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{{Infobox film
| name = Makkalai Petra Magarasi
| image = Makkalai Petra Magarasi.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = K. Somu
| writer = [[A. P. Nagarajan]]
| producer = [[V. K. Ramaswamy (actor)|V. K. Ramaswamy]]<br/>A. P. Nagarajan
| starring = [[Sivaji Ganesan]]<br />[[P. Bhanumathi]]
| cinematography = V. K. Gopal
| editing = T. Vijayarangam<br/>K. Durai
| music = [[K. V. Mahadevan]]
| studio = Sri Lakshmi Pictures
| distributor = [[Sivaji Films]]<ref>{{Cite news |date=24 February 1957 |title=Makkalai Petra Maharasi |page=3 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19570224&printsec=frontpage&hl=en}}</ref>
| released = {{film date|1957|February|27|df=y}}
| runtime = 136 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}
'''''Makkalai Petra Magarasi''''' ({{trans|The Mother of Children}}) is a 1957 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film starring [[Sivaji Ganesan]] and [[P. Bhanumathi]]. The film was remade in [[Kannada]] as ''[[Anna Thangi (1958 film)|Anna Thangi]]''

==Plot==
A village in Coimbatore district. Sengodan is a naïve good-hearted farmer, who knows no other God other than his mother Angamma. Staying back in the hamlet and tilling his land, he sends his beloved sister Thangam to the college in the town. Angamma's brother is an avaricious landowner in the same village. The two families are not in speaking terms ever since Angamma's husband ran away unable to meet the unreasonable demands of his brother-in-law after having borrowed some money from him. Kannan, the villain's son, however does not inherit his father's wily characteristics. Studying in the same college, Kannan and Thangam fall in love with each other. The storm which breaks out when the warring families become aware of their love and the how the lovers unite finally fill rest of the reels. In the midst of these chaotic proceedings there is also another love story between the brave and mischievous belle Rangamma and the shy Sengodan.

==Cast==
*[[Sivaji Ganesan]] as Sengodan
*[[Bhanumathi Ramakrishna|P. Bhanumathi]] as Rangamma
*[[P. Kannamba]] as Angamma
*[[M. N. Nambiar]] as Kannan<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cH3GCwAAQBAJ&q=Makkalai+Petra+Maharasi&pg=PA314 |title=Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2008: Film, Television, Radio, Theatre, Dance, Music, Cartoons and Pop Culture |last=Harris M. Lentz III |publisher=[[McFarland & Company|McFarland]] |year=2009 |page=314|isbn=9780786434824 }}</ref>
*[[M. N. Rajam]] as Thangam
*[[V. K. Ramaswamy (actor)|V. K. Ramaswamy]] as Pannaiyar / kannan's father
*[[K. Sarangkapani]] as Rangamma's father
*[[E. R. Sahadevan]] as Mayandi
*[[P. D. Sambandam]] as Kaaduvetti Kanakkupillai
*[[V. M. Ezhumalai]] as Pavala malai
*[[T. P. Muthulakshmi]] as Pavayee
*[[C. T. Rajakantham]]

==Soundtrack==
The music composed by [[K. V. Mahadevan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://play.raaga.com/tamil/album/makkalai-petra-maharasi-t0001680|title=Makkalai Petra Maharasi Songs|accessdate=2014-09-22|publisher=raaga}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.inbaminge.com/t/m/Makkalai%20Petra%20Maharasi/|title=Makkalai Petra Maharasi Songs|accessdate=2014-09-22|publisher=inbaminge}}</ref> Lyrics by [[A. Maruthakasi]], [[Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass]], [[Ka. Mu. Sheriff]] & [[Pattukkottai Kalyanasundaram]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Thiraikalanjiyam — Part 1|author=G. Neelamegam|language=Tamil|pages=130 — 131|publisher=Manivasagar Publishers, Chennai 108 (Ph:044 25361039). First edition December 2014}}</ref>[[Singer]] is [[P. Bhanumathi]]. [[Playback singer]]s are [[T. M. Soundararajan]], [[S. C. Krishnan]], [[P. B. Sreenivas]], [[Jikki]], [[K. Jamuna Rani]], [[A. G. Rathnamala]], [[A. P. Komala]] and Udutha Sarojini.

The song "Manapaarai Maadu Katti" is set to [[Sindhu Bhairavi (raga)|Sindhu Bhairavi]] raga.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Mani|first=Charulatha|date=2013-05-10|title=Light and melodious|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/light-and-melodious/article4702358.ece|access-date=2020-10-10|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length (m:ss)
|-
| 1 || "Manapaarai Maadu Katti" || T. M. Soundararajan || rowspan=6|A. Maruthakasi || 03:25
|-
| 2 || "Sonna Pechcha Kekkanum" || rowspan=2|P. Bhanumathi || 03:29
|-
| 3 || "Vandhadhu Yaarunu" || 02:50
|-
| 4 || "Makkalai Petra Maharasi" || Jikki || 02:00
|-
| 5 || "Seemaikku Poi Padichchavaru" || S. C. Krishnan & A. P. Komala || 04:08
|-
| 6 || "Senthazham Poovai Poi" || K. Jamuna Rani & A. G. Rathnamala || 03:01
|-
| 7 || "Adi Tharapuram Thambaram" || S. C. Krishnan & A. G. Rathnamala || rowspan=2|Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass || 02:41
|-
| 8 || "Poravale Poravale Ponnurangam" || T. M. Soundararajan & P. Bhanumathi || 03:15
|-
| 9 || "O Malliyakka O Rojakka" || Jikki, K. Jamuna Rani & A. G. Rathnamala || Pattukkottai Kalyanasundaram || 05:55
|-
| 10 || "Ondru Serndha Anbu" || P. B. Sreenivas & Udutha Sarojini ||A. Maruthakasi|| 03:22
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0323158}}

{{A. P. Nagarajan}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Makkalai Petra Magarasi}}
[[Category:1957 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:1950s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Films scored by K. V. Mahadevan]]
[[Category:Tamil films remade in other languages]]
[[Category:Films with screenplays by A. P. Nagarajan]]

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