Mohana Sundaram is a 1951 Indian Tamil-language crime thriller film written and directed by A. T. Krishnaswamy. An adaptation of J. R. Rangaraju's detective novel of the same name, the film stars T. R. Mahalingam and S. Varalakshmi. It was released on 21 July 1951, and became an average success.[1][3]

Mohana Sundaram
Theatrical release poster
Directed byA. T. Krishnaswamy
Screenplay byA. T. Krishnaswamy
Based onMohana Sundaram
by J. R. Rangaraju
Produced byT. R. Mahalingam
StarringT. R. Mahalingam
S. Varalakshmi
CinematographyA. Shanmugam[1]
Edited byT. M. Lal[1]
Music byT. G. Lingappa
Production
company
Sree Sukumar Productions
Distributed byM. S. Pictures[2]
Release date
  • 21 July 1951 (1951-07-21)
Running time
171 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Plot

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Cast

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Soundtrack

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The soundtrack was composed by T. G. Lingappa and the lyrics were written by K. D. Santhanam.[5] The westernised song "Hello My Dear Darling", which contained many English words, attracted considerable attention.[3]

Songs Singers Length
"Oh Jagamathil Inbam" T. R. Mahalingam S. Varalakshmi 02:17
"Oh Jagamathil Inbam" – Female S. Varalakshmi
"Pattu Venuma Oru Paattu" T. R. Mahalingam 03:02
"Oyillana Mayilattam" P. Leela & K. Rani 03:51
"Pulli Maanai Pole" T. R. Mahalingam, S. Varalakshmi 02:10
"Kanneer Thaano En" T. R. Mahalingam, S. Varalakshmi 03:55
"Ninaivellam Neeya" T. R. Mahalingam
"Avar Thaane En" S. Varalakshmi
"Venmugil Kaana" S. Varalakshmi 02:45
"Kannana Kanmani" T. R. Mahalingam 03:47
"Inbam Pongum" Chandra Babu Jikki 02:57

References

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  1. ^ a b c "1951 – மோகனசுந்தரம்- ஸ்ரீசுகுமார் புரொடக்" [1951 – Mohanasundaram- Sree Sukumar Produc.]. Lakshman Sruthi (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 22 February 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  2. ^ "மோகன சுந்தரம்". Kalki (in Tamil). 22 July 1951. p. 1. Archived from the original on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  3. ^ a b Guy, Randor (11 June 2011). "Mohanasundaram 1951". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 22 February 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  4. ^ a b c Mohana Sundaram (motion picture) (in Tamil). Sree Sukumar Productions. 1951. Opening credits, from 0:00 to 2:54.
  5. ^ "Mohana Sundaram". Gaana. Archived from the original on 22 February 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
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