Malaikkallan

Malaikkallan
Theatrical release poster
Directed byS. M. Sriramulu Naidu
Screenplay byM. Karunanidhi
Story byNamakkal Kavignar
Produced byS. M. Sriramulu Naidu
StarringM. G. Ramachandran
P. Bhanumathi
CinematographySailen Bose , V Devraj Naidu
Edited byVeluswamy
Music byS. M. Subbaiah Naidu
Production
company
Release date
  • 22 July 1954 (1954-07-22)
Running time
186 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil
Box office75 Lakhs

Malaikkallan (transl. Thief of The Hills) is a 1954 Indian Tamil-language action adventure film starring M. G. Ramachandran and P. Bhanumathi. The film was released on 22 July 1954, and was a blockbuster. It ran more than 140 days in Chennai and all other major cities. It was the first Tamil film to win a President's Silver Medal.[1] It was the first Indian movie to be remade in five other languages.

  1. ^ "History of Tamil Cinema". Indiancinemas.com. Archived from the original on 4 January 2010. Retrieved 30 November 2008.