Muhammad bin Tughluq

Muhammad bin Tughluq (1971)

முகமது பின் துக்ளக்

Rangachari unearths the buried coffins of the historical figures, Mohammed Bin Tughlaq and Ibn Batuta, only to find that both of them are alive owing to a secret herbal treatment.

Date of release
1971-03-05
TMDB
8.5 / 10 (2)
Runtime
2h 16m
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Director
Cho Ramaswamy

Casting

Interesting facts

Muhammad bin Tughluq is a 1971 Indian Tamil-language political satire film written and directed by Cho Ramaswamy, in his directorial debut. It is based on his play of the same name. Cho stars as the title character, with R. Neelakantan, S. Rajagopal, Veerasamy, Peeli Sivam, Manorama, Sukumari and G. Sakunthala in supporting roles. The film revolves around Tughluq, a fourteenth century sultan, waking up in 1971 and rising through the ranks in Indian politics.

Production

Muhammad bin Tughluq, a play written by Cho and first staged in 1968, became a success despite becoming controversial for targeting the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) founder M. Karunanidhi and the then Prime Minister of India, Indira Gandhi. After this, in 1971, Cho announced that the play would be adapted into a film. Soon after, the DMK tried to hinder the film's production in every possible manner, including protests.

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