Cast- MGR (Dual-Role), Bhanumathi, Saroja Devi, M.N.Nambiar, P.S.Veerapah, M.G.Chakrabani, Chandra Babu, M.N.Rajam.
Music-S.M.Subbiah Naidu
Produced & Directed by- M.G.Ramachandran
Release Year- 1958

1957 MGR produced, directed and acted in his movie called “Nadodi Mannan” (Wanderer & King). He pooled all his resources to the making of the film and he boldly took the second half of the film in Colour. His enemies expected that the film will doom in the Box Office. MGR himself stated that if the film is a HIT he will be a Mannan (King) if it fails he will be a Nadodi (Wanderer). The film was a huge success when it was released in 1958.
Tamil movie witnessed a different technology as MGR acted in two roles, the technique for double action scenes are done by Mask shot. i.e. the camera stands still, one side of the film is masked while the other half is shot and vice versa, the exposed side is masked and the other half unexposed side is retaken, to make the shot perfect the Camera should be steady. But in “Nadodi Mannan” the Camera moves with the two characters and there is no jerk. How they took the scene is still a mystery. The Angle of Luck was on MGR side forever.

This movie is my all time favorite MGR movie. Watch and Enjoy one of the best Tamil films ever made.