Raja Desingu

Raja Desingu இராஜா தேசிங்கு
Directed by	T. R. Raghunath
Produced by	Letchumanan Chettiar
Written by	Kannadasan Makkalanban
Starring	M. G. Ramachandran S. S. Rajendran Bhanumathi Padmini T. S. Balaiah
Music by	G. Ramanathan
Cinematography	M. A. Rehman
Edited by	V. B. Natarajan
Production company	Krishna Pictures
Distributed by	Krishna Pictures
Release date	2 September 1960
Running time	161 mins
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Raja Desingu is a 1960 Indian Tamil language film starring M. G. Ramachandran, S. S. Rajendran, Bhanumathi and Padmini in the lead roles. The film, directed by T. R. Raghunath, had musical score by G. Ramanathan and was released on 2 September 1960. The movie was miserably flopped at box office and ran for 70 days.

Swaroop Singh (O. A. K. Thevar) won the respect and loyalty of the people of Senji during his rule where Hindus and Muslims lived in peace and prosperity. A son was born to Swaroop Singh and his wife Rambai (Rushyendramani), whom they named Tej Singh pronounced as Desingu (MGR) in Tamil. Swaroop Singh has a secret wife called Jaan Bibi (Lakshmiprabha), and they have a son called Dawood Khan (MGR) who was a little older than Desingu. Fearing that Dawood might pose a threat to the succession of the throne in years to come, on the advice of his commander and close confidant Yusuf Khan (T. K. Ramachandran), Swaroop Singh persuades Jaan Bibi to leave Senji, taking little Dawood with her. Desingu who has integrity and courage grows up with his childhood friend, another brave young man called Mohammed Khan (S. S. Rajendran), and two are always inseparable.

At this juncture, the Sultan of Delhi (M. G. Chakrapani) offers to free any state coming under his dominion whose ruler manages to tame a wild horse in his stable. Hearing this in the intention to have a free kingdom, Swaroop Singh leaves to Delhi without letting know Rambai and Desingu. Despite trying very hard, he failed to tame the wild horse and imprisoned by the Sultan of Delhi. Upon hearing this, the minister (Karikkol Raju) informs Desingu who rushes to Delhi where he meets his uncle Bheem Singh’s (M. R. Santhanam) for advice. The dauntless Desingu manages to tame the stallion and ride it, to the loud cheers of the huge audience. Filled with admiration, the Sultan frees Swaroop Singh who had earlier failed in this endeavour and gives them a written proclamation of Senji’s independence. Desingu marries Ranibai (Bhanumathi) who is Bheem Singh’s daughter. Pandiyan (K. A. Thangavelu) who works in the horse stable comes along to Senji and works as assistant to Mohamad Khan’s father and falls in love and marries Sengkamalam (M. N. Rajam) who is also Mohamad Khan’s adopted sister.