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Makkalai Petra Magarasi (1957)

Makkalai Petra Magarasi poster
Original title
மக்களை பெற்ற மகராசி
Directed by
K. Somu
Genre
drama
Country
India
Rated
U
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A mother devotes herself to raising her children. The film follows her sacrifices and the bonds within the family.

earnestdramaticemotionalfamily-centeredold-fashionedseriousheartfeltstirring

What happens

Makkalai Petra Magarasi (transl. The Mother of Children) is a 1957 Indian Tamil-language film directed by K. Somu and written by A. P. Nagarajan, who produced it with V. K. Ramasamy. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan and P. Bhanumathi. It was released on 27 February 1957. The film was remade in Kannada as Anna Thangi (1958). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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