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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|1990 film by Pratap Pothen}}<br />
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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = My Dear Marthandan<br />
| image = My Dear Marthandan.jpg<br />
| border = no<br />
| caption = Poster<br />
| director = [[Pratap Pothen]]<br />
| producer = Santhi Narayanasamy<br />C. T. Manohar<br />
{{Infobox | decat = yes | child = yes | label1= Dialogue by | data1 = R. P. Viswam }}<br />
| screenplay = Pratap Pothen<br />
| story = [[G. M. Kumar]]<br />
| starring = {{ubl|[[Prabhu (actor)|Prabhu]]|[[Khushbu]]}}<br />
| music = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]<br />
| cinematography = [[Ashok Kumar (cinematographer)|Ashok Kumar]]<br />
| editing = {{ubl|[[B. Lenin]]|[[V. T. Vijayan]]}}<br />
| studio = [[Sivaji Productions]]<br />
| distributor = <br />
| released = {{film date|1990|8|24|df=y}}<br />
| runtime = <br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
}}<br />
'''''My Dear Marthandan''''' is a 1990 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film starring [[Prabhu (actor)|Prabhu]] and [[Khushbu]]. The film was produced by [[Sivaji Productions]] and directed by [[Pratap Pothen]]. It was remade in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] as ''[[Raja Vikramarka]]'' (1990). The film is loosely based on the 1988 American film ''[[Coming to America]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |date=4 March 2021 |title=Eddie Murphy-starrer 'Coming 2 America' to release across Indian screens on March 5 |work=[[The New Indian Express]] |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/english/2021/mar/04/eddie-murphy-starrer-coming-2-america-to-release-across-indian-screens-on-march-5-2271791.html |url-status=live |access-date=31 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210304043814/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/english/2021/mar/04/eddie-murphy-starrer-coming-2-america-to-release-across-indian-screens-on-march-5-2271791.html |archive-date=4 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Ramanan |first=V. V. |date=1 December 2012 |title=Cinema Quiz |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Cinema-Quiz/article12190444.ece |url-status=live |access-date=22 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422035204/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Cinema-Quiz/article12190444.ece |archive-date=22 April 2021}}</ref><br />
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== Plot ==<br />
Marthandan lives with his parents in a palace. He sets out to Chennai to find a girl. There he meets "Idea Mani", who is very cunning and tries to make money from the innocent Marthandan in comical ways. He meets a girl named Rani in a bakery and befriends her. The rest of the story is about how he tries to win her over and how he understands the value of money.<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
{{colbegin}}<br />
* [[Prabhu (actor)|Prabhu]] as Marthandan<br />
* [[Khushbu]] as Rani<br />
* [[Goundamani]] as Idea Mani<br />
* [[S. S. Chandran]] as Maharaja<br />
* [[Nizhalgal Ravi]] as Pankaj<br />
* [[Kovai Sarala]] as Maharani<br />
* [[Venniradai Moorthy]] as Hotel Owner<br />
* [[Thyagu (actor)|Thyagu]] as Kattupanni<br />
* [[Pandu (actor)|Pandu]]<br />
* [[Kumarimuthu]] as Teacher<br />
* [[Kullamani]]<br />
* [[Chinni Jayanth]]<br />
* [[R. S. Shivaji]] as Sengodan<br />
* [[Oru Viral Krishna Rao]]<br />
* [[Disco Shanti]]<br />
* [[Ponnambalam (actor)|Ponnambalam]]<br />
* [[Ramkumar Ganesan]] (Guest appearance)<br />
{{colend}}<br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
The soundtrack was composed by [[Ilaiyaraaja]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=My Dear Marthandan (1990) |url=http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=t0000107 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120110071906/http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=T0000107 |archive-date=10 January 2012 |access-date=16 February 2012 |website=[[Raaga.com]]}}</ref><br />
{{tracklist<br />
| extra_column = Singer(s)<br />
| title1 = Oh Alagu Nilavu<br />
| extra1 = [[Mano (singer)|Mano]]<br />
| lyrics1 = [[Piraisoodan]]<br />
| length1 = <br />
| title2 = Aaduthu Paar<br />
| extra2 = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]<br />
| lyrics2 = [[Gangai Amaran]]<br />
| length2 = <br />
| title3 = Illavattam Kai thattum<br />
| extra3 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[S. Janaki]]<br />
| lyrics3 = [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]]<br />
| length3 = <br />
| title4 = Kalyana Mapillaikku<br />
| extra4 = [[S. P. Sailaja]]<br />
| lyrics4 = Gangai Amaran<br />
| length4 = <br />
| title5 = My Dear Marthandan<br />
| extra5 = Ilaiyaraaja<br />
| lyrics5 = Gangai Amaran<br />
| length5 = <br />
| title6 = Oh Maharaja<br />
| extra6 = Sasi Rekha<br />
| lyrics6 = Gangai Amaran<br />
| length6 = <br />
| title7 = Paakku Vethala<br />
| extra7 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam<br />
| lyrics7 = Vaali<br />
| length7 = <br />
| title8 = Satham Varamal<br />
| extra8 = Mano, [[K. S. Chithra]]<br />
| lyrics8 = Vaali<br />
| length8 = <br />
| title9 = Uttalakadi<br />
| extra9 = Gangai Amaran, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam<br />
| lyrics9 = Gangai Amaran<br />
| length9 = <br />
}}<br />
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== Reception ==<br />
''My Dear Marthandan'' was released on 24 August 1990.<ref>{{Cite news |date=24 August 1990 |title=My Dear Marthandan |page=7 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19900824&printsec=frontpage&hl=en}}</ref> N. Krishnaswamy of ''[[The Indian Express]]'' wrote, "It has some idealism (message: money cannot buy happiness), it has comical situations abounding and as it is, it is clean, it has engaging music and songs (Ilayaraja) and dance, and it is photographed with an artistry and creativity that only an Ashok Kumar is capable of. It is a technically perfect film that way".<ref name="ie">{{Cite news |last=Krishnaswamy |first=N. |date=31 August 1990 |title=My Dear Marthandan |page=7 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19900831&printsec=frontpage&hl=en}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{IMDb title|id=0254593}}<br />
{{Pratap Pothen}}<br />
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[[Category:1990 films]]<br />
[[Category:1990s Tamil-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by Pratap Pothen]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian remakes of American films]]</div>imported>MindOverMatter59