| Malaikkallan | |
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| Directed by | S. M. Sriramulu Naidu |
| Screenplay by | M. Karunanidhi |
| Story by | Namakkal Kavignar |
| Produced by | S. M. Sriramulu Naidu |
| Starring | M. G. Ramachandran P. Bhanumathi |
| Cinematography | Sailen Bose , V Devraj Naidu |
| Edited by | Veluswamy |
| Music by | S. M. Subbaiah Naidu |
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Release date |
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Running time | 186 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
| Box office | ₹75 Lakhs |
Malaikkallan (transl. Thief of The Hills) is a 1954 Indian Tamil-language action film starring M. G. Ramachandran and P. Bhanumathi. The film was released on 22 July 1954, and was a blockbuster and was the highest-grossing Tamil film of the year. It ran more than 140 days in Chennai and all other major cities.[1] It was the first Tamil film to win a President's Silver Medal.[2] It was the first Indian movie to be remade in five other languages.
- ^ Pande, Ram (1985). Congress 100 Years. Jaipur Pub. House. p. 286. Retrieved 30 November 2008.
- ^ "History of Tamil Cinema". Indiancinemas.com. Archived from the original on 4 January 2010. Retrieved 30 November 2008.