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Release Date:
July 29, 1960
Original Title:
Meenda Sorgam
Genres:
Drama
Production Companies:
Vijaya Vahini Studios
Production Countries:
India
Ratings / Certifications:
IN: U
Runtime: 180
Nirmala (Padmini) is a poor but talented young dancer who falls in love with a rich man's son Sekar (Gemini Ganesan), but he is forced to marry a rich man's daughter Prathiba (Tambaram Lalitha). Nirmala promises to her lover that she will never dance in public. Due to various circumstances, Sekar's house is up for auction, and in order to save him, she performs in public. With the money thus earned, she saves his house, but Sekar is unaware of this. When he learns the truth, he begins searching of her, and in the meantime, Prathiba, who is now reformed, commits suicide. Sekar meets Nirmala, who is on the verge of committing suicide, and they are reunited.
Dialogue:
C. V. Sridhar
Director:
C. V. Sridhar
Director of Photography:
P. N. Sundaram
A. Vincent
Editor:
N. M. Shankar
Music:
T. Chalapathi Rao
Producer:
T. A. Durai Rajan
Screenplay:
C. V. Sridhar
Story:
C. V. Sridhar
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