Mattukara Velan

1970 2h 53m TA

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8.0

BANGER

★8.0TMDB · 2

Drama

Synopsis

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Sattanathan, a lawyer, mistakes Velan for Raghu, another lawyer. When Raghu learns about this, he helps Velan continue the charade since Velan loves Sattanathan's daughter.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

M. G. Ramachandran
J. Jayalalithaa
Lakshmi
S. A. Asokan
Cho Ramaswamy
Parthiban
S. Varalakshmi
Sachu

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: P. Neelakantan
Writers: A. L. Narayanan, A. K. Velan
Languages: Tamil
Countries: India

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 173 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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2 / 8

ERA

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

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6 / 8

CAST

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M. G. Ramachandran and J. Jayalalithaa and Lakshmi carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0248178 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

P. Neelakantan directs. V. Ramamoorthy behind the camera. K. Narayanan cuts. A long sit — settle in. Produced in India. Dialogue in Tamil.

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Things worth knowing

1Clocks in at 173 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
256 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.
5Editor K. Narayanan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6M. G. Ramachandran and J. Jayalalithaa and Lakshmi carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0248178 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.