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{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name          = Athaiya Mamiya
| name          = Athaiya Mamiya
| image          = Athaiya Mamiya.jpg
| image          = Athaiya Mamiya.jpg
| caption        = Poster
| caption        = Title card
| director      = [[Chitralaya Gopu]]
| director      = [[Chithralaya Gopu]]
| writer        = Chitralaya Gopu
| screenplay    = Chithralaya Gopu
| screenplay    = Chitralaya Gopu
| story          = Vijaya Ganesan
| story          = Vijaya Ganesan
| starring      = [[Jaishankar]]<br />[[Ushanandini]]
| producer      = N. R. Amudha
| producer      = N. R. Amudha
| music          = [[M. S. Viswanathan]]
| starring      = [[Jaishankar (actor)|Jaishankar]]<br />[[Ushanandini]]
| cinematography = K. S. Baskar Rao
| cinematography = K. S. Baskar Rao
| editing        = N. M. Sankar
| editing        = N. M. Sankar
| music          = [[M. S. Viswanathan]]
| studio        = Garuda Films
| studio        = Garuda Films
| distributor    =  
| released      = {{Film date|df=yes|1974|8|16|ref1=}}
| released      = 16 August 1974
| runtime        = 178 minutes<ref>{{Cite book |last=Dharap |first=B.V. |title=Indian Films |publisher=Motion Picture Enterprises |year=1974 |pages=217}}</ref>
| runtime        = 178 mins
| country        = India
| country        = India
| language      = Tamil
| language      = Tamil
}}
}}
'''''Athaiya Mamiya''''' ({{Translation|Aunt or Auntie?}}) is a 1974 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film directed by [[Chitralaya Gopu]], starring [[Jaishankar]] and [[Ushanandini]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=அத்தையா மாமியா / Athaiya Mamiya (1974) |url=https://screen4screen.com/movies/athaiya-mamiya |access-date=9 February 2021 |website=screen4screen |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Karthikeyan |first=D. |date=15 August 2011 |title=Climax to Thangam Theatre — it's razed down |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/climax-to-thangam-theatre-its-razed-down/article2358763.ece |access-date=9 February 2021 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=5 August 2011 |title=Curtains come down on Thangam theatre, once Asia's largest |url=https://www.firstpost.com/fwire/curtains-come-down-on-thangam-theatre-once-asias-largest-54970.html |url-status=live |access-date=9 February 2021 |website=[[Firstpost]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |title=Indian Films |publisher=B.V. Dharap |year=1974 |pages=217}}</ref>
'''''Athaiya Mamiya''''' ({{Translation|Aunt or Auntie?}}) is a 1974 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[comedy film]] directed by [[Chithralaya Gopu]], starring [[Jaishankar (actor)|Jaishankar]] and [[Ushanandini]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Karthikeyan |first=D. |date=15 August 2011 |title=Climax to Thangam Theatre&nbsp;— it's razed down |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/climax-to-thangam-theatre-its-razed-down/article2358763.ece |access-date=9 February 2021 |archive-date=15 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180415205214/http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/climax-to-thangam-theatre-its-razed-down/article2358763.ece |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=5 August 2011 |title=Curtains come down on Thangam theatre, once Asia's largest |url=https://www.firstpost.com/fwire/curtains-come-down-on-thangam-theatre-once-asias-largest-54970.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110814163938/http://www.firstpost.com:80/fwire/curtains-come-down-on-thangam-theatre-once-asias-largest-54970.html |archive-date=14 August 2011 |access-date=9 February 2021 |website=[[Firstpost]]}}</ref> It was released on 16 August 1974.<ref>{{Cite web |title=அத்தையா மாமியா / Athaiya Mamiya (1974) |url=https://screen4screen.com/movies/athaiya-mamiya |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211228174339/https://screen4screen.com/movies/athaiya-mamiya |archive-date=28 December 2021 |access-date=9 February 2021 |website=Screen 4 Screen |language=}}</ref>


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
Shankar ([[Jaishankar]]) returns from abroad after successfully completing his higher studies. His parents plan to marry him to one of their relative's daughters. A series of comic incidents ensue while they try to convince Shankar to marry. Things become serious when Shankar reveals to them that he has already met the love of his life, Usha ([[Ushanandini]],) and married her. Angered by this, his father throws him out of his house and Usha joins Shankar to start a new life.
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Shankar returns from abroad after completing his higher studies. His parents plan to marry him to one of their relative's daughters. A series of comic incidents ensue while they try to convince Shankar to marry. Things become serious when Shankar reveals to them that he has already met the love of his life, Usha, and married her. Angered by this, his father throws him out of his house and Usha joins Shankar to start a new life. How they succeed in establishing their life is the rest of the film.
How they succeed in establishing their life is the rest of the movie.


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
* [[Jaishankar]] as Shankar
{{Cast listing|
* [[Jaishankar (actor)|Jaishankar]] as Shankar
* [[Ushanandini]] as Usha
* [[Ushanandini]] as Usha
* [[M. N. Rajam]] as Sumathi
* [[M. N. Rajam]] as Sumathi
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* [[Nagesh]] as Balu
* [[Nagesh]] as Balu
* [[Sachu]] as Malathy
* [[Sachu]] as Malathy
* [[Srikanth (Tamil actor, born 1940)|Srikanth]] as Sarathi
* [[Srikanth (actor, born 1940)|Srikanth]] as Sarathi
* [[Gandhimathi]] as Kattankulathaan's wife
* [[Gandhimathi]] as Kattankulathaan's wife
* [[Thengai Srinivasan]] as Kattankulathaan
* [[Thengai Srinivasan]] as Kattankulathaan
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* [[Sukumari]] as Lakshmi
* [[Sukumari]] as Lakshmi
* [[M. Bhanumathi]] as Chandra
* [[M. Bhanumathi]] as Chandra
}}
==Production==
Gopu was approached by a Madras Tamil speaking woman Amudha Ganesan to make a film for them based on the script she wrote to which he agreed. She produced the film with the money earned from gambling.<ref name=athai /><ref>{{Cite web |date=12 July 2020 |title=சித்ராலயா கோபுவின், மலரும் நினைவுகள்! (10) |url=https://www.dinamalar.com/malarkal/vara-malar-weekly-magazine/chitralaya-gobus-blooming-memories-10/53332 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121205175329/http://chivor-boyaca.gov.co/index.shtml |archive-date=5 December 2012 |access-date=29 March 2023 |website=[[Dinamalar]] |language=Ta}}</ref>


== Soundtrack ==
== Soundtrack ==
The music was composed by [[M. S. Viswanathan]] and lyrics were written by [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]].
The music was composed by [[M. S. Viswanathan]] and lyrics were written by [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]].{{Citation needed|date=March 2023}}
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!Title
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| rowspan="3" |[[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]]
|[[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[L. R. Eswari]]
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|Nan Petha Magane Nataraja
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|Athaiya Mamiya Angaya Ingaya
|[[P. Susheela]], L. R. Eswari
|[[P. Susheela]], L. R. Eswari
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== Reception ==
== Reception ==
''Athaiya Mamiya'' ran in cinemas for 10 weeks.<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 November 2018 |title=சி(ரி)த்ராலயா 44: கடத்தப்பட்ட எழுத்தாளர்! |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/supplements/hindu-talkies/146575-44.html |url-status=live |access-date=9 February 2021 |website=[[Hindu Tamil Thisai]] |language=ta}}</ref>
S. V. S. of ''[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]]'' called it a good film for those who want to laugh and pass the time.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=எஸ். வி. எஸ். |date=8 September 1974