''Mohana Sundaram'' is a 1951 Indian
Tamil
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* Tamil language, nativ ...
-language
crime thriller film
Crime films, in the broadest sense, is a film genre inspired by and analogous to the crime fiction literary genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and its detection. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine ...
written and directed by
A. T. Krishnaswamy
A. T. Krishnaswamy (1905–1987) was an Indian director best known for the film ''Sabapathy''.
Career
Krishnaswamy joined the A. V. Meiyappan unit as an assistant during the mid-1930s and worked on all AVM projects. He made his directorial d ...
. An adaptation of J. R. Rangaraju's detective novel of the same name, the film stars
T. R. Mahalingam and
S. Varalakshmi
Saridey Varalakshmi (13 August 1925 – 22 September 2009) was an Indian actress and singer who worked in Telugu and Tamil-language films. She was popular for her roles and songs in Telugu films like ''Sri Venkateswara Mahatyam'' (1960) and '' ...
. It was released on 21 July 1951, and became an average success.
Plot
Cast
;Male
*
T. R. Mahalingam as Bhoopathi
*
B. R. Panthulu
Budaguru Ramakrishnaiah Panthulu (26 July 1910 – 8 October 1974) was an Indian film director, producer and actor. He is best known for directing films in Kannada, Tamil, Telugu and Hindi. His most popular films are '' Karnan'', ''Veerapandiya ...
as Sundara Mudaliar
*
K. Sarangapani
Kumbakonam Sarangapani (1904-1984) was an Indian actor who worked mainly in Tamil cinema
Tamil cinema, also known as Kollywood is a part of Indian Cinema; primarily engaged in production of motion pictures in the Tamil language. Based ou ...
as Subbanna
*
V. K. Ramasamy as Mohana Mudaliar
*
T. K. Ramachandran as Seetharaman
* V. K. Karthikeyan as Gopalasami
* K. Sayeeram as Bhima Rao
* K. S. Hariharan as Balu Mudaliar
* K. Natarajan as Detective Govindan
* N. Thiruvenkatam as Sub Inspector
* C. V. V. Panthulu as Ramadas
*
Chandra Babu as Gopu
* Kottapuli Jayaraman as Constable
* Muthu Ramalingam, Bhairavan, Mani, Govindan,
and Master Subramanyam.
;Female
*
S. Varalakshmi
Saridey Varalakshmi (13 August 1925 – 22 September 2009) was an Indian actress and singer who worked in Telugu and Tamil-language films. She was popular for her roles and songs in Telugu films like ''Sri Venkateswara Mahatyam'' (1960) and '' ...
as Visalakshi (Pappa)
* V. Susheela as Leelavathi
* S. K. Venu Bai as Jagathambal
* S. R. Lakshmi as Singaram
*
G. Sakunthala as Maragatham
* Saraswathi as Leelavathi's Mother
* K. S. Angamuthu as Lakshmi
* Krishnaveni, Rajeswari, Gnanakumari,
Saraswathi, Prabha, and Meera.
;Dance
*
Kumari Kamala
Kumari Kamala (born 16 June 1934) is an Indian dancer and actress (also known as Kamala Lakshman). Initially featured as a child dancer, Kamala appeared in almost 100 Tamil, Hindi, Telugu and Kannada films throughout her career. In the 1970s, she ...
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by
T. G. Lingappa
Thiruchirappalli Govindarajulu Lingappa (22 August 1927 – 5 February 2000) was an Indian music director who worked predominantly in Kannada language films. He also worked in Tamil and Telugu movies. He was the son of G. Govindarajulu Naidu w ...
and the lyrics were written by
K. D. Santhanam.
The westernised song "Hello My Dear Darling", which contained many English words, attracted considerable attention.
References
External links
*{{IMDb title, 1493000
1950s crime thriller films
1950s Tamil-language films
1951 films
Fictional portrayals of the Tamil Nadu Police
Films about organised crime in India
Films based on Indian novels
Films scored by T. G. Lingappa
Indian black-and-white films
Indian crime thriller films