Mudhal Thethi in Tamil, Modala Thedi in Kannada is an Indian bilingual film, directed by P. Neelakantan and produced by B. R. Panthulu.

The Tamil version starred Sivaji Ganesan, Anjali Devi, N. S. Krishnan and T. A. Madhuram in lead roles.

The film was simultaneously shot in Kannada retaining the same crew members with a slight change in the main star cast.

The Kannada version titled Modala Thedi starred Panthulu, M. V. Rajamma, Dikki Madhava Rao and Chi.

He watches his son being picked up by the police for stealing food, his daughter is molested and his wife drowns herself in a well after murdering the rapist.

[3] The film is based on a story by Dada Mirasi and the screenplay and dialogue are by P. Neelakantan, who directed the Tamil version.