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Melnaattu Marumagal
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<div>{{distinguish|Melnaattu Marumagan}}<br />
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{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}<br />
{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Melnaattu Marumagal<br />
| image = Melnaattu Marumagal.jpg<br />
| caption =<br />
| director = [[A. P. Nagarajan]]<br />
| producer = C. N. Venkatasamy<br />
| writer = [[A. P. Nagarajan]]<br />
| starring = {{plainlist|<br />
* [[Sivakumar]]<br />
* [[Kamal Haasan]]<br />
* 'Kumari' Laurance Pourtale<br />
* [[Jayasudha]]<br />
* Jr. Balaiah<br />
}}<br />
| music = [[Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan]]<br />
| cinematography = K. S. Prasad<br />
| editing = T. Vijayarangam<br />
| studio = C. N. V. Movies<br />
| distributor = <br />
| released = {{Film date|1975|05|10|df=y}}<br />
| runtime = 132 mins<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
}}<br />
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'''''Melnaattu Marumagal''''' ({{trans|Foreign Daughter-in-law}}) is a 1975 Indian [[Tamil language]] film, starring [[Sivakumar]], Laurance Pourtale, [[Kamal Haasan]] and [[Jayasudha]]. Sivakumar's wife was played by French actress Laurance Pourtale. Kamal Haasan played the younger brother of Sivakumar. Jayasudha played Kamal Haasan's wife. [[Vani Ganapathy]], a danseuse appeared only for a dance sequence alongside Kamal Haasan, whom she later married in 1978. The film was remade in Telugu as ''[[America Ammayi]]''.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20101231014903/http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/movieretrospect/retro_americaammayi1976_2.php</ref><br />
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== Plot ==<br />
The film is about two brothers, Sivakumar and Kamal Haasan, and their spouses. Sivakumar marries a European girl who admires Tamil culture and tradition. On the other hand, Kamal Haasan marries a Tamil girl who is attracted to Western customs.<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
* [[Sivakumar]] as Mohan<br />
* [[Kamal Haasan]] as Raja<br />
* 'Kumari' Laurance Pourtale as Meena<br />
* [[Jayasudha]] as Sudha<br />
* [[Junior Balaiah|Jr. Balaiah]] as Valu<br />
* [[S. V. Ramadoss]]<br />
* [[Ganthimathi]] as Pangajam<br />
* [[Poornam Vishwanathan]] as Pazhani vel<br />
* [[V. Gopalakrishnan (actor)|V. Gopalakrishnan]]<br />
* [[Usha Uthup]]<ref>https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2010/dec/07/usha-uthup-maverick-as-ever-209055.html</ref><br />
* [[Vani Ganapathy]]<br />
* [[Cho Ramaswamy]] in a guest appearance<br />
* [[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]] in a guest appearance<br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
{{Infobox album<br />
| name = Melnaattu Marumagal<br />
| type = soundtrack<br />
| artist = [[Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan]]<br />
| cover =<br />
| alt =<br />
| released = 1975<br />
| recorded =<br />
| venue =<br />
| studio =<br />
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]<br />
| length = <br />
| language = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]<br />
| label = <br />
| producer = Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan<br />
| prev_title = <br />
| prev_year = <br />
| next_title = <br />
| next_year = <br />
| misc = {{External media<br />
| audio1 = {{YouTube|jRCH_-Y6ffs|Video Song Jukebox}}<br />
| audio2 = {{YouTube|Slfdp8eAQlA|(Love Is A Beautiful) Video Song}}<br />
| audio3 = {{YouTube|bvIBmgPvHcY|(Pallandu Pallandu) Video Song}}<br />
}}<br />
}}<br />
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The music was composed by [[Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan]], while the lyrics were written by 'Poovai' Senguttavan, 'Ulandhurpettai' Shanmugam, 'Nellai' Arulmani, 'Tiruchy' Bharathan, Geetha Priyan and Kuyili.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.inbaminge.com/t/m/Melnaattu%20Marumagal/|title=Melnaattu Marumagal Songs|accessdate=2014-07-31|publisher=inbaminge}}</ref><br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"<br />
! No. !! Song !! Singers<br />
|-<br />
| 1 || "How Wonderful" || [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[Vani Jairam]]<br />
|-<br />
| 2 || "Kalaimagal Kai" || Vani Jairam, [[T. K. Kala]]<br />
|-<br />
| 3 || "Love Is A Beautiful" || [[Usha Uthup]]<br />
|-<br />
| 4 || "Muththamizhil Paada" || Vani Jairam<br />
|-<br />
| 5 || "Pallandu Pallandu" || Vani Jairam, [[T. K. Kala]]<br />
|-<br />
| 6 || "Sugam Tharum" || Rajesh, Manohari<br />
|}<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{IMDb title|0246778}}<br />
* {{YouTube|f1JvZMn2Be8&t|Melnaattu Marumagal Movie}}<br />
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{{A. P. Nagarajan}}<br />
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[[Category:1975 films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Tamil films remade in other languages]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by A. P. Nagarajan]]<br />
[[Category:1970s Tamil-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Films with screenplays by A. P. Nagarajan]]<br />
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