Apoorva Sagodharargal

Apoorva Sagodharargal (1949)

அபூர்வ சகோதரர்கள்

Twins Vijayan and Vikraman are separated at birth by the doctor who saved them. Later, when the doctor reveals the truth about how their parents were murdered, the two of them vow to exact revenge.

Date of release
1949-10-21
TMDB
7.0 / 10 (2)
Runtime
2h 16m
Genres
Drama
Director
Acharya

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: The Corsican Brothers

Apoorva Sagodharargal is a 1949 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by Acharya. The film which was adapted from Alexandre Dumas' 1844 novella The Corsican Brothers stars M. K. Radha and P. Bhanumathi, with Nagendra Rao and Suryaprabha playing supporting roles. It revolves around two lookalike brothers who were separated during childhood by their cruel uncle who murdered his parents. The rest of the film shows how the two brothers join in avenging the death of their parents.

Production

Apoorva Sagodharargal was adapted from Alexandra Duma's novel The Corsican Brothers. Gregory Ratoff adapted the film and Douglas Fairbanks Jr played the dual role of the conjoined twins Lucien and Mario Franchi. The film became successful which inspired Vasan to adapt the film in Tamil. T. G. Raghavachari alias Acharya lawyer turned film maker was selected to direct the film. M. K.

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