Muharasi

<p>Because she refused to cooperate, Mangalam, a fair mother, pays with her life. She is cruelly stabbed by Duraiswamy, a notable, who put himself up to spirit away the colossal fortune of his deceased brother. He acts so meanly in front of little Somu, (Mangalam’s elder son), the terrorised child who memorises the face of Duraiswamy. 15 years later, Somu is living only for one thing: to take revenge. He settled in his purpose of finding the murderer and killing him with his own hands. His young brother Ramu, a police officer of a formidable efficiency, big in integrity and whose reputation precedes him, is moved into the same direction as Duraiswamy! Ramu is in love with Jaya, who turns out to be one of the two girls of Duraiswamy, the criminal whom Somu has looked for desperately for years. Ramu tried vainly to tear away from his older brother Somu, the truth on the identity of the murderer of their mother. It is there that their opinion on justice diverges. Somu wants death, whereas Ramu demands a judgment (sentence) in front of a court for the murderer of their mother! , adapted from G. Balasubramaniam’s play , itself inspired by the 1964 film , was the only film where and acted together. Though actors like , or were considered, Ramachandran chose Ganesan. Filming was completed within 18 days. The music was composed by , with lyrics by . was released on 18 February 1966, and distributed by Emgeeyar Pictures. Writing for , T. M. Ramachandran gave a negative review citing “There is nothing much to write home about the direction by M. A. Thirumugam”. He said M. G. Ramachandran gave a “consummate performance” while Ganesan was “almost an unsympathetic role [..] he tends to overdo” and Jayalalithaa “tries hard to make presence felt”. said Nambiar’s performance lacked newness, and none of the songs were memorable.</p>