''Mangudi Minor'' is a 1978 Indian Tamil-language film directed by V. C. Gunanathan. Vijayakumar played the lead role and

Rajinikanth Shivaji Rao Gaikwad (born 12 December 1950), known professionally as Rajinikanth, is an Indian actor, producer and screenwriter. In a career spanning over five decades, he has done 160 films that includes films in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Kannad ...

acted as villain in this film. The film is a remake of the Hindi film ''

Raampur Ka Lakshman ''Raampur Ka Lakshman'' is a 1972 Indian Hindi-language romance drama film directed by Manmohan Desai. The film was remade in 1978 in Tamil, titled as ''Mangudi Minor''. Synopsis Kedarnath Bhargav, his wife, Laxmi, and two sons, Ram and Laksh ...

''.

Plot

Kedarnath and Laxman are then adopted by a kind-hearted person. Laxman faces a tough choice, whether to save Prakash or his real brother Ram.

Cast

* Vijayakumar as Lakshman (Mangudi Minor) *

as Kumar *

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as Rekha * M. N. Rajam as Lakshman's mother *Arunprakash as Prakash *

Ceylon Manohar Ceylon Manohar ( ta, சிலோன் மனோகர்) ( – 22 January 2018), popular name of A. E. Manoharan (Anthony Pillai Emmanuel Manoharan) also known as Surangani Manohar ( ta, சுராங்கனி மனோகர் ), was ...

as Prathap * S. V. Ramadoss as Kumar's uncle *

A. Sakunthala Arunachalam. Sakunthala (C. I. D. Sakunthala) is an Indian actress. She has filled roles as a Heroine, Item number Dancer, and Villainess in over 600 Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam films. The first movie in which she performed as an act ...

as Julie

Production

The film was a remake of the Hindi film ''Rampur Ka Lakshman''. When Guhanathan approached Rajinikanth to act in the film, he initially refused to act due to busy schedule; however, he later accepted and completed his work within 9 days.

Soundtrack

All songs were written by Vaali and composed by Chandrabose.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 1411893 1970s Tamil-language films 1978 films Films directed by V. C. Guhanathan Films scored by Chandrabose (composer) Indian black-and-white films Tamil remakes of Hindi films