Mounam Sammadham

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.

Mounam Sammadham
Poster
Directed by	K. Madhu
Screenplay by	S. N. Swamy
Story by	S. N. Swamy
Produced by	Kovai Chezhiyan Sembian Sivakumar
Starring	Mammootty Amala
Cinematography	Vipin Das
Edited by	V. P. Krishnan
Music by	Ilaiyaraaja
Production company	Kay Cee Film Combines
Release date	15 June 1990 (1990-06-15)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

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

Plot

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

Cast

• Mammootty as Adv. K.C. Raja M.A., B.L., Bar-at-law
• Amala as Dr. Hema
• Jaishankar as Sundaram
• Nagesh as Paramasivam
• R. Sarathkumar as Balu
• Sathyapriya as Savitri
• 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 as Gundan
• R. S. Shivaji as Alagu Guest House Caretaker
• Kumarimuthu as Munusamy
• M. S. Thripunithura as Palghat
• T. S. Raghavendra as Makkal Kural Editor
• Ennathe Kannaiah as Bank Peon
• Peeli Sivam as Circle Inspector
• Y. Vijaya as Prostitute Rani
• Nagarajacholan as Muthu
• Appa Haja as Natarajan
• Vani as Janaki
• Kokila as Kokila, Shekar's wife

Production

Mounam Sammadham was the first Tamil film of Malayalam actor Mammootty.^[1] It took inspiration from his own film Oru CBI Diary Kurippu.^[2]

Soundtrack

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

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]