Nadodi Mannan - Knowledge

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the poor. These steps are supported by the people while causing a political upheaval among the elite. However, he is troubled by the fact that he is deceiving Manohari who believes him to be Marthandan. Unable to keep it a secret from her, he tells her the truth. Perceiving his noble character, Manohari accepts him as her brother. Madhana is killed by Pingalan, and a grief-stricken Veerangan vows to avenge her death. He discovers through Veerabahu that both Marthandan and Ratna have been kidnapped and held in custody on an island named Kanni Theevu.

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Marthandan is still unconscious and incapacitated. The commander-in-chief, and one of the ministers, persuade Veerangan to take Marthandan's place to ensure that the coronation takes place as scheduled. A reluctant Veerangan agrees to do so in the interests of the state, and arrives just in time for the coronation. It takes place smoothly and Veerangan, as Marthandan, becomes Ratnapuri's new king. Vijayavarman and Pingalan are taken aback and send men to investigate. They find the unconscious Marthandan and kidnap him.

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himself, get rid of Pingalan, and declare himself the ruler of Ratnapuri. Pingalan decides to take Ratna back and make himself king legally by marrying her. Ratna does not approve of it. Pingalan takes her away by force. Veerangan saves her from Pingalan's clutches. The duo then frees Marthandan and Karmegam, who had been captured by Vijayavarman and is now reformed. Both Marthandan and Veerangan defeat Vijayavarman. Veerangan marries Ratna, and Marthandan issues a proclamation stating that Ratnapuri is a democracy.

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foreigner's rule will be forever. Therefore, even if the foreigner's rule vanishes, the rulers should be of good mind. Then, people will benefit. That's why I created the vagabond character. Then, I thought about the situation of the king. Those who are ruling us now, belong to our tribe. They live with us. But their thinking and talents are controlled by foreigners. Thus, I imagined, if they join with commoners? This was the focus of the king character.

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leave the job of directing the film to someone else instead, only then would she provide her commitment without charging any additional cost. Ramachandran asked her to either do the role as he preferred or leave the project. Bhanumathi left, and her remaining scenes were altered by having her character, Madhana, die. Since Ramachandran shot retakes, a lot of

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However, the kingdom's Rajaguru (high priest) Vijayavarman plans to kill Marthandan and make Pingalan, Marthandan's cousin, king. Meanwhile, Veerabahu, a loyal bodyguard of the late king, and his men, including his son Bhupathi and daughter Madhana, are not pleased to see Marthandan as a king and are equally saddened by the situation of Ratnapuri's people.

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gang of rowdies. Hired by Vijayavarman, they mistake Veerangan for Marthandan. Veerangan is chased by palace guards and ends up in Marthandan's room. Marthandan and Veerangan meet face to face. Veerangan tells him of the pathetic state of the people of Ratnapuri, and Marthandan agrees to set everything right as soon as he takes charge.

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the dance scenes for the song "Maanaithedi Machchaan", and "Thoongathey Thambi Thoongathey" took 12, 9 and 3 days each to shoot. The climax portions involving Ramachandran, Saroja Devi and Veerappa required 11 days of filming, while the sword fights between of Ramachandran and Nambiar were shot in a week.

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was appointed initially to direct the film, but died before production began resulting in Ramachandran taking over the position himself, thereby making his directorial debut. This was the second film produced by Ramachandran, and the first under the production banner of Em.Gee.Yar Pictures, which was

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In the meantime, Marthandan arrives at Ratnapuri. Vijayavarman asks him to stay in an isolated palace on the outskirts and tells him that he should not meet his wife Manohari until the coronation, as the current moment is inauspicious. On entering a hotel in Ratnapuri, Veerangan and Sagayam beat up a

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Veerangan sails to Kanni Theevu and comes across Ratna, who falls in love with him; he reciprocates her feelings. Pingalan and Karmegam arrive there only to find that the island's chieftain is none other than Vijayavarman, who has kidnapped Ratna after she was born. Vijayavarman plans to marry Ratna

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Violent protests erupt all over the kingdom led by Veerangan, Marthandan's look-alike, with the support of his friend Sagayam. The protestors march to the palace condemning the monarchy and demanding democracy. Veerangan is imprisoned for his actions in Naganathapuram, a nearby town. Madhana is also

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The soundtrack received positive feedback with songs like "Thoongathey Thambi Thoongathey," "Thadukkathey", "Summa Kedandha" and "Senthamizhe" becoming popular hits. Sachi Sri Kantha called "Thoongathey Thambi Thoongathey" a "magical educational song," further describing it as one of the songs that

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as an example. Kantha points out that the protagonist featured in a "riding scene with an educational (or philosophical) song" with "either the heroine or a side-kick (comedian) or an actor in a minor role" alongside him is a recurring theme in many films starring Ramachandran. According to Kantha,

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took place from 1956 to 1957 over a period of 156 days, which was more than the usual amount of time taken for shooting as most films in that period were completed in 40–50 days. The song "Sammadhama" was the first sequence to be shot. The underwater sequence for the song "Kannil Vanthu Minnalpol",

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Veerangan now finds himself saddled with the role of a king for more days than he had initially bargained for because of Marthandan's sudden disappearance. He does not let this setback deter him and puts the opportunity to good use by beginning many reforms, and enacting several measures to uplift

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was a turning point in Ramachandran's career as both an actor and a politician. The film's success earned him the nickname "Puratchi Thalaivar" ("revolutionary leader"). Biographer Kannan dubbed the film as "the biggest propaganda blitzkrieg for the DMK till then. Film historian Swarnavel Eswaran

