Meenda Sorgam (1960)
3h
Running Time
July 29, 1960Release Date
Plot.
Nirmala (Padmini) is a poor but talented young dancer who falls in love with a rich man's son Sekar (Gemini Ganesan), but he is forced to marry a rich man's daughter Prathiba (Tambaram Lalitha). Nirmala promises to her lover that she will never dance in public. Due to various circumstances, Sekar's house is up for auction, and in order to save him, she performs in public. With the money thus earned, she saves his house, but Sekar is unaware of this. When he learns the truth, he begins searching of her, and in the meantime, Prathiba, who is now reformed, commits suicide. Sekar meets Nirmala, who is on the verge of committing suicide, and they are reunited.
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Cast & Crew.
Gemini Ganesan
Sekar
Padmini
Nirmala
Tambaram Lalitha
Prathiba
K. A. Thangavelu
Sachithanandham Pillai
T. R. Ramachandran
Gopu
K. N. Kamalam
Kamalam
Manorama
Sachu
K. Nadarajan
Nirmala's dance Teacher
K. Sairam
Azhagu
P. S. Venkatachalam
Duraisamy
C. V. Sridhar
Director / Story / Screenplay / Dialogue
T. Chalapathi Rao
Music
T. A. Durai Rajan
Producer
N. M. Shankar
Editor
A. Vincent
Director of Photography
P. N. Sundaram
Director of Photography
Details.
Wiki.
Meenda Sorgam (transl. Paradise regained) is a 1960 Indian Tamil-language romantic musical film, written and directed by Sridhar. The film stars Gemini Ganesan and Padmini, with K. A. Thangavelu, T. R. Ramachandran, N. Lalitha and Manorama in supporting roles. It was released on 29 July 1960, and failed commercially.