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<div>{{short description|1981 film by Amirtham}}<br />
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}}<br />
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}<br />
{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Maadi Veettu Ezhai<br />
| image = Maadi Veettu Ezhai.jpg<br />
| image_size =<br />
| caption = Poster<br />
| director = Amirtham<br />
| producer = Selvam<br />
| screenplay = [[Karunanidhi]]<br />
| story =[[Dasari Narayana Rao]]<br />
| starring = [[Sivaji Ganesan]]<br />[[Sujatha (actress)|Sujatha]]<br />[[Sripriya]]<br />[[V. K. Ramasamy (actor)|V. K. Ramasamy]]<br />
| music = [[M. S. Viswanathan]]<br />
| cinematography =Gajendramani<br />
| editing =P. Venkateswar Rao<br />
| studio =Poombukaar Pictures<br />
| released = {{Film date|1981|08|22|df=y}}<ref>https://www.dinamalar.com/karunanidhi/newsdetail.asp?id=8</ref><br />
| country = [[India]]<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
}}<br />
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'''''Maadi Veettu Ezhai''''' ({{trans|The poor of the rich household}}) is a [[Tamil films of 1981|1981]] Indian [[Tamil language]] film directed by Amirtham and produced by Selvam. The film stars [[Sivaji Ganesan]], [[Sujatha (actress)|Sujatha]], [[Sripriya]] and [[V. K. Ramasamy (actor)|V. K. Ramasamy]] in lead roles. The film had musical score by [[M.S.Viswanathan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nadigarthilagam.com/Sivajimainc.htm|title=Maadi Veettu Ezhai|access-date=2014-08-13|publisher=nadigarthilagam.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004052058/http://nadigarthilagam.com/Sivajimainc.htm|archive-date=4 October 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The film was a remake of Telugu film ''[[Yedanthasthula Meda]]''.<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
*[[Sivaji Ganesan]] as Paramanandam / Mohan<br />
*[[Sujatha (actress)|Sujatha]] as Lakshmi<br />
*[[Sripriya]]<br />
*[[V. K. Ramasamy (actor)|V. K. Ramasamy]]<br />
*[[Major Sundarrajan]]<br />
*[[Nagesh]]<br />
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== Production ==<br />
In 1966, [[M. G. Ramachandran]] and [[J. P. Chandrababu]] came together for a film titled ''Maadi Veettu Ezhai'', to be directed by the latter. Although the film began shooting, it was shelved due to differences between the two.{{sfn|Kannan|2017|p=133}} An unrelated film was later made with the same name, written by [[M. Karunanidhi]] and starring [[Sivaji Ganesan]].{{sfn|Kannan|2017|p=72}}<br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
The music was composed by [[M. S. Viswanathan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://play.raaga.com/tamil/album/Kezvaanam-Sivakkum-T0002176|title=Kezvaanam Sivakkum Songs|access-date=2014-08-24|publisher=raaga.com}}</ref><br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"<br />
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics<br />
|-<br />
| 1 ||"Anbu Enum Then Kalandhu" ||[[T. M. Soundararajan]] ||| [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]]<br />
|-<br />
| 2 ||"Anbu Enum Then Kalandhu" || [[P. Susheela]] || Vaali<br />
|-<br />
| 3 ||"Padagu Veedugalil" || [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[P.Susheela]] || Vaali<br />
|-<br />
| 4 ||"Mutamizh Sandangal"|| T. M. Soundararajan, [[Vani Jairam]]||Vaali<br />
|-<br />
| 5 ||"Anbu Enum Then Kalandhu" (pathos) ||T. M. Soundararajan ||| Vaali<br />
|-<br />
| 6|| "Inba Ulagathin Ellai Inge" ||S. P. Balasubrahmanyam ||| Vaali<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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== Bibliography ==<br />
* {{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2mclDwAAQBAJ |title=MGR: A Life |publisher=[[Penguin Random House]] |last=Kannan |first=R. |year=2017 |location=India |isbn=9780143429340 }}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{IMDb title|1441323}}<br />
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[[Category:1981 films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian drama films]]<br />
[[Category:1980s Tamil-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Films with screenplays by M. Karunanidhi]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan]]<br />
[[Category:Tamil remakes of Telugu films]]<br />
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