''Manamulla Maruthaaram'' () is a 1958 Indian

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-language film directed by W. R. Subba Rao, starring

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and

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. It was released on 19 September 1958.

Cast

List compiled from the database of

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and from the film credits. ;Dance *Mohana *Madhuri *Shantha *Eswar Lal ;Featured Artistes *

* K. A. Thangavelu *Muthukrishnan *

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*Sedhupathi *Soundar *Balu *Govindan *Sayeeram *

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* Manorama * C. T. Rajakantham *Kumudhini *Gamini *Kalavathi *''Baby'' Premalatha *Seetha *Shanthakumari *Kandhala Devi *P. Susheela

Production

The film was produced by ''Padma Films'' and was directed by M. S. Ramnath and W. R. Subba Rao who also handled the Cinematography.

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wrote the screenplay and dialogues for the original story by Pandit Mukhram Sharma. Art direction was by C. HE. Prasad Rao while the choreography was done by Sampath and Chinni Lal. R. P. Sarathy handled the still photography. The film was shot ast Bharani studios and processed at Madras Cine Lab.

Soundtrack

Music was composed by

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, while the lyrics were penned by A. Maruthakasi.

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*{{IMDb title 1950s Indian films 1950s Tamil-language films 1958 drama films Films scored by K. V. Mahadevan Indian black-and-white films Indian drama films Tamil-language drama films Tamil-language Indian films