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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Burma Rani<br />
| image = Burma Rani.jpg<br />
| caption = Theatrical release poster<br />
| director = [[T. R. Sundaram]]<br />
| producer = T. R. Sundaram<br />
| writer = <br />
| starring = [[K. L. V. Vasantha]]<br />[[T. R. Sundaram]]<br />[[C. Honnappa Bhagavathar]]<br />[[Serugulathur Sama]]<br />[[T. S. Balaiah]]<br />
| studio = [[Modern Theatres]]<br />
| distributor = [[Modern Theatres]]<br />
| music = T. A. Kalyanam<br />
| cinematography = W. R. Subba Rao<br />
| editing = D. Dorairaj<br />
| released = 1945<br />
| runtime = <br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
}}<br />
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'''''Burma Rani''''' ({{translation|Queen of Burma}}) is a 1945 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[war film|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 film|lost]] until 2006, when it was [[List of rediscovered films|rediscovered]] and made available on DVD.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Baskaran|first=S. Theodore|year=2006|title=War relic|url=http://www.frontline.in/static/html/fl2319/stories/20061006000707900.htm|journal=Frontline|volume=23|issue=19|archive-url=https://archive.today/20170929073514/http://www.frontline.in/static/html/fl2319/stories/20061006000707900.htm#|archive-date=29 September 2017|access-date=29 September 2017|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref><br />
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== Pre-production ==<br />
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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.<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
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* [[C. Honnappa Bhagavathar]] as Kumar<br />
* [[Serukalathur Sama]] as Buddhist Monk<br />
* K. K. Perumal as Uso<br />
* [[T. S. Balaiah]] as Ranjith Singh<br />
* [[S. V. Sahasranamam]] as Kundu Rao<br />
* A. Dhasaratha Rao as Soni<br />
* S. R. Sandow as Gotto<br />
* [[N. S. Krishnan]] as Kunjitham<br />
* [[Kali N. Rathnam]] as Koduchi<br />
* [[V. M. Ezhumalai]] as Umpan<br />
* M. E. Madhavan as Madhav<br />
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* [[K. L. V. Vasantha]] as Rani<br />
* [[T. A. Mathuram]] as Banama<br />
* [[C. T. Rajakantham]] as Miss Mangalam<br />
* Matha, Mary as Burmese Girl<br />
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[[Category:1945 films]]<br />
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[[Category:Films directed by T. R. Sundaram]]<br />
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