Mounam Sammadham
Mounam Sammadham (transl. Silence is Acceptance) is a 1990 Tamil language legal thriller film directed by K. Madhu. The film stars Mammootty (in his Tamil film debut) and Amala. The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.
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| Directed by | K. Madhu |
| Produced by | Kovai Chezhiyan Sembian Sivakumar |
| Story by | S. N. Swamy |
| Starring | Mammootty Amala |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
| Cinematography | Vipin Das |
| Edited by | V. P. Krishnan |
Production company | K. C. Film Combines |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
The plot revolves around the wrong conviction of a business man and the efforts taken by a lawyer to find the truth.
Cast
- Mammootty as Advocate KC Raja
- Amala as Dr.Hema (Sundaram's sister)
- Jaishankar as Sundaram
- Nagesh as Paramasivam
- Sarath Kumar as Balu (Sundaram's brother)
- Sathyapriya as Savitri, Sundaram's wife
- Sukumari as Sundaram's mother-in-law
- Kumarimuthu as Munusamy
- Y. G. Mahendran as Adv J.Shekar
- Thyagu as Gundan, Raja's friend Cameo role
- Suresh Chaktavarthy as Raja's friend Cameo role
- Charle as Mani, Servant
- Jai Ganesh as Kalyanam Sundaram's Partner
- R. S. Shivaji as Guest House Caretaker
- Sreeja as Vijayalakshmi
- M. S. Thripunithura as Palghat, Paramasivam's Manager
- Prathapachandran as Sessions Court Judge
- Veeraraghavan as Madras High Court Sr Judge
- Peelisivam as Circle Inspector
- Nagarajacholan as Muthu, Vijayalakshmi's Bro
- T S Raghavendar as Makkal Kural Editor
- Cochin Haneefa as Kallupatti Rangan, Paramasivam's Henchman
- Y. Vijaya as Prostitute
Production
Mounam Sammadham is the first Tamil film of Malayalam film actor Mammootty.[1]
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja and the lyrics were written by Pulamaipithan and Gangai Amaran.[2] “Kalyaana Thaen Nilaa" was set in Darbari Kanada raga.[3] Kalyana then nila song was written by Pulamaippithan.[4]
- "Chic Chic Cha" – K. S. Chithra
- "Kalyaana Thaen Nilaa" – K. J. Yesudas K. S. Chithra
- "Oru Raja Vanthan" – K. S. Chithra
- "Thithithamsidu" – K. S. Chithra
- Telugu version
This film was dubbed into Telugu as Lawyer The Great.[5] All lyrics were written by Rajashri.[6]
- "One Two Three Four" - K. S. Chithra
- "Naa Raja Vacchadu" - K. S. Chithra
- "Akasha Veedhilo" - Mano
Reception
N. Krishnaswamy of The Indian Express praised the film, particularly Mammootty's performance.[1]
References
- Krishnaswamy, N. (22 June 1990). "Mounam Sammadham". The Indian Express. p. 7.
- Ilaiyaraaja (1990). Mounam Sammatham (liner notes) (in Tamil). Echo Records.
- Mani, Charulatha (8 June 2012). "A Raga's Journey — Dynamic Durbarikaanada". The Hindu. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- kalyana then nila. Asianet (in Malayalam).
- "Lawyer The Great". indiancine.ma. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- "Lawyer The Great". Spotify. Retrieved 10 January 2021.