''Mudhal Thethi'' in

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, ''Modala Thedi'' in

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is an Indian bilingual film, directed by P. Neelakantan and produced by B. R. Panthulu. This was the first film produced by Panthulu under Padmini Pictures banner. The Tamil version starred

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, N. S. Krishnan and T. A. Madhuram in lead roles. The film had musical score by T. G. Lingappa scoring for his first feature film. The film was a remake of the Hindi film ''Paheli Tarikh'' (1954). The film was simultaneously shot in Kannada retaining the same crew members with a slight change in the main star cast. The Kannada version titled ''Modala Thedi'' starred Panthulu, M. V. Rajamma,

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and Chi. Sadashivaiah. The movie follows the narrative theme of the 1946 film '' It's a Wonderful Life''.

Plot

Sivagnanam works as a bank clerk. Though his pay is meagre, he deals with a lot of cash at the bank. His family consists of his wife Lakshmi, a daughter whose marriage is being negotiated and two school going children. The bank where he works crashes and Sivagnanam is unable to find another job. Dejected, he tries to kill himself so that his insurance money would be made available to the family. His soul reaches the court of Yama, the god of death. Angered by what he deals an irresponsible act, Yama sends him back to earth to see the result of his death. He is able to observe the goings on but is unable to participate. He watches his son being picked up by the police for stealing food, his daughter is molested and his wife drowns herself in a well after murdering the rapist. He realizes his mistake. Thankfully the whole series of events has been a dream.

Cast

Tamil version *

as Sivagnanam *

as Lakshmi * N. S. Krishnan as Sathanandam * T. A. Madhuram as Saanthamma * K. D. Santhanam * Srirangam Rangamani *P. Susheela *Rajagopal *'Baby' Uma as Sushila Kannada version * B. R. Panthulu * M. V. Rajamma *

* Chi. Sadashivaiah * Master Hirannaiah *

(guest appearance)

Production

''Muthal Thethi'' was produced by B. R. Panthulu, as the maiden venture of his production company Padmini Pictures. The film is based on a story by Dada Mirasi and the screenplay and dialogue are by P. Neelakantan, who directed the Tamil version. The film was based on a Hindi film, ''Paheli Tarikh''. The music was composed by T. G. Lingappa and the lyrics were penned by K. D. Santhanam and Udumalai Narayana Kavi. V. Ramamurthi was the cinematographer, with audiography by V. S. Raghavan. Art direction was by the veteran A. K. Sekhar, and make-up and costumes were by Hari Babu and M. G. Naidu respectively. The film was edited by Devarajan. The film was shot at Revathi Studios, and was backed by the veteran A. L. Srinivasan, under his banner, Madras Pictures.

Soundtrack

The music was composed by T. G. Lingappa. Tamil Track listing Kannada Track listing

References

External links

* {{P. Neelakantan 1950s Indian films 1950s Kannada-language films 1950s multilingual films 1950s Tamil-language films 1955 films Films about dreams Films about father–daughter relationships Films directed by P. Neelakantan Films scored by T. G. Lingappa Hindu mythology in popular culture Indian black-and-white films Indian multilingual films Kannada remakes of Hindi films Tamil remakes of Hindi films Tamil-language Indian films Yama in popular culture