Rickshawkaran
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| Rickshawkaran | |
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| Directed by | Krishnan Nair |
| Produced by | Sathya movies |
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| Music by | M. S. Viswanathan |
| Release date(s) | 29 May 1971 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamiil |
Rickshawkaran (Tamil: ரிக்ஷாக்காரன் English: Rickshaw men) is a 1971 Tamil-language film starring M. G. Ramachandran. It was a major success and was produced by Sathya Movies, owned by R. M. Veerappan who was a close colleague of M. G. Ramachandran. M. G. R, the lead actor won a National Film Award in the Best Actor category.[1]
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[edit] Plot
The movie begins with M. G. R contesting in a Rickshaw race along with fellow rickshaw drivers, meanwhile elsewhere a man with a child is being chased by thug. The man is killed and he is burnt. M. G. R finds the kid and goes in search of justice but is failed by the judicial system by a corrupt lawyer. Manjula plays the female lead, while Padmini plays a supporting role.[2]
[edit] Cast
- M.G. Ramachandran
- Manjula
- Padmini
- S. A. Asokan
- Major Sundarrajan
- R. S. Manohar
- Cho Ramaswamy
- Thengai Srinivasan
[edit] Awards
[edit] National Film Awards
[edit] Soundtrack
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Notes |
| 1 | "Kadloram Vaangiya" | T. M. Soundararajan | Kannadasan | |
| 2 | "Ange Sirippavarkal" | T. M. Soundararajan | Kannadasan | |
| 3 | "Kollimalai Kaatukkule" | T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela | Kannadasan | |
| 4 | "Ponnazhagu Penmai" | P. Susheela, L. Rajeswari | Kannadasan | |
| 5 | "Kadalooram Vaangiya" | T. M. Soundararajan | Kannadasan |
[edit] References
- ^ a b "About MGR – Dr. M. G. Ramachandran". mgrhome.org. MGR Memorial Charitable Trust. http://www.mgrhome.org/mgr.html. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
- ^ "Padmini - End of an era". Indiaglitz. http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/25610.html. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