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In those days, I had thought about poverty and people's situation. Rather than saying 'thinking', it would be proper to say, I was experiencing the same. Occasionally, I thought, why these problems exist. The answer I received was, 'It's because of foreigner's rule.' But I didn't realize that the

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on Veerappan's office desk when he happened to visit the office of Em.Gee.Yar Pictures. He then offered to distribute them to the press. Veerappan agreed knowing that Anandan was then a member of the South Indian Film Journalists Association. After a few days, stills of the film were published in

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As the director, Ramachandran wanted the end result to be perfect and shot multiple retakes for the same scene. Bhanumathi found his perfectionist directorial style demanding as she was used to finishing her scenes in a single take. She complained about the same, opining that Ramachandran should

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On the eve of the coronation, Vijayavarman arranges for Marthandan to be poisoned. He carries out his plan with the help of Karmegam, a royal advisor. Marthandan swoons after drinking a few sips of the poisoned beverage, but is soon saved by Veerangan and Ratnapuri's commander-in-chief. However,

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play supporting roles. The film revolves around a king being replaced by a look-alike after getting abducted on the eve of his coronation. The look-alike begins to implement social and economic reforms to uplift the poor which irks the kingdom's high priest, who has kidnapped the very person the

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The kingdom of Ratnapuri is besieged by food shortages and high unemployment. Since the king's only daughter Ratna is missing and the king dies without naming a successor, Marthandan, a member of the royal family, is chosen by a majority of the imperial council of Ratnapuri to be its new ruler.

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that they would repay the loan and keep the price paid by the production company, Cinemas Limited, for distribution rights for the film's release in Sri Lanka as collateral. Meiyappan agreed to provide the loan, which was repaid by Veerappan immediately after the film's release.

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volunteered his equipment to ensure that the climax scenes came out well; it was the only time the studio's equipment was used outside its premises. The outdoor sequences were shot in collaboration with Aruna Films. Ramachandran asked director

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to participate in the filmmaking as an overseer. Subramanyam was impressed with Ramachandran's approach and felt there was no need for anyone to supervise him. Subrahmanyam also helped make arrangements for filming some outdoor shots at

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incarcerated in the same prison on a similar charge. They are pardoned and released on the occasion of Marthandan's coronation. They travel together to Ratnapuri. Sharing the same ideals and revolutionary thoughts, they fall in love.

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label, which also released the soundtrack. Plans for the inclusion of another track, "Kaalai Maatai Paal Karaga Paarkiraanga", were dropped since a pair of bullocks were used as the symbol of the Congress Party at that time.

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note that the black and red flag of the DMK, as well as the party's rising sun symbol, are seen in the film. Rajadhyaksha and Willemen further state that Vijayavarman's corrupt nature is "a thinly disguised reference to the

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where Annadurai praised Ramachandran, calling him his "Idhayakkani" or "heart's fruit", also stating, "Praising MGR is like me praising myself". Ramachandran later called that moment as the most memorable one in his life.

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Shortly before its release, Ramachandran's take on the film's fate was: "I am a king if this were to succeed. If not, I will be a vagabond." The film turned out to be an unprecedented success at the box office, grossing

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organized by R.M.Veerappan. The function, which was attended by 200,000 people, saw Ramachandran being taken in a procession on a chariot drawn by four horses and garlanded twice. He was awarded a golden sword worth 50

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was cast as Manohari, the queen of Ratnapuri, and king Marthandan's wife. Ramachandran wanted Rajam for the role to avoid her being typecast as a character-driven by jealousy and malice. For the role of Ratna,

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noted that it was one among many of Ramachandran's films in the 1950s where he "espoused his personal ideals such as helping the poor, being chivalrous and fighting injustice." Film historian and critic

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and N. S. Balakrishnan composed the film's soundtrack and score. Songs from the soundtrack like "Thoongathey Thambi Thoongathey", "Thadukkathey", "Summa Kedandha", and "Senthamizhe" became popular hits.

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in July 1953. Ramachandran and Chakrapani then dissolved Em.Gee.Yar Productions and established the Em.Gee.Yar drama troupe instead, but the idea of producing a film was still on Ramachandran's mind.

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dated 7 September 1958, appreciated the film for being a commercial entertainer, describing it as a treat to the eyes. The review concluded that the film could be seen more than once. K. Jeshi from

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The film's 100th-day theatrical run celebrations were held on 30 November 1958 at the Alagappa College in Madurai. Another round of celebrations were held on the same day at the SIAA Grounds in

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Ramachandran planned his second directorial film to be titled after the song "Thoongathey Thambi Thoongathey", but the project was abandoned, and the song was instead used as the title for a

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300,000 on poster designs and promotions for its re-release. The film opened to a positive response from the audience. It received another successful re-release on 18 March 2011 in Madurai.

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1.8 million, which was considered approximately two-and-a-half times more expensive than the average Tamil film made at the time. Nearly a year was spent on pre-production and casting.

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was wasted. At the time, film studios allowed the use of only a small number of film rolls to avoid budgetary concerns. Ramachandran bought 1,000 feet (300 m) from outside sources for

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was selected after a successful audition. Saroja Devi was not fluent in Tamil at the time, so her dialogues were written in such a way that she would find it easier to pronounce them.

