Manthiri Kumari (Eng: The Minister’s Daughter) is a 1950 Indian Tamil historical fiction movie directed by Ellis R. Dungan and starring M. G. Ramachandran and M. N. Nambiar.
The screen play was written by M. Karunanidhi based on an incident from the Tamil epic Kundalakesi. This was the last Tamil film directed by Dungan and is considered to be among the most successful films of that decade.
Shortly after directing this film, Dungan left the Tamil film industry and did not direct Tamil films again. Singer T. M. Soundararajan sang for very first time for Ramachandran in this film.
Directed by – Ellis R. Dungan
Produced by – T. R. Sundaram
Written by – M. Karunanidhi
Starring – M. G. Ramachandran, M. N. Nambiar, S. A. Natarajan, G. Sakunthala
Music by – G. Ramanathan
Cinematography – J. G. Vijayam
Edited by – L. Balu
Production – Modern Theatres
Distributed by – Modern Theatres
Release dates – 24 June 1950
Running time – 163 mins
Country – India
Language – Tamil
Visitor Rating: 3 Stars