Mangudi Minor

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Mangudi Minor
Directed by V. C. Guhanathan
Screenplay byV. C. Guhanathan
Produced byA. R. Kannappan Chettiar
Starring Vijayakumar
Sripriya
Rajinikanth
CinematographyA. Somasundaram
Edited byR. Bhaskaran,
T. Thirunavukkarasu
Music by Chandrabose
Production
company
S. P. V. Films
Release date
  • 19 May 1978 (1978-05-19)
Running time
136 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Mangudi Minor is a 1978 Indian Tamil-language film directed by V. C. Guhanathan. Vijayakumar , Sripriya and Rajinikanth acted as villain in this film. [1] The film is a remake of the Hindi film Raampur Ka Lakshman .

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Plot

Kedarnath and Laxman are then adopted by a kind-hearted person. Laxman faces a tough choice, whether to save Prakash or his real brother Ram. [2]

Cast

Production

Mangudi Minor is a remake of the Hindi film Rampur Ka Lakshman. [2] When Guhanathan approached Rajinikanth to act in the film, he initially refused due to his busy schedule; however, he later accepted and completed his work within nine days. [3]

Soundtrack

All songs were written by Vaali and composed by Chandrabose. [4]

TitleSinger(s)Length
"Neenga Nenachapadi" T. M. Soundararajan 3:40
"Kazhuvura Neeril" Ceylon Manohar 3:40
"Unnidam Solven" T. M. Soundararajan, S. Janaki 4:18
"Kannan Ange" Vani Jairam 4:31
"En Kayil Iruppathu" P.Susheela 4:03

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