Naan Kanda Sorgam

<p>Meenakshi is the daughter of Parama Pillai, a millionaire. While she is drawn to public service, her father despises the idea. Meenakshi falls in love with Sundar, a theatre artiste who donates earnings to impoverished people. Parama Pillai despises him but, unknown to him, his daughter assists Sundar in his social welfare activities. When Parama Pillai realises this, he forbids Meenakshi to leave the house and even appoints two men to guard her. Sundar disguises himself as a woman and fools the millionaire into appointing him as Meenakshi’s tutor. When Parama Pillai arranges Meenakshi’s marriage with a rich but older man, Sundar saves her by helping her escape. Parama Pillai finds his daughter and locks her up, beating Sundar to an inch of his life. The rest of the film deals with how , and other gods help Meenakshi and Sundar unite. was produced and directed by under the banner Bharghavi Films. It was remade from the 1958 film , itself based on a play by , and simultaneously filmed in as with a largely different cast. wrote the dialogues. Nanjappa, assisted by P. S. Loganathan, handled the cinematography. Shooting for the film took place at Vijaya-Vauhini Studios. The film featured an dance sequence choreographed by Gemini Ramamurthi. G. Aswathama composed the film’s music. The lyricists were , , Parthiban, and T. K. Sundara Vadhyar. The film had a dance-drama called “Usha Parinayam” for which and lent their voices. was released on 12 August 1960. said, “A hilarious comedy in the best tradition of Tamil genius has been brought to the screen by the plucky Producer-Director C. Pullayya in .” Kanthan of lauded Thangavelu’s performance, saying it brought the feel of heaven. According to historian , the film was a commercial success “mainly because of the unusual story line and elements.”</p>