Velaikari

Velaikari
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	A. S. A. Sami
Written by	C. N. Annadurai
Based on	Velaikari by C. N. Annadurai
Produced by	M. Somasundaram
Starring	K. R. Ramasamy V. N. Janaki M. V. Rajamma
Cinematography	M. Masthan
Edited by	T. Durairaj
Music by	C. R. Subbaraman S. M. Subbaiah Naidu
Production company	Jupiter Pictures
Release date	25 February 1949 (1949-February-25)
Running time	186 minutes[1]
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Velaikari (transl. Servant Maid) is a 1949 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by A. S. A. Sami and produced by M. Somasundaram under Jupiter Pictures. It was based on the play of the same name written by C. N. Annadurai, while incorporating plot details from the Alexandre Dumas novel The Count of Monte Cristo (1844). The film stars K. R. Ramasamy, V. N. Janaki and M. V. Rajamma. It was released on 25 February 1949 and became a success. The film was remade in Telugu as Santhosham (1955), in Hindi as Naya Aadmi (1956), and in Kannada as Malli Maduve (1963).