''Muthu Mandapam'' is a 1962 Indian

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-language film directed by

A. S. A. Sami Arul Soosai Anthony Sami (1915–1998) also written as A. S. A. Samy, was an Indian director and screenwriter who worked in Tamil films. Early life Born in 1915, A. S. A. Samy was from a devout Catholic family. His father had a business e ...

. The film was produced by

S. S. Rajendran Sedapatti Suryanarayana Rajendran, also known by his initials SSR (January 1928 – 24 October 2014), was an Indian actor, director, producer and politician who worked in Tamil theatre and cinema. Film career Rajendran made his acting de ...

who also stars alongside R. Vijayakumari. It was released on 27 October 1962.

Plot

Cast

The following lists were compiled from the film credits (see external links) and from the database of

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* R. Vijayakumari *

M. R. Radha Madras Rajagopalan Radhakrishnan (14 April 1907 – 17 September 1979) was an Indian actor and politician active in Tamil plays and films. He was given the title "Nadigavel" (spearhead of acting) by Periyar E. V. Ramasamy. He mostly play ...

S. V. Ranga Rao Samarla Venkata Ranga Rao (3 July 1918 – 18 July 1974), popularly known as SVR, was an Indian actor, producer, and director known for his works majorly in Telugu and Tamil films. He is regarded as one of the finest actors in the history o ...

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*S. Rama Rao *D. V. Narayanasamy *S. P. Veerasamy *K. Chandrakantha * Manorama *Shantha *Indhira *Bhagavathi *Premavathi

Production

The film was produced by S. S. Rajendran under his own banner ''Rajendran Pictures''. He was also a member in

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at that time and his name is shown as S. S. Rajendran MLA in the film credits.

Soundtrack

Music was composed by

K. V. Mahadevan Krishnankoil Venkadachalam Mahadevan (14 March 1918 – 21 June 2001) was an Indian composer, singer-songwriter, music producer, and musician known for his works in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Kannada films. He is best known for his contributio ...

, while the lyrics were penned by

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and

M. K. Athmanathan M. K. Athmanathan (1925 – 15 July 2013) was a music director and lyricist in Tamil language, Tamil cinema. He was honoured by the Tamil Nadu government with the Kalaimamani award in 1978. Her wife named thanlakshmi He has two daughters and one so ...

References

External links

*{{IMDb title, 0269581 1960s Tamil-language films 1962 drama films Films scored by K. V. Mahadevan Indian drama films