Manthiri Kumari

1950 Drama 173 minutes Directed by Ellis R. Dungan

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About Manthiri Kumari

The king of Mullai Nadu names Veera Mohan general. The head priest and his son Parthiban are furious. Parthiban turns bandit. M. G. Ramachandran, M. N. Nambiar, Madhuri Devi, and G. Sakunthala lead the cast. The screenplay comes from M. Karunanidhi's play, itself taken from an episode in the Tamil epic Kundalakesi.

Cast & crew

More about Manthiri Kumari

Ellis R. Dungan directed. This was his last Tamil film, and he left the industry soon after. G. Ramanathan wrote the music. Wikidata times the film at 173 minutes. Modern Theatres produced and distributed it. A copy is on Wikimedia Commons.

Themes

  • A general the priest resents
  • Parthiban as a bandit
  • The minister's daughter
  • Mullai Nadu
  • Veera Mohan
  • Parthiban
  • Karunanidhi
  • Dungan
  • Kundalakesi

Background

Karunanidhi took the plot from an incident in Kundalakesi and first wrote it as a play.

Music

G. Ramanathan composed the music.

Preservation

A copy is on Wikimedia Commons.

Notes

  • The Tamil title means The Minister's Daughter.
  • Padmini is also on the Wikidata cast.
  • The company is Modern Theatres, not AVM.
  • A copy is on Wikimedia Commons.

Scenes

  • The king names Veera Mohan general, and Parthiban leaves to live as a bandit.

Influenced by

  • Kundalakesi
  • M. Karunanidhi's play Manthiri Kumari

Also available

  • Wikimedia Commons (Manthiri Kumari)