Ratha Kanneer (Eng: Blood Tears) is a 1954 Indian Tamil drama film directed by R. Krishnan and S. Panju. The screenplay was written by Tiruvarur K. Thangaraj, and the film features M. R. Radha in the lead role. Ratha Kanneer was produced by Perumal Mudaliar of National Pictures.
The story revolves around Mohanasundaram, a returned-from-abroad, westernized, rich man who shows arrogance and contempt towards anything part of Indian culture and anyone below his social standards.
The film was released on 6 November 1954 and it became a greatest hit in M. R. Radha’s career.
The film starts with Balu (S. S. Rajendran) giving a speech and narrating the story before an audience gathered around a man’s statue.
Directed by – Krishnan-Panju
Produced by – Perumal Mudaliyar
Written by – Tiruvarur K. Thangaraj
Starring – M. R. Radha, S. S. Rajendran, M. N. Rajam, Sriranjani, J. P. Chandrababu, S. R. Janaki
Music by – C. S. Jayaraman
Cinematography – R. R. Chandran
Edited by – S. Panjabi
Production – National Pictures
Release date – 6 November 1954
Running time – 151 minutes
Language – Tamil
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