Haridas is a 1944 Tamil language film directed by Sundar Rao Nadkarni and starring M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar, T. R. Rajakumari and N. C. Vasanthakokilam.

[citation needed] IBN Live included Haridas in its list of 100 greatest Indian films of all time.

But when his wealth is appropriated by the courtesan, he realizes life's realities, reforms and spends the rest of his days serving his parents and God.

Haridas was directed by Sundar Rao Nadkarni, a Marathi film director, and produced by Rayal Talkie Distributors, a Madurai based Textile Yarn and Dye merchants at Central Studios in Coimbatore.

[3][4] The role of Haridas was played by M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar, who was the highest-paid actor in the Tamil film industry at the time.

The song "Manmadha Leelayai Vendrar Undo", based on Charukesi raga, [13] celebrates erotic love and has become an enduring hit, with the phrase entering every day Tamil usage.