Ratha Thilagam

<p>Kumar is a graduate who decides to enlist in the Indian Army, following news of the Chinese invasion in the country during the , only to find out that his love interest Kamala was working against the Indian Army. is based on the of 1962. It was directed by Dada Mirasi who also wrote the screenplay. It was produced under National Movies by and P. V. Krishnan while , along with, P.C. Ganesan and Thyagan wrote the dialogue; Kannadasan also presented the film. Cinematography was handled by Jagirdhar and editing by R. Devarajan. Critic noted s similarities to the film (1961) in that both films had “the backdrop of war, the star-crossed lovers, and, of course, of , which, in both films, appears to have been dubbed by the same voices ( , ).” Writing for , Ganesh Krishnamoorthy felt that, as the film was set in the backdrop of the , “this scene, used as a play enacted by the characters, provides a structural unity to the main plot.” The music was composed by , with lyrics by . The songs “Oru Koppaiyila” and “Pasumai Niraintha” were well received. was released on 14 September 1963. Kanthan of praised the film for the comedy subplot and the play. T. M. Ramachandran, writing for , commended Ganesan and Savitri’s performances, calling their roles in the Othello play the film’s . The film was not commercially successful.</p>