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appreciated the filmmaking techniques used to portray Ramachandran's dual roles, noting that it was "technically superior". A reviewer from the entertainment and news website

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mentions in her interview with Rangan that she wishes to write songs as beautiful as "Thoongathey Thambi Thoongathey". Haasan has acknowledged various films as influences on

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and Ravindar undertook the responsibility of writing the dialogues. The cinematography was handled by G. K. Ramu while K. Perumal and C. P. Jambulingam did the editing.

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was selected for the role of Madhana and Bhupathi's father, Veerabahu, after Ramachandran was impressed by his performance in one of the stage plays he featured in.

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noted that several of Ramachandran's films reflect the 1950s trend of films being "costume dramas" that focus on princes and folk heroes, citing

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for the later scenes depicting the happenings on Kanni Theevu. The film's colour sections were processed at the Film Centre laboratory in

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before Kalyansundaram used it for the film with a few minor changes in the lyrics. The songs were recorded on 45 RPM records produced by

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and Ravindar, who assisted Veerappan, Lakshmanan and Sami with the story, wrote the dialogues. The screenplay was written by the trio of

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Ramachandran used to direct "his attention on the listlessness among Tamil workers". Rajadhyaksha and Willemen mention in their book,

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look-alike resembles. The rest of the film shows how the look-alike saves the man he impersonates and defeats the high priest.

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500, which was considered expensive. As a result of these various problems during the project's production, it was dubbed as

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was released on 22 August 1958. The expenses made for the film resulted in Ramachandran not having enough money to buy

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many magazines. Ramachandran was impressed with Anandan's work and, at Veerappan's suggestion, hired him as the film's

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N. S. Balakrishnan composed the songs "Paadupattathannale", "Sammadhama" and "Senthamizhe" while the rest were by

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in Tamil cinema, and became a turning point for Ramachandran in terms of both his acting and political career.

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was released on 22 August 1958 and garnered positive critical reception. It was a commercial success, grossing

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was cast as Nagamma, a native of Kanni Theevu, who wants a husband. G. Sakunthala played Manohari's

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has been produced to show that the DMK is the party which is serving the people of this country."

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sessions, the team came up with a story loosely based on the three films and decided on the title

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During filming, Ramachandran received support from various members of the Tamil cinema industry.

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called the songs "philosophy-espousing" while noting how they "spelt the Dravidian tenets".

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History of Indian Literature: 1911–1956, struggle for freedom : triumph and tragedy

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According to film trade analyst Sreedhar Pillai, six release prints were released for

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Ramachandran had dreamt of making his own film ever since he attended a screening of

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also cite the same song as a good example of children's education. A reviewer from

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asked eight Tamil film directors to list their all-time favourite Tamil films;

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While Ashish Rajadhyaksha and Paul Willemen state the runtime is 220 minutes,

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this was after the song "Ethanai Kaalam Thaan Ematruvar Indha Naatinile" from

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Popular Cinema and Politics in South India: The Films of MGR and Rajinikanth

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Popular Cinema and Politics in South India: The Films of MGR and Rajinikanth

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as among the most memorable films both Nambiar and Veerappa had worked in.

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in Tamil cinema and propelled Saroja Devi to stardom. T. S. Subramanian of

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and Chakrapani played the antagonists Vijayavarman, Pingalan and Karmegam.

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A silver jubilee film is one that completes a theatrical run of 175 days.

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magazine believed the lyrics for "Summa Kedandha", which were written by

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was filmed in black-and-white for the sequences in Ratnapuri, and in

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in its lifetime, thereby becoming only the second Tamil film to earn

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is considered by many critics, historians and intellectuals to be a

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Tamil Cinema: The Cultural Politics of India's Other Film Industry

3178:[MGR on Nadodi Mannan | Melodious, morale-lifting music]. 3088: 2713:"நாடோடி மன்னன் பற்றி எம்.ஜி.ஆர். | பிங்கலனாக பிரகாசித்த நம்பியார்" 1835: 1352:

The film received positive critical response. A review carried by

4617: 1813:

S. R. Ashok Kumar does not mention why the project was abandoned.

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Nandini and K. S. Angamuthu the restaurateur Pappa respectively.

564: 4884:

Dispatches from the Wall Corner: A Journey through Indian Cinema

3924:"எம்ஜிஆர் 100 – 17 - நிழலில் எதிரிகள்; நிஜத்தில் நண்பர்கள்" 2878:"நாடோடி மன்னன் பற்றி எம்.ஜி.ஆர். | நாகி ரெட்டி, வாசனுக்கு நன்றி" 2611:[MGR on Nadodi Mannan | M. N. Rajam showed her talent]. 4747: 3559: 3304:"Nadodi Mannan Tamil Film LP Vinyl Record by S M Subbiah Naidu" 2777:"நாடோடி மன்னன் பற்றி எம்.ஜி.ஆர். | முத்திரை பதித்த முத்துக்கள்" 1492: – Saroja Devi on M. G. Ramachandran in an interview with 822: 762: 4797:

Madras Studios: Narrative, Genre, and Ideology in Tamil Cinema

4333:] (Motion picture) (in Tamil). Dhanush, Tamannaah, Vivek. 2745:"நாடோடி மன்னன் பற்றி எம்.ஜி.ஆர். | சகாயமாக சாதித்த சந்திரபாபு" 2380: 2347: 2235:"தனுஷ் மட்டுமில்லை இந்த தமிழ் ஹீரோக்களும் இயக்குநர்கள்தான்..!" 2201:[MGR on Nadodi Mannan | The trio who made the story]. 2127:"எம்ஜிஆர் 100 – 26 - படம் ஓடினால் மன்னன், ஓடாவிட்டால் நாடோடி!" 1822:

