenders to her and explains about Babu's medical condition, subsequently revealing himself as Babu's brother. Asha forgives him and the duo subsequently team up to defeat Nagappan and his men. Babu later escapes from the prison to kill Anand when learning about him, but is cornered by Jaya who tells him that Anand is his brother. Babu refuses to believe this, and kidnaps Jaya. He is later stopped by Pandari Bai, who makes him realise that he is her son and Anand is his brother, Babu finally realises it. Remembering that Nagappan killed his father, he teams up with Anand to defeat Nagappan, who is later arrested. Subsequently, Babu returns to being "Sekhar", and reunites with his family.

Cast

Actor	Role
M. G. Ramachandran	Anand/Sekhar alias Babu
Jayalalithaa	Jaya
Rajasree	Asha
Pandari Bai	Anand and Babu/Sekhar's mother
M. N. Nambiar	Nagappan
Nagesh	Jaya's brother
V. K. Ramasamy	Jaya's father

Production

The film was adapted from the 1962 Hindi film China Town, which starred Shammi Kapoor. It was also the first Tamil film to feature a Bangra dance sequence in the song Aadaludan Padalai, which became an instant hit among audiences. MGR had to practice for one month to dance in the song.

Soundtrack

Tracklist
No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Neeyethan enakku"	Vaali (poet)	T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela	3.35
2.	"Aadaludan Paadalai"	Vaali (poet)	T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela	6.07
3.	"Ennai Theriyuma"	Vaali (poet)	T. M. Soundararajan	3.38
4.	"Kunguma pottin Mangalam"	Roshanara Begum	T. M. Soundararajan, P.Susheela	3.42
5.	"Naan yar nee yar"	Pulamaipithan	T. M. Soundararajan	3.19
6.	"Thuluvadho ilamai"	Vaali (poet)	T. M. Soundararajan, L. R. Eswari	3.37
7.	"Un vizhiyum en vaalum"	Vaali (poet)	T. M. Soundararajan, L. R. Eswari	3.17
8.	"Aaduvathu udalukku"	Kannadasan	L. R. Eswari
9.	"Vanthaanaiyya (With Dialogues)"	Kannadasan	T. M. Soundararajan, Saibaba, Murali

Adimaippenn (Slave Girl) is a 1969 Indian Tamil film directed by K. Shanker. The film features M. G. Ramachandran as the main character, with J. Jayalalitha, R. S. Manohar and Cho Ramaswamy in supporting roles. A Silver Jubilee hit(Madurai-Meenakshi ) and it ran 100 days in major cities of Tamil Nadu. This industrial record was beaten by Ulagam Sutrum Valiban four years later.

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Plot

A queen is desired by another ruler, Sengodan. Several years later, Sengodan sees the girl (now a queen) out hunting. He declares his love, but the queen says that she is a mother. Sengodan tries to kill her son, and the queen cuts off Sengodan's leg with an axe.
The king goes to Sengodan's country seeking justice, and Sengodan agrees to a duel. The duel takes place over a net with spears below it; whoever falls on the net will die. A dueler will lose if he loses his weapon or falls from the net, and his country will be enslaved by the winner.
Since Sengodan has only one leg, the king binds his own leg and they begin the duel. Although the king wins, Sengodan kills him with a spear. Sengodan orders his men to seize the country and summon the queen and her son. One of the king's aides escapes and saves the queen, but the prince is taken prisoner. All women in the country are enslaved.
The queen stays in hiding for many years. The king's aide is imprisoned and sees the prince, who has been forced to live in a two-foot-high cell. The prince has forgotten how to talk or eat with his hands, and the aide is horrified by his condition. They escape from the prison by the river. The aide dies in his granddaughter’s arms after she promises to heal the prince and help abolish slavery in their country. The granddaughter, Jeeva (Jayalalithaa), takes the prince to her hut. Although he behaves badly, Jeeva teaches him to speak, write and fight. He begins to understand that he is a prince, but is a hunchback because of his confinement.
The prince saves a girl from two warriors. When he is helping the girl (who has been bound between two heavy wooden planks), his spine straightens and he can stand normally. Jeeva tells the prince what he must do, and shows him his mother. When he sees his mother’s condition, the prince vows that he will release the country from Sengodan's enslavement. The prince, with help from Jeeva and others, attacks a group of soldiers and begins freeing people from slavery. During one assault, he meets the leader (R. S. Manohar) of a neighboring nation who is related to Sengodan. The commander is astonished to see Jeeva because of her resemblance to his queen. He conspires to replace the queen with Jeeva and take over the country, which separates the prince and Jeeva from their followers. The commander, claiming the prince is a spy, hides Jeeva.
The queen (Jeeva's sister) presides over the prince's trial. She is attracted to him, and orders that he be released as her bodyguard. The commander plans to kill both the queen and the prince at a party with a poisoned drink, but it is moved by one of the prince's aides (a magician).
The commander orders the arrest of the prince and the queen. Jeeva impersonates the queen so she and the prince can be freed and allowed to return to their country. The queen is dressed in Jeeva's clothes and kept in captivity, to be killed later. The commander goes to the prison and admits his plan; the prince kills him and escapes with the queen, thinking she is Jeeva.
The prince finally reaches his country, which has changed during his long absence. His house has been gutted by fire, his farms plundered and his men oppose him. The prince tells them his story, coercing them to rejoin the army. The queen joins the Sengodan side, awaiting revenge.
The prince's mother is captured by Sengodan's men, who threaten to execute her. The prince and his men sneak into the palace and fight Sengodan; he kills Sengodan, releases his mother, frees his kingdom and the film ends happily.

