Burma Rani (transl. Queen of Burma) is a 1945 Indian Tamil-language war-spy film directed by T. R. Sundaram. It starred K. L. V. Vasantha in the lead role of the female spy Mangalam and Sundaram, himself, as the lead antagonist. The film was believed to be lost until 2006, when it was rediscovered and made available on DVD.[1]

Burma Rani
Theatrical release poster
Directed byT. R. Sundaram
Produced byT. R. Sundaram
StarringK. L. V. Vasantha
T. R. Sundaram
C. Honnappa Bhagavathar
Serugulathur Sama
T. S. Balaiah
CinematographyW. R. Subba Rao
Edited byD. Dorairaj
Music byT. A. Kalyanam
Production
company
Distributed byModern Theatres
Release date
1945
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

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At the height of World War II in 1943, the government of British India brought forth a rule that out of three Indian films made, two should be in support of the British war effort. Burma Rani was one of such movies produced by Modern Theatres and directed by T. R. Sundaram.

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  1. ^ Baskaran, S. Theodore (2006). "War relic". Frontline. 23 (19). Archived from the original on 29 September 2017. Retrieved 29 September 2017.