Madurai Veeran

Madurai Veeran (1956)

மதுரை வீரன்

Bommi, a princess, falls in love with Veeran, the adopted son of a cobbler, who reciprocates her feelings. However, when her uncle persuades the king to get Bommi married to him, Veeran abducts her.

Date of release
1956-04-12
TMDB
7.0 / 10 (2)
Runtime
3h 6m
Genres
Drama, Romance
Director
D. Yoganand

Casting

Interesting facts

Madurai Veeran (transl. The Warrior of Madurai) is a 1956 Indian Tamil-language historical action film directed by D. Yoganand, written by Kannadasan, and produced by Lena Chettiar. Based on the folklore legend turned deity of the same name, it stars M. G. Ramachandran as the eponymous character, with P. Bhanumathi and Padmini playing his love interests. T. S. Balaiah, N. S. Krishnan and T. A. Mathuram play supporting roles.

Production

The folklore legend turned deity Madurai Veeran's first appearance on screen was in a 1939 film with the same name. Another attempt to make a film based on the legend was made in the late 1940s by Naveena Pictures, with P. U. Chinnappa set to star; this did not materialise. Lena Chettiar of Krishna Pictures later successfully managed to produce one, also titled Madurai Veeran, with D. Yoganand as director.

M. G. Ramachandran, who starred as the title character, initially refused to act in the film because it had mythological references, but joined after being urged by R. M. Veerappan. He felt that the character of Velliaiyamma was "poorly depicted" in the original legend, and suggested changes to her screen depiction, to which the producer assented. The character was portrayed by Padmini, in her first film opposite Ramachandran.

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