Sabaash Meena

<p>Mohan is a rich spoilt brat. His erratic and irresponsible behaviour forces his father Sadasivam Pillai to send him to his friend Appadurai’s place in to work and learn something in life. Mohan, a street smart man, sends his friend Shekar in his place to Appadurai. Appadurai, who has not seen Mohan before, accepts Shekar as Mohan and gives him a job. Shekar falls in love with Appadurai’s daughter and Mohan who meets Meena in a bus falls for her. Adding to the mix is Mookan, played by Chandrababu again, who gets swapped with the Sekhar giving hilarious situation while Sankar, the corrupt manager of Appadurai and the intended groom for Meena, serves as villain to unite Sekhar and Mohan to resolve all issues and take their due place. What follows is a hilarious depiction of both their love stories and the confusions it creates. Chandrababu’s pay for the film was one rupee higher than Ganesan’s. The music was composed by , with lyrics by . The song “Kaanaa Inbam Kannidhadheno” is set in the . was released on 3 October 1958, and was distributed by A. L. S. Productions. It was previously scheduled for 19 September 1958, but got postponed due to delays in the arrival of raw film. The film was a major success, even in non-Tamil speaking regions such as . It was dubbed into Telugu as , which did not achieve the same success. was remade into as (1962) with Panthulu again directing. He also directed the remake (1971). The film was also remade in as (1976). The 1996 Tamil film was an unofficial remake of .</p>