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| name          = Mounam Sammadham
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| caption        = Poster
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| director      = [[K. Madhu]]
| director      = [[K. Madhu]]
| producer      = [[Kovai Chezhiyan]]<br /> Sembian Sivakumar
| producer      = [[Kovai Chezhiyan]]<br />Sembian Sivakumar
| writer        = K. Guna
| screenplay    = S. N. Swamy
| screenplay    = S. N. Swamy
| story          = [[S. N. Swamy]]
| story          = [[S. N. Swamy]]
| starring      = [[Mammootty]]<br />[[Amala (actress)|Amala]]
| starring      = [[Mammootty]]<br />[[Amala Akkineni|Amala]]
| music          = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| music          = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| cinematography = Vipin Das
| cinematography = Vipin Das
| editing        = V. P. Krishnan
| editing        = V. P. Krishnan
| studio        = Kay Cee Film Combines
| studio        = Kay Cee Film Combines
| distributor    = Kay Cee Film Combines
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| language      = Tamil
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'''''Mounam Sammadham''''' ({{trans|Silence is Acceptance}}) is a 1990 [[Tamil language]] [[legal thriller]] film directed by [[K. Madhu]]. The film stars [[Mammootty]] (in his Tamil film debut) and [[Amala (actress)|Amala]]. The music was composed by [[Ilaiyaraaja]].
'''''Mounam Sammadham''''' ({{translation|Silence is acquiescence}}) is a 1990 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[legal thriller]] film written by S. N. Swamy, directed by [[K. Madhu]] and produced by [[Kovai Chezhiyan]]. The film stars [[Mammootty]] (in his Tamil film debut) and [[Amala Akkineni|Amala]]. It revolves around a lawyer representing a wrongfully convicted man.


This film was dubbed into Telugu as ''Lawyer The Great'', released on 15 February 1991.<ref name = "Lawyer The Great">{{cite web | url = https://indiancine.ma/BHGH/info | website = indiancine.ma | title = Lawyer The Great | access-date = 10 January 2021}}</ref>
The film was released on 15 June 1990, and went on to become a commercial and critical success.


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
The plot revolves around the wrong conviction of a business man and the efforts taken by a lawyer to find the truth.
{{More plot|date=January 2023}}
The plot revolves around the wrongful conviction of Sundaram, a businessman, and the efforts taken by his lawyer Raja to find the truth.


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
{{colbegin}}
{{cast listing|
*[[Mammootty]] as Adv. K.C. Raja [[Master_of_Arts|M.A.]], [[Bachelor of Laws|B.L.]], [[Barrister#India|Bar-at-law]]
*[[Mammootty]] as Adv. K.C. Raja [[Master of Arts|M.A.]], [[Bachelor of Laws|B.L.]], [[Barrister#India|Bar-at-law]]
*[[Amala (actress)|Amala]] as Dr. Hema (Sundaram's sister)
*[[Amala Akkineni|Amala]] as Dr. Hema
*[[Jaishankar]] as Sundaram
*[[Jaishankar (actor)|Jaishankar]] as Sundaram
*[[Nagesh]] as Paramasivam
*[[Nagesh]] as Paramasivam
*[[Sarath Kumar]] as Balu (Sundaram's brother)
*[[R. Sarathkumar]] as Balu
*[[Sathyapriya]] as Savitri, Sundaram's wife
*[[Sathyapriya]] as Savitri
*[[Sukumari]] as Sundaram's mother-in-law
*[[Sukumari]] as Sundaram's mother-in-law
*[[Jai Ganesh]] as Kalyanam
*Srikanth as Public Prosecutor Chandran
*[[Y. G. Mahendran]] as Adv. J. Shekar
*[[Charle]] as Mani
*[[Cochin Haneefa]] as Kallupatti Rangan
*Suresh Chakravarthy as Raja's friend
*[[Prathapachandran]] as Sessions Court Judge Srinivasan
*S. R. Veeraraghavan as Madras High Court Sr. Judge
*S. K. Rajavelu as High Court Judge
*[[Sreeja]] as Vijayalakshmi
*[[Thyagu (actor)|Thyagu]] as Gundan
*[[R. S. Shivaji]] as Alagu Guest House Caretaker
*[[Kumarimuthu]] as Munusamy
*[[Kumarimuthu]] as Munusamy
*[[Y. G. Mahendran]] as Adv. J.Shekar
*[[M. S. Thripunithura]] as Palghat
*[[Thyagu (actor)|Thyagu]] as Gundan, Raja's friend Cameo role
*[[T. S. Raghavendra]] as Makkal Kural Editor
*Suresh Chakravarthy as Raja's friend Cameo role
*[[Ennathe Kannaiah]] as Bank Peon
*[[Charle]] as Mani, Servant
*[[Jai Ganesh]] as Kalyanam Sundaram's Partner
*[[R. S. Shivaji]] as Guest House Caretaker
*[[Sreeja]] as Vijayalakshmi
*[[M. S. Thripunithura]] as Palghat, Paramasivam's Manager
*[[Prathapachandran]] as Sessions Court Judge Srinivasan
*S. R. Veeraraghavan as Madras High Court Sr Judge
*[[Peeli Sivam]] as Circle Inspector
*[[Peeli Sivam]] as Circle Inspector
*[[Nagarajacholan]] as Muthu, Vijayalakshmi's Bro
*[[T. S. Raghavendra]] as Makkal Kural Editor
*[[Cochin Haneefa]] as Kallupatti Rangan, Paramasivam's Henchman
*Appa Haja
*[[Y. Vijaya]] as Prostitute Rani
*[[Y. Vijaya]] as Prostitute Rani
*S. K. Rajavelu as High Court Judge
*Nagarajacholan as Muthu
*Vani as Janaki, Vijayalakshmi's Mother
*[[Appa Haja ]]as Natarajan
{{colend}}
*Vani as Janaki
*Kokila as Kokila, Shekar's wife
}}


== Production ==
== Production ==
''Mounam Sammadham'' was the first Tamil film of [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]] superstar [[Mammootty]].<ref name="IE review" />
''Mounam Sammadham'' was the first Tamil film of [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]] actor [[Mammootty]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Raman |first=Mohan |author-link=Mohan Raman |date=3 January 2015 |title=KB: Kollywood's Discovery Channel |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/kb-kollywoods-discovery-channel/article6751541.ece |url-status=live |access-date=16 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150501063135/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/kb-kollywoods-discovery-channel/article6751541.ece |archive-date=1 May 2015}}</ref> It took inspiration from his own film ''[[Sandhyakku Virinja Poovu]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 February 2019 |title=Mammootty's pan-Indian appeal proves he's a bonafide star regardless of how Yatra performs |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/mammoottys-pan-indian-appeal-proves-hes-a-bonafide-star-regardless-of-how-yatra-performs-6042191.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210802082928/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/mammoottys-pan-indian-appeal-proves-hes-a-bonafide-star-regardless-of-how-yatra-performs-6042191.html |archive-date=2 August 2021 |access-date=16 December 2022 |website=[[Firstpost]]}}</ref>


== Soundtrack ==
== Soundtrack ==
The music was composed by [[Ilaiyaraaja]] and the lyrics were written by [[Pulamaipithan]] and [[Gangai Amaran]].<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.discogs.com/Ilaiyaraaja-Mounam-Sammadham/release/7896979 |title=Mounam Sammatham |last=Ilaiyaraaja |type=[[liner notes]] |language=ta |publisher=Echo Records |year=1990 |author-link=Ilaiyaraaja}}</ref> “Kalyaana Thaen Nilaa" was set in [[Darbari Kanada]] raga.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/a-ragas-journey-dynamic-durbarikaanada/article3504841.ece |title=A Raga's Journey — Dynamic Durbarikaanada |last=Mani |first=Charulatha |date=8 June 2012 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=15 October 2019 |language=en-IN}}</ref>
The music was composed by [[Ilaiyaraaja]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mounam Sammatham Tamil Film LP Vinyl Record by Ilayaraja |url=https://mossymart.com/product/mounam-sammatham-tamil-film-lp-vinyl-record-by-ilayaraja/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211213071525/https://mossymart.com/product/mounam-sammatham-tamil-film-lp-vinyl-record-by-ilayaraja/ |archive-date=13 December 2021 |access-date=13 December 2021 |website=Mossymart}}</ref> The song "Kalyaana Thaen Nilaa" is set in [[Darbari Kanada]] raga,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mani |first=Charulatha |author-link=Charulatha Mani |date=8 June 2012 |title=A Raga's Journey — Dynamic Durbarikaanada |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/a-ragas-journey-dynamic-durbarikaanada/article3504841.ece |url-status=live |access-date=15 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180228150931/http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/a-ragas-journey-dynamic-durbarikaanada/article3504841.ece |archive-date=28 February 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Sundararaman |title=Raga Chintamani: A Guide to Carnatic Ragas Through Tamil Film Music |publisher=Pichhamal Chintamani |year=2007 |edition=2nd |pages=135 |oclc=295034757 |orig-date=2005}}</ref> while "Chik Chik Chaa" is a [[synth-pop]] number.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Maderya |first=Kumuthan |date=9 February 2023 |title=Once Upon A Time In Kollywood: Ilaiyaraaja And The Electro-Synth Pop Revolution In Tamil Film Music |url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/features/ilaiyaraaja-tamil-songs-once-upon-a-time-in-kollywood-the-electro-synth-pop-revolution-in-tamil-film-music-vikram-agni-natchathiram |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321004032/https://www.filmcompanion.in/features/ilaiyaraaja-tamil-songs-once-upon-a-time-in-kollywood-the-electro-synth-pop-revolution-in-tamil-film-music-vikram-agni-natchathiram |archive-date=21 March 2023 |access-date=4 August 2023 |website=[[Film Companion]]}}</ref>
Kalyana then nila song was written by Pulamaippithan.<ref>{{Cite AV media
|url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PrOlOBx3vs |title=kalyana then nila |work=[[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]] |language=Malayalam}}</ref>


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| 1 || 5 Paisa 10 Paisa || [[Malaysia Vasudevan]] || rowspan=2|[[Gangai Amaran]]
| 5 Paisa 10 Paisa || [[Malaysia Vasudevan]] || rowspan=2|[[Gangai Amaran]]
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| 2 || "Chik Chik Chaa" || [[K. S. Chithra]]
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| 3 || "Kalyaana Thaen Nilaa" || [[K. J. Yesudas]] K. S. Chithra || [[Pulamaipithan]]
| "Kalyaana Thaen Nilaa" || [[K. J. Yesudas]] K. S. Chithra || [[Pulamaipithan]]
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| 4 || "Oru Raja Vanthanam" || K. S. Chithra || Gangai Amaran
| "Oru Raja Vanthanam" || K. S. Chithra || Gangai Amaran
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;Telugu version
;Telugu version


Lyrics for the dubbed Telugu version ''Lawyer The Great'' were written by [[Rajashri]].<ref name = "Lawyer The Great" /><ref>{{cite web | url = https://open.spotify.com/album/3iGBrPoFFTASNJwlT6MdQB | website = [[Spotify]] | title = Lawyer The Great | access-date = 10 January 2021}}</ref>
Lyrics for the dubbed Telugu version ''Lawyer The Great'' were written by [[Rajasri (writer)|Rajasri]].<ref name="Lawyer The Great">{{Cite web |title=Lawyer The Great |url=https://indiancine.ma/BHGH/info |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20221216132025/https://indiancine.ma/BHGH/info |archive-date=16 December 2022 |access-date=10 January 2021 |website=indiancine.ma}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=August 2014 |title=Lawyer The Great |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/3iGBrPoFFTASNJwlT6MdQB |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230114165745/https://open.spotify.com/album/3iGBrPoFFTASNJwlT6MdQB |archive-date=14 January 2023 |access-date=10 January 2021 |website=[[Spotify]]}}</ref>


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| '''No.''' || '''Song''' || '''Singers'''
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| 1 || One Two Three Four || [[K. S. Chithra]]
| One Two Three Four || [[K. S. Chithra]]
|-
|-
| 2 || "Naa Raja Vacchadu" || K. S. Chithra
| "Naa Raja Vacchadu" || K. S. Chithra
|-
|-
| 3 || "Kalyaana Thaen Nilaa" || [[Mano (singer)|Mano]], K. S. Chithra
| "Kalyaana Thaen Nilaa" || [[Mano (singer)|Mano]], K. S. Chithra
|}
|}


== Box office ==
== Reception ==
The film was both commercial and critical success.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2018/07/18/mammootty-tamil-hits-peranbu-release.amp.html|title=5 Tamil hits of Mammootty as you await 'Peranbu'|work=[[Malayala Manorama]]|date=18 July 2018}}</ref>
N. Krishnaswamy of ''[[The Indian Express]]'' praised the film for the cast performances (particularly Mammootty), Ilaiyaraaja's music, the cinematography and Shivaji's comedy.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Krishnaswamy |first=N. |date=22 June 1990 |title=Mounam Sammadham |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19900622&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=20 March 2019 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |pages=7 |via=[[Google News Archive]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> C. R. K. of ''[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]]'', however, was less positive, saying the film was like an ordinary novel.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=சி.ஆர்.கே. |date=8 July 1990 |title=மௌனம் சம்மதம் |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki1990-07-08/page/n41/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230601141640/https://archive.org/details/kalki1990-07-08/page/n41/mode/2up |archive-date=1 June 2023 |access-date=19 March 2024 |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |pages=40–41 |language=ta |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref> The film was both a critical and commercial success.<ref>{{Cite news |date=18 July 2018 |title=5 Tamil hits of Mammootty as you await 'Peranbu' |work=[[Onmanorama]] |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2018/07/18/mammootty-tamil-hits-peranbu-release.html |url-status=live |access-date=16 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210627211753/https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2018/07/18/mammootty-tamil-hits-peranbu-release.html |archive-date=27 June 2021}}</ref>
 
== Critical Reception ==
N. Krishnaswamy of ''[[The Indian Express]]'' praised the film, particularly Mammootty's performance.<ref name="IE review">{{Cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19900622&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |title=Mounam Sammadham |last=Krishnaswamy |first=N. |date=22 June 1990 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |page=7}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|tt0235607}}
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* {{Rotten Tomatoes}}
 
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Mounam Sammadham
Poster
Directed byK. Madhu
Produced byKovai Chezhiyan
Sembian Sivakumar
Screenplay byS. N. Swamy
Story byS. N. Swamy
StarringMammootty
Amala
Music byIlaiyaraaja
CinematographyVipin Das
Edited byV. P. Krishnan
Production
company
Kay Cee Film Combines
Release date
  • 15 June 1990 (1990-06-15)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Mounam Sammadham (transl. Silence is acquiescence) is a 1990 Indian Tamil-language legal thriller film written by S. N. Swamy, directed by K. Madhu and produced by Kovai Chezhiyan. The film stars Mammootty (in his Tamil film debut) and Amala. It revolves around a lawyer representing a wrongfully convicted man.

The film was released on 15 June 1990, and went on to become a commercial and critical success.

Plot[edit | edit source]

The plot revolves around the wrongful conviction of Sundaram, a businessman, and the efforts taken by his lawyer Raja to find the truth.

Cast[edit | edit source]

Production[edit | edit source]

Mounam Sammadham was the first Tamil film of Malayalam actor Mammootty.[1] It took inspiration from his own film Sandhyakku Virinja Poovu.[2]

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.[3] The song "Kalyaana Thaen Nilaa" is set in Darbari Kanada raga,[4][5] while "Chik Chik Chaa" is a synth-pop number.[6]

Song Singers Lyrics
5 Paisa 10 Paisa Malaysia Vasudevan Gangai Amaran
"Chik Chik Chaa" K. S. Chithra
"Kalyaana Thaen Nilaa" K. J. Yesudas K. S. Chithra Pulamaipithan
"Oru Raja Vanthanam" K. S. Chithra Gangai Amaran
Telugu version

Lyrics for the dubbed Telugu version Lawyer The Great were written by Rajasri.[7][8]

Song Singers
One Two Three Four K. S. Chithra
"Naa Raja Vacchadu" K. S. Chithra
"Kalyaana Thaen Nilaa" Mano, K. S. Chithra

Reception[edit | edit source]

N. Krishnaswamy of The Indian Express praised the film for the cast performances (particularly Mammootty), Ilaiyaraaja's music, the cinematography and Shivaji's comedy.[9] C. R. K. of Kalki, however, was less positive, saying the film was like an ordinary novel.[10] The film was both a critical and commercial success.[11]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Raman, Mohan (3 January 2015). "KB: Kollywood's Discovery Channel". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 1 May 2015. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  2. ↑ "Mammootty's pan-Indian appeal proves he's a bonafide star regardless of how Yatra performs". Firstpost. 7 February 2019. Archived from the original on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  3. ↑ "Mounam Sammatham Tamil Film LP Vinyl Record by Ilayaraja". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 13 December 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  4. ↑ Mani, Charulatha (8 June 2012). "A Raga's Journey — Dynamic Durbarikaanada". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 28 February 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  5. ↑ Sundararaman (2007) [2005]. Raga Chintamani: A Guide to Carnatic Ragas Through Tamil Film Music (2nd ed.). Pichhamal Chintamani. p. 135. OCLC 295034757.
  6. ↑ Maderya, Kumuthan (9 February 2023). "Once Upon A Time In Kollywood: Ilaiyaraaja And The Electro-Synth Pop Revolution In Tamil Film Music". Film Companion. Archived from the original on 21 March 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  7. ↑ "Lawyer The Great". indiancine.ma. Retrieved 10 January 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  8. ↑ "Lawyer The Great". Spotify. August 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  9. ↑ Krishnaswamy, N. (22 June 1990). "Mounam Sammadham". The Indian Express. p. 7. Retrieved 20 March 2019 – via Google News Archive.
  10. ↑ சி.ஆர்.கே. (8 July 1990). "மௌனம் சம்மதம்". Kalki (in தமிழ்). pp. 40–41. Retrieved 19 March 2024 – via Internet Archive.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  11. ↑ "5 Tamil hits of Mammootty as you await 'Peranbu'". Onmanorama. 18 July 2018. Archived from the original on 27 June 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2022.

External links[edit | edit source]

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