Motor Sundaram Pillai
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| Directed by | Balu |
| Produced by | S. S. Vasan |
| Written by | Veppatthur Kittu |
| Based on | The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker |
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Sivaji Ganesan Sowcar Janaki Ravichandran Jayalalithaa Sivakumar Kanchana |
| Music by | M. S. Viswanathan |
| Cinematography | P. Ellappa |
| Edited by | M. Umanath |
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152 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
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| Soundtrack album to Motor Sundaram Pillai by M. S. Viswanathan | |
| Genre | Film soundtrack |
| Length | 22:00 |
| Language | Tamil |
| Producer | M. S. Viswanathan |
Motor Sundaram Pillai is a 1966 Indian Tamil drama film, directed by Balu and produced by S. S. Vasan under the banner of Gemini Studios. The film features Sivaji Ganesan playing the title role with an ensemble cast of Ravichandran, Sivakumar, Nagesh, Kanchana, Sowcar Janaki and Jayalalithaa in supporting roles. The story is based on Liam O'Brien's play The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker which itself was inspired by a real life incident. The film was remade in Telugu as Manchi Kutumbam with Akkineni Nageswara Rao.
The soundtrack album was composed by M. S. Viswanathan. The lyrics were penned by Kothamangalam Subbu and Vaali.
Track list
Film historian and critic Randor Guy noted that the film will be "remembered for the gripping storyline, first class performance by Sivaji Ganesan who was well supported by Sowcar Janaki and tuneful music of M. S. Viswanathan".
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