Apoorva Sagodharargal (1949 film)

Apoorva Sagodharargal
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Directed byAcharya
Screenplay byAcharya, Sangu,
Kittu, Naina,
Subbu, Ki. Ra.
Produced byK. J. Mahadevan
S. S. Vasan
StarringM. K. Radha
P. Bhanumathi
CinematographyKamal Ghosh
Edited byChandru
Music byRajeswara Rao
M. D. Parthasarathy
R. Vaidyanathan
Production
company
Distributed byGemini Pictures Circuit Ltd.
Release date
  • 21 October 1949 (1949-October-21) (India)
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LanguagesTamil
Hindi
Telugu

Apoorva Sagodharargal (English: Strange Brothers) is a 1949 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by Acharya. The film which was adapted from Alexandre Dumas' 1844 novella The Corsican Brothers stars M. K. Radha and P. Bhanumathi, with Nagendra Rao and Suryaprabha playing supporting roles. It revolves around the two lookalike brothers who were separated during childhood by their cruel uncle who murdered his parents, rest of the film shows how two brothers join in avenging the death of their parents.

Apoorva Sagodharargal was simultaneously produced in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi languages by Gemini Studios. The Telugu version Apoorva Sahodarulu (English: Strange Brothers) was directed by C. Pullayya, and the Hindi version Nishan (English: Mark) by S. S. Vasan.

  1. ^ Dhananjayan 2014, p. 81.