Maanasamrakshanam

Maanasamrakshanam (In Defense of Honor)
Film Poster
Directed by	K. Subramaniam, C. S. V. Iyer
Story by	K. Subramaniam
Produced by	K. Subramaniam
Starring	S. D. Subbulakshmi G. Pattu Iyer V. N. Janaki T. R. Ramachandran Kali N. Rathnam and others
Cinematography	Thambu
Music by	K. C. Thyagarajan (Background score)
Production company	Madras United Artistes Corporation
Release date	1945 (1945)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Maanasamrakshanam (In Defense of Honor) is a 1945 Indian Tamil language film, produced and directed by K. Subramaniam with S. D. Subbulakshmi, G. Pattu Iyer, V. N. Janaki, T. R. Ramachandran and Kali N. Rathnam. ^[1] The film is lost. ^[2]

Plot

During World War II, Japan invaded Burma (now known as Myanmar in 1941. Many Indians have adopted Burma as their country and were living there. The invasion brought many hardships to these Indians. They started migrating to India walking hundreds of miles through jungles and mountains while the enemy was on pursuit. The heroine set up an organisation in India to take care of the lost children. This organisation was called Maanasamrakshana. The heroine is involved in nationalistic activities. She defeats the villain's anti-national activities. She faces her own relatives who misappropriates her wealth. ^[1]

Cast

S. D. Subbulakshmi
G. Pattu Iyer
V. N. Janaki
T. R. Ramachandran
Kali N. Rathnam
T. K. Sampangi
M. R. S. Mani
T. R. B. Rao
M. A. Ganapathi Bhat
V. S. Santhanam Ayyangar
Ramanuja Chariar
V. A. S. Mani
Master Sathasivam
Nagalakshmi
Kumari Subbulakshmi

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Crew

• Producer: K. Subramaniam
• Directors: K. Subramaniam, C. S. V. Iyer
• Cinematography: Thambu (a cousin of K. Subramaniam)
• Art Direction: F. Nagoor, Ghodgaonkar
• Music (Background Score): K. C. Thyagarajan
• Lyrics: Papanasam Rajagopala Iyer (Papanasam Sivan's brother) ^[1]

References

1. Guy, Randor (7 November 2010). "Maanasamrakshanam (1945)". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 22 April 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
2. Sampath, Janani (23 June 2019). "Tamil film legacy disappearing into a blackhole". The Federal. Archived from the original on 13 December 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2021.