Mega Hit MGR Movies - I

Madurai Veeran:

Krishna Pictures Madurai Veeran movie catapulted MGR to Super Star stardom. The movie was released on Tamil New Years Day 13.4.1956.

 

 

The cast includes:

MGR - Veeran

Bhanumathy – Bommi

Padmini – Vellaiammal

O.A.K.Devar – King of Madurai

N.S.Krishnan – Step Father of Veeran

T.A.Mathuram – Step Mother of Veeran

T.S.Balaiah – Villain

E.V.Saroja – Dancer

M.M.A. Chinnappa Devar

Kuchala Kumari, M.R.Santhanalakshmi

Music Director – G.Ramanathan

Dialogues – Kavi Arasu Kannadasan

Directed by T.Yoganand

 

The movie had 10 memorable songs such as ஏச்சி பிழைக்கும் தொழிலே சரி தானா, ஆடல் காணிரோ, நாடகமெல்லாம் கண்டேன், வாங்க மச்சான் வாங்க, தேடி வந்தேன புள்ளி மானே.

 

 

The movie was released in 136 centres in 1 year including North and South India and overseas.

 

The first Tamil picture and first MGR movie to collect 1 Crore 5 lakhs in his first release. Total number of people watched this movie is 3 Crores and 40 lakhs, highest in India for any language movie at that time.

 

 

First Tamil and first MGR movie to cross 50 days in 128 centres in his first release. First time a Tamil movie and a MGR movie to cross 100 days in all major centres in India and abroad.

 

 

First Tamil and first MGR movie to cross 100 days in 40 theatres the record was unbeaten till 1996 by a colour movie. Even Emgeeyar Pictures Nadodi Mannan, Adimai Penn and Ulagam Sutrum Valiban, sister concern Sathya Movies – Deiva Thai, Kavalkaran, Rickshawkaran and Ithayakani did not beat this 100 days in 40 centres for the first release mega record created by MGR's Madurai Veeran. Black and White Madurai Veeran movie still holds the mega record of 100 days in 40 centres unbeaten till date. The movie was released 53 years back.

 

 

First Tamil and first MGR movie to cross 200 days in Madurai Central theater the capacity was 1800.

 

 

First Tamil and first MGR movie successfully completed 100 days in 25 towns they are Pattukottai, Thiruvannamalai, Panrotti, Paramakudy, Bodi, Karur, Pondicherry, Puthukottai, Attur, Virudhunagar, Villupuram, Virudachalam, Pollachi, Kambam, Palani, Mannarkudi, Nammakal, Otty, Thiruvarur, Bhavani, Kadalur, Kanchipuram, Nagerkoil, Kudanthai (Kumbakonam) Chidambaram.

 

MGR acted Madurai Veeran is the only movie successfully completed 150 days in all theatres in Madurai, Trichy, Salem, Coimbatore, Kanchipuram and Vellore.

 

 

The very first time Tamil and MGR movie to cross 100 days in all 4 centres in Chennai they are Chitra, Prabath, Kamadhenu and Saraswathy.

 

 

 

Madurai Veeran was also released in Singapore, Malaysia (Kula Lumpur, Penang, Epo), Czechoslovakia, France, Thailand, East Germany, England and Canada.

 

This movie was first historical movie to show the life of downtrodden people, the first historical movie against caste system.

 

 

First historical movie to show dream song and also to show DMK's election symbol, Rising Sun.

 

	Theater	No. of Days
Chennai	Chitra	105
Chennai	Prabath	126
Chennai	Kamadhenu	105
Chennai	Saraswathy	126
Madurai	Central	200
Trichy	Jupiter	169
Salem	Oriental	161
Vellore	Raja	147
Kanchipuram	Sri Murugan	154
Erode	Krishna	126
Nellai	Rathna	126
Kovai	Raja	149
Nagerkoil	Picture Palace	102
Thanjai	Yagappa	121
Kudanthai	Diamond	119
Dindukal	Solai Hall	117
Puthukottai	Palaniappa	114
Virudhunagar	Raja	114
Kadalur	New Cinema	111
Villupuram	Seetharam	108
Virudhachalam	Thangamani	108
Panrotti	Vijaya	108
Mayavaram	Sundaram	107
Paramakudy	Ravi	100
Bhavani	Royal	105
Karur	Ambigai	105
Bodi	Ponni	103
Thiruvaroor	Baby	105
Otty	Metha	104
Namakkal	Jothi	102
Mannarkudi	Jothi	101
Attur	Sridharan	105
Palani	Shanmuga	105
Pollachi	Selvam	100
Pattukottai	Murugaiah	101
Kambam	Durai	105
Bangalore	Estates	105
Bangalore	Lakshmi	105
Srilanka	Gaiety	105
Srilanka	Odeon	101