Mounam Sammadham
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 under Kay Cee Film Combines. The film stars Mammootty (in his Tamil film debut) and Amala. The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The film was released on 15th June 1990. The film went on to become a commercial and critical success. This film along with "Azhagan" (1991), "Thalapathi" (1991), "Kilipetchu Ketkava"the (1993) and "Makkal Aatchi" (1995) established Mammootty as a superstar in Tamil Nadu. This film was made capitalizing on the success of  Oru CBI Diary Kurippu (1988) which ran for more than 365 days 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. Production. "Mounam Sammadham" was the first Tamil film of Malayalam actor Mammootty. Soundtrack. The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja and the lyrics were written by Pulamaipithan and Gangai Amaran. “Kalyaana Thaen Nilaa" is set in Darbari Kanada raga. Lyrics for the dubbed Telugu version "Lawyer The Great  were written by Rajashri. 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 commercial and critical success.