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Mudaliar is away, Poonkothai is kidnapped. The happenings of that eerie night keep the village tongues wagging for many days thereafter. Two sidekicks of
Kathavarayan are found tied and hanging upside down, and a piece of Poonkothai's jewellery is recovered from them. Kamakshi Ammal is found tied-up and unconscious, and a mysterious errand-boy hands over to the attending doctor a forest herb that revives her at once. Poonkothai is said to be in the custody of Malaikkallan, who has cleverly waylaid Kathavarayan's men and taken away Poonkothai. Kathavarayan faces the ire and ridicule of Veerarajan at the behest of whom he had engineered Poonkothai's kidnapping. Goaded by this humiliation, he now sends his men far and wide in search of Poonkothai. Meanwhile, Poonkothai is safe in the magnificent hideout of Malaikkallan, perceiving his genuine concern for the downtrodden and the reverence with which he is held by his people, her contempt and mistrust turn gradually into admiration and leads to love.
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There is also the wealthy merchant Abdul Raheem, who seems to disappear at regular intervals from
Vijayapuri, claiming business calls at far-off places. In this hotbed of intrigue and suspicion blooms an innocent rose Poonkothai, daughter of the upright Sokkesa Mudaliar. Veerarajan is the cousin of
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Makkalanban. The song "Eththanai Kaalam Thaan Yemaatruvaar" became very popular that MGR then opted to include at least one ideological song for educational purposes in his future projects. It was the first song that T. M. Soundararajan had sung for M. G. Ramachandran. This particular song was
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The other dacoit is apparently the mysterious
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Kaathavarayan, his
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Poonkothai and desires to marry her, but his evil reputation ensures the impossibility of such an alliance. Having lost her mother at an early age, Poonkothai is brought up by her widowed aunt
Kamakshi Ammal. Kamakshi Ammal's only son Kumaraveeran went missing many years back.
224:. 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. It was the first Indian movie to be remade in five other languages.
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in its review dated 12 September 1954 mentioned that film "has several amazing moments which increase the heartbeats of the audience... Various fight scenes, dances and comedy scenes make the film a mass entertainer".
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784:. 1954. Opening credits, from 1:37 to 2:08.
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1117:. 21 December 1955. Archived from
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1153:Pride of Tamil Cinema: 1931–2013
1005:Narasimham, M. L. (2 May 2014).
488:"Yethanai Kaalamthan Yematruvar"
362:Surabhi Balasaraswathi as Janaki
861:Jeshi, K. (10 September 2012).
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863:"Blockbusters of Coimbatore"
285:as Head Constable Karuppaiah
96:Sailen Bose , V Devraj Naidu
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2389:Indian swashbuckler films
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903:. 2 January 2019.
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782:Pakshiraja Studios
637:The Indian Express
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826:Guy, Randor
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759:30 November
703:(1993) and
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163:186 minutes
71:Produced by
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2334:1954 films
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