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film directed by S. Rajendran. The film stars

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Plot

Cast

The following list is compiled from the book ''Thiraikalanjiyam Part 2'' and from the film credits. ;Male cast *

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* V. K. Ramasamy *

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;Male cast (Contd.) *''Stunt'' Krishnan *K. Kannan *K. R. Rathinam *R. Pakkirisamy * S. V. Ramdas *''Kundu'' Karupaiah, ;Female cast *

*S. Kalavathi *

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*Indra

Production

The film was produced by M. A. Venu under his own banner ''M. A. V. Pictures'' and was directed by S. Rajendran. The story was written by Saaptoor Aiyadurai while the screenplay and dialogues were penned by Salem Natarajan. The film was made at Salem Ratna Studios. Development began as early as 1956 with a largely different cast and crew.

Soundtrack

Music was composed by K. V. Mahadevan while the lyrics were penned by Chennai Ekalaivan. The songs "Malarai Parithaai Thalaiyil Vaithaai" and "Sindhithaal Sirippu Varum" attained popularity.

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*{{IMDb title 1960s action films 1960s Tamil-language films Films scored by K. V. Mahadevan Indian action films