Maa (1976)
Vijay lives with his mother in a palatial house deep in the jungles in South India where he makes a living trapping animals for circuses, zoos - both nationally and internationally. He meets with beautiful U.S.-returned Nimmi, both fall in love with each other and want to get married. Vijay's mother cautions them both against separating new-born animals from their birth mothers, but both refuse to listen. Then the unexpected happens, a mother lioness, angered at Vijay for taking her cubs, attacks him, and leaves him badly wounded.
Director: M. A. Thirumugam
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Dharmendra as Vijay |
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Hema Malini as Nimmi Das |
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Nirupa Roy as Vijay's Mother |
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Om Prakash as Gopaldas |
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Ranjeet Bedi as Balraj |
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Padma Khanna as Balraj's Girlfriend |
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Kanwarjeet Paintal as Vijay's Employee |
| Production | Sandow M.M.A. Chinnappa Devar | Producer |
| Writing | Sandow M.M.A. Chinnappa Devar | Story |
| Directing | M. A. Thirumugam | Director |