S. Kirubakaran does not mention why the project was abandoned.

274:

in his debut as a filmmaker. He stars in dual roles alongside

4367:"Kaththi review: Beneath the flab, some solid masala moments" 3239:"நாடோடி மன்னன் பற்றி எம்.ஜி.ஆர். | பாடல்களின் முக்கியத்துவம்" 2715:[MGR on Nadodi Mannan | Nambiar shined as Pingalan]. 1619:

in terms of a prince's look-alike taking his place. Lyricist

1425: 1395: 1047: 355: 3807:"Curtains come down on Thangam theatre, once Asia's largest" 2912:[MGR on Nadodi Mannan | Subrahmanyam's generosity]. 2843:"பிளாஷ்பேக்: நாடோடி மன்னன் படத்திலிருந்து வெளியேறிய பானுமதி" 2162:"நாடோடி மன்னன் பற்றி எம்.ஜி.ஆர். | கதை தேர்வுக்கு காரணம்..." 2011: 1511:

Ramachandran's "defining film as a star". The film acquired

19:

This article is about the 1958 film. For the 1995 film, see

4447: 3728: 3176:"நாடோடி மன்னன் பற்றி எம்.ஜி.ஆர். | இனிய, உணர்ச்சிகரமான இசை" 2577:"நாடோடி மன்னன் பற்றி எம்.ஜி.ஆர். | பானுமதியின் பெருந்தன்மை" 1361: 315: 3787: 3274:[MGR 100 – 8 – MGR's communal beliefs]. 3076: 2579:[MGR on Nadodi Mannan | Bhanumathi's generosity]. 2164:[MGR on Nadodi Mannan | Reason behind the story]. 3760: 2199:"நாடோடி மன்னன் பற்றி எம்.ஜி.ஆர். | கதையை செதுக்கிய மூவர்" 1601: 3777: 3775: 3463:[The king of songs who is Pattukkottai !]. 3366: 3364: 2822: 2820: 2818: 2646:[MGR on Nadodi Mannan | Saroja Devi impressed]. 2644:"நாடோடி மன்னன் பற்றி எம்.ஜி.ஆர். | அசத்தினார் சரோஜாதேவி" 1398:, becoming only the second Tamil film to earn more than 534:

to draft a script for their company's debut film titled

318:, Ramachandran co-produced the film with Chakrapani and 4612:

The Eye of The Serpent: An Introduction To Tamil Cinema

2942:"நாடோடி மன்னன் பற்றி எம்.ஜி.ஆர். | ஜம்பம் இல்லாத ஜம்பு" 2291: 1377:(1948) films". James K. Norton, the author of the book 4542:"MGR continues to live in the minds of Madurai people" 3430:[MGR 100 – 74 – Childish mindset!]. 1672:

