Madhuraiyai Meetta Sundharapandiyan

Madhuraiyai Meetta Sundharapandiyan is a 1978 Indian Tamil-language historical action film, directed by M. G. Ramachandran, starring himself in the lead role, with M. N. Nambiar, P. S. Veerappa, Latha and Padmapriya. It was Ramachandran's final film as an actor. The film is based on the serial novel Kayalvizhi by Akilan. It was released on 14 January 1978 and became a box-office bomb, but Latha won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress. Plot The story narrates the tale of a brave Pandiya prince named Sundharapandhiyan who redeems the kingdom from the hands of a Chola king. Under the identity of an itinerant poet, Paintamizh Kumaran, he is going to fire the consciousness of the people with his words and reunite them in his cause, which is the defence of freedom and rights. He unites the people and then engages in war with the emperor sending him reeling back and liberating Madurai reestablishing Pandiya empire. Cast M. G. Ramachandran as Paintamizh Kumaran alias Sundharapandhiyan Latha as Kayalvizhi Padmapriya as Princess Bhamini M. N. Nambiar as Prince Raja Rajan P. S. Veerappa as The Minister Thaigum Valavarai K. Kannan as The King Narasihma S. V. Subbaiah as The King Chozhan S. V. Sahasranamam as The King Kulasegara Pandiyan Shanmugasundaram as Son of Minister V. S. Raghavan as The Minister Thengai Srinivasan as Vilava, The Prince Sundharapandhiyan's spy Isari Velan as Naghavana Mustapha Ennatha Kannaiya as Salabu T. K. S. Natarajan as Iyer Trichy Sounderarjan as Kingdom's doctor