Mayor Muthanna

Mayor Muthanna (1969)

ಮೇಯರ್ ಮುತ್ತಣ್ಣ

Muthanna, a kind and principled man, becomes mayor through justice and service. Coming from a humble background, he earns the citizens' respect with his integrity. However, corrupt politicians and enemies challenge his good governance. Muthanna’s journey is tough, as he fights corruption and faces personal struggles—his dedication to righteousness and his sacrifices for the greater good shine through. A powerful drama filled with emotion and stellar performances, Mayor Muthanna is a landmark Kannada film known for its ethical themes.

Date of release
1969-10-24
TMDB
9.0 / 10 (1)
Runtime
2h 42m
Genres
Drama, Family
Director
Siddalingaiah

Casting

Interesting facts

Mayor Muthanna is a 1969 Indian Kannada-language film directed by Siddalingaiah in his directorial debut. The film stars Dr. Rajkumar and Bharathi. The film was Dwarkish's first independent production venture who had earlier co-produced the 1966 movie Mamatheya Bandhana with two other people under the Thunga Pictures banner. The sub-plot of the film regarding the salvaging of the sub-standard grain was inspired by the 1886 novel The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy. However, apart from this small episode, neither any plot point nor any sequence was borrowed from that novel. The movie was remade in Telugu in 1974 as Chairman Chalamayya starring Chalam.

Production and release

M. G. Ramachandran, who hardly portrayed roles requiring him to consume alcohol, had appeared in one such role in the song "Javvathu Medai" from the 1963 Tamil film Panathottam. Producer Dwarakish wanted Dr. Rajkumar to do a similar sequence.

Mayor Muthanna was made with a budget of ₹1.10 lakh. It was the first Kannada film to be sold to distributors before release. However, the producer had lamented that he did a pre-release business at a very less amount which would give him only a paltry sum of ₹50,000 as profit whereas post release the film did a business of ₹10 lakh.

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