''Muharasi'' () is a 1966 Indian

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-language film, directed by M. A. Thirumugam. Based on G. Balasubramaniam's play ''Moondrezhuthil En Moochirukkum'', itself inspired by the 1964 film ''The Pitiless Three'', the film stars

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and

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in their only film together. The film, produced by

Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar "''Eugen Sandow, Sandow''" Marudur Marudachalamurthy Ayyavoo Chinnappa Thevar (28 June 1915 – 8 September 1978) was a producer of Tamil cinema, Tamil films in the mid-1950s through the 1960s and 1970s. He is best known for his films featuring a ...

under his Thevar Films banner, was released on 18 February 1966 and ran for 100 days.

Plot

Because she refused to cooperate, Mangalam, a fair mother, pays with her life. She is cruelly stabbed by Duraiswamy, a notable, who put himself up to spirit away the colossal fortune of his deceased brother. He acts so meanly in front of little Somu, (Mangalam's elder son), the terrorised child who memorises the face of Duraiswamy. 15 years later, Somu is living only for one thing: to take revenge. He settled in his purpose of finding the murderer and killing him with his own hands. His young brother Ramu, a police officer of a formidable efficiency, big in integrity and whose reputation precedes him, is moved into the same direction as Duraiswamy! Ramu is in love with Jaya, who turns out that to be one of the two girls of Duraiswamy, the criminal whom Somu has looks for desperately for years. Ramu tried vainly to tear away from his older brother Somu, the truth on the identity of the murderer of their mother. It is there that their opinion on justice diverges. Somu wants death, whereas Ramu demands a judgment (sentence) in front of a court for the murderer of their mother!

Cast

;Lead actors *

as Assistant Commissioner of Police Ramu *

as Somu ;Male supporting actors * M. N. Nambiar as Duraisamy * S. A. Ashokan as Jambhu *

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501 * V. K. Ramasamy as

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777, Singaram * Sriram as A good-for-nothing corrected by Ramu *

as Sangili ;Lead actresses * Jayalalitha as Jaya * Jayanthi as Malliga ;Supporting actresses * Manorama as Alangaram (Thandhaiyar Paithai) * P. K. Saraswathi as Meenatchi

Production

''Muharasi'', adapted from G. Balasubramaniam's play ''Moondrezhuthil En Moochirukkum'', itself inspired by the 1964 film ''The Pitiless Three'', was the only film where

and

acted together. Though actors like S. A. Ashokan, K. Balaji or M. G. Chakrapani were considered, Ramachandran chose Ganesan. Filming was completed within 18 days.

Soundtrack

The music was composed by K. V. Mahadevan, with lyrics by

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Release and reception

''Muharasi'' was released on 18 February 1966, and distributed by Emgeeyar Pictures. Writing for ''

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'', T. M. Ramachandran gave a negative review citing "There is nothing much to write home about the direction by M. A. Thirumugam". He said M. G. Ramachandran gave a "consummate performance" while Ganesan was "almost an unsympathetic role .he tends to overdo" and Jayalalithaa "tries hard to make presence felt". ''

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'' said Nambiar's performance lacked newness, and none of the songs were memorable.

References

External links

* {{Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar 1960s Tamil-language films 1966 films Films directed by M. A. Thirumugam Films scored by K. V. Mahadevan Indian films based on plays