Kadhal Vaaganam

1968 Indian film

21 October 1968 (1968-10-21)

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Kadhal Vaaganam (transl. Vehicle of love) is a 1968 Indian Tamil-language film directed by M. A. Thirumugam. The film stars M. G. Ramachandran, J. Jayalalithaa and S. A. Ashokan. It was released on 21 October 1968, Diwali day.^[1]^[2]

Plot

Between Kuala Lumpur and Madras, a caravan becomes the stake of greed.

Cast

Male cast

M. G. Ramachandran as Sundaram
Nagesh as Chellappin
R. S. Manohar as Kala's husband
S. A. Ashokan as Marimuthu
Major Sundarrajan as Pandjachalam
O. A. K. Thevar as The chief
Typist Gopu as
Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar as a goon

Female cast

J. Jayalalithaa as Vanitha
Vijaya Lalitha as Fancy
Manorama as Kokila
C. K. Saraswathi as Mangalam
Seethalakshmi as Kala's mother
Chandrakantha (Guest-star)
R Vasanthkumar as Family Doctor

Production

Ramachandran dressed in drag for filming the song "Enna Man Ponnu Naan". His costume was designed by M. A. Muthu.^[3]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by K. V. Mahadevan.^[4]

No.	Title	Singer(s)
1.	"Enna Man Ponnu Naan"	L. R. Eswari
2.	"Vaa Ponnukku Pottu"	P. Susheela, T. M. Soundararajan
3.	"Adakku Manathai"	T. M. Soundararajan
4.	"Ingey Vaa"	P. Susheela, P. B. Sreenivas

References

^ "Kaathal Vaahanam". The Indian Express. 21 October 1968. p. 15. Retrieved 31 May 2019 – via Google News Archive.
^ "சாண்டோ சின்னப்பா தேவர்! (18)". Dinamalar (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 12 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
^ "ஹாய் கைய்ஸ் – பெண் வேடத்தில் எம்.ஜி.ஆரை பார்த்திருக்கீங்களா....: வைரலாகும் வீடியோ". The Indian Express. 4 March 2020. Archived from the original on 1 December 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
^ "Kathal Vahanam Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by K V Mahadevan". Macsendisk. Archived from the original on 3 May 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2022.