was first re-released on 4 August 2006 in Chennai and

4423: 3772: 3361: 2973: 2971: 2969: 2815: 2097: 567:. This occurred while he was playing a minor role in 4818: 4215: 4070: 4048: 3905: 3748: 3555:"Nadodi Mannan (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)" 3104: 3042: 3018: 2944:[MGR on Nadodi Mannan | No-nonsense Jambu]. 1852: 1875:[1958 – Nadodi Mannan – M.G.R. Pictures.]. 620:handled by Ramachandran, Chakrapani and Veerappan. 4609: 3654: 2966: 2376: 2374: 2372: 2370: 2368: 2366: 2364: 2362: 1736:The exchange rate in 1958 was 4.79 Indian rupees ( 3407: 2779:[MGR on Nadodi Mannan | Stamped Pearls]. 1435:with a public function on 16 October 1958 at the 738:played Veerangan's friend and sidekick, Sagayam. 605:. The trio then helped make it look more Indian. 4972: 3652: 3272:"எம்ஜிஆர் 100 – 8 - எம்.ஜி.ஆரின் பொதுவுடமை" 2228: 2226: 1371:was made "in a style derived from Gemini's post- 362:1 crore after another Ramachandran starrer 4666: 4347:: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( 3955: 3953: 3951: 3054: 2950:(in Tamil). Sivakami Publishers. Archived from 2918:(in Tamil). Sivakami Publishers. Archived from 2359: 2017: 1774:, that when Ramachandran assumed office as the 679:was released describing it as an adaptation of 4738:National Film Development Corporation of India 3624:[Try to make cinema 25- Those days!]. 1873:"1958 – நாடோடி மன்னன் – எம்.ஜி.ஆர். பிக்சர்ஸ்" 1456:. Ramachandran later donated the sword to the 4794:Pillai, Swarnavel Eswaran (27 January 2015). 3206: 3137: 3135: 2837: 2835: 2223: 953:, Kavi Lakshmanadas, N. M. Muthukkoothan and 4401:"Prem Ratan Dhan Payo: Salman saves the day" 4178: 4176: 3948: 2556: 2430:Parameswaran, Prathibha (21 November 2016). 2429: 1867: 1865: 1863: 1861: 1553:, mention the film shared similarities with 4852: 4539: 4086: 3993:"Chennai is my pugundha veedu: Saroja Devi" 3990: 3921: 3793: 3766: 3616: 3461:"பட்டுக்கோட்டை எனும் பாட்டுக்கோட்டை !" 3425: 3331: 3329: 3269: 3082: 3050: 3026: 2314: 2124: 2066: 2064: 2062: 1940: 1938: 1936: 1934: 1932: 1930: 1928: 1926: 1924: 1922: 1920: 1732: 1730: 1728: 1726: 1724: 1722: 799:allowed Ramachandran to build the sets for 4926: 4690:Anna: The Life and Times of C.N. Annadurai 4579:Media Marathon: A Twentieth-century Memoir 4023: 3959: 3874: 3428:"எம்ஜிஆர் 100 – 74 - குழந்தை உள்ளம்!" 3132: 3070: 2832: 2525: 2460: 2398: 2070: 1944: 1918: 1916: 1914: 1912: 1910: 1908: 1906: 1904: 1902: 1900: 342:Filmed in both black and white as well as 40: 4901: 4502: 4500: 4173: 3622:"சினிமா எடுத்துப் பார் 25- அந்த நாட்கள்!" 3270:சுவாமிநாதன், ஸ்ரீதர் (25 February 2016). 3126: 3066: 3046: 3022: 2977: 2638: 2636: 2232: 1858: 322:under the banner of Em.Gee.Yar Pictures. 4752:Ministry of Information and Broadcasting 4604: 4227: 3841: 3326: 2461:Rangarajan, Malathi (12 December 2002). 2297: 2120: 2118: 2116: 2114: 2112: 2059: 1719: 1699:gives the film's runtime as 226 minutes. 1595:that the film's basic plot was "the old 1431:The DMK party celebrated the success of 4575: 3991:Subramanian, Anupama (8 January 2016). 3653:Munusamy; Manickam (7 September 1958). 3098: 3014: 2872: 2870: 2707: 2705: 2703: 2310: 2308: 2306: 2193: 2191: 2189: 2071:Sri Kantha, Sachi (30 September 2014). 1897: 1708:According to politician and biographer 1476: 1367:Rajadhyaksha and Willemen mention that 687:, the production company co-founded by 4973: 4877: 4793: 4768: 4711: 4686: 4506: 4497: 4475:"Nadodi Mannan-Old is gold! - Slide 1" 4429: 4183:Kumar, S. R. Ashok (8 February 2000). 4074: 4054: 3936:from the original on 30 September 2020 3909: 3781: 3754: 3585: 3440:from the original on 30 September 2020 3370: 3284:from the original on 30 September 2020 3122: 3110: 3030: 2826: 2633: 2493:Kumar, S. R. Ashok (31 October 2004). 2329:from the original on 30 September 2020 2156: 2154: 2139:from the original on 30 September 2020 2125:சுவாமிநாதன், ஸ்ரீதர் (22 March 2016). 2103: 1981: 1979: 1977: 1364:called it "a pucca mass entertainer". 1284: 1267: 1248: 1231: 1210: 4927:Velayutham, Selvaraj (3 April 2008). 4395: 4294: 4261: 4182: 3922:சுவாமிநாதன், ஸ்ரீதர் (9 March 2016). 3875:Narasimham, M. L. (6 February 2015). 3691: 3634:from the original on 20 November 2019 3586:Pillai, Sreedhar (20 February 2016). 