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Foundation date 1 january 1935

Modern Theaters Ltd was a motion picture movie studio in Salem, Tamil Nadu, India, started by Thiruchengodu Ramalingam Sundaram (aka TRS) in 1935. The studio produced over more than 150 movies until 1982 in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Hindi, Sinhalese and even English of which Tamil movies were the majority.
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Filmography of Modern Theatres (17 films)

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Production

CID Shankar
CID Shankar (1970)
, 2h17
Genres Drama
Actors Jaishankar, Thengai Srinivasan, V.S. Raghavan, Ramasamy Subramania Manohar, Jayakumari, Venniradai Moorthy

The film start had in its title sequence in which a Politician is killed by a Suicide bomber who explodes her explosive belt. C. I. D. Shankar and his assistant Raju(Thengai Srinivasan is deputed to the Nilgiris to investigate a case of mysterious murder. C. I. D. Ashokan(Pakkirisamy) also stay for the town, who pose at research of herbal, his close relation of lover's club dancer Reeta(Jayakumar). Ashokan find all truth his goes to Nagamalai estate, and his gives lift to young girl, and she was explodes her belt and Ashokan was gives diary and locker key for Vithya(Sakunthala) her saved ashokan life and admit him hospital. But unfortuneately ashokan was killed by the mysterious gang in hospital. Vithya was gives the things to shankar and both are falls in love. Raju was falls love with cinema actress Rama(Kumari Radha), who also stay the same hotel. Shankar meet Reeta and ask help to her. She gives information to his assistant Raju and her killed by the same mysterious gang. Vithya ask help to her brother Sundaram(Vennira Aadai Moorthy) for the herbal details. Sundaram was meet his friend Boopathy(R. S. Manohar). Shankar was introducer to boopathy by himself as herbel researchlist,who give the helpful information of the drug detail. Some particular herbal was grows at black forest, that herbal name was "Arome" was produced by drug. The drug was injected to human body, who goes to hipnatis and affect to constpution, they person are used for the gang illegal works. Shankar discovers to the murder are being, committed by a terroist gang, who are embarking on a secret movement will CID shankar he able to accomplish his mission.
Vallavanukku Vallavan
Vallavanukku Vallavan (1965)
, 2h37
Genres Thriller
Actors Gemini Ganesan, Aachi Manorama, Ramasamy Subramania Manohar, Kommareddy Savitri, Manorama, S. V. Ramadoss

Ramesh (S. A. Ashokan) is an engineer who is hunting for a job and with the help of his friend Babu (Thangavelu) goes to see a wealthy businessman named Laxman for a new project of his. After a song and a comic encounter with Laxman's daughter Geeta (Manimala), he falls in love with her. He also achieves very good success in convincing Geeta's father into starting the project. During a sight visit for the project, his suitcase gets swapped with a similar suitcase of a co-passenger named Mala (Manorama), which is full of money. For this reason Ramesh is detained in a police lock-up. Also Mala is revealed to be part of a criminal gang. When the gang leader, Jumboo, is not able to kill Mala (because he needs a particular diary from her), he instead arranges a dangerous rowdy named Bijua Pakiri (Manohar)to kill Ramesh within the lock-up.
Chitrangi
Chitrangi (1964)
, 2h27
Actors Ramasamy Subramania Manohar, S. V. Ramadoss

The king has a brother (AVM. Rajan) and an ambitious commander eyeing the throne (Manohar). Escaping from the kingdom, the brother meets with an accident and is saved by a young woman (Pushpalatha) who takes him to her humble home and looks after him. The two fall in love. The young woman who has no knowledge of her lover's identity marries him and he leaves her even before their wedding night. She suffers in silence, and then sets out to find her husband. She undergoes many trials and tribulations and finally reaches the capital of the kingdom where she is shocked to find that the king is none other than her husband! More intrigues follow preventing her from joining her husband. However, the problems are solved and the two live happily thereafter.
Kaithi Kannayiram
Kaithi Kannayiram (1960)

Actors Ramasamy Subramania Manohar, P. S. Veerappa, Rajasulochana, Thangavelu, Javar Sitaraman, Sennalkudi Narayana Thevar Lakshmi

A tough jailor's (‘Javert' Seetharaman) kid (‘Baby' Savithiri) is kidnapped by a vengeful murderous prisoner (Veerappa). Another prisoner (Manohar) who has lost his child (‘Master' Sridhar) escapes from the prison. He takes up the task of rescuing the jailor's missing kid. The duty-conscious jailor is only keen on nabbing him. The child is taught music by a pretty teacher (Raja Sulochana) and the song, “Konji konji pesi', becomes the link for the rescue of the child kept prisoner in a building. Unable to locate the child who is held captive, the music teacher goes around the town singing the song. On hearing the song, the child emerges from her hideout and utters the lines outwitting the guards. The child is rescued after a long fight between the two prisoners.
Alibabavum 40 Thirudargalum
Alibabavum 40 Thirudargalum (1956)
, 2h29
Genres Fantasy, Swashbuckler, Historical
Themes Children's films
Actors M. G. Ramachandran, Bhanumati Ramakrishna, P. S. Veerappa, K. Sarangapani, Thangavelu, M. G. Chakrapani

Marziana (P. Bhanumathi) is a dancer in Baghdad. The tyrant Sher Khan, commander of the notorious king Amir Kasim Khan (M. G. Chakrapani), tries to take her by force to his palace. She is rescued by Ali Baba (M. G. Ramachandran), who fights with Sher Khan and vanquishes him. Marziana and her sidekick Dowlat (K. Sarangkapani) find refuge in Ali Baba’s house. Alibaba is an impoverished woodcutter and lives with his sister Ayisha (P. Susheela) and servant Bulbul (M. N. Rajam). Marziana learns that they are the siblings of Kasim, who had driven them out at the instigation of his cruel wife Salima (Vidyavati). Marziana and Ali Baba later fall in love.
Sarvadhikari
Sarvadhikari (1951)

Genres Historical
Actors M. G. Ramachandran, M. N. Nambiar, Anjali Devi, Chittor V. Nagaiah

An ambitious minister (Nambiar) with designs to topple the puppet king (Pulimoottai Ramaswami) finds the popularity of the commander-in-chief (Nagaiah) and his favourite soldier (MGR) a stumbling block. He sends a young woman (Anjali Devi) to seduce the soldier, but she falls in love with him. After several twists and turns, the evil minister is exposed and felled in an exciting duel with the hero. The commander is chosen as the first president of the kingdom, now a republic!
Manthiri Kumari
Manthiri Kumari (1950)
, 2h43
Directed by Ellis Roderick Dungan
Genres Drama
Actors M. G. Ramachandran, M. N. Nambiar, Padmini Ramachandran, Lalitha

The king of Mullai nadu is dominated by his Raja guru (head priest) (M. N. Nambiar). The guru wants his son Parthiban (S. A. Natarajan) to be appointed as the General of the army. But the king appoints Veera Mohan (MGR) instead. The enraged Parthiban becomes a bandit and starts raiding the country side. He wants to marry the princess Jeevarekha (G. Shakuntala) who is in love with Veera Mohan. Parthiban sends a message to Jeevarekha to meet him secretly. The message is delivered by mistake to the minister's daughter Amudhavalli (Madhuri Devi) and she goes to meet Parthiban. Parthiban and Amudhavalli fall in love. Meanwhile, the king sends his general Veeramohan to capture the bandits plaguing the country side. Veeramohan captures Parthiban and produces him in the royal court. The Raja guru is enraged and tries to get his son off by various means. He demands a trial for his son in front of the Goddess. During the trial, Amudhavalli hides behind the Goddess statue and pronounces Parthiban as innocent. She blames Veeramohan for the banditry. The king believing that the Goddess had spoken releases Parthiban and exiles Veeramohan. Parthiban and Amudhavalli are happily married. But goaded by his father Parthiban wants to take over the kingdom by marrying the princess. He decides to kill Amudhavalli. He tricks her into going with him to a cliff edge and tells her of his intention to kill her. Amudavalli begs him for a chance to worship him by going around him three times before she meets her death. Parthiban grants her last wish. While going around him she pushes him to his death from behind. Shocked by her actions and her husband's betrayal, she confesses her sins and becomes a Buddhist nun. The raja guru is jailed and Veera mohan is reunited with the princess.
Balan
Balan (1938)

Genres Drama
Actors M. K. Kamalam, K. K. Aroor, Alleppey Vincent

Balan (Master Madanagopal) and Sarasa (Baby Malathi), are children of Dr. Govindan Nair (M. V. Shanku) by his first wife. Meenakshi (K. N. Lakshmi), the second wife, tortures Balan and Sarasa. She even hatches a plot to kill them and take over the entire wealth of Nair. Meenakshi is severely punished by Nair when he comes to know of her motives. Nair dies of heart attack. Meenakshi marries a wicked city wastrel Kittu Panicker (K. Gopinath). Balan and Sarasa flee from home as a result.

Distribution

CID Shankar
CID Shankar (1970)
, 2h17
Genres Drama
Actors Jaishankar, Thengai Srinivasan, V.S. Raghavan, Ramasamy Subramania Manohar, Jayakumari, Venniradai Moorthy

The film start had in its title sequence in which a Politician is killed by a Suicide bomber who explodes her explosive belt. C. I. D. Shankar and his assistant Raju(Thengai Srinivasan is deputed to the Nilgiris to investigate a case of mysterious murder. C. I. D. Ashokan(Pakkirisamy) also stay for the town, who pose at research of herbal, his close relation of lover's club dancer Reeta(Jayakumar). Ashokan find all truth his goes to Nagamalai estate, and his gives lift to young girl, and she was explodes her belt and Ashokan was gives diary and locker key for Vithya(Sakunthala) her saved ashokan life and admit him hospital. But unfortuneately ashokan was killed by the mysterious gang in hospital. Vithya was gives the things to shankar and both are falls in love. Raju was falls love with cinema actress Rama(Kumari Radha), who also stay the same hotel. Shankar meet Reeta and ask help to her. She gives information to his assistant Raju and her killed by the same mysterious gang. Vithya ask help to her brother Sundaram(Vennira Aadai Moorthy) for the herbal details. Sundaram was meet his friend Boopathy(R. S. Manohar). Shankar was introducer to boopathy by himself as herbel researchlist,who give the helpful information of the drug detail. Some particular herbal was grows at black forest, that herbal name was "Arome" was produced by drug. The drug was injected to human body, who goes to hipnatis and affect to constpution, they person are used for the gang illegal works. Shankar discovers to the murder are being, committed by a terroist gang, who are embarking on a secret movement will CID shankar he able to accomplish his mission.
Vallavanukku Vallavan
Vallavanukku Vallavan (1965)
, 2h37
Genres Thriller
Actors Gemini Ganesan, Aachi Manorama, Ramasamy Subramania Manohar, Kommareddy Savitri, Manorama, S. V. Ramadoss

Ramesh (S. A. Ashokan) is an engineer who is hunting for a job and with the help of his friend Babu (Thangavelu) goes to see a wealthy businessman named Laxman for a new project of his. After a song and a comic encounter with Laxman's daughter Geeta (Manimala), he falls in love with her. He also achieves very good success in convincing Geeta's father into starting the project. During a sight visit for the project, his suitcase gets swapped with a similar suitcase of a co-passenger named Mala (Manorama), which is full of money. For this reason Ramesh is detained in a police lock-up. Also Mala is revealed to be part of a criminal gang. When the gang leader, Jumboo, is not able to kill Mala (because he needs a particular diary from her), he instead arranges a dangerous rowdy named Bijua Pakiri (Manohar)to kill Ramesh within the lock-up.
Kaithi Kannayiram
Kaithi Kannayiram (1960)

Actors Ramasamy Subramania Manohar, P. S. Veerappa, Rajasulochana, Thangavelu, Javar Sitaraman, Sennalkudi Narayana Thevar Lakshmi

A tough jailor's (‘Javert' Seetharaman) kid (‘Baby' Savithiri) is kidnapped by a vengeful murderous prisoner (Veerappa). Another prisoner (Manohar) who has lost his child (‘Master' Sridhar) escapes from the prison. He takes up the task of rescuing the jailor's missing kid. The duty-conscious jailor is only keen on nabbing him. The child is taught music by a pretty teacher (Raja Sulochana) and the song, “Konji konji pesi', becomes the link for the rescue of the child kept prisoner in a building. Unable to locate the child who is held captive, the music teacher goes around the town singing the song. On hearing the song, the child emerges from her hideout and utters the lines outwitting the guards. The child is rescued after a long fight between the two prisoners.
Alibabavum 40 Thirudargalum
Alibabavum 40 Thirudargalum (1956)
, 2h29
Genres Fantasy, Swashbuckler, Historical
Themes Children's films
Actors M. G. Ramachandran, Bhanumati Ramakrishna, P. S. Veerappa, K. Sarangapani, Thangavelu, M. G. Chakrapani

Marziana (P. Bhanumathi) is a dancer in Baghdad. The tyrant Sher Khan, commander of the notorious king Amir Kasim Khan (M. G. Chakrapani), tries to take her by force to his palace. She is rescued by Ali Baba (M. G. Ramachandran), who fights with Sher Khan and vanquishes him. Marziana and her sidekick Dowlat (K. Sarangkapani) find refuge in Ali Baba’s house. Alibaba is an impoverished woodcutter and lives with his sister Ayisha (P. Susheela) and servant Bulbul (M. N. Rajam). Marziana learns that they are the siblings of Kasim, who had driven them out at the instigation of his cruel wife Salima (Vidyavati). Marziana and Ali Baba later fall in love.
Thirumbi Paar
Thirumbi Paar (1953)

Genres Drama
Themes Political films
Actors Sivaji Ganesan, Pandari Bai, Krishna Kumari, Sowcar Janaki, Thangavelu, T. S. Durairaj

Inspired from the story of Ahalya, the film had Sivaji Ganesan playing a womaniser. T. P. Muthulakshmi played the role of a "dumb wife" married to a much older husband (K. A. Thangavelu). Sivaji Ganesan seduces her in the absence of her husband and continues this act with other women. Pandari Bai played the role of Sivaji Ganesan's sister.