Rangoon Radha

<p>Kottaiyur Dharmalinga Mudaliyar is a cunning man who appears noble to the outside world. Rangam is his virtuous and long-suffering wife. Dharmalinga Mudaliyaar also has an eye on his sister-in-law Thangam. In order to marry Thangam and get control of the abundant wealth of the sisters, Dharamlingam ensures that everyone believes that Rangam is possessed by some evil spirit and is slowly becoming insane. The screenplay of was written by from a story by . The main plot was inspired by the 1944 American film . The music was composed by . One of the lyricists, was paid 1000 per song. was released on 1 November 1956. Historian noted, “In spite of the formidable writing credits, excellent cast and outstanding performances, did not do well as one had expected. Perhaps the negative role of Sivaji Ganesan had contributed to its not-so-warm welcome”. Annadurai was besotted by the histrionics that Bhanumathi displayed in the film, and conferred upon her the title (The woman who wrote the grammar for acting).</p>