3458: 3141: 2492: 2109: 1770:S. Rajanayagam mentions in his book, 1653:Ramachandran had planned a sequel to 1557:. In July 2007, S. R. Ashok Kumar of 1301: 1191: 1171: 1151: 1134: 1111: 1092: 1075: 1056: 1031: 5031:Films scored by S. M. Subbaiah Naidu 5021:Films directed by M. G. Ramachandran 4772:Global Studies, India and South Asia 4736: 4276:from the original on 2 December 2014 4243:from the original on 31 October 2014 4066: 3960:கிருபாகரன், எஸ். (18 January 2017). 3856:from the original on 9 November 2020 3673:from the original on 9 February 2020 3426:சுவாமிநாதன், ஸ்ரீதர் (28 May 2016). 3314:from the original on 26 October 2023 3207:Shivapprasadh, S. (15 August 2013). 2867: 2700: 2303: 2186: 1379:Global Studies, India and South Asia 1347: 4634: 4507:Pillai, Sreedhar (10 August 2006). 4295:Kumar, S. R. Ashok (13 July 2007). 4148: 4117: 3413: 3382: 3094: 3010: 2526:Rangarajan, Malathi (10 May 2012). 2399:Rangarajan, Malathi (8 June 2013). 2279:from the original on 29 August 2013 2151: 2029: 1974: 1749:T. G. Vaidyanathan of the magazine 1648: 1589:in 2014, mentions in his review of 974:The Gramophone Company of India Ltd 256: 13: 1195:"Namma Dravidare Kulage" (Kannada) 330:were in charge of the screenplay. 14: 5072: 5046:Indian historical adventure films 4953: 4552:from the original on 27 June 2017 4521:from the original on 27 June 2017 4411:from the original on 28 June 2017 4377:from the original on 28 June 2017 4337:. 2009. From 2:03:05 to 2:03:35. 4161:from the original on 28 June 2017 4130:from the original on 28 June 2017 4036:from the original on 28 June 2017 4024:Sri Kantha, Sachi (6 June 2015). 4005:from the original on 28 June 2017 3972:from the original on 27 June 2017 3887:from the original on 20 June 2017 3823:from the original on 27 June 2017 3704:from the original on 19 June 2017 3656:"சினிமா விமர்சனம்: நாடோடி மன்னன்" 3598:from the original on 20 June 2017 3567:from the original on 17 June 2017 3535:from the original on 17 June 2017 3503:from the original on 17 June 2017 3471:from the original on 17 June 2017 3395:from the original on 29 June 2017 3349:from the original on 17 June 2017 3219:from the original on 17 June 2017 3156:from the original on 27 June 2017 2992:from the original on 13 June 2017 2855:from the original on 15 June 2017 2538:from the original on 13 June 2017 2442:from the original on 13 June 2017 2411:from the original on 13 June 2017 2247:from the original on 13 June 2017 2085:from the original on 12 June 2017 1661:, but the project was abandoned. 991:and Maayan of the Tamil magazine 587:(1937), another Colman film, and 4991:1950s historical adventure films 4853:Rajanayagam, S. (12 June 2015). 4533: 4467: 4216:Rajadhyaksha & Willemen 1998 4099:from the original on 25 May 2016 4087:Subramanian, T. S. (July 2004). 4071:Rajadhyaksha & Willemen 1998 3906:Rajadhyaksha & Willemen 1998 3043:Rajadhyaksha & Willemen 1998 3019:Rajadhyaksha & Willemen 1998 2319:[The loans MGR bought]. 2047:from the original on 3 June 2017 1989:[MGR on Nadodi Mannan]. 1987:"நாடோடி மன்னன் பற்றி எம்.ஜி.ஆர்" 1962:from the original on 8 June 2017 1853:Rajadhyaksha & Willemen 1998 1816: 1079:"Thoongathey Thambi Thoongathey" 829:was 19,830 feet (6,040 m). 786:("Jester King") by the magazine 260: The Vagabond and the King 4905:Cut-outs, Caste and Cines Stars 4568: 4435: 4389: 4355: 4319: 4288: 4255: 4221: 4142: 4111: 4080: 4026:"MGR Remembered – Part 28" 4017: 3984: 3915: 3868: 3835: 3799: 3716: 3692:Jeshi, K. (18 September 2011). 3685: 3646: 3610: 3579: 3547: 3515: 3483: 3452: 3419: 3376: 3296: 3263: 3231: 3200: 3168: 2934: 2902: 2801: 2769: 2737: 2668: 2601: 2569: 2550: 2519: 2486: 2454: 2423: 2392: 2341: 2315:நெல்லைபாரதி (1 February 2014). 2259: 2233:சூரியராஜ், ப. (16 April 2017). 1807: 1798: 1785: 1764: 1743: 16:1958 film by M. G. Ramachandran 4828:Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema 4743:Indian cinema: A Visual Voyage 4540:Karthikeyan, D. (3 May 2011). 3383:Guy, Randor (2 October 2009). 3142:Jeshi, K. (15 December 2013). 2978:Ilangovan, R. (11 June 2014). 2023: 1702: 1689: 1664: 1175:"Varuga Varuga Vendhe" (Tamil) 1013: 840:was inspired by films such as 511: 1: 5041:Indian action adventure films 4887:. Chennai: Tranquebar Press. 4606:Baskaran, Sundararaj Theodore 4233:"King who has exploded myths" 4229:Baskaran, Sundararaj Theodore 4149:Guy, Randor (2 August 2014). 4118:Guy, Randor (9 August 2014). 3842:Govardan, D (14 April 2017). 2851:(in Tamil). 24 October 2016. 1828: 1782:and you will get the answer". 