Mounam Sammadham () is a 1990 Indian Tamil-language legal thriller film written by S. N. Swamy, directed by K. Madhu and produced by Kovai Chezhiyan. The film stars Mammootty (in his Tamil film debut) and Amala. It revolves around a lawyer representing a wrongfully convicted man. The film was released on 15 June 1990. The film went on to become a commercial and critical success. This film along with Azhagan (1991), Thalapathi (1991), Kilipetchu Ketkava (1993) and Makkal Aatchi (1995) established Mammootty as a superstar in Tamil Nadu. This film was dubbed into Telugu as Lawyer The Great, released on 15 February 1991. Plot The plot revolves around the wrong conviction of a business man and the efforts taken by a lawyer to find the truth. Cast Mammootty as Adv. K.C. Raja M.A., B.L., Bar-at-law Amala as Dr. Hema Jaishankar as Sundaram Nagesh as Paramasivam R. Sarathkumar as Balu Sathyapriya as Savitri Sukumari as Sundaram's mother-in-law Kumarimuthu as Munusamy Srikanth as public prosecutor chandran Y. G. Mahendran as Adv. J.Shekar Thyagu as Gundan Suresh Chakravarthy as Raja's friend Charle as Mani Jai Ganesh as Kalyanam R. S. Shivaji as Guest House Caretaker Sreeja as Vijayalakshmi M. S. Thripunithura as Palghat Prathapachandran as Sessions Court Judge Srinivasan S. R. Veeraraghavan as Madras High Court Sr Judge Peeli Sivam as Circle Inspector Nagarajacholan as Muthu T. S. Raghavendra as Makkal Kural Editor Cochin Haneefa as Kallupatti Rangan Appa Haja as Natarajan Y. Vijaya as Prostitute Rani S. K. Rajavelu as High Court Judge Vani as Janaki Production Mounam Sammadham was the first Tamil film of Malayalam actor Mammootty. It took inspiration from his own film Oru CBI Diary Kurippu. Soundtrack The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja and the lyrics were written by Pulamaipithan and Gangai Amaran. The song "Kalyaana Thaen Nilaa" is set in Darbari Kanada raga. Telugu version Lyrics for the dubbed Telugu version Lawyer The Great were written by Rajasri. Reception N. Krishnaswamy of The Indian Express praised the film, particularly Mammootty's performance. C. R. K. of Kalki, however, was less positive, saying the film was like an ordinary novel. The film was both a critical and commercial success. References External links 1990 films 1990s Tamil-language films Films about capital punishment Films directed by K. Madhu Indian courtroom films Indian legal films Legal thriller films Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja Films about miscarriage of justice