Beedala Patlu

<p>Tough and ruthless police inspector Javert recaptures a small-time criminal Kandhan who has escaped from prison. Kandhan turns a new leaf with the help of a Christian Bishop. When he is released from prison he starts a glass making company. He changes his identity and becomes successful and even becomes the mayor of his town. Inspector Javert finds out about his new life and threatens to expose him. On one occasion Kandhan saves Javert’s life. Javert commits suicide unable to turn Kandhan in to the authorities out of his sense of gratitude. Cast according to the opening credits of the film , S. V. Shanmugam Pillai, S. V. Shanmugam, V. S. Rao, Manickam was produced by at in Coimbatore. K. Ramnoth was hired as the director and was cast as Kandan (based on ). Initially, Nagercoil K. Mahadevan, was cast as the bishop who reforms the thief. But after a few scenes were shot, Sriramulu Naidu replaced him with . Elangovan (Thanigachalam) wrote the script for based on Sudhanandha Bharathi’s translation of . Sriramulu Naidu was known for his strict schedule. Once when director Ramnoth was absent from the set, one of the actors – V. Gopalakrishnan – left the set thinking that there would be no filming on that day. An incensed Naidu filmed the scene (a love song sequence) using an actress (Ragini) dressed up as a man instead of Gopalakrishnan. The soundtrack had ten songs composed by . The lyrics by V. A. Gopalakrishnan. Music is by and G. Aswathama. Lyrics were by . was released on Diwali day (9 November), 1950. It was a commercial and critical success.</p>