Chinna Durai (1952 film)

Chinna Durai
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Directed by	T. R. Mahalingam
Produced by	M. S. Pictures
Written by	K. D. Santhanam
Based on	Iru Mohinigal by Vaduvoor K. Duraisamy Ayyengar
Starring	T. R. Mahalingam S. Varalakshmi G. Sakunthala B. R. Panthulu V. K. Ramasamy
Music by	T. G. Lingappa
Production company	Newtone Studios
Distributed by	Sri Sukumar Productions
Release date	22 August 1952
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Chinna Durai is a 1952 Tamil Romance - Thriller film was directed and produced by T. R. Mahalingam under his own production company Sri Sukumar Productions. The film script were written by K. D. Santhanam. Music by T. G. Lingappa assets to the film. It stars T. R. Mahalingam(played dual role), S. Varalakshmi, G. Sakunthala and B. R. Panthulu played lead with V. K. Ramasamy, Chandra Babu, and T. K. Ramachandran played portraying supporting roles. The film was adaptation of Tamil - Crime Novel as Iru Mohinigal by Vaduvoor K. Duraisamy Ayyengar.

Raja Sri Krishnan(V. K. Ramasamy), who has two daughters Indramani(S. Varalakshmi) and Chandramani(G. Sakunthala). They run an association for the up lift of women. One day their car breaks down in the middle of now where and Raja Bahadur(T. R. Mahalingam) saves them. He falls in love with Chandramani. His tries to fix his marriage with another women and in protest he walks out of the house. Noticing an ad for an English Tutor for Chandramani, Raja Bahadur disguise himself suitably and takes up the job. Now Chinna Durai(again T. R. Mahalingam), a rich zamindar boy returns from England after his studies and falls in love with Indramani. When she wants to learn Sanskrit, he goes in disguise and takes up the job!. After several twist and turns, involving kidnap and murder, the lovers and are united.