Moondru Deivangal

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Three thieves get into a family's home and act as if they are good people. However, the family's humility causes a change of the thieves' heart and whether they reform or not forms the rest of the story.

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• Sivaji Ganesan as Siva
• Muthuraman as Muthu
• Nagesh as Nagu
• V. K. Ramasamy as Kumar's uncle
• S. V. Subbaiah as Pasupathy
• Sivakumar as Kumar
• V. S. Raghavan as a retired police officer
• M. R. R. Vasu as Veerappan
• Vennira Aadai Moorthy as Moorthy
• Senthamarai as a police officer
• Chandrakala as Lakshmi
• Rukmani as Parvathi
• Jaya Kausalya
• Vijaya Chandrika as Muthu's wife
• K. R. Indira Devi
• Sivakami

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Moondru Deivangal is based on the 1968 Marathi film Aamhi Jato Amuchya Gava, written by Madhusudan Kalekar.{{Cite web |date=2023-08-14 |title=மராத்தியிலிருந்து தமிழுக்கு வந்த சிவாஜியின் மூன்று தெய்வங்கள் |url=https://tamil.news18.com/entertainment/cinema-moondru-deivangal-movie-completes-52-years-today-released-on-august-14th-1971-1110061.html |access-date=2024-07-23 |website=News18 |language=ta}}{{Cite web |date=13 May 2019 |title=எஸ்.வி. சுப்பையாவின் உதட்டசைப்பில் சில பாடல்கள் |url=http://www.dinamalarnellai.com/web/news/70867 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191206114933/http://www.dinamalarnellai.com//web/news/70867 |archive-date=6 December 2019 |access-date=13 September 2020 |website=Dinamalar |location=Nellai |language=ta}} The screenplay was written by Chitralaya Gopu, departing from most of his earlier screenplays which were comedies.{{Cite news |last=Kumar |first=S. R. Ashok |date=18 February 2010 |title=In relaxed mood – 'Chitralaya' Gopu |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/In-relaxed-mood-Chitralaya-Gopu/article16815321.ece |url-status=live |access-date=13 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200206082228/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/In-relaxed-mood-Chitralaya-Gopu/article16815321.ece |archive-date=6 February 2020}}

The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, with lyrics by Kannadasan.{{Cite web |title=Moondru Deivangal Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by M S Viswanathan |url=https://mossymart.com/product/moondru-deivangal-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-m-s-viswanathan/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210717051801/https://mossymart.com/product/moondru-deivangal-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-m-s-viswanathan/ |archive-date=17 July 2021 |access-date=17 July 2021 |website=Mossymart}} The song "Vasanthathil Or Naal" is set in Darbari Kanada raga.{{Cite news |last=Mani |first=Charulatha |author-link=Charulatha Mani |date=8 June 2012 |title=A Raga's Journey – Dynamic Durbarikaanada |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/a-ragas-journey-dynamic-durbarikaanada/article3504841.ece |url-status=live |access-date=21 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180228150931/http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/a-ragas-journey-dynamic-durbarikaanada/article3504841.ece |archive-date=28 February 2018}}

Moondru Deivangal was released on 14 August 1971,{{Cite web |title=151-160 |url=http://nadigarthilagam.com/filmographyp16.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304023415/http://nadigarthilagam.com/filmographyp16.htm |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=21 August 2014 |website=nadigarthilagam.com}}{{Cite news |date=15 November 2019 |title=எம்ஜிஆர், சிவாஜி இரண்டாம் இடம்; ஆதிபராசக்திதான் முதலிடம் |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/525353-mgr-sivaji.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026032045/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/525353-mgr-sivaji.html |archive-date=26 October 2020 |access-date=20 March 2021 |work=Hindu Tamil Thisai |language=ta}} and underperformed commercially; Gopu felt this was because "it wasn't of Sivaji's standard".{{Cite news |last=S |first=Srivatsan |date=15 July 2021 |title=Chitralaya Gopu goes down memory lane |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/chitralaya-gopu-goes-on-a-rewind-mode/article35342869.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210717031406/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/chitralaya-gopu-goes-on-a-rewind-mode/article35342869.ece |archive-date=17 July 2021 |access-date=17 July 2021 |work=The Hindu}}

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Category:1970s Indian films

Category:1970s Tamil-language films

Category:1971 drama films

Category:1971 films

Category:Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan

Category:Indian drama films

Category:Tamil remakes of Marathi films

Category:Tamil-language Indian films