Moondru Deivangal (transl. Three gods)[1] is a 1971 Indian Tamil-language drama film, directed by Dada Mirasi and written by Chitralaya Gopu. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Muthuraman and Nagesh. It is a remake of the 1968 Marathi film Aamhi Jato Amuchya Gava. The film was released on 14 August 1971.
| Moondru Deivangal | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Dada Mirasi |
| Screenplay by | Chitralaya Gopu |
| Story by | Madhusudan Kalekar |
| Produced by | K. R. Seenivasan N. Naga Subramaniyam |
| Starring | Sivaji Ganesan R. Muthuraman Nagesh |
| Cinematography | K. S. Prasad |
| Edited by | N. M. Shankar |
| Music by | M. S. Viswanathan |
Production company | Sri Bhuvaneswari Movies |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
Three thieves get into a family and act as if they are good people. However, the family's humility causes a change of the thieves' heart and do they reform form the rest of the story.
Cast
- Sivaji Ganesan as Siva
- Muthuraman as Muthu
- Nagesh as Nagu
- V. K. Ramasamy as Kumar's uncle
- S. V. Subbaiah as Pasupathy
- Sivakumar as Kumar
- V. S. Raghavan as a retired police officer
- M. R. R. Vasu as Veerappan
- Vennira Aadai Moorthy as Moorthy
- Senthamarai as a police officer
- Chandrakala as Lakshmi
- Rukmani as Parvathi
- Jaya Kausalya
- Vijaya Chandrika as Muthu's wife
- K. R. Indira Devi
- Sivakami
Production
Moondru Deivangal is based on the 1968 Marathi film Aamhi Jato Amuchya Gava, written by Madhusudan Kalekar.[2][3] The screenplay was written by Chitralaya Gopu, departing from most of his earlier screenplays which were comedies.[4]
Soundtrack
The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, with lyrics by Kannadasan.[5] The song "Vasanthathil Or Naal" is set in Darbari Kanada raga.[6]
| Song | Singers |
|---|---|
| "Then Mazhaiyile Mangani" | P. Susheela |
| "Tirupathi Sendru Thirumbi Vandhal" | Sirkazhi Govindarajan |
| "Mullilla Roja" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela |
| "Thai Enum Selvangal" | T. M. Soundararajan |
| "Nee Oru Chellapillai" | L. R. Eswari |
| "Nadappadhu Sugam" | T. M. Soundararajan, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam |
| "Vasanthathil Orr Naal" | P. Susheela |
Release
Moondru Deivangal was released on 14 August 1971,[7][8] and underperformed commercially; Gopu felt this was because "it wasn't of Sivaji's standard".[2]
