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Thillana Mohanambal is a 1968 Indian Tamil-language musical drama film written, directed and produced by A. P. Nagarajan. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Padmini and T. S. Balaiah in the lead roles, with A. V. M. Rajan, Nagesh and Manorama in supporting roles. It tells the story of Shanmugasundaram, a nadaswaram player who falls in love with Mohanambal, a Bharatanatyam dancer who reciprocates his feelings, but unfortunate circumstances and their egoistic nature prevents them from confessing their love for one another. How they overcome their self-created obstacles and those created by the people around them forms the rest of the story.
Original Release
07/27/1968
Cast
Name | Character |
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Shivaji Ganesan | Sikkil Shanmughasundaram / Nadaswara Chakravarthi "Sikkal" Shanmugasundaram |
Padmini | Mohanambal |
Aachi Manorama | Jil Jil Ramamani / "Jil Jil" Ramamani |
T.S. Balaiah | Muthurakkan / Muthurakku |
C.K. Saraswathi | Vadivambal |
S.V. Sahasranamam | Shaktivelu / Saint living in Thiruvarur |
K.A. Thangavelu | Mohana's guru / Nattuvanar Muthukumara Swamy |
A.V.M. Rajan | Thangarathinam / Thangarathnam |
Nagesh | Vaithy / "Savadal" Vaithi |
M.N. Nambiar | Madanpur Maharaja / Maharaja of Madhanpur |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Shivaji Ganesan | Sikkil Shanmughasundaram / Nadaswara Chakravarthi "Sikkal" Shanmugasundaram |
Padmini | Mohanambal |
Aachi Manorama | Jil Jil Ramamani / "Jil Jil" Ramamani |
T.S. Balaiah | Muthurakkan / Muthurakku |
C.K. Saraswathi | Vadivambal |
S.V. Sahasranamam | Shaktivelu / Saint living in Thiruvarur |
K.A. Thangavelu | Mohana's guru / Nattuvanar Muthukumara Swamy |
A.V.M. Rajan | Thangarathinam / Thangarathnam |
Nagesh | Vaithy / "Savadal" Vaithi |
M.N. Nambiar | Madanpur Maharaja / Maharaja of Madhanpur |
K. Balaji | Singapuram Minor / "Singapuram Minor" Chelladurai |
Ramachandran T.R. | Varadan |
Senthamarai | Singapuram Minor's Father-in-lae / Kadambavanam |
Chittor V. Nagaiah | Shanmugasundaram's guru / Sundaram's Nadaswaram teacher |
A.P. Nagarajan | Swamiji |
P.D. Sambandam | Thaalam player in Sundaram's troupe |
A. Karunanidhi | Sudalai |
K. Sarangapani | Sakthivel |
M. Saroja | Abaranji Vethalai Petti |
Producers
Name | Role |
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A.P. Nagarajan | Producer |