Burma Rani

Burma Rani
Burma Rani
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	T. R. Sundaram
Produced by	T. R. Sundaram
Starring	K. L. V. Vasantha; T. R. Sundaram; C. Honnappa Bhagavathar; Serugulathur Sama; T. S. Balaiah
Cinematography	W. R. Subba Rao
Edited by	D. Dorairaj
Music by	T. A. Kalyanam
Production; company	Modern Theatres
Distributed by	Modern Theatres
Release date	1945
Country	India
Language	Tamil

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Burma Rani (transl. Queen of Burma) is a 1945 Indian Tamil-language war-spy film directed by T. R. Sundaram. It starred K. L. V. Vasantha in the lead role of the female spy Mangalam and Sundaram, himself, as the lead antagonist. The film was believed to be lost until 2006, when it was rediscovered and made available on DVD.^[1]

Pre-production

At the height of World War II in 1943, the government of British India brought forth a rule that out of three Indian films made, two should be in support of the British war effort. Burma Rani was one of such movies produced by Modern Theatres and directed by T. R. Sundaram.

Cast

Male cast

C. Honnappa Bhagavathar as Kumar
Serukalathur Sama as Buddhist Monk
K. K. Perumal as Uso
T. S. Balaiah as Ranjith Singh
S. V. Sahasranamam as Kundu Rao
A. Dhasaratha Rao as Soni
S. R. Sandow as Gotto
N. S. Krishnan as Kunjitham
Kali N. Rathnam as Koduchi
V. M. Ezhumalai as Umpan
M. E. Madhavan as Madhav

Female cast

K. L. V. Vasantha as Rani
T. A. Mathuram as Banama
C. T. Rajakantham as Miss Mangalam
Matha, Mary as Burmese Girl

References

↑ Baskaran, S. Theodore (2006). "War relic". Frontline. 23 (19). Retrieved 29 September 2017.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

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[1] Baskaran, S. Theodore (2006). "War relic". Frontline. 23 (19). Retrieved 29 September 2017.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

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