Rickshawkaran
| RICKSHAWKARAN | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Directed by | M. Krishnan Nair |
| Written by | R. K. Shanmugam (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | R. M. Veerappan |
| Story by | R. M. Veerappan S. Jagadeesan Radha Veerannan |
| Produced by | R. M. Veerappan |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | V. Ramamoorthy |
| Edited by | C. P. Jambulingam |
| Music by | M. S. Viswanathan |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Sathya Movies |
Release date | 29 May 1971 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamiil |
RICKSHAWKARAN (Tamil: ரிக்ஷாக்காரன் English: RICKSHAW MAN / RICKSHAWALA) is a 1971 Tamil-language film starring M. G. Ramachandran.
Plot
The movie begins with Selvam (MGR) contesting in a rickshaw race along with fellow rickshaw drivers, meanwhile elsewhere Manikkum, a man with his child, Soussi is being chased by a thug.
The man is killed and he is burnt.
Selvam finds the kid and goes in search of justice but is failed by the judicial system by a corrupt lawyer (Major Sundarrajan).
Cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| M. G. Ramachandran | as Selvam, the rickshaw driver, the military ex-officer |
| Padmini | as Parvadhi |
| Manjula | as Kumari Uma |
| S. A. Ashokan | as Kaïlasam, a chairman and a business man |
| Major Sundarrajan | as The judge K.Dharmaraj |
| R. S. Manohar | as "Katikuthe" Karmegham |
| Thengai Srinivasan | as Vanedhu, a rickshaw driver |
| Cho Ramaswamy | as Pitchumani |
| Ramadass | as Mannarai |
| Jothilakshmi | as A dancer, "Kollimalai Kaatukkule..." |
| G. Sakuntala | as Kamala, Selvam 's sister |
| Jaikumari | as a girl from Kaïlasam 's group |
| Anitha | as Soussi, Manikkum 's daughter |
| Vijayachandrika | as Munimma, the itinerant seller of food |
| Leela | as The principal of The Mangayarkarasi College For Women |
| Ranjana Devi | as |
| Kalapathre Nadrajan | as Kaïlasam 's manager |
| Poornam Visuwanadhan | as The judge |
| Justin | as Mister T |
| T.N.Vengathraman | as |
| Isari Velan | as Maistry, the person in charge of the fitness gym |
The casting is established according to the original order of the credits of opening of the movie, except those not mentioned
National Film Awards
Around the movie
It was a success and was produced by Sathiya Movies, (The fifth production under this banner) 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 Bharat with great controversies and later on it was said not accepted and returned the Best Actor category.[1]
The croud puller film ran more than 100 days (163, exactly) in all the three theatres in chennai (First in Devi Paradise, Sri Krishna and Saravana) and all major cities of Tamil Nadu.
Hindi version : RICKSHAWALA (1973) by K.Shankar, with Randhir Kapoor, Mala Sinha and Pran, etc... Produced by Sathiya Movies also.
Manjula(introduction) plays the female lead, while Padmini plays a supporting role.[2] The leading part as grown-up for the beautiful actress Manjula beside MGR.
The fights in RICKSHAWKARAN are splendidly adjusted by the leader-stuntman Shiyam Soundher and splendidly executed by MGR himself as usual.
Soundtrack
The music composed by M. S. Viswanathan.[3]
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics |
| 1 | "Kadloram Vaangiya" | T. M. Soundararajan | Vaali |
| 2 | "Ange Sirippavarkal" | T. M. Soundararajan | Vaali |
| 3 | "Kollimalai Kaatukkule" | T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela | Vaali |
| 4 | "Ponnazhagu Penmai" | P. Susheela, L. R. Eswari | Avinasi Mani |
| 5 | "Kadalooram Vaangiya" | T. M. Soundararajan | Vaali |
References
- ^ a b "About MGR – Dr. M. G. Ramachandran". mgrhome.org. MGR Memorial Charitable Trust. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
- ^ "Padmini - End of an era". Indiaglitz. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
- ^ "Rickshawkaran Songs". raaga. Retrieved 2013-05-06.