''Sarvadhikari'' () is a 1951 Indian

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-language

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starring

M. G. Ramachandran Maruthur Gopalan Ramachandran (17 January 1917 – 24 December 1987), popularly known by his initialism M.G.R. and as Makkal Thilagam/Puratchi Thalaivar, was an Indian actor, politician, and philanthropist who served as the chief minister of ...

and

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, with

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as the antagonist. It established Nambiar as a major star. The film is based on the 1948 American film '' The Gallant Blade''. The film was dubbed in

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under the same title.

Plot

Mahavarman, an ambitious minister with designs to topple the puppet king of Manipuri, finds the popularity of the commander-in-chief and his bodyguard Prathapan a stumbling block. He sends a young woman named Meena Devi to seduce Prathapan, but she falls in love with him. After several twists and turns, Mahavarman is exposed and felled in an exciting duel with Prathapan. Ugrasenar is chosen as the first president while Prathapan is appointed as the new commander in chief. The kingdom of Manipuri then becomes a republic.

Cast

''Cast according to the opening credits of the film'' ;Male cast * M. G. Ramachandar as Prathapan *

V. Nagayya Vuppaladadiyam Nagayya Sarma (28 March 1904 – 30 December 1973), popularly known as Chittoor Nagayya, was an Indian actor, singer, music composer, and director known for his works in Telugu cinema, Tamil cinema, and Telugu theatre. Nagayya wa ...

as Ugrasenar *

as Mahavarman * Pulimoottai Ramasami as King *

A. Karunanidhi A. Karunanidhi (Tamil : கருணாநிதி) was an Indian actor and comedian who featured mainly in Tamil language, Tamil-language films. Career He was active in the field from 1948 till 1978. Though he was a comedian, the roles he pl ...

as Vairagyam * S. M. Thirupathisami * V. K. Ramasamy as Baladev * S. S. Sivasooriyan * K. K. Soundar as Mohan * M. A. Chinnappa ;Female cast *

as Meena Devi * M. Saroja as Karpagam * Jayalakshmi * S. R. Janaki * Angamuthu *

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as Pooncholai ;Dance *

Kumari Kamala Kumari Kamala (born 16 June 1934) is an Indian dancer and actress (also known as Kamala Lakshman). Initially featured as a child dancer, Kamala appeared in almost 100 Tamil, Hindi, Telugu and Kannada films throughout her career. In the 1970s, sh ...

Soundtrack

The music composed by S. Dakshinamurthi. All the tunes for all the songs for both languages are the same.

Tamil Songs

Sarvadhikari {{for, the motion picture, Sarvadhikari (film) Sarvādhikārī is a title with diverse uses in India, including: *An old title for the ''Chief minister'' of a southern Indian ruler, notably of: **Under the Western Ganga Dynasty's Maharaja Dha ...
Telugu Songs

References

External links

* {{T. R. Sundaram 1950s historical adventure films 1950s Indian films 1950s Tamil-language films 1951 films Films scored by Susarla Dakshinamurthi Indian historical adventure films Indian remakes of American films Indian swashbuckler films Tamil-language Indian films