Kadhal Vaaganam
Kadhal Vaaganam (transl. Vehicle of love) is a 1968 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by M. A. Thirumugam. The film features M. G. Ramachandran, Jayalalithaa and S. A. Ashokan in lead roles.
| Kadhal Vaaganam | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical Poster | |
| Directed by | M. A. Thirumugam |
| Produced by | Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar |
| Written by | T.N.Balu |
| Starring | M. G. Ramachandran Jayalalithaa O. A. K. Devar S. A. Ashokan R. S. Manohar Nagesh |
| Music by | K. V. Mahadevan |
| Cinematography | N. S. Varma |
| Edited by | M. A. Thirumugam |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Devar Films |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
In 1968, between Kuala Lumpur and Madras...
A caravan becomes the stake of greed...
Why? It is necessary to see the movie to know!
Cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| M. G. Ramachandran | as Sundharam |
| Nagesh | as Chellappin |
| R. S. Manohar | as Kala's husband |
| S. A. Ashokan | as Marimuthu |
| Major Sundarrajan | as Pandjachalam |
| O. A. K. Thevar | as The chief |
| Typist Gopu | as |
| Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar | as a goon |
| J. Jayalalitha | as Vanidha |
| Vijayalalitha | as Fancy |
| Manorama | as Kokila |
| C. K. Saraswathi | as Mangalam |
| Seethalakshmi | as Kala's mother |
| Chandrakanth (Guest-star) | |
The casting is established according to the original order of the credits of opening of the movie, except those not mentioned.
About the movie
The film, produced by Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar under Devar Films, had musical score by K. V. Mahadevan.
MGR disguises as an English woman to free (deliver) the beautiful Jayalalithaa from Asogan. In this scene, the female singer, L. R. Eswari lends her voice to MGR.
MGR is splendidly dressed by the fashion designer (dressmaker) M. A. Muthu.
Regrettably, it was the movie, which performed the least in box office , among all movies of the combination with producer Devar with hero as MGR. KADHAL VAAGANAM held the poster only 56 days, at that time.
Kadhal Vaaganam was the last black & white movie of MGR-Chinnappa Devar Combination and 15th of the 16 movies Devar Films and MGR did together.
The author T. N. Balu had already written, three years previously for MGR, the story of Aasai Mugam.
Soundtrack
The music was composed by K. V. Mahadevan.
- "Aattankal Onna Iranda" -
- "Enna Man Ponnu Naan" -
- "Nadappadhu 68" -
- "Vaa Ponnukku Pottu" -
- "Vannakkam En Vannakkam" -