Ninaithadhai Mudippavan

1975 2h 39m TA

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★7.0TMDB · 2★7.5IMDB · 48

DramaAction

Synopsis

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Sundaram, a member of a musical band, goes to chennai to earn money for his sister's marriage but his look-alike brother Ranjit, tricks him. Ranjit carries out his illegal trade without any trouble.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

M. G. Ramachandran
Sundaram / Ranjith
Manjula Vijayakumar
Leela
Latha Sethupathi
Mohana
Sharada
Seetha
M. N. Nambiar
Mohan
S. A. Asokan
Jagadish
Thengai Srinivasan
Kandaswamy
Peeli Sivam
Police senior officer

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: P. Neelakantan
Writers: R. K. Shanmugam, J.M. Desai
Languages: Tamil
Countries: India

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 159 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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ERA

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51 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by P. Neelakantan, shot by V. Ramamoorthy. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by M. S. Viswanathan. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor M. Umanath shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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M. G. Ramachandran and Manjula Vijayakumar and Latha Sethupathi carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0248234 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

P. Neelakantan directs. V. Ramamoorthy behind the camera. M. S. Viswanathan scores. M. Umanath cuts. Produced in India. Dialogue in Tamil.

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Things worth knowing

1Clocks in at 159 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
251 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by P. Neelakantan, shot by V. Ramamoorthy. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by M. S. Viswanathan. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor M. Umanath shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7M. G. Ramachandran and Manjula Vijayakumar and Latha Sethupathi carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0248234 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.