1615:(2015) bore a resemblance to 1384: 1235:"Kudakkalla Kimpuma" (Telugu) 983:Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema 675:(1956), an advertisement for 506: 5006:1958 directorial debut films 4986:1950s action adventure films 4779:: Dushkin Publishing Group. 3877:"Panduranga Mahatyam (1957)" 3724:"Nadodi Mannan-Old is gold!" 3588:"Centres that mean business" 2557:Vaidyanathan, T. G. (1974). 1776:Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu 1676:by Divya Films, which spent 1342: 1158:Pattukkottai Kalyanasundaram 1141:Pattukkottai Kalyanasundaram 1082:Pattukkottai Kalyanasundaram 1064:Pattukkottai Kalyanasundaram 900:Pattukkottai Kalyanasundaram 639:noticed publicity stills of 611:was produced on a budget of 7: 5061:Tamil-language Indian films 4712:Kannan, R. (28 June 2017). 4451:. July 2021. Archived from 4264:"Great satire from Shankar" 2565:. Vol. 10. p. 88. 2495:"A giant among chroniclers" 1757:was a "free adaptation" of 1575:(2009), Assault Aarumugam ( 1542:Imsai Arasan 23rd Pulikecei 1539:. In their 2006 reviews of 672:Alibabavum 40 Thirudargalum 426:as Marthandan and Veerangan 10: 5077: 5001:1950s Tamil-language films 4672:Dr. M. G. R.: A Phenomenon 4262:Sudha, S. (13 July 2006). 4089:"The celluloid connection" 3247:(in Tamil). Archived from 3184:(in Tamil). Archived from 3144:"Flashbacks of a director" 2886:(in Tamil). Archived from 2785:(in Tamil). 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Ramachandran 4944:978-0-203-93037-3 4919:978-0-14-306312-4 4894:978-93-84030-56-8 4870:978-1-138-82203-0 4811:978-93-5150-212-8 4802:SAGE Publications 4786:978-1-56134-113-9 4761:978-81-2300-646-8 4729:978-93-86495-88-4 4704:978-0-670-08328-2 4659:978-81-7201-798-9 4627:978-93-83260-74-4 4597:978-0-8223-1728-9 3819:. 5 August 2011. 1946:Sri Kantha, Sachi 1697:Film News Anandan 1642:Yaadon Ki Baaraat 1348:Critical response 1311: 1310: 1099:Kavi Lakshmanadas 955:M. K. Athmanathan 637:Film News Anandan 248: 247: 147:C. P. Jambulingam 5068: 4948: 4923: 4898: 4879:Rangan, Baradwaj 4874: 4849: 4815: 4790: 4765: 4733: 4708: 4683: 4663: 4636:Das, Sisir Kumar 4631: 4615: 4601: 4562: 4561: 4559: 4557: 4537: 4531: 4530: 4528: 4526: 4504: 4495: 4494: 4492: 4490: 4481:. Archived from 4471: 4465: 4464: 4462: 4460: 4439: 4433: 4427: 4421: 4420: 4418: 4416: 4393: 4387: 4386: 4384: 4382: 4363:Rangan, Baradwaj 4359: 4353: 4352: 4346: 4338: 4323: 4317: 4316: 4314: 4312: 4303:. 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Chakrapani 526:and his brother 442:M. G. Chakrapani 361: 353: 313: 296:M. G. Chakrapani 261: 258: 243: 233:1.8 million 232: 193: 191: 98:M. G. Chakrapani 44: 32: 31: 5076: 5075: 5071: 5070: 5069: 5067: 5066: 5065: 4971: 4970: 4956: 4951: 4945: 4920: 4895: 4871: 4846: 4812: 4787: 4762: 4730: 4705: 4660: 4650:Sahitya Akademi 4628: 4598: 4571: 4566: 4565: 4555: 4553: 4538: 4534: 4524: 4522: 4505: 4498: 4488: 4486: 4485:on 27 June 2017 4473: 4472: 4468: 4458: 4456: 4441: 4440: 4436: 4428: 4424: 4414: 4412: 4394: 4390: 4380: 4378: 4361: 4360: 4356: 4340: 4339: 4325: 4324: 4320: 4310: 4308: 4293: 4289: 4279: 4277: 4260: 4256: 4246: 4244: 4226: 4222: 4214: 4210: 4200: 4198: 4197:on 29 June 2017 4181: 4174: 4164: 4162: 4147: 4143: 4133: 4131: 4116: 4112: 4102: 4100: 4085: 4081: 4065: 4061: 4053: 4049: 4039: 4037: 4022: 4018: 4008: 4006: 3989: 3985: 3975: 3973: 3958: 3949: 3939: 3937: 3920: 3916: 3908:, p. 355; 3904: 3900: 3890: 3888: 3873: 3869: 3859: 3857: 3840: 3836: 3826: 3824: 3805: 3804: 3800: 3792: 3788: 3780: 3773: 3765: 3761: 3753: 3749: 3739: 3737: 3736:on 20 June 2017 3722: 3721: 3717: 3707: 3705: 3690: 3686: 3676: 3674: 3651: 3647: 3637: 3635: 3615: 3611: 3601: 3599: 3584: 3580: 3570: 3568: 3553: 3552: 3548: 3538: 3536: 3523:"Nadodi Mannan" 3521: 3520: 3516: 3506: 3504: 3499:. 22 May 2017. 3489: 3488: 3484: 3474: 3472: 3457: 3453: 3443: 3441: 3424: 3420: 3412: 3408: 3398: 3396: 3381: 3377: 3369: 3362: 3352: 3350: 3337:"Nadodi Mannan" 3335: 3334: 3327: 3317: 3315: 3302: 3301: 3297: 3287: 3285: 3268: 3264: 3254: 3252: 3251:on 17 June 2017 3244:Lakshman Sruthi 3237: 3236: 3232: 3222: 3220: 3205: 3201: 3191: 3189: 3188:on 17 June 2017 3181:Lakshman Sruthi 3174: 3173: 3169: 3159: 3157: 3140: 3133: 3121: 3117: 3109: 3105: 3093: 3089: 3081: 3077: 3071:Velayutham 2008 3065: 3061: 3053:, p. 155; 3045:, p. 355; 3041: 3037: 3029:, p. 154; 3021:, p. 355; 3009: 3005: 2995: 2993: 2976: 2967: 2957: 2955: 2954:on 16 June 2017 2947:Lakshman Sruthi 2940: 2939: 2935: 2925: 2923: 2922:on 16 June 2017 2915:Lakshman Sruthi 2908: 2907: 2903: 2893: 2891: 2890:on 16 June 2017 2883:Lakshman Sruthi 2876: 2875: 2868: 2858: 2856: 2841: 2840: 2833: 2825: 2816: 2807: 2806: 2802: 2792: 2790: 2789:on 14 June 2017 2782:Lakshman Sruthi 2775: 2774: 2770: 2760: 2758: 2757:on 14 June 2017 2750:Lakshman Sruthi 2743: 2742: 2738: 2728: 2726: 2725:on 14 June 2017 2718:Lakshman Sruthi 2711: 2710: 2701: 2691: 2689: 2688:on 14 June 2017 2681:Lakshman Sruthi 2674: 2673: 2669: 2659: 2657: 2656:on 14 June 2017 2649:Lakshman Sruthi 2642: 2641: 2634: 2624: 2622: 2621:on 14 June 2017 2614:Lakshman Sruthi 2607: 2606: 2602: 2592: 2590: 2589:on 14 June 2017 2582:Lakshman Sruthi 2575: 2574: 2570: 2555: 2551: 2541: 2539: 2524: 2520: 2510: 2508: 2507:on 13 June 2017 2491: 2487: 2477: 2475: 2474:on 13 June 2017 2459: 2455: 2445: 2443: 2428: 2424: 2414: 2412: 2401:"Double impact" 2397: 2393: 2379: 2360: 2346: 2342: 2332: 2330: 2313: 2304: 2296: 2292: 2282: 2280: 2265: 2264: 2260: 2250: 2248: 2231: 2224: 2214: 2212: 2211:on 13 June 2017 2204:Lakshman Sruthi 2197: 2196: 2187: 2177: 2175: 2174:on 13 June 2017 2167:Lakshman Sruthi 2160: 2159: 2152: 2142: 2140: 2123: 2110: 2102: 2098: 2088: 2086: 2069: 2060: 2050: 2048: 2028: 2024: 2016: 2012: 2002: 2000: 1992:Lakshman Sruthi 1985: 1984: 1975: 1965: 1963: 1943: 1898: 1888: 1886: 1885:on 16 June 2017 1878:Lakshman Sruthi 1871: 1870: 1859: 1851: 1836: 1831: 1826: 1821: 1817: 1812: 1808: 1803: 1799: 1790: 1786: 1769: 1765: 1748: 1744: 1737: 1735: 1720: 1707: 1703: 1694: 1690: 1686: 1677: 1667: 1659:Nadodiyin Magan 1651: 1629:(1990), namely 1583:Baradwaj Rangan 1501: 1491: 1479: 1474: 1450:C. N. Annadurai 1437:Tamukkam Ground 1399: 1391: 1387: 1350: 1345: 1336:A. V. Meiyappan 1332:AVM Productions 1327: 1317: 1312: 1302: 1184:, P. S. Vaidehi 1060:"Kannoda Kannu" 943: 914:propaganda film 864: 835: 779: 752: 744:lady-in-waiting 728:Malayalam films 667: 663: 654: 635:Film historian 612: 575:R. M. Veerappan 570:Maya Machhindra 514: 509: 432:as Vijayavarman 415: 386: 359: 351: 320:R. M. Veerappan 311: 259: 244:11 million 241: 230: 203: 196: 189: 187: 180: 173: 168: 166: 158: 146: 126: 122: 118: 114: 110: 101:R. M. Veerappan 100: 96: 86: 84: 82:R. M. Veerappan 70: 68: 47: 28: 17: 12: 11: 5: 5074: 5064: 5063: 5058: 5053: 5048: 5043: 5038: 5033: 5028: 5023: 5018: 5013: 5008: 5003: 4998: 4993: 4988: 4983: 4969: 4968: 4955: 4954:External links 4952: 4950: 4949: 4943: 4924: 4918: 4899: 4893: 4875: 4869: 4850: 4844: 4824:Willemen, Paul 4816: 4810: 4791: 4785: 4766: 4760: 4734: 4728: 4709: 4703: 4684: 4664: 4658: 4632: 4626: 4602: 4596: 4572: 4570: 4567: 4564: 4563: 4532: 4496: 4466: 4455:on 6 July 2021 4434: 4432:, p. 161. 4422: 4397:Joshi, Namrata 4388: 4354: 4331:Uneducated Man 4318: 4287: 4254: 4220: 4208: 4172: 4141: 4110: 4079: 4077:, p. 241. 4073:, p. 87; 4059: 4047: 4016: 3983: 3966:Ananda Vikatan 3947: 3914: 3912:, p. 229. 3898: 3867: 3834: 3798: 3796:, p. 153. 3786: 3784:, p. 229. 3771: 3759: 3747: 3715: 3684: 3666:Ananda Vikatan 3645: 3609: 3578: 3546: 3514: 3482: 3465:Ananda Vikatan 3451: 3418: 3406: 3375: 3373:, p. 108. 3360: 3325: 3295: 3262: 3230: 3199: 3167: 3131: 3127:Vaasanthi 2008 3125:, p. 90; 3115: 3103: 3101:, p. 163. 3087: 3085:, p. 155. 3075: 3069:, p. 36; 3067:Vaasanthi 2008 3059: 3049:, p. 36; 3047:Vaasanthi 2008 3035: 3033:, p. 107. 3023:Vaasanthi 2008 3003: 2965: 2933: 2901: 2866: 2831: 2829:, p. 107. 2814: 2800: 2768: 2736: 2699: 2667: 2632: 2600: 2568: 2549: 2518: 2485: 2453: 2422: 2391: 2358: 2340: 2302: 2300:, p. 197. 2290: 2258: 2240:Ananda Vikatan 2222: 2185: 2150: 2108: 2106:, p. 204. 2096: 2058: 2022: 2010: 1999:on 7 June 2017 1973: 1896: 1857: 1855:, p. 355. 1833: 1832: 1830: 1827: 1825: 1824: 1815: 1806: 1797: 1784: 1763: 1742: 1718: 1701: 1687: 1685: 1682: 1666: 1663: 1650: 1647: 1597:Naadodi Mannan 1585:, writing for 1507:Pillai called 1480: 1478: 1475: 1473: 1470: 1405:Madurai Veeran 1386: 1383: 1354:Ananda Vikatan 1349: 1346: 1344: 1341: 1324:release prints 1316: 1313: 1309: 1308: 1305: 1299: 1298: 1295: 1292: 1289: 1286: 1282: 1281: 1278: 1275: 1272: 1269: 1265: 1264: 1261: 1256: 1253: 1250: 1246: 1245: 1242: 1239: 1236: 1233: 1229: 1228: 1225: 1223:Santha P. 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