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{{short description|1980 film directed by Durai}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=October 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Maria, My Darling
| image = Maria, My Darling.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = VCD cover in Kannada
| director = [[Durai (director)|Durai]]
| producer = Thirumathi S.Madhu
| writer = Thirumathi S.Madhu <br /> N. Bhaskar (dialogues)
| screenplay =
| narrator =
| story =
| based_on =
| starring = {{plainlist|
* [[Kamal Haasan]]
* [[Sripriya]]
}}
| music = [[Shankar–Ganesh]]
| cinematography = V. Ranga
| editing = M. Vellasami
| studio = Durgeswari Films
| distributor =
| released = 14 November 1980 (Kannada)<br />19 December 1980 (Tamil)
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = {{ ubl | Kannada | Tamil }}
| budget =
| gross =
}}

'''''Maria, My Darling''''' is a 1980 Indian [[action thriller film]] directed by [[Durai (director)|Durai]]<ref>{{Cite news |last=Shiva Kumar |first=S. |date=3 January 1982 |title=Durai on decline |page=29 |work=[[Mid Day]] |url=https://twitter.com/sshivu/status/1281536962772361217 |access-date=21 July 2020}}</ref> and starring [[Kamal Haasan]] and [[Sripriya]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=rediff.com: Kamal Haasan's many talents|url=https://m.rediff.com/movies/2008/may/29slid3.htm|access-date=2020-12-07|website=m.rediff.com}}</ref> The film, a bilingual, was shot in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] and [[Kannada]] languages.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tamil Full Movie-Maria My Darling-Kamal Hassan-Sripriya |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2lG6jpPeGM |access-date=2015-04-18 |publisher=youtube}}</ref>

== Plot ==
Maria, a bold lady with devil may care attitude, has a revenge to complete and she is in search of her mother's killer.

== Cast ==
*[[Kamal Haasan]]
*[[Sripriya]]
*[[Srikanth (Tamil actor, born 1940)|Srikanth]]
*Ravikanth
*[[Thengai Srinivasan]]
*[[V. S. Raghavan]]
*[[Major Sundarrajan]]
*[[R. N. Sudarshan]]
*[[K. Natraj]]
*[[Jayamalini]]

;Kannada version
*[[Vajramuni]]
*[[Shivaram]]
*[[M. P. Shankar]]
*[[Udaykumar]]
*[[Balakrishna (Kannada actor)|Balakrishna]]
*Baby Indira
*[[Kunigal Nagabhushan]]

== Production ==
The film was shot in Bangalore.<ref>{{Cite web |title="Bangalore is a happening place" |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/kannada/interview.php?id=13806440&cid=2404 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170205085609/http://www.sify.com/movies/kannada/interview.php?id=13806440&cid=2404 |archive-date=5 February 2017 |access-date=11 June 2019 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
[[Shankar–Ganesh]] composed the music for the soundtracks with Tamil lyrics penned by [[Kannadasan]], Aalangudi Somu and [[Pulamaipithan]]. Kannada lyrics penned by [[Chi. Udayashankar]].

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| name = Maria, My Darling
| type = soundtrack
| artist = [[Shankar–Ganesh]]
| cover =
| caption =
| alt =
| released = 1980
| recorded =
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| genre = [[Soundtrack|Film soundtrack]]
| length =
| language = [[Tamil language|Tamil]] <br /> [[Kannada]]
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}}

{{tracklist
| headline = Tamil<ref>https://www.discogs.com/Shankar-Ganesh-Maria-My-Darling/release/12352530</ref>
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length =
| title1 = Maria My Darling
| lyrics1 = [[Kannadasan]]
| extra1 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
| length1 =
| title2 = Rasathi Pakka Aasai
| lyrics2 = [[Pulamaipithan]]
| extra2 = [[Kamal Haasan]]
| length2 =
| title3 = Vaanga Naina
| lyrics3 = Kannadasan
| extra3 = [[S. Janaki]]
| length3 =
| title4 = Unnaithan Enni
| lyrics4 = Kannadasan
| extra4 = S. Janaki
| length4 =
| title5 = Yen Indha
| lyrics5 = Aalangudi Somu
| extra5 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, [[Vani Jairam]]
| length5 =
| title6 = Sowkiyama
| lyrics6 =
| extra6 =
| length6 =
}}

{{tracklist
| headline = Kannada<ref>https://mio.to/album/Maria+My+Darling+%281980%29</ref>
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length =
| title1 = Maria My Darling (Version 1)
| lyrics1 = [[Chi. Udayashankar]]
| extra1 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
| length1 = 6:31
| title2 = Obba Ninge
| lyrics2 = Chi. Udayashankar
| extra2 = [[Kamal Haasan]]
| length2 = 5:57
| title3 = Naanindhu
| lyrics3 = Chi. Udayashankar
| extra3 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, [[Vani Jairam]]
| length3 = 4:53
| title4 = Hoovanthe Naanu Olidaaga
| lyrics4 = Chi. Udayashankar
| extra4 = [[S. Janaki]]
| length4 = 9:09
| title5 = Maria My Darling (Version 2)
| lyrics5 = Chi. Udayashankar
| extra5 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
| length5 = 4:29
| title6 = Maria My Darling (Version 3)
| lyrics6 = Chi. Udayashankar
| extra6 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
| length6 = 5:10
}}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{IMDb title|0214924|Maria, My Darling (Tamil)}}
*{{IMDb title|0214925|Maria, My Darling (Kannada)}}
{{Durai (director)}}

[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1980 films]]
[[Category:1980s Kannada-language films]]
[[Category:1980s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Sankar Ganesh]]
[[Category:Indian action thriller films]]
[[Category:Indian multilingual films]]
[[Category:Indian films about revenge]]
[[Category:1980 action thriller films]]
[[Category:1980s multilingual films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Durai]]

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