To escape a false charge of fratricide, Maranamarthanda Zamindar (Balachander) leaves his wife Karpagavalli (Sandhya) and moves to Sri Lanka with his daughter Maragatham (Padmini), assuming the names Anandar and Alamu. When his brother-in-law Varendran (Sivaji) arrives in Sri Lanka on holiday and meets them, he falls for Alamu not knowing that she is his niece. Eventually, the fugitives return to Tamil Nadu and their names are cleared with the help of Varendaran and Butler Gundan (Chandrababu).
Cast: Padmini Ramachandran, Sivaji Ganesan
Crew: SM Sriramulu Naidu (Director), Sailen Bose (Director of Photography), SM Subbaiah Naidu (Music Director)
Rating: U (India)
Genres: Drama
Release Dates: 21 Aug 1959 (India)
Tamil Name: மரகதம்
Did you know? The film is based on the novel Karunkuyil Kunrathu Kolai by D. S. Duraisami. Read More
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as Maragatham / Alamu
as Varendran
Supporting Actor
as Gundan
Supporting Actress
Supporting Actor
Supporting Actor
Supporting Actor
as Maranamarthanda Zamindar / Anandar
Supporting Actress
Supporting Actor
Supporting Actor
Direction
Director
Camera and Electrical
Director of Photography
Music
Music Director
Music Label
Playback Singer
Film Type:
Feature
Language:
Tamil
Colour Info:
Black & White
Frame Rate:
24 fps
Aspect Ratio:
2.35:1
Stereoscopy:
No
Music Label: Saregama India Limited
03:41
Music Director: SM Subbaiah Naidu
Lyricist: Ku Ma Balasubramaniam
Playback Singer: K Jamuna Rani, JP Chandrababu
03:26
03:53
Music Director: SM Subbaiah Naidu
Lyricist: Papanasam Sivan
Playback Singer: Radha Jayalakshmi, TM Soundararajan
05:05
03:06
Music Director: SM Subbaiah Naidu
Lyricist: Ra Balu
Playback Singer: Radha Jayalakshmi, TM Soundararajan
03:25
03:33
Music Director: SM Subbaiah Naidu
Lyricist: Ku Ma Balasubramaniam
Playback Singer: JP Chandrababu, K Jamuna Rani
Music Director: SM Subbaiah Naidu
Playback Singer: P Leela, K Jamuna Rani
Trivia:
The film is based on the novel Karunkuyil Kunrathu Kolai by D. S. Duraisami.