Cast

M. G. Ramachandran
Jayalalithaa
R. S. Manohar
Cho Ramaswamy

Production

Filming for Adimaippenn began in 1968, with B. Saroja Devi initially cast as the lead actress and many of her scenes shot. Halfway during the filming she married, and Ramachandran decided to replace her with Jayalalithaa in a dual role.

Soundtrack

Tracklist
No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Aayiram Nilave Vaa"	Pulamaipithan	S. P. Balasubramaniam, P. Susheela	4.56
2.	"Amma Endral"	Vaali	J. Jayalalitha	4.59
3.	"Kaalathai Vendran"		P. Susheela , S. Janaki	6.14
4.	"Thaai Illamal"	Vaali	T. M. Soundararajan	3.36
5.	"Unnai Paarthu"	Vaali	T. M. Soundararajan	5.14
6.	"Yemmattraathe"	Vaali	T. M. Soundararajan	4.37
Total length:				28.16

Rickshawkaran (Tamil: ரிக்ஷாக்காரன் English: Rickshawala) is a 1971 Tamil-language film starring M. G. Ramachandran. It was a major success and was produced by Sathya Movies, owned by R. M. Veerappan who was a close colleague of M. G. Ramachandran. M. G. R, the lead actor won a National Film Award in the Best Actor category. The croud puller film ran more than 100 days in all the three theatres in chennai (First in Devi Paradise, Sri Krishna and Saravana) and all major cities of Tamil Nadu.

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3 Soundtrack
4 References
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Plot

The movie begins with M. G. R contesting in a Rickshaw race along with fellow rickshaw drivers, meanwhile elsewhere a man with a child is being chased by a thug. The man is killed and he is burnt. M. G. R finds the kid and goes in search of justice but is failed by the judicial system by a corrupt lawyer. Manjula plays the female lead, while Padmini plays a supporting role.

Awards

National Film Awards

1972 — National Film Award for Best Actor for M. G. Ramachandran

Soundtrack

No.	Song	Singers	Lyrics
1	"Kadloram Vaangiya"	T. M. Soundararajan	Vaali
2	"Ange Sirippavarkal"	T. M. Soundararajan	Vaali
3	"Kollimalai Kaatukkule"	T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela	Vaali
4	"Ponnazhagu Penmai"	P. Susheela, L. Rajeswari	Avisumani
5	"Kadalooram Vaangiya"	T. M. Soundararajan	Vaali

Ulagam Sutrum Valiban (English: World Roaming Youth) is a 1973 Tamil directed by M. G. Ramachandran. This high-budget production stars M. G. Ramachandran, M. N. Nambiar, Manjula, Latha Sethupathi, Chandrakala, Thai actress Metta Roongrat, R.S. Manohar, S.A. Ashokan in the lead roles while Nagesh play supporting role. The score and soundtrack are composed by M. S. Viswanathan. It was MGR's last all-time blockbuster and completed a 217-day run at the box office registering the maximum houseful shows in a single screen in Tamil Nadu till then (Devi Complex .The film celebrated silver jubilee in 5 screens (Devi Paradise - 182 days, Agasthiya - 176 days in Chennai, Madurai- Meenakshi 217 days, Trichy - Palace 203 days, Kovai - Raja 150 days and in Sri Lanka - Capital - 203 days).

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3 Songs
4 Box office and reception
5 References
6 External links

Cast

M. G. Ramachandran (M.G.R) as Mr. Murugan, a scientist and as Mr. Raju, a CBCID officer and Murugan's younger brother
Asokan as Mr. Bairavan, a scientist and villain
Manjula as Miss Vimala, Murugan's lover
Nagesh as hotel bearer who later becomes Raju's associate
Nambiar as one of the Bairavan's henchman
Latha as Bairavan's secretary who later becomes Raju's girlfriend

Story

Mr. Murugan (M.G.R) is an Indian scientist who has recently discovered how to store a part of the energy unleashed from lightning. He reports this in the Hong Kong scientists' conference. He says that he won't reveal his discovery since the world is at the brink of World War III and his research may be used for destructive purposes. Scientist Mr. Bairavan (Asokan) says Murugan is showing off without researching anything. So Murugan demonstrates it and destroys the vital research notes which upsets the other scientists.
Bairavan negotiates with him to sell the research to a foreign country which Murugan refuses. Murugan then departs with his girlfriend Miss Vimala (Manjula) for a world tour. He tells to Vimala that he pretended like destroying the research notes and he has kept the notes in some safe place. He was willing to use them and research further so that his research is used for productive purposes. Bairavan who has been following them hears this and follows them wherever they go. Bairavan wants the research notes so that he can sell them to some countries for a lump sum amount.
In Singapore, Bairavan shoots Murugan with a special gun (not killing him). Vimala faints on seeing this. Murugan became mentally affected and is taken into Bairavan's custody.
Now comes Mr. Raju (M.G.R) a CBCID officer and Murugan's younger brother in Singapore in search of his brother. How he finds his brother and what happens to others form the rest of the story.

Songs

Tracklist
No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Lilly Malarukku"	Kannadasan	T. M. Soundararajan, Susheela	5.20
2.	"Bansaayee"	Vaali	T. M. Soundararajan, L. R. Eswari	5.20
3.	"Nilavu Oru"	Vaali	T. M. Soundararajan	4.22
4.	"Oh my Darling"		T. M. Soundararajan, Susheela	4.03
5.	"Pachchaikili"	Vaali	T. M. Soundararajan, Susheela	4.37
6.	"Ulagam Ulagam"	Kannadasan	T. M. Soundararajan, Janaki	3.39
7.	"Sirithu Vaazhavendum"	Pulamaipithan	T. M. Soundararajan
8.	"Aval oru navarasa"	Kannadasan	S. P. Balasubramaniam
9.	"Vetriyai Naalai"	Pulavar veda	Sirkazhi Govindarajan
10.	"Thangath thoniyile"	Vaali	K. J. Yesudas, Susheela

Box office and reception

Ulagam Sutrum Valiban is one of the many blockbuster hits of M. G. Ramachandran.
The all time record of Ulagam Sutrum Valiban in 1973 remained till 1977 when MGR quit films.

Meenava Nanban (Tamil: மீனவ நண்பன் English: Fisherman's friends),is a 1977 Indian Tamil directed by C. V. Sridhar, starring M. G. Ramachandran in the lead role, with Latha, M. N. Nambiar, Nagesh among others enacting supporting roles. It ran more than 100 days in Devi Paradise, Chennai and Chinthamani in Madurai etc.

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Tracklist
No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Thangathil Mugameduthu"	Muthulingam	K. J. Yesudas, Vani Jayaram	3.15
2.	"Kannazhagu singarikku"	Pulamaipithan	T. M. Soundararajan, Vani Jayaram
3.	"Neram Pournami"	Vaali	S. P. Balasubramaniam, Vani Jayaram
4.	"Nerukku Neraai"	Pulamaipithan	T. M. Soundararajan
5.	"Pattathu Rajavum"	Vaali	T. M. Soundararajan
6.	"Pongum Kadalosai"	Vaali	S. P. Balasubramaniam, Vani Jayaram

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