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{{short description|1993 film by Balu Mahendra}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Marupadiyum
| image = Marupadiyum poster.jpg
| border = no
| caption = Poster
| director = [[Balu Mahendra]]
| story = [[Mahesh Bhatt]]
| producer = Ashwin Kumar
| starring = [[Revathi]]<br />[[Nizhalgal Ravi]]<br />[[Arvind Swamy|Arvind]]<br />[[Rohini (actress)|Rohini]]
| cinematography = Balu Mahendra
| editing = Balu Mahendra
| music = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| studio = Ashwin International
| released = {{film date|1993|1|14|df=y}}
| runtime = 139 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}
'''''Marupadiyum''''' ({{translation|Again}}) is a 1993 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] written, filmed and directed by [[Balu Mahendra]]. The film stars [[Revathi]], [[Nizhalgal Ravi]], [[Arvind Swamy|Arvind]] and [[Rohini (actress)|Rohini]]. A remake of the 1982 [[Hindi]] film ''[[Arth (film)|Arth]]'', it focuses on Thulasi, a wife caught up in marital discord, and her life henceforth.

''Marupadiyum'' was released on 14 January 1993. Revathi won the [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil|Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Actress]] for her performance.

== Plot ==
Thulasi, who grew up as an orphan girl and always dreamt of owning a house, becomes insecure when she finds that she and her husband, Muralikrishna, have to leave the apartment they rent. The twist that occurred when Murali gives her the keys of a new house proves to be double-edged, when it is revealed that he is in love with another woman, Kavitha, with whom he earned the money (in the film industry) for the new apartment. While previously giving advice to her maid cheated by her husband, now Thulasi becomes herself involved in a similar situation.

When Murali deserts Thulasi for Kavitha, she chooses to leave the apartment for a women's hostel with only {{INRConvert|2000|year=1993}} that she had when she got married. She is helped by Gowrishankar, a singer, to surpass the difficulties of life as a single person, to find a job and to rely morally on herself. Gowrishankar and Thulasi become good friends. Gradually, Kavitha's mental instability deepens her fears of insecurity, even after Murali requests Thulasi to sign the divorce papers.

Gowrishankar falls in love with Thulasi and proposes to her. She refuses, saying she is empty and cannot give him anything. Gowrishankar tries to persuade her saying that she cannot spend the rest of her life feeling miserable about the past and that she should try to find a new life for herself. Thulasi promises to think about it.

Thulasi's maid, whose only aim in life is to secure a good education for her daughter, has saved {{INRConvert|1000|year=1993}} towards her admission fees. She finds out that her drunk husband has stolen the money. Enraged, she searches for him only to find him spending all the money. She murders him, goes to the police station and confesses her crime. Worried about her daughter, she calls Thulasi who promises to take care of the daughter.

After the insistence of Kavitha's mother and her personal doctor, Thulasi personally assures Kavitha that she is not interested in Murali anymore. However, Thulasi's attitude only convinces Kavitha that breaking Thulasi's marriage was a mistake. To escape from her feeling of guilt and insecurity, she breaks up with Murali. The latter tries to revive his relation with Thulasi, but is rejected.

Thulasi continues to live with her maid's daughter and refuses to marry Gowrishankar saying that she has found a new meaning to life in being independent and being a mother to the child and marrying Gowrishankar will only weaken her. Gowrishankar agrees, and wishes Thulasi well as she prepares to lead an independent life.

== Cast ==
* [[Revathi]] as Thulasi<ref name="misogynistic" />
* [[Nizhalgal Ravi]] as Muralikrishna<ref name="misogynistic" />
* [[Arvind Swamy|Arvind]] as Gowrishankar<ref name="IE review" />
* [[Rohini (actress)|Rohini]] as Kavitha<ref name="NST review" />
* [[Vinodhini]] as Thulasi's friend<ref name="NST review" />
* Suresh Chakravarthi as Suresh<ref name="IE review" />
* [[Pasi Sathya|Sathya]] as the domestic help<ref name="IE review" />

== Production ==
Although ''Marupadiyum'' is a remake of the [[Hindi]] film ''[[Arth (film)|Arth]]'' (1982), director and cinematographer [[Balu Mahendra]] described it as being "dangerously close to [his] own life."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kumar |first=P. K. Ajith |date=26 August 2010 |title=A life in cinema |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/A-life-in-cinema/article16145717.ece |url-status=live |access-date=8 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190108031902/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/A-life-in-cinema/article16145717.ece |archive-date=8 January 2019}}</ref> According to [[Rohini (actress)|Rohini]], he told her not to apply make-up to look fairer because of his preference for dark-skinned heroines who he considered were "more attractive and had different shades".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Muralidharan |first=Kavitha |date=27 March 2019 |title=Nayanthara Plays A Dark-Skinned Woman In 'Airaa': Have Dusky Characters Evolved In Tamil Cinema? |url=https://silverscreen.in/features/nayanthara-plays-a-dark-role-in-airaa-have-dusky-characters-evolved-in-tamil-cinema/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210216160912/https://silverscreenindia.com/movies/features/nayanthara-plays-a-dark-role-in-airaa-have-dusky-characters-evolved-in-tamil-cinema/ |archive-date=16 February 2021 |access-date=29 March 2019 |website=Silverscreen India}}</ref> [[Revathi]] initially wanted to play the role of the extramarital lover, but ultimately got the role of the wife.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lalwani |first=Vickey |date=25 January 2021 |title=Exclusive! Arth Remake: Shabana Azmi giving inputs and Bobby Deol to sport two looks in a story narrated from a man's point of view |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/exclusive-arth-remake-shabana-azmi-giving-inputs-and-bobby-deol-to-sport-two-looks-in-a-story-narrated-from-a-mans-point-of-view/articleshow/80452143.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126032058/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/exclusive-arth-remake-shabana-azmi-giving-inputs-and-bobby-deol-to-sport-two-looks-in-a-story-narrated-from-a-mans-point-of-view/articleshow/80452143.cms |archive-date=26 January 2021 |access-date=21 February 2021 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
The soundtrack was composed by [[Ilaiyaraaja]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Marupadiyum (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – EP |url=https://music.apple.com/in/album/marupadiyum-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-ep/1187329015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210216160851/https://music.apple.com/in/album/marupadiyum-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-ep/1187329015 |archive-date=16 February 2021 |access-date=16 February 2021 |website=[[Apple Music]]}}</ref> The song "Aasai Athigam" is set in the [[Carnatic raga]] known as [[Sindhu Bhairavi (raga)|Sindhu Bhairavi]],{{sfn|Sundararaman|2007|p=125}} "Ellorukum Nalla Kaalam" is set in [[Suddha Dhanyasi]],{{sfn|Sundararaman|2007|p=128}} and "Nalam Vazha" is set in Madhukauns.{{sfn|Sundararaman|2007|p=145}} For the [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-dubbed version ''Director Gari Pellam'', all songs were written by [[Rajasri (writer)|Rajasri]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 1991 |title=Director Gari Pellam |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/2pyvCDYBhtTryP6kT3C16x |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.ph/Pjsl8 |archive-date=27 February 2023 |access-date=22 December 2020 |website=[[Spotify]]}}</ref>

{{Track listing
| headline = Tamil
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Aasai Athigam
| lyrics1 = Ravi Bharathi
| extra1 = [[S. Janaki]]
| length1 = 4:59
| title2 = Ellorukum Nalla Kaalam
| lyrics2 = [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]]
| extra2 = [[K. J. Yesudas]]
| length2 = 3:32
| title3 = Ellorum Sollum Pattu
| lyrics3 = Vaali
| extra3 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
| length3 = 4:53
| title4 = Nalam Vaazha
| lyrics4 = Vaali
| extra4 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
| length4 = 4:59
| title5 = Nallathor Veenai
| lyrics5 = Bharathiyar
| extra5 = S. Janaki
| length5 = 4:24
| total_length = 22:47
}}

{{Track listing
| headline = Telugu
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Ninne Kalavani
| extra1 = [[S. Janaki]]
| length1 = 5:15
| title2 = Antaanu Okamaata
| extra2 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
| length2 = 5:10
| title3 = Ee Vela
| extra3 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
| length3 = 5:16
| title4 = Ide Nizam
| extra4 = [[K. J. Yesudas]]
| length4 = 3:42
| title5 = Naa Mano Veena
| extra5 = S. Janaki
| length5 = 4:42
| total_length = 24:05
}}

== Release and reception ==
''Marupadiyum'' was released on 14 January 1993.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sundaram |first=Nandhu |date=27 June 2018 |title=From 'Gentleman' to 'Amaravathi' : Revisiting popular films which released 25 years ago |work=[[The News Minute]] |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/gentleman-amaravathi-revisiting-popular-films-which-released-25-years-ago-83756 |url-status=live |access-date=7 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201228073451/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/gentleman-amaravathi-revisiting-popular-films-which-released-25-years-ago-83756 |archive-date=28 December 2020}}</ref> ''[[The Indian Express]]'' wrote that the film "looks more like a second-hand import of another man's experiences, told more beautifully no doubt, but not with equal finesse".<ref name="IE review" /> K. Vijiyan of ''[[New Straits Times]]'' wrote that it is "a slow-moving movie, not to be attempted when you are tired or sleepy."<ref name="NST review" /> ''[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]]''{{'s}} critic applauded Mahendra's direction and Rohini's hysteria-based performance as new to Tamil cinema, but gave the film an overall mixed review.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=31 January 1993 |title=மறுபடியும் |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki1993-01-31/page/n33/mode/2up |url-status=live |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |language=ta |pages=32–33 |archive-url=https://archive.ph/yXmIu |archive-date=27 February 2023 |access-date=3 August 2022}}</ref> At the [[41st Filmfare Awards South]], Revathi won the [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil|Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Actress]] for her performance.<ref>{{Cite web |title=My Awards |url=http://www.revathy.com:80/awards.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070911160246/http://www.revathy.com/awards.htm |archive-date=11 September 2007 |access-date=12 May 2017 |website=Revathy.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Shekar |first=Anjana |date=8 January 2018 |title=From demure to daring, actor Revathy's multi-faceted film career |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/demure-daring-actor-revathy-s-multi-faceted-film-career-74371 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210524051300/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/demure-daring-actor-revathy-s-multi-faceted-film-career-74371 |archive-date=2 August 2021 |access-date=2 August 2021 |website=[[The News Minute]]}}</ref> No print of the film is known to survive,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Subramanian |first=Karthik |date=7 December 2013 |title=Aayirathil Oruvan gets digitally enhanced |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/aayirathil-oruvan-gets-digitally-enhanced/article5430808.ece |url-status=live |access-date=7 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150830061946/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/aayirathil-oruvan-gets-digitally-enhanced/article5430808.ece |archive-date=30 August 2015}}</ref> but it is still available on home video.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Marupadiyum.. |url=https://www.amazon.com/Marupadiyum-Nizhalgal-Ravi/dp/B000O79IE8 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071204005031/http://www.amazon.com/Marupadiyum-Nizhalgal-Ravi/dp/B000O79IE8 |archive-date=4 December 2007 |access-date=7 January 2019 |website=[[Amazon (company)|Amazon.com]]}}</ref>

== In popular culture ==
The song "Aasai Adhigam" was featured in the 2019 film ''[[Kaithi (2019 film)|Kaithi]]'' where it became a trend in Tamil Nadu after its release.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rao |first=Subha J |date=7 November 2019 |title=Kaithi director Lokesh Kanagaraj reveals plan to expand film into a franchise: 'I have the idea for both a prequel and sequel' |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/kaithi-director-lokesh-kanagaraj-reveals-plan-to-expand-film-into-a-franchise-i-have-the-idea-for-both-a-prequel-and-sequel-7609941.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210626125722/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/kaithi-director-lokesh-kanagaraj-reveals-plan-to-expand-film-into-a-franchise-i-have-the-idea-for-both-a-prequel-and-sequel-7609941.html |archive-date=26 June 2021 |access-date=5 January 2022 |website=Firstpost}}</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist|refs=
<ref name="misogynistic">{{Cite news |last1=Surendran |first1=Anusha |last2=Venkatraman |first2=Janane |date=4 July 2017 |title=Tamil films are getting more modern, and more misogynistic |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/thread/reflections/tamil-films-are-getting-more-modern-and-more-misogynistic/article19209779.ece |url-status=live |access-date=3 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180227170207/http://www.thehindu.com/thread/reflections/tamil-films-are-getting-more-modern-and-more-misogynistic/article19209779.ece |archive-date=27 February 2018}}</ref>
<ref name="IE review">{{Cite news |last=Mannath |first=Malini |date=22 January 1993 |title=New meaning |pages=7 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19930122&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=3 May 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
<ref name="NST review">{{Cite news |last=Vijiyan |first=K. |date=20 March 1993 |title=A tale of infidelity and its sad consequences |pages=13 |work=[[New Straits Times]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=cVFIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BxQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3197%2C4494885 |access-date=12 March 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
}}

== Bibliography ==
* {{Cite book |last=Sundararaman |title=Raga Chintamani: A Guide to Carnatic Ragas Through Tamil Film Music |publisher=Pichhamal Chintamani |year=2007 |edition=2nd |oclc=295034757 |orig-date=2005}}

== External links ==
*{{IMDb title|0235574}}

{{Balu Mahendra}}

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[[Category:Films about adultery in India]]
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