''Enga Oor Raja'' () is a 1968 Indian

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, directed and produced by P. Madhavan. The film stars

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and M. N. Nambiar. It was released on 21 October 1968, and ran for more than 100 days at all centers of Tamil Nadu. The film was remade in

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'' (1970).

Plot

Cast

as Sedhupathy and Boopathy *

as Geetha *

as Sivakami * M. N. Nambiar as Rajankam *

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as Chakravarthi * Manorama as Rani *

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as Vijaya *C. Vasantha as Gowri *Rajapandiyan as Rajankam's brother * Senthamarai as Ramu * Samikannu as Rathnakannu *Master Antony as Young Boopathy *

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as Young Chakravarthi *

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as Fruit Seller

Soundtrack

The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, with lyrics by

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Release

''Enga Oor Raja'' was Diwali released on 21 October 1968, and distributed by Vijayasri.

References

External links

* {{P. Madhavan 1960s Tamil-language films 1968 drama films 1968 films Films directed by P. Madhavan Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan Indian drama films Tamil films remade in other languages