Madurai Veeran (1956 film)

Madurai Veeran
Theatrical release poster
Directed byD. Yoganand
Screenplay byKannadasan
Produced byLena Chettiar
StarringM. G. Ramachandran
P. Bhanumathi
Padmini
CinematographyM. A. Rehman
Edited byV. B. Natarajan
Music byG. Ramanathan
Production
company
Krishna Pictures
Release date
  • 13 April 1956 (1956-04-13)
Running time
165 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil
Box office1 crore[1]

Madurai Veeran (transl. The Warrior of Madurai) is a 1956 Indian Tamil-language historical action film directed by D. Yoganand, written by Kannadasan, and produced by Lena Chettiar. Based on the folklore legend turned deity of the same name, it stars M. G. Ramachandran as the eponymous character, with P. Bhanumathi and Padmini playing his love interests. T. S. Balaiah, N. S. Krishnan and T. A. Mathuram play supporting roles.

Madurai Veeran was the second film based on the legend after a 1939 film. It was released on 13 April 1956, during Puthandu (Tamil New Year). The film became a major success, and had a theatrical run of over 200 days, thereby becoming a silver jubilee film. It was also a milestone in the careers of Ramachandran and Padmini, and led to many more similar films being made.

  1. ^ Kannan 2017, p. 105.