''Mani Magudam'' is a 1966 Indian

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, directed by

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and written by M. Karunanidhi. The film stars Rajendran, C. R. Vijayakumari,

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, and

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. Based on Karunanidhi's play of the same name, it was released on 9 December 1966.

Plot

A group of revolutionaries from Manimagudapuram raise a revolt against their king and try to establish democracy in their kingdom. However, they do not know that their king is a kindhearted man.

Cast

as King Mani Maaran/Puthumai Pithan * C. R. Vijayakumari as Alli *

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as Poongodi/Kalarani *

as Raja Guru/Veera Mahendran * S. A. Natarajan as Diwan Gunaselar * Manorama as Vanchi *

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as Ulagappan, Vanchi's brother * O. A. K. Thevar as Ponnazhagan, *"En Thangai" Natarajan *R. V. Udayappa as Marutheeran *N. S. K. Kolappan as Azhangappan *

S. V. Sahasranamam Singanallur Venkataramana Iyer Sahasranamam (29 November 1913 – 19 February 1988), also known as S. V. S., was an Indian actor and director. Primarily a theatre actor, he also worked in over 200 films, mainly in Tamil cinema. Early lif ...

in Guest appearance *

Nagesh Nageshwaran Rao (born Cheyur Krishnarao Nageshwaran; (27 September 1933 – 31 January 2009) was an Indian actor and comedian mostly remembered for his comic roles in Tamil films during the 1960s. Nagesh was born in Dharapuram. He acted in ov ...

as Anandhan in Guest appearance

Production

''Mani Magudam'' is based on Karunanidhi's play of the same name. While Rajendran, the lead actor of the play, reprised his role in the film adaptation, Manorama was replaced by Vijayakumari as the lead actress.

Soundtrack

The music was composed by R. Sudarsanam.

Reception

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'' noted that, among the three roles portrayed by Rajendran, only the insane one was worth applauding.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 2043915 1960s historical action films 1960s Indian films 1960s Tamil-language films 1966 films Films about royalty Films scored by R. Sudarsanam Films with screenplays by M. Karunanidhi Indian films based on plays Indian historical action films Tamil-language Indian films