Mugaraasi

Because she refused to cooperate, Mangalam, a fair mother, pays with her life. She is cruelly stabbed by Duraiswamy (M. N. Nambiar), a notable, who put himself up to spirit away the colossal fortune of his deceased brother. He acts so meanly in front of little Somu, (Mangalam's elder son), the terrorised child who memorises the face of Duraiswamy.

15 years later, Somu is living only for one thing: to take revenge. He settled in his purpose of finding the murderer and killing him with his own hands. His young brother Ramu, a police officer of a formidable efficiency, big in integrity and whose reputation precedes him, is moved into the same direction as Duraiswamy!

Ramu is in love with Jaya, who turns out that to be one of the two girls of Duraiswamy, the criminal whom Somu has looks for desperately for years. Ramu tried vainly to tear away from his older brother Somu, the truth on the identity of the murderer of their mother. It is there that their opinion on justice diverges. Somu wants death, whereas Ramu demands a judgment (sentence) in front of a court for the murderer of their mother!

Lead actors

• M. G. Ramachandran as Assistant Commissioner of Police Ramu
• Gemini Ganesan as Somu

Male supporting actors

• M. N. Nambiar as Duraisamy
• S. A. Ashokan as Jambhu
• Nagesh as Police Constable 501
• V. K. Ramasamy as Senior Police Constable 777, Singaram
• Sriram as A good-for-nothing corrected by Ramu
• Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar as Sangili

Female lead actor

• Jayalalithaa as Jaya
• Jayanthi as Malliga

Female supporting actors

• Manorama as Alangaram (Thandhaiyar Paithai)
• P. K. Saraswathi as Meenatchi

Mugaraasi, adapted from G. Balasubramaniam's play Moondrezhuthil En Moochirukkum,[2] was the only film where M. G. Ramachandran and Gemini Ganesan acted together.[3] Though actors like S. A. Ashokan, K. Balaji or M. G. Chakrapani were considered, Ramachandran chose Ganesan.[4] The film is said to be inspired from English film Pitiless Three and the filming is completed within 18 days.[5]

The music was composed by K. V. Mahadevan.[6][7]

Mugaraasi was released on 18 February 1966.[8] Writing for Sport and Pastime, T. M. Ramachandran gave a negative review citing "There is nothing much to write home about the direction by M. A. Thirumugam". In terms of performances, he calls Ramachandran "consummate performance" while Gemini "almost an unsympathetic role [..] he tends to overdo" and Jayalalithaa "tries hard to make presence felt".[5]

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