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{{Infobox film<br />
| image = Mullaivanam.jpg<br />
| caption = Poster<br />
| director = V. Krishnan<br />
| producer = V. Krishnan<br />
| writer = A. K. Velan (dialogues)<br />
| screenplay = <br />
| story = K. Sriramachandran<br />
| based_on = <br />
| starring = {{unbulleted list|Sriram|[[Kumari Rukmani]]}}<br />
| narrator = <br />
| music = [[K. V. Mahadevan]]<br />
| cinematography = V. Krishnan<br />
| editing = T. Vijayarangam<br />
| studio = Aravind Pictures<br />
| distributor = Aravind Pictures<br />
| released = {{film date|1955|03|11|df=y|ref1=}}<br />
| runtime = 14351 ft.<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
| budget = <br />
| gross = <br />
}}<br />
'''''Mullaivanam''''' is a 1955 Indian [[Tamil language]] film produced and directed by V. Krishnan. The film stars Sriram (Madurai Sriram Naidu) and [[Kumari Rukmini]].<ref name="hindu">{{Cite web |last=Guy |first=Randor |author-link=Randor Guy |date=21 March 2015 |title=Mullaivanam (1965) |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/mullaivanam-1965/article7018672.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161119023104/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/mullaivanam-1965/article7018672.ece |archive-date=19 November 2016 |access-date=30 October 2016 |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> It was released on 11 March 1955.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1955 – முல்லைவனம் – அரவிந்த் பிக்சர்ஸ் |url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1955-cinedetails30.asp |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161119181902/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1955-cinedetails30.asp |archive-date=19 November 2016 |access-date=19 November 2016 |website=[[Lakshman Sruthi]] |language=Tamil}}</ref><br />
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== Plot ==<br />
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A woman—Bhavani—travels in an old Postal Delivery van. Another passenger tells a story to her. There was a young woman who was in love with someone. But she had to marry her aunt's brother being forced by the aunt. Her husband is a crooked person. However, during the marriage ceremony the ''thaali'' ([[mangala sutra]]) goes missing and so the ceremony is halted. How the young woman marries her lover forms the rest of the story.<ref name="hindu" /><br />
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== Cast ==<br />
* Sriram<br />
* [[Kumari Rukmani]]<br />
* [[P. S. Veerappa]]<br />
* P. S. Gnanam<br />
* [[A. Karunanidhi]]<br />
* [[S. A. Natarajan]]<br />
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== Production ==<br />
The film is one of the many films produced by V. Krishnan who owned Aravind Pictures in Coimbatore. The dances were by Rajeswari and Lalitha Rao. Choreographer is a well-known ''natuvanaar'', [[Vazhuvoor B. Ramaiyah Pillai]]. The film was produced at [[Central Studios]], Coimbatore.<ref name="hindu" /><br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
Music was composed by [[K. V. Mahadevan]]. A [[Thirupugazh]] by [[Arunagirinathar]] Swamigal was included in the film.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Neelamegam |first=G. |title=Thiraikalanjiyam&nbsp;— Part 1 |date=December 2014 |publisher=Manivasagar Publishers |edition=1st |location=Chennai |pages=99 |language=Tamil}}</ref><br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
! Song !! Singer/s !! Lyricist <br />
|-<br />
| "Engirundho Ingu Vandha Radhiye" || rowspan=2|[[T. M. Soundararajan]] & [[Radha Jayalakshmi|(Radha) Jayalakshmi]]|| rowspan="2" |[[Ka. Mu. Sheriff]]<br />
|-<br />
| "Sariyendru Nee Oru" <br />
|-<br />
| "Kaithala Niraigani" || Gajalakshmi || Arunagirinathar <br />
|-<br />
| "Kaayaa Pazhama Sollunga" || [[A. P. Komala]]|| [[Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass]]<br />
|-<br />
| "Selathu Ravikkai Mele" || A. P. Komala & Guruvayur Ponnamma || [[A. Maruthakasi]]<br />
|-<br />
| "Ninaithale" || rowspan=2|(Radha) Jayalakshmi || rowspan=2|Ku. Sa. Krishnamoorthy <br />
|-<br />
| "Putham Pudhu" <br />
|-<br />
| "Mayangadha Kattazhagi" || Jayasakthivel || rowspan=2|Ko. Ku. <br />
|-<br />
| "Aalamara Orathile" || M. K. Vijaya <br />
|}<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
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[[Category:1955 Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:1955 Tamil-language films]]<br />
[[Category:1955 films]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by K. V. Mahadevan]]<br />
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]<br />
[[Category:Tamil-language Indian films]]</div>CaraVanOtterloo