| Sange Muzhangu | |
|---|---|
 Poster | |
| Directed by | P. Neelakantan |
| Screenplay by | K. S. Gopalakrishnan |
| Produced by | S. Ramakrishnan |
| Starring | M. G. Ramachandran Lakshmi |
| Cinematography | V. Ramamoorthy |
| Edited by | K. Narayanan |
| Music by | M. S. Viswanathan |
Production company | Valli Films[1] |
Release date |
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Running time | 156 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Sange Muzhangu (transl. Blow the conch shell) is a 1972 Indian Tamil-language thriller film, directed by P. Neelakantan, starring M. G. Ramachandran, with S. A. Ashokan, Lakshmi, Cho Ramaswamy, among others enacting supporting roles. Kamal Haasan worked under K. Thangappan as his dance assistant in this film. It is a remake of the Bengali film Jiban Mrityu.[3]
Plot
Murugan is an innocent guy who meets Latha in airport. They start off with a fight but fall in love. he is also a fugitive who is trapped in the murder of his employer by Natarajan and Varagaswamy. He is on the run. With help from Pratap Singh he takes the place of Kripal Singh, who is Pratap's sister's son scheduled to appear for IPS from London had died in an accident. He writes and clears the exams and is assigned to investigate Murugan's case.
He takes up the role, investigates and in the end exposes the real culprits.
Cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| M. G. Ramachandran | as Murugan, (alais Mohammed and alias Kirpal Singh) |
| Lakshmi | as Latha, Murugan's lover |
| T. K. Bhagavathi | as Pratap Singh, Latha's father |
| V. K. Ramasamy | as Varagaswamy, an Advocate and Natarajan's friend |
| S. A. Ashokan | as Natarajan, the director |
| V. S. Raghavan | as Dhayalan, the jeweler, the foster father of Murugan and Sivagami |
| Cho Ramaswamy | as Cinthamani, Murugan's friend |
| C. R. Parthiban | as D.I.G. of Police[4] |
| Jaya Kausalya (Baby Jaya Gowsalya) | as Sivagami, Murugan's sister |
| G. Sakunthala | as Visalam, Varagaswamy's wife |
| 'Baby' Sridevi | as Sivagami (child) |
| Karikol Raju | as |
| K. D. Santhanam | as The judge in the final scene |
| Kallapart Natarajan | as Sekhar, Murugan's brother-in-law |
| S. V. Ramadas | as The aggressor of the airport |
| K. Kannan | as |
| Gundu Karuppiah | as Thangasamy |
| S. Rama Rao | as Varagaswamy's junior |
| Kumari Nirmala | as Sivagami |
| Master Babu | as Murugan (child) |
| T. K. S. Chandran | as Mohan, Dayalan's son |
| Helen | as cabaret dancer |
The casting is established according to the original order of the credits of opening of the movie, except those not mentioned.
Soundtrack
The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan.[5]
All lyrics are written by Kannadasan
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Pombala Sirichapochu" | T. M. Soundararajan | 03:37 |
| 2. | "Irandu Kangal" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela | 03:20 |
| 3. | "Naam Solliththara" | L. R. Eswari | 03:18 |
| 4. | "Naalu Perukku (Ullathil)" | T. M. Soundararajan | 03:30 |
| 5. | "Thamizhil Athu Oru" | T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela | 04:01 |
| 6. | "Silar Kudippathupole" | T. M. Soundararajan, L. R. Eswari | 03:34 |
References
- ↑ Sri Kantha, Sachi (27 December 2019). "MGR Remembered – Part 54 | An Overview of the Final 31 movies of 1970s". Ilankai Tamil Sangam. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- ↑ "எம்.ஜி.ஆர். நடித்த படங்களின் பட்டியல்". Ithayakkani (in Tamil). 2 April 2011. Archived from the original on 14 November 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- ↑ ராம்ஜி, வி. (9 February 2023). "'சிங்' வேடத்தில் எம்ஜிஆர் அசத்திய 'சங்கே முழங்கு!'". Kamadenu (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 10 February 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- ↑ "'Jackson Durai' remembered". The Hindu. 13 February 2021. Archived from the original on 14 February 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ↑ "Sange Muzhangu (1972)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 8 June 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.