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{{short description|2001 film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Veettoda Mappillai
| image = Veettoda Mapillai Movie poster.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Movie poster
| director = [[V. Sekhar]]
| producer = S. S. Durai Raju<br />K. Parthiban
| writer = V. Sekhar
| starring = {{ubl|[[Napoleon (actor)|Napoleon]]|[[Roja (actress)|Roja]]|[[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)|Vijayakumar]]|[[Charle]]|[[Vaiyapuri]]|[[Kalpana (Malayalam actress)|Kalpana]]|[[Kovai Sarala]]|[[Thalaivasal Vijay]]}}
| music = [[Deva (composer)|Deva]]
| cinematography = P. S. Selvam
| editing = A. P. Manivannan
| distributor = Thiruvalluvar Kalaikoodam
| studio = Thiruvalluvar Kalaikoodam
| released = 14 September 2001
| runtime = 140 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Veettoda Mappillai''''' (English: ''Son-in-law who lives in his wife's house'') is a [[Tamil films of 2001|2001]] [[Tamil language]] [[comedy film]] directed by [[V. Sekhar]]. The film features [[Napoleon (actor)|Napoleon]] and [[Roja (actress)|Roja]] in lead roles, while [[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)|Vijayakumar]], [[Charle]], [[Vaiyapuri]], [[Kalpana (Malayalam actress)|Kalpana]], [[Kovai Sarala]], and [[Thalaivasal Vijay]] play supporting roles. The film had musical score by [[Deva (composer)|Deva]] and was released on 14 September 2001 to negative reviews.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jointscene.com/movies/kollywood/Veettoda_Mappillai/3715|title=Find Tamil Movie Veettoda Mapillai|access-date=2012-04-10|publisher=jointscene.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cinesouth.com/cgi-bin/filmography/newfilmdb.cgi?name=veettoda%20maappillai|title=Filmography of veettoda mapillai|access-date=2012-04-10|publisher=cinesouth.com}}</ref><ref name="Hindu review">{{cite web |url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/2001/09/21/stories/09210223.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020122111511/http://hindu.com/thehindu/2001/09/21/stories/09210223.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2002-01-22|title= Film Review: "Veettoda Mapillai"|access-date=2012-04-11|date= 2001-09-21|work=[[The Hindu]]|author=S. R. Ashok Kumar }}</ref><ref name="Thenisai review">{{cite web |url=http://www.thenisai.com/tamil/movies-cinema/veettoda-maappillai-tamil-movies.htm|title= Veettoda Maappillai|access-date=2012-04-11|author=B. Balaji|publisher=thenisai.com}}</ref>

==Plot==

Kandaswamy ([[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)|Vijayakumar]]), a restaurant owner, has a son named Muthupandi ([[Thalaivasal Vijay]]) and three daughters: Meena ([[Roja (actress)|Roja]]), Jamuna ([[Kalpana (Malayalam actress)|Kalpana]]), and Rani ([[Kovai Sarala]]). When Muthupandi was young, he fought with his father, cut his father's hand with a knife, and ran away to Mumbai. Alone, Kandaswamy brings up his daughters. His elder two daughters marry his relatives Ganga ([[Charle]]) and Dhamu ([[Vaiyapuri]]), two jobless and lazy sons-in-law.

Manikkam ([[Napoleon (actor)|Napoleon]]), a jobless young graduate, is hired by Kandaswamy. Manikkam works sincerely, and Kandaswamy decides to marry Meena to him. He requests to Manikkam that the couple must stay with him. Manikkam accepts, then he and Meena get married.

Ganga and Dhamu begin a company with their wives' jewels, and it is bankrupt. Muthupandi, a hotel owner in Mumbai, comes back with his wife and children. Muthupandi's hotel was in bankrupt, and he lost everything. Muthupandi, with Ganga and Dhamu's support, brings out Meena and Manikkam.

Manikkam opens a restaurant in front of Kandaswamy's restaurant. Muthupandi changes his father's restaurant into a bar while he was absent. Muthupandi's former henchmen blackmailed him to give them money. Back home, Kandaswamy is humiliated by his son and attempts to commit suicide.

Muthupandi's former henchmen beat him, and he is taken hostage by them. Ganga and Dhamu then save Muthupandi, and the three of them apologize to Kandaswamy. They live happily together.

==Cast==

*[[Napoleon (actor)|Napoleon]] as Manikkam
*[[Roja (actress)|Roja]] as Meena
*[[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)|Vijayakumar]] as Kandaswamy
*[[Charle]] as Ganga
*[[Vaiyapuri]] as Dhamu
*[[Kalpana (Malayalam actress)|Kalpana]] as Jamuna
*[[Kovai Sarala]] as Rani
*[[Thalaivasal Vijay]] as Muthupandi

==Soundtrack==

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| name = Veettoda Mappillai
| type = [[soundtrack]]
| artist = [[Deva (composer)|Deva]]
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| released = 2001
| recorded = 2001
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| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 25:47
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| producer = Deva
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The film score and the soundtrack were composed by [[film composer]] [[Deva (composer)|Deva]]. The soundtrack, released in 2001, features 5 tracks with lyrics written by Muthulingam, Kalidasan and Arivumathi.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=t0000931|title=Veettoda Mapillai Songs|access-date=2012-04-10|publisher=raaga.com}}</ref> B. Balaji of ''Thenisai.com'' described the music as "above average".<ref name="Thenisai review" />

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Track !! Song !! Singer(s)!! Lyrics !! Duration
|-
|1 || "Ayira Meena" || Jayalakshmi, Krishnaraj, Sabesan || Kalidasan ||5:24
|-
|2 || "Mannukketha Machane" || [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], K. S. Chithra || rowspan=2|[[Arivumathi]]|| 5:39
|-
|3 || "Mapillaiyae" || Krishnaraj || 5:03
|-
|4 || "Pombalai Enna Ambalai" || [[K. S. Chithra]], Krishnaraj, Sabesan || rowspan=2|Muthulingam || 4:35
|-
|5 || "Vaada Malare Vaada" || S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra || 5:06
|}

==Reception==
S. R. Ashok Kumar of ''Hindu.com'' said : "too much of dialogue it makes the viewer restless at times".<ref name="Hindu review" /> B. Balaji of ''Thenisai.com'' said : "the weak theme and even weaker handling make for uninteresting viewing".<ref name="Thenisai review" />

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{V. Sekhar}}

[[Category:Films scored by Deva (composer)]]
[[Category:2001 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:2000s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Films directed by V. Sekhar]]

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