Malaikallan

Malaikallan (1954)

மலைக்கள்ளன்

A young man saves the daughter of a zamindar when she is kidnapped and then they both fall in love with each other.

Date of release
1954-07-22
TMDB
8.0 / 10 (1)
Runtime
3h 6m
Genres
Drama, Action
Director
S. M. Sriramulu Naidu

Casting

Interesting facts

Malaikkallan is a 1954 Indian Tamil-language action adventure film starring M. G. Ramachandran and P. Bhanumathi. The film was released on 22 July 1954, and was a blockbuster. It ran for over 140 days in Chennai and all other major cities. It was the first Tamil film to win a President's Silver Medal.

Production

A blend of Robin Hood and The Mark of Zorro, written by Namakkal Kavignar Va. Ramalingam Pillai (Namakkal Kavignar). Malaikkallan had been prescribed as the non-detailed text for the high school curriculum in the early 50s, and the story had become very popular. A. P. Nagarajan was initially cast as a police inspector; however, after shooting some scenes with him, Naidu chose to replace him with M. G. Chakrapani.

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