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Madhuraiyai Meetta Sundharapandiyan

Madhuraiyai Meetta Sundharapandiyan
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Directed by M. G. Ramachandran
Produced by Sokkaiah and Subramani Iyer
Written by Pa.Neelakandhan
Story by Akilan
Starring
Music by M. S. Viswanathan
Cinematography
Edited by Sundaram
Production
company
Soleswar Combines
Release date
14 January 1978
Country  India
Language Tamil

Madhuraiyai Meetta Sundharapandiyan (Tamil: மதுரையை மீட்ட சுந்தரபாண்டியன் English: Sundharapandiyan Who Redeemed Madurai), is a 1978 Indian Tamil directed by M. G. Ramachandran, starring M. G. Ramachandran in the lead role, with M. N. Nambiar, P. S. Veerappa, Latha and Padmapriya. It was Ramachandran's final film as an actor.

It is the story of a brave prince named Sundharapandhiyan (MGR) who saves a kingdom of the hands of terrible king.

Under the identity of an itinerant poet, Païntamizh Kumaran (MGR), he is going to fire with his words the consciousness of the people and reunites him in his cause which is the defense of the freedom and the right...

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

Best movie (சிறந்த திரைப்படம்) By The Tamil Nadu Government Award (Tamizh Arasin Parisu)

The movie is based on the book Kayalvizhi written by Akilan

The dialogues are signed by the filmmaker and the friend of MGR, Pa.Neelakandhan.

For the realization, MGR (It was the third and last for him) is helped by another friend, director K.Shankar.

It was the last movie of MGR in his lifetime, in his film career.

Then he became a full-time politician after this movie.

(When this movie went out, MGR was already chief minister for approximately seven months).


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