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How Tamil actor M.R. Radha got awaywith staging a ‘banned’ play in 1959

The Madras Government, in April 1959, banned popular actor M.R. Radha’s Tamil play Thooku Medai. He submitted the script of another drama Kathal Bali to the Madras Commissioner of Police and obtained a licence to perform it. On noticing that the play was similar to the banned Tho

This is a source-based summary, not original reporting by Ebenezer journalists. Source: The Hindu. Ebenezer published 22 Oct 2026, 06:05 am. Editorial policy.

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How Tamil actor M.R. Radha got away with staging a ‘banned’ play in 1959

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The Madras Government, in April 1959, banned popular actor M.R. Radha’s Tamil play Thooku Medai. He submitted the script of another drama Kathal Bali to the Madras Commissioner of Police and obtained a licence to perform it. On noticing that the play was similar to the banned Tho

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Source: The Hindu. Published 22 Oct 2026, 06:05 am.

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