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Kongunattu Thangam
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Wikipedia article
'Kongunattu Thangam' is a 1961 Indian Tamil-language action adventure film directed by M. A. Thirumugam and produced by Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar. The film stars M. R. Radha, C. L. Anandan and Pushpalatha. It was released on 14 April 1961.
Plot
'Kongunattu Thangam' is the story of a young woman named 'Thangam' and her boy friend Rajavel rescuing Muthurathina Boopathy, Zamindar of Kongu Naadu, from the clutches of his concubine Amutha and uniting the Zamindar with his wife.
Cast
;Male cast
*M. R. Radha
*C. L. Anandan
*Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar
*Kuladeivam Rajagopal
;Female cast
*Pushpalatha
*Pandari Bai
*Tambaram Lalitha
*'Thilakam' R. Rajakumari
;Support cast
*Iqbal Dilip (Horse)
*Benny (Dog)
;Dance
*Lakshmirajyam
*Kalaimathi Devi
Production
After producing 'Thaikkupin Tharam' in 1956, there was a misunderstanding between M. G. R. and Devar who were good friends from the very beginning. Devar produced some films without MGR. However, both united in 1961 and Devar produced Thaai Sollai Thattadhe with MGR. Kongunattu Thangam is the last of the series Devar produced without MGR.
Unlike other Tamil films of the day, this film focussed on the heroine than on the hero. A remarkable aspect of this film is Devar's use of a horse and a dog almost as main characters in the story. It would appear that the hero and heroine would not have achieved their goal without the help of the horse and the dog.
Soundtrack
Music was composed by K. V. Mahadevan and the lyrics were penned by A. Maruthakasi, Alangudi Somu, Puratchidasan and Kovai Kumaradevan.
References
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