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| released      = {{Film date|1975|05|10|df=y}}
| released      = {{Film date|1975|05|10|df=y}}<ref>{{Cite book |url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/kamal-films.asp |title=Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru |last=Film News Anandan |access-date=10 May 2021 |publisher=Sivakami Publishers |location=Chennai |language=Tamil |trans-title=History of Landmark Tamil Films |author-link=Film News Anandan}}</ref>
| runtime        = 132 mins
| runtime        = 132 mins
| country        = India
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'''''Melnaattu Marumagal''''' ({{trans|Foreign Daughter-in-law}}) is a 1975 Indian [[Tamil language]] film, starring [[Sivakumar]], Laurance Pourtale, [[Kamal Haasan]] and [[Jayasudha]]. Sivakumar's wife was played by French actress Laurance Pourtale. Kamal Haasan played the younger brother of Sivakumar. Jayasudha played Kamal Haasan's wife. [[Vani Ganapathy]], a danseuse appeared only for a dance sequence alongside Kamal Haasan, whom she later married in 1978. The film was remade in Telugu as ''[[America Ammayi]]''.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20101231014903/http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/movieretrospect/retro_americaammayi1976_2.php</ref>
'''''Melnaattu Marumagal''''' ({{trans|Western Daughter-in-law}}) is a 1975 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film directed by [[A. P. Nagarajan]], starring [[Sivakumar]], Laurance Pourtale, [[Kamal Haasan]] and [[Jayasudha]]. [[Vani Ganapathy]], a danseuse appeared only for a dance sequence alongside Haasan, whom she later married in 1978. In 1976, the film was remade in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] as ''[[America Ammayi]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sri|date=13 May 2010|title=Retro: America Ammaayi (1976)|url=http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/movieretrospect/retro_americaammayi1976_printer.php|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101231014549/http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/movieretrospect/retro_americaammayi1976_printer.php|archive-date=31 December 2010|access-date=9 July 2021|website=Telugucinema.com}}</ref>


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
The film is about two brothers, Sivakumar and Kamal Haasan, and their spouses. Sivakumar marries a European girl who admires Tamil culture and tradition. On the other hand, Kamal Haasan marries a Tamil girl who is attracted to Western customs.
The film is about two brothers, Mohan and Raja, and their spouses. Sivakumar marries a European girl who admires Tamil culture and tradition. Meanwhile, Raja marries a Tamil girl who is attracted to Western customs.


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
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* 'Kumari' Laurance Pourtale as Meena
* 'Kumari' Laurance Pourtale as Meena
* [[Jayasudha]] as Sudha
* [[Jayasudha]] as Sudha
* [[Junior Balaiah|Jr. Balaiah]] as Valu
* [[Junior Balaiah|Jr. Balaiah]] as Valu<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 June 2020 |title=இன்னும் ஜெயித்திருக்க வேண்டிய ஜூனியர் பாலையா! - இன்று ஜூனியர் பாலையா பிறந்தநாள் |language=ta |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/561619-junior-balaiah.html |access-date=22 May 2021 |work=[[Hindu Tamil Thisai]]}}</ref>
* [[S. V. Ramadoss]]
* [[S. V. Ramadoss]]
* [[Ganthimathi]] as Pangajam
* [[Ganthimathi]] as Pangajam
* [[Poornam Vishwanathan]] as Pazhani vel
* [[Poornam Vishwanathan]] as Pazhani vel
* [[V. Gopalakrishnan (actor)|V. Gopalakrishnan]]
* [[V. Gopalakrishnan (actor)|V. Gopalakrishnan]]
* [[Usha Uthup]]<ref>https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2010/dec/07/usha-uthup-maverick-as-ever-209055.html</ref>
* [[Usha Uthup]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 December 2010 |title=Usha Uthup, maverick as ever |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2010/dec/07/usha-uthup-maverick-as-ever-209055.html |access-date=22 May 2021 |work=[[The Indian Express]]}}</ref>
* [[Vani Ganapathy]]
* [[Vani Ganapathy]] in a guest appearance
* [[Cho Ramaswamy]] in a guest appearance
* [[Cho Ramaswamy]] in a guest appearance
* [[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]] in a guest appearance
* [[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]] in a guest appearance
== Production ==
''Melnaattu Marumagal'' was directed by [[A. P. Nagarajan]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 April 2016 |title=இளையராஜா இசை அமைத்த முதல் படம் அன்னக்கிளி மாபெரும் வெற்றி |language=ta |work=[[Maalai Malar]] |url=http://www.maalaimalar.com/cinema/cinehistory/2016/04/28230136/1008960/Cine-history-Ilayaraja-musical-compositions-first.vpf |access-date=24 May 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.is/2015.02.08-144652/http://www.maalaimalar.com/2014/03/14220454/ilayaraja-music-first-movie-an.html |archive-date=8 February 2015}}</ref> and produced by C. N. Venkatasamy under C. N. V. Movies.<ref name="Gazette">{{Cite web |date=10 January 1976 |title=Weekly Gazette of India, 1976-01-10, Weekly |url=https://archive.org/details/in.gazette.csl_weekly.1976-01-10.O-1180-1976-0002-52261/page/n208/mode/2up?q=Meal+Nattu+Marumagal |access-date=10 June 2021 |publisher=[[The Gazette of India]] |pages=695}}</ref> The final length of the film was {{Convert|3789.18|metres|feet}}.<ref name=Gazette />


== Soundtrack ==
== Soundtrack ==
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The music was composed by [[Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan]], while the lyrics were written by 'Poovai' Senguttavan, 'Ulandhurpettai' Shanmugam, 'Nellai' Arulmani, 'Tiruchy' Bharathan, Geetha Priyan and Kuyili.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.inbaminge.com/t/m/Melnaattu%20Marumagal/|title=Melnaattu Marumagal Songs|accessdate=2014-07-31|publisher=inbaminge}}</ref>
The music was composed by [[Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan]],<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/viji-manuel-the-keyboard-player-par-excellence-is-dead/article7548445.ece |title=Viji Manuel, the keyboard player par excellence, is dead |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |date=17 August 2015 |access-date=22 May 2021}}</ref> while the lyrics were written by 'Poovai' Senguttavan, 'Ulandhurpettai' Shanmugam, 'Nellai' Arulmani, 'Tiruchy' Bharathan, Geetha Priyan and Kuyili.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.inbaminge.com/t/m/Melnaattu%20Marumagal/|title=Melnaattu Marumagal Songs|accessdate=2014-07-31|publisher=inbaminge}}</ref>


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! No. !! Song !! Singers
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length
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| 1 || "How Wonderful" || [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[Vani Jairam]]
| 1 || "How Wonderful" || [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[Vani Jairam]] || Poovai Senguttavan ||
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| 2 || "Kalaimagal Kai" || Vani Jairam, [[T. K. Kala]]
| 2 || "Kalaimagal Kai Veenai" || Vani Jairam || Tiruchy Bharathan ||
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| 3 || "Love Is A Beautiful" || [[Usha Uthup]]
| 3 || "Love Is A Beautiful" || [[Usha Uthup]] || Nellai Arulmani ||
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| 4 || "Muththamizhil Paada" || Vani Jairam
| 4 || "Muththamizhil Paada" || Vani Jairam || Ulandhurpettai Shanmugam ||
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| 5 || "Pallandu Pallandu" || Vani Jairam, [[T. K. Kala]]
| 5 || "Pallandu Pallandu" || Vani Jairam, [[T. K. Kala]] || Geethapriyan ||
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| 6 || "Sugam Tharum" || Rajesh, Manohari
| 6 || "Sugam Tharum" || Rajesh, Manohari || Kuyili ||
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0246778}}
* {{IMDb title|0246778}}
* {{YouTube|f1JvZMn2Be8&t|Melnaattu Marumagal Movie}}


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{{A. P. Nagarajan}}


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Latest revision as of 11:19, 9 July 2021

Not to be confused with Melnaattu Marumagan.

Melnaattu Marumagal
Directed byA. P. Nagarajan
Written byA. P. Nagarajan
Produced byC. N. Venkatasamy
Starring
CinematographyK. S. Prasad
Edited byT. Vijayarangam
Music byKunnakudi Vaidyanathan
Production
company
C. N. V. Movies
Release date
  • 10 May 1975 (1975-05-10)
[1]
Running time
132 mins
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Melnaattu Marumagal (transl. Western Daughter-in-law) is a 1975 Indian Tamil-language film directed by A. P. Nagarajan, starring Sivakumar, Laurance Pourtale, Kamal Haasan and Jayasudha. Vani Ganapathy, a danseuse appeared only for a dance sequence alongside Haasan, whom she later married in 1978. In 1976, the film was remade in Telugu as America Ammayi.[2]

Plot[edit | edit source]

The film is about two brothers, Mohan and Raja, and their spouses. Sivakumar marries a European girl who admires Tamil culture and tradition. Meanwhile, Raja marries a Tamil girl who is attracted to Western customs.

Cast[edit | edit source]

Production[edit | edit source]

Melnaattu Marumagal was directed by A. P. Nagarajan,[5] and produced by C. N. Venkatasamy under C. N. V. Movies.[6] The final length of the film was 3,789.18 metres (12,431.7 ft).[6]

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

Melnaattu Marumagal
Soundtrack album by
Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan
Released1975
GenreFeature film soundtrack
LanguageTamil
ProducerKunnakudi Vaidyanathan

The music was composed by Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan,[7] while the lyrics were written by 'Poovai' Senguttavan, 'Ulandhurpettai' Shanmugam, 'Nellai' Arulmani, 'Tiruchy' Bharathan, Geetha Priyan and Kuyili.[8]

No. Song Singers Lyrics Length
1 "How Wonderful" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jairam Poovai Senguttavan
2 "Kalaimagal Kai Veenai" Vani Jairam Tiruchy Bharathan
3 "Love Is A Beautiful" Usha Uthup Nellai Arulmani
4 "Muththamizhil Paada" Vani Jairam Ulandhurpettai Shanmugam
5 "Pallandu Pallandu" Vani Jairam, T. K. Kala Geethapriyan
6 "Sugam Tharum" Rajesh, Manohari Kuyili

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Film News Anandan. Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru [History of Landmark Tamil Films] (in Tamil). Chennai: Sivakami Publishers. Retrieved 10 May 2021.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  2. ↑ Sri (13 May 2010). "Retro: America Ammaayi (1976)". Telugucinema.com. Archived from the original on 31 December 2010. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "இன்னும் ஜெயித்திருக்க வேண்டிய ஜூனியர் பாலையா! - இன்று ஜூனியர் பாலையா பிறந்தநாள்". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in தமிழ்). 28 June 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  4. ↑ "Usha Uthup, maverick as ever". The Indian Express. 7 December 2010. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  5. ↑ "இளையராஜா இசை அமைத்த முதல் படம் அன்னக்கிளி மாபெரும் வெற்றி". Maalai Malar (in தமிழ்). 28 April 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Weekly Gazette of India, 1976-01-10, Weekly". The Gazette of India. 10 January 1976. p. 695. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  7. ↑ "Viji Manuel, the keyboard player par excellence, is dead". The Hindu. 17 August 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  8. ↑ "Melnaattu Marumagal Songs". inbaminge. Retrieved 31 July 2014.

External links[edit | edit source]

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