Mangudi Minor

Mangudi Minor is a 1978 Indian Tamil-language film directed by V. C. Guhanathan. Vijayakumar played the lead role and Rajinikanth acted as villain in this film.^[1] The film is a remake of the Hindi film Raampur Ka Lakshman.

Mangudi Minor
Title card
Directed by	V. C. Guhanathan
Screenplay by	V. C. Guhanathan
Produced by	A. R. Kannappan Chettiar
Starring	Vijayakumar Rajinikanth Sripriya
Cinematography	A. Somasundaram
Edited by	R. Bhaskaran, T. Thirunavukkarasu
Music by	Chandrabose
Production company	S. P. V. Films
Release date	19 May 1978 (1978-05-19)
Running time	136 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

Kedarnath and Laxman are adopted by a kind-hearted person. Laxman faces a tough choice, whether to save Prakash or his real brother Ram.

Cast

• Vijayakumar as Lakshman (Mangudi Minor)
• Rajinikanth as Kumar
• Sripriya as Rekha
• M. N. Rajam as Lakshman's mother
• Arunprakash as Prakash
• Ceylon Manohar as Prathap
• S. V. Ramadas as Kumar's uncle
• A. Sakunthala as Julie

Production

Mangudi Minor is a remake of the Hindi film Rampur Ka Lakshman.^[2] When Guhanathan approached Rajinikanth to act in the film, he initially refused due to his busy schedule; however, he later accepted and completed his work within nine days.^[3]

Soundtrack

All lyrics are written by Vaali; all music is composed by Chandrabose.^[4] The song "Neenga Nenachapadi" attained popularity.^[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Neenga Nenachapadi"	T. M. Soundararajan	03:40
2.	"Kazhuvura Neeril"	Ceylon Manohar	03:40
3.	"Unnidam Solven"	T. M. Soundararajan, S. Janaki	04:18
4.	"Kannan Ange"	Vani Jairam	04:31
5.	"En Kayil Iruppathu"	P. Susheela	04:03
Total length:			20:12