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Mullaivanam
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Wikipedia article
'Mullaivanam' is a 1955 Indian Tamil language film produced and directed by V. Krishnan. The film features Sriram (Madurai Sriram Naidu) and Kumari Rukmini in the lead roles.
Plot
A womanBhavanitravels in an old Postal Delivery van. Another passenger tells a story to her. There was a young woman who was in love with someone. But she had to marry her aunt's brother being forced by the aunt. Her husband is a crooked person. However, during the marriage ceremony the 'thaali' (mangala sutra) goes missing. So the ceremony is halted. How the young woman marries her lover forms the rest of the story.
Cast
* Sriram
* Kumari Rukmani
* P. S. Veerappa
* P. S. Gnanam
* A. Karunanidhi
* S. A. Natarajan
Production
The film is one of the many films produced by V. Krishnan who owned Aravind Pictures in Coimbatore. The dances were by Rajeswari and Lalitha Rao. Choreographer is a well-known 'natuvanaar', Vazhuvoor B. Ramaiyah Pillai. The movie was produced at Central Studios, Coimbatore.
Soundtrack
Music was composed by K. V. Mahadevan, while the lyrics were penned by Ku. Sa. Krishnamurthi, A. Maruthakasi, Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass, Ka. Mu. Sheriff and Ko. Ku. A Thirupugazh by Arunagirinathar Swamigal was included in the film. Playback singers are: M. K. Vijaya, Guruvayur Ponnamma, A. P. Komala, (Radha) Jayalakshmi, Jayasakthivel, Gajalakshmi, and T. M. Soundararajan.
References
Category:1950s Tamil-language films
Category:1955 films
Category:Films scored by K. V. Mahadevan
Category:Indian black-and-white films
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