Manohara

Manohara

🎞️ Movie 199 min IN
โ˜… 7.2 /10 1954

Manohara produced by M. Somasundaram. The Sivaji Ganesan-L. V. Prasad production was distinct, becoming a cult classic. Karunanidhi virtually rewrote Mudaliar’s play, introducing interesting changes like the climactic sequence for which he drew inspiration from “Samson and Delilah”, especially the part where the blind Samson pushes the pillars down. Mu. Karunanidhi’s writing was superb with a contemporary touch. His dialogue had punch, satire, wit and humour. Sivaji Ganesan was excellent in his dialogue delivery and P. Kannamba who played the queen mother was equally brilliant. Her line, ‘Poruthathu podhum, pongi ezhu, maganey’, became quite famous.

Cast

Sivaji Ganesan
Sivaji Ganesan
Manohara
T.R. Rajakumari
T.R. Rajakumari
Vasanthasenai
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Kannamba
Queen Padmavathi
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Sadasivarao
King Purushothaman
S.A. Natarajan
S.A. Natarajan
General Ukrasenan
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Jawar N. Sitaraman
Sathyaseelar
S.S. Rajendran
S.S. Rajendran
Rajapriyan
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Kaka Radhakrishnan
Vasanthan
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T.P. Muthulakshmi
Malini
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Girija
Princess Vijaya
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T.R. Ramanathan
Composer
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S.V. Venkatraman
Composer
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P. Ramaswamy
Cinematographer