''Kadhal Vaaganam'' () is a 1968 Indian

Tamil Tamil may refer to: * Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia **Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils **Tamil Malaysians, Tamil people native to Malaysia * Tamil language, nativ ...

-language film directed by M. A. Thirumugam. The film stars

M. G. Ramachandran Maruthur Gopalan Ramachandran (17 January 1917 24 December 1987), also popularly known as M.G.R., was an Indian politician, actor, philanthropist, and filmmaker who served as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu from 1977 until his death in 1987 ...

, J. Jayalalithaa and S. A. Ashokan. It was released on 21 October 1968, Diwali day.

Plot

Between

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and Madras, a caravan becomes the stake of greed.

Cast

;Male cast *

as Sundharam *

Nagesh Nagesh (born Cheyur Krishnarao Nageshwaran; (27 September 1933 – 31 January 2009) was an Indian actor, mostly remembered for his roles as a comedian in Tamil films during the 1960s. Nagesh was born in Dharapuram. He acted in over 1,000 fil ...

as Chellappin *

R. S. Manohar Rasipuram Subramaniyan Iyer Manohar was an Indian actor who performed roles ranging from hero to villain to comedic characters. He was born at Namakkal in 1925. He acted in over 200 films. He is known for his versatility and dominating personal ...

as Kala's husband * S. A. Ashokan as Marimuthu * Major Sundarrajan as Pandjachalam * O. A. K. Thevar as The chief *

Typist Gopu Gopalarathnam, known by his stage name Typist Gopu, was an Indian actor known for comedy and supporting roles. He acted in over 600 stage plays and 400 films. Career A native of Manakkal, Lalgudi in Trichy district, Gopalarathnam was active ...

as * Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar as a goon ;Female cast * J. Jayalalithaa as Vanidha *

Vijaya Lalitha Vijayalalitha or Vijaya Lalitha was an Indian actress who appeared in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi films in the 1960s and 1970s. She is best known for her appearances in '' Rani Mera Naam'' (1972), ''Baazigar'' (1972) and '' Saa ...

as Fancy * Manorama as Kokila * C. K. Saraswathi as Mangalam * Seethalakshmi as Kala's mother * Chandrakantha (Guest-star) * R Vasanthkumar as Family Doctor

Production

Ramachandran dressed in drag for filming the song "Enna Man Ponnu Naan". His costume was designed by M. A. Muthu.

Soundtrack

The music was composed by K. V. Mahadevan.

References

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* {{Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar 1960s Tamil-language films 1968 films Cross-dressing in Indian films Films directed by M. A. Thirumugam Films scored by K. V. Mahadevan