Manohara 70 years old

Manohara produced by M. Somasundaram. The Sivaji Ganesan-L. V. Prasad production was distinct, becoming a cult classic. Karunanidhi virtually rewrote Mudaliar’s play, introducing interesting changes like the climactic sequence for which he drew inspiration from “Samson and Delilah”, especially the part where the blind Samson pushes the pillars down. Mu. Karunanidhi’s writing was superb with a contemporary touch. His dialogue had punch, satire, wit and humour. Sivaji Ganesan was excellent in his dialogue delivery and P. Kannamba who played the queen mother was equally brilliant. Her line, ‘Poruthathu podhum, pongi ezhu, maganey’, became quite famous.

Credits

Manohara Cast

Name Character
Sivaji Ganesan He was 25, 72 years old when he died as Manohara
T. R. Rajakumari She was 31, 77 years old when she died
Kaaka Radhakrishnan
Sadasiva Rao
Javar Seetharaman
Girija She was 16, now 86 years old as Princess
S. A. Natarajan He was 34, 63 years old when he died
Pandari Bai She was 25, 74 years old when she died
T. P. Muthulakshmi She was 23, 77 years old when she died

Manohara Crew

Name Department
M. S. Viswanathan as Music. He was 25 (87) years old when He died Sound
M. Somasundaram as Producer. Production
L. V. Prasad as Director. He was 46 (86) years old when He died Directing
Manohara (70 years)

  • Release day: Wednesday, March 03, 1954
  • Runtime: 199 minutes