Sri Murugan is a Tamil language

Tamil language

Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...

 film starring M. G. Ramachandran

M. G. Ramachandran

Maruthur Gopalan Ramachandran , popularly known by his initials , was an Indian film actor, director, producer and politician....

 in the lead role. The film was released in the 1940s.

Bangalore-based stage and screen star Honnappa Bhagavathar

Honnappa Bhagavathar

Honappa Bhagavatar/C. Honnappa Bhagavathar , was a Kannada - Tamil theater artist, film actor, producer, musician, singer. He was not only a great actor but excellent musician. He was a renowned singer of his times, and had sung many songs. He was one of the pioneers of Kannada Cinema...

 replaced M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar

M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar

Mayavaram Krishnamurthy Thyagaraja Bhagavathar , also called M.K.T., was a Tamil film actor, producer and Carnatic music singer. He is considered to be one of the most successful Tamil film actors ever....

, the first superstar of South-Indian cinema in Sri Murugan

Sri Murugan

Sri Murugan is a Tamil language film starring M. G. Ramachandran in the lead role. The film was released in the 1940s.Bangalore-based stage and screen star Honnappa Bhagavathar replaced M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar, the first superstar of South-Indian cinema in Sri Murugan of 1946. He acted along...

 of 1946. He acted along MGR

MGR

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 in the movie. Honnappa Bhagavathar too sung in the movie, along with U. R. Jeevarathinam. S. M. Subbaiah Naidu scored the music.

Cast

Actor	Role
M. G. Ramachandran M. G. Ramachandran Maruthur Gopalan Ramachandran , popularly known by his initials , was an Indian film actor, director, producer and politician....