Are the two clever boys up to the challenge? How should they handle the case of the greedy merchant who wishes to charge people for enjoying the smells of his sweets? And can they prove that an innocent man cannot possibly spread bad luck? Will Prince Veera and Suku be able to settle the dispute between a man and his neighbor to whom he sells a well - but not the water in it? Or solve the mystery of the jewels that have turned into pickles? Illustrated throughout by Uma Krishnaswamy, these eight original tales by Chitra Soundar task Veera and Suku with outwitting the kingdom's greediest, wiliest subjects. Some of the subjects' complaints are easily addressed, but others are much more challenging. That's what Prince Veera discovers when he and his best friend, Suku, are given the opportunity to preside over the court of his father, King Bheema. Being a wise and just ruler is no easy task. Remembered for: Manohar's excellent performance and pleasing music with a couple of hit songs.Can Prince Veera and his best friend outsmart the king's trickiest subjects? Inspired by traditional Indian folktales, these stories are sure to delight. It is often revived on television with its CDs among the best selling. Vannakili proved a success and added one more feather to the caps of the producer and the director. Konjum Kumari (1963), during the making of which he passed away, his hundredth film. Indeed, Sundaram cast him as hero in his swansong, Sundaram, who cast him in as many as 18 of his films, which no other actor had done for the company. A Tamil theatre maestro, his excellent physique and fine delivery of dialogue impressed the Modern Theatres boss, T. After a few films as hero, he switched to character and villain roles. Manohar, an import from the Madras city theatre circuit, had a successful debut as hero in R. Susheela), a major hit excellently picturised by Raghunath. Those include ‘Kaattumalli poothirukka' (voice: Seergazhi Govindarajan) and ‘Adikkira kai thaan anaikkum' (voices: Tiruchi Loganathan and P. Many songs became hits and continue to be popular even today. One of the plus points of the film is its melodious music (composer K. Rama Rao (of ‘ayya theriyadhaiyya' fame!) is impressive as the rich man's henchman and ‘gofer' (a Hollywood expression which means one who goes for this and that!) Mynavathi, the pretty younger sister of Pandari Bai, does well as the Malayalam superstar's sweetheart. Balasubramaniam as the rich man is as good as ever. Saroja as the submissive wife gives him good support, while handsome Prem Nazir underplays his role in his inimitable style. Manohar excels as ‘Poochie', virtually carrying the film on his strong shoulders. With her good nature, the kind-hearted Vannakili transforms her husband and child, and solves all the problems, leading to her brother marrying the rich man's daughter. She has a stepdaughter who refuses to acknowledge the new mother. A woman of strong character and old world values, she becomes the obedient wife to her husband who whips her to sing for him! Meanwhile, the village toughie falls for Vannakili, kidnaps her and marries her against her wishes. The brother, however, turns down the proposal of the rich man who suggests they could work out an exchange of alliances. The village rich man (Balasubramaniam), a widower with a college-educated daughter (Mynavathi) in love with her father's farmhand (Prem Nazir), has an eye on the farmhand's sister, Vannakili (Saroja). Manohar, a stock villain in many Tamil films, played a tough guy who unleashes his belt at the slightest provocation, even against women. Vannakili, directed by noted filmmaker of yesteryear T. A successful movie with a rural storyline (Ra.
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