Mohana Sundaram

Mohana Sundaram
Mohana Sundaram
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	A. T. Krishnaswamy
Screenplay by	A. T. Krishnaswamy
Based on	Mohana Sundaram; by J. R. Rangaraju
Produced by	T. R. Mahalingam
Starring	T. R. Mahalingam; S. Varalakshmi
Cinematography	A. Shanmugam
Edited by	T. M. Lal
Music by	T. G. Lingappa
Production; company	Sree Sukumar Productions
Distributed by	M. S. Pictures
Release date	21 July 1951;
Running time	171 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Mohana Sundaram is a 1951 Indian Tamil-language crime thriller film written and directed by A. T. Krishnaswamy. An adaptation of J. R. Rangaraju's detective novel of the same name, the film stars T. R. Mahalingam and S. Varalakshmi. It was released on 21 July 1951, and became an average success.^[1]^[3]

Plot[edit]

Cast[edit]

Male^[4]

T. R. Mahalingam as Bhoopathi
B. R. Panthulu as Sundara Mudaliar
K. Sarangapani as Subbanna
V. K. Ramasamy as Mohana Mudaliar
T. K. Ramachandran as Seetharaman
V. K. Karthikeyan as Gopalasami
K. Sayeeram as Bhima Rao
K. S. Hariharan as Balu Mudaliar
K. Natarajan as Detective Govindan
N. Thiruvenkatam as Sub Inspector
C. V. V. Panthulu as Ramadas
Chandra Babu as Gopu
Kottapuli Jayaraman as Constable
Muthu Ramalingam, Bhairavan, Mani, Govindan,
and Master Subramanyam.

Female^[4]

S. Varalakshmi as Visalakshi (Pappa)
V. Susheela as Leelavathi
S. K. Venu Bai as Jagathambal
S. R. Lakshmi as Singaram
G. Sakunthala as Maragatham
Saraswathi as Leelavathi's Mother
K. S. Angamuthu as Lakshmi
Krishnaveni, Rajeswari, Gnanakumari,
Saraswathi, Prabha, and Meera.

Dance^[4]

Kumari Kamala

Soundtrack[edit]

The soundtrack was composed by T. G. Lingappa and the lyrics were written by K. D. Santhanam.^[5] The westernised song "Hello My Dear Darling", which contained many English words, attracted considerable attention.^[3]

Songs	Singers	Length
"Oh Jagamathil Inbam"	T. R. Mahalingam S. Varalakshmi	02:17
"Oh Jagamathil Inbam" – Female	S. Varalakshmi
"Pattu Venuma Oru Paattu"	T. R. Mahalingam	03:02
"Oyillana Mayilattam"	P. Leela & K. Rani	03:51
"Pulli Maanai Pole"	T. R. Mahalingam, S. Varalakshmi	02:10
"Kanneer Thaano En"	T. R. Mahalingam, S. Varalakshmi	03:55
"Ninaivellam Neeya"	T. R. Mahalingam
"Avar Thaane En"	S. Varalakshmi
"Venmugil Kaana"	S. Varalakshmi	02:45
"Kannana Kanmani"	T. R. Mahalingam	03:47
"Inbam Pongum"	Chandra Babu Jikki	02:57

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c "1951 – மோகனசுந்தரம்- ஸ்ரீசுகுமார் புரொடக்" [1951 – Mohanasundaram- Sree Sukumar Produc.]. Lakshman Sruthi (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 22 February 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
^ "மோகன சுந்தரம்". Kalki (in Tamil). 22 July 1951. p. 1. Archived from the original on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
^ ^a ^b Guy, Randor (11 June 2011). "Mohanasundaram 1951". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 22 February 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c Mohana Sundaram (motion picture) (in Tamil). Sree Sukumar Productions. 1951. Opening credits, from 0:00 to 2:54.
^ "Mohana Sundaram". Gaana. Archived from the original on 22 February 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2020.

External links[edit]

Mohana Sundaram at IMDb

[lakshmansruthi-1] "1951 – மோகனசுந்தரம்- ஸ்ரீசுகுமார் புரொடக்" [1951 – Mohanasundaram- Sree Sukumar Produc.]. Lakshman Sruthi (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 22 February 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2020.

[2] "மோகன சுந்தரம்". Kalki (in Tamil). 22 July 1951. p. 1. Archived from the original on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2021.

[RandorGuy-3] Guy, Randor (11 June 2011). "Mohanasundaram 1951". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 22 February 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2020.

[movie-4] Mohana Sundaram (motion picture) (in Tamil). Sree Sukumar Productions. 1951. Opening credits, from 0:00 to 2:54.

[5] "Mohana Sundaram". Gaana. Archived from the original on 22 February 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2020.

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