Sivagangai Seemai

Sivagangai Seemai is a 1959 Tamil feature film directed by K. Shankar. This was Kannadasans second home production and he wrote the script and lyrics for the movie. The movies cast is S. S. Rajendran, S. Varalakshmi, Kamala Lakshmanan and M. N. Rajam in lead roles.

Because the majority of male characters in the film had thick moustaches, the Tamil magazine Kumudam called it Sivagangai Meesai, with Meesai meaning moustache. The film was not a success, but because of its theme and historic content, it acquired cult status in later years.

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