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Arasa Kattalai

Arasa Kattalai
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Directed by M. G. Chakrapani
Produced by M. C. Ramamoorthy
Written by Sornam
Screenplay by R. M. Veerappan
Ve. Lakshmanan
S. K. T. Samy
Starring M. G. Ramachandran
B. Saroja Devi
Jayalalitha
M. N. Nambiar
S. A. Asokan
Music by K. V. Mahadevan
Cinematography A. Shanmugam
Edited by K. Narayanan
Production
company
Sathyaraja Pictures
Distributed by Sathyaraja Pictures
Release date
19 May 1967
Running time
132 mins
Country India
Language Tamil

Aras Kattalai (Tamil: அரச கட்டளை English: King's Order), is a 1967 Indian Tamil written and directed by M. G. Chakrapani, starring M. G. Ramachandran in the lead role, with Saroja Devi, J. Jayalalitha, M. N. Nambiar and S. A. Asokan among others enacting supporting roles.

The film ran for 70 days.

Of the time of big Indian kings...

A monarch (P. S. Veerappa) estimates to have committed a terrible fault and commits suicide to repair her, not without having indicated his successor : Vijayan (MGR), a man of the people, that one even, who had come punish him, a fearless knight, for a big bravery.

Before dying, he (P. S. Veerappa) also orders him (MGR) to protect his subjects and to put back the power in the hands of the people.

So by acting, the deceased king had also just thwarted the machiavellian intentions of its Minister (R. S. Manohar).

Indeed, this traitor intends to seize the throne.

But it will be for another time, because this sinister dignitary (R. S. Manohar) is going to make every effort to put sticks in wheels in the reforms of Vijayan.

To begin by eliminating him...

The casting is established according to the original order of the credits of opening of the movie, except those not mentioned

The film ran for 70 days.

Two important things to notice: P.S.Veerappa volunteered to appear in the movie as a Guest Star because of MGR's shooting incident. And the 2nd was MGR refused to speak with B.Saroja Devi during filming of the final scene because it was taken after the shooting incident: during MGR's hospital stay only she made the announcement that she's not going to work with MGR any longer and going to try other major stars. This announcement forcefully made this movie become her last one with MGR.


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