Directed by H. M. Reddy Screenplay by K. Subbarao Music by Papanasam Sivan Director H. M. Reddy Written by Dwijendralal Ray | Produced by ALRM Company Story by Dwijendralal Ray Release date 1938 (India) Music director Papanasam Sivan | |
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Starring T. S. Santhanam,
P. U. Chellappa,
A. K. Rajalakshmi Similar Barrister Parvateesam, Balayogini, Bhakta Prahlada, Thyagabhoomi, Garuda Garvabhangam | ||
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Mathru Bhoomi is a 1938 Indian Tamil-language film directed by H. M. Reddy. It was an adaptation of the Bengali stage play Chandragupta.
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Production
Mathru Bhoomi is an adaptation of the Bengali stage play Chandragupta. Newcomer Kandhimathi was chosen as the lead actress; Reddy rechristened her as Kumudhini. P. S. Ramakrishna Rao, who went on to become a popular director in Telugu cinema, joined the film as an assistant director.
In 1937, the Indian nationalist party the Indian National Congress defeated the pro-British Justice Party for the first time in the elections to the Madras Legislative Assembly and Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari was sworn in as the Chief Minister. As an immediate consequence of this change of guard, censorship was relaxed on Tamil films. Encouraged by the new government's policies, a few films were made glorifying the Indian independence movement and Indian national leaders of which Mathrubhoomi was one.
Plot
The film was based on Alexander's invasion of India, an allegory to the British conquest and occupation of India.