Mounam Sammadham

Mounam Sammadham (transl. Silence is Acceptance) is a 1990 Indian Tamil-language legal thriller film written by S. N. Swamy, directed by K. Madhu and produced by Kovai Chezhiyan under Kay Cee Film Combines. The film stars Mammootty (in his Tamil film debut) and Amala. The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.

Mounam Sammadham
Poster
Directed byK. Madhu
Screenplay byS. N. Swamy
Story byS. N. Swamy
Produced byKovai Chezhiyan
Sembian Sivakumar
StarringMammootty
Amala
CinematographyVipin Das
Edited byV. P. Krishnan
Music byIlaiyaraaja
Production
company
Kay Cee Film Combines
Release date
  • 15 June 1990 (1990-06-15)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

The film was released on 15th June 1990. The film went on to become a commercial and critical success. This film along with Azhagan (1991), Thalapathi (1991), Kilipetchu Ketkavathe (1993) and Makkal Aatchi (1995) established Mammootty as a superstar in Tamil Nadu. This film was made capitalizing on the success of Oru CBI Diary Kurippu (1988) which ran for more than 365 days in Tamil Nadu. This film was dubbed into Telugu as Lawyer The Great, released on 15 February 1991.[1]

Plot

The plot revolves around the wrong conviction of a business man and the efforts taken by a lawyer to find the truth.

Cast

Production

Mounam Sammadham was the first Tamil film of Malayalam actor Mammootty.[2]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja and the lyrics were written by Pulamaipithan and Gangai Amaran.[3] “Kalyaana Thaen Nilaa" is set in Darbari Kanada raga.[4]

No.SongSingersLyrics
15 Paisa 10 PaisaMalaysia VasudevanGangai Amaran
2"Chik Chik Chaa"K. S. Chithra
3"Kalyaana Thaen Nilaa"K. J. Yesudas K. S. ChithraPulamaipithan
4"Oru Raja Vanthanam"K. S. ChithraGangai Amaran
Telugu version

Lyrics for the dubbed Telugu version Lawyer The Great were written by Rajashri.[1][5]

No.SongSingers
1One Two Three FourK. S. Chithra
2"Naa Raja Vacchadu"K. S. Chithra
3"Kalyaana Thaen Nilaa"Mano, K. S. Chithra

Reception

N. Krishnaswamy of The Indian Express praised the film, particularly Mammootty's performance.[2] C. R. K. of Kalki, however, was less positive, saying the film was like an ordinary novel.[6][7] The film was both commercial and critical success.[8]

References
  1. "Lawyer The Great". indiancine.ma. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  2. Krishnaswamy, N. (22 June 1990). "Mounam Sammadham". The Indian Express. p. 7.
  3. "Mounam Sammatham Tamil Film LP Vinyl Record by Ilayaraja". Mossymart. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  4. Mani, Charulatha (8 June 2012). "A Raga's Journey — Dynamic Durbarikaanada". The Hindu. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  5. "Lawyer The Great". Spotify. August 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  6. https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1990/jul/08-07-1990/p40.jpg
  7. https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1990/jul/08-07-1990/p41.jpg
  8. "5 Tamil hits of Mammootty as you await 'Peranbu'". Malayala Manorama. 18 July 2018.
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