February 28, 1955
Release Date

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Mudhal Thedhi (1955)

Name: Mudhal Thedhi
Genre: Drama
Released: 1955-02-28

2h 45m

Running Time

February 28, 1955
Release Date

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Plot.

Sivagnanam is a humble bank clerk, living a modest life with his wife Lakshmi and their children. Although his salary is low, he handles large sums of money at the bank. When the bank collapses, Sivagnanam loses his job and, feeling desperate, considers suicide so that his family can benefit from his life insurance. However, his soul reaches the court of Yama, the god of death. Angered by his reckless act, Yama sends him back to Earth to witness the consequences of his death. Unable to intervene, Sivagnanam watches as his son is arrested for stealing food, his daughter is assaulted, and his wife, after killing the rapist, drowns herself in a well.

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Cast & Crew.

Sivaji Ganesan

Sivagnanam

Anjali Devi

Lakshmi

N. S. Krishnan

Sathanandam

T. A. Madhuram

Saanthamma

K. D. Santhanam

Srirangam Rangamani

P. Neelakantan

Director / Writer

Dada Mirasi

Story

V. Ramamoorthy

Director of Photography / Cinematography

R. Devarajan

Editor

T. G. Lingappa

Compositor

Details.

Release Date
February 28, 1955

Status
Released

Running Time
2h 45m

Genres
Drama

Last updated: 2025-04-19

Wiki.

Mudhal Thethi in Tamil, Modala Thedi in Kannada is an Indian bilingual film, directed by P. Neelakantan and produced by B. R. Panthulu. This was the first film produced by Panthulu under Padmini Pictures banner. The Tamil version starred Sivaji Ganesan, Anjali Devi, N. S. Krishnan and T. A. Madhuram in lead roles. The film had musical score by T. G. Lingappa scoring for his first feature film. The film was a remake of the Hindi film Paheli Tarikh (1954).

The film was simultaneously shot in Kannada retaining the same crew members with a slight change in the main star cast. The Kannada version titled Modala Thedi starred Panthulu, M. V. Rajamma, Dikki Madhava Rao and Chi. Sadashivaiah. The movie follows the narrative theme of the 1946 film It's a Wonderful Life.