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Mounam Sammadham(1990)
Tamil144 mins
Mounam Sammadham (1990) is a 144-minute Tamil film directed by K. Madhu. Starring Sreeja, Prathapa Chandran and R. Sarathkumar. With an audience rating of 7.0/10, Mounam Sammadham stands as one of the notable Tamil releases of 1990.
Director:K. Madhu
Mood:
suspensefulemotionaldark
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Quick Facts
- Theatrical Release
- 15 June 1990
- Director
- K. Madhu
- Language
- Tamil
- Runtime
- 2h 24m
- GudVibe Rating
- 7.0/10
Storyline
A lawyer works to prove a businessman is wrongly convicted of a crime. The story keeps the real culprit a mystery until the very end. The courtroom scenes draw inspiration from the classic film *12 Angry Men*.
“A lawyer races to prove an innocent man's guilt.”
Film Details
7.0Rating
144Minutes
TamilLanguage
UACertificate
Release Date15 June 1990
Release Typetheatrical
Parental Guide
Violence
High
Language
Moderate
Sex / Nudity
Moderate
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
High
Vibe & Tags
Mood
suspensefulemotionaldark
Themes
justicecorruptionfamilyidentity
Toneintense
Pacingslow-burn
Complexityrequires-attention
Audiencemultiplex
Best Withwith-partner
Violence2
Emotion4
Humor1
Rewatchability3
Reviews & Ratings
Your Rating
7/10Rating
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Cast & Crew
#1




MammoottyActor
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AmalaActor
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CharlieActor
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SreejaActor
→#5
P
Prathapa ChandranActor
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#7R
R. SarathkumarActor
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K. MadhuDirector
→#8
#9V
Vipin DasCrew
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Amala AkkineniActor
→#10C
CharleActor
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Trivia
- The film was a remake of the 1989 Malayalam movie 'Mounam Sammadham', directed by the same filmmaker, K. Madhu.
- It was one of the earliest major Tamil film roles for actor Nassar, who played the pivotal lawyer character.
- The movie's courtroom drama was heavily inspired by the classic Hollywood film '12 Angry Men', adapting its tension for a Tamil audience.
- Despite being a thriller, the film featured a full musical score by composer Shankar-Ganesh, which was uncommon for the genre at the time.
- The cinematography by Vipin Mohan used shadows and close-ups to create a mood similar to investigative thrillers from Malayalam cinema.
- The film's release coincided with a wave of courtroom dramas in Indian cinema, but it did not achieve major commercial success.
Notable Collaborations
Frequent partnerships reunited in Mounam Sammadham
Actor-Mani102 films →
Paramasivam-Sundaram53 films →
Actor-Hema17 films →
Actor-Sundaram7 films →
Actor-Munusamy3 films →
Actor-Sundaram2 films →
Sundaram-Hema2 films →
Sundaram-Mani2 films →
Munusamy-Mani2 films →


