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-language film, directed by

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. The film stars

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and

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. It was released on 13 November 1974.

Plot

Cast

as Ramu *

as Rani * C. R. Vijayakumari as Janaki * Major Sundarrajan as Rajasekar * Srikanth as Suresh * Shubha as Radha *

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as Mannaru * Cho as Virunthali Mama * Manorama as Annam *

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as Veerasamy *K. Kannan as Nagappan * C. I. D Sakunthala (guest role) *

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*Baby Indra as Indra Rajasekar's daughter

Production

Muktha Srinivasan has stated that before filming, Jayalalithaa "used to be ready with make up and costumes on the set."

Soundtrack

The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan.

Reception

Kanthan of ''

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'' appreciated Thooyavan's dialogues, Srinivasan's direction, the film's colour and cast performances.

References

External links

* {{Muktha Srinivasan 1970s Tamil-language films 1973 films Films directed by Muktha Srinivasan Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan