Meenda Sorgam

Meenda Sorgam (1960)

The Lost Paradise

Nirmala (Padmini) is a poor but talented young dancer who falls in love with a rich man's son Sekar (Gemini Ganesan), but he is forced to marry a rich man's daughter Prathiba (Tambaram Lalitha). Nirmala promises to her lover that she will never dance in public. Due to various circumstances, Sekar's house is up for auction, and in order to save him, she performs in public. With the money thus earned, she saves his house, but Sekar is unaware of this. When he learns the truth, he begins searching of her, and in the meantime, Prathiba, who is now reformed, commits suicide. Sekar meets Nirmala, who is on the verge of committing suicide, and they are reunited.

Date of release
1960-07-29
Runtime
3h 0m
Genres
Drama
Director
C. V. Sridhar

Casting

Interesting facts

Meenda Sorgam is a 1960 Indian Tamil-language romantic musical film, written and directed by Sridhar. The film stars Gemini Ganesan and Padmini, with K. A. Thangavelu, T. R. Ramachandran, N. Lalitha and Manorama in supporting roles. It was released on 29 July 1960 and failed commercially.

Production

Madhuram Pictures initially began a film called Agal Vilakku (transl. Clay lamp) with S. S. Rajendran and E. V. Saroja starring. Sridhar penned the script for that film; however, the film was dropped after the first filming schedule due to Saroja's pregnancy. The company decided to make a new film Meenda Sorgam and chose T. R. Raghunath as director and Gemini Ganesan and Padmini as lead actors.

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