Sange Muzhangu (transl. Blow the conch shell) is a 1972 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film directed by P. Neelakantan, starring M. G. Ramachandran, with S. A. Ashokan, Lakshmi, Cho Ramaswamy, among others enacting supporting roles. Kamal Haasan worked under K. Thangappan as his dance assistant in this film. It is a remake of the Bengali film Jiban Mrityu.[3]

Sange Muzhangu
Poster
Directed byP. Neelakantan
Screenplay byK. S. Gopalakrishnan
Produced byS. Ramakrishnan
StarringM. G. Ramachandran
Lakshmi
CinematographyV. Ramamoorthy
Edited byK. Narayanan
Music byM. S. Viswanathan
Production
company
Valli Films[1]
Release date
  • 4 February 1972 (1972-02-04)[2]
Running time
156 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Plot

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Murugan is an innocent man who meets Latha at an airport. They start off with a fight but then fall in love. He is also a fugitive who is involved in the murder of his employer by Natarajan and Varagaswamy. With help from Pratap Singh, he takes the place of Kripal Singh, who is Pratap's sister's son scheduled to appear for IPS from London, who had died in an accident. He writes and clears the exams and is assigned to investigate Murugan's case. He takes up the role, investigates, and in the end exposes the real culprits.

Cast

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Actor Role
M. G. Ramachandran as Murugan, (alais Mohammed and alias Kirpal Singh)
Lakshmi as Latha, Murugan's lover
T. K. Bhagavathi as Pratap Singh, Latha's father
V. K. Ramasamy as Varagaswamy, an Advocate and Natarajan's friend
S. A. Ashokan as Natarajan, the director
V. S. Raghavan as Dhayalan, the jeweler, the foster father of Murugan and Sivagami
Cho Ramaswamy as Cinthamani, Murugan's friend
C. R. Parthiban as D.I.G. of Police[4]
Jaya Kausalya (Baby Jaya Gowsalya) as Sivagami, Murugan's sister
G. Sakunthala as Visalam, Varagaswamy's wife
'Baby' Sridevi as Sivagami (child)
Karikol Raju as
K. D. Santhanam as The judge in the final scene
Kallapart Natarajan as Sekhar, Murugan's brother-in-law
S. V. Ramadas as The aggressor of the airport
K. Kannan as
Gundu Karuppiah as Thangasamy
S. Rama Rao as Varagaswamy's junior
Kumari Nirmala as Sivagami
Master Babu as Murugan (child)
T. K. S. Chandran as Mohan, Dayalan's son
Helen as cabaret dancer

Soundtrack

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The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan.[5]

All lyrics are written by Kannadasan

No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Pombala Sirichapochu"T. M. Soundararajan03:37
2."Irandu Kangal"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela03:20
3."Naam Solliththara"L. R. Eswari03:18
4."Naalu Perukku (Ullathil)"T. M. Soundararajan03:30
5."Thamizhil Athu Oru"T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela04:01
6."Silar Kudippathupole"T. M. Soundararajan, L. R. Eswari03:34

References

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  1. ^ Sri Kantha, Sachi (27 December 2019). "MGR Remembered – Part 54 | An Overview of the Final 31 movies of 1970s". Ilankai Tamil Sangam. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  2. ^ "எம்.ஜி.ஆர். நடித்த படங்களின் பட்டியல்". Ithayakkani (in Tamil). 2 April 2011. Archived from the original on 14 November 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  3. ^ ராம்ஜி, வி. (9 February 2023). "'சிங்' வேடத்தில் எம்ஜிஆர் அசத்திய 'சங்கே முழங்கு!'". Kamadenu (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 10 February 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  4. ^ "'Jackson Durai' remembered". The Hindu. 13 February 2021. Archived from the original on 14 February 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Sange Muzhangu (1972)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 8 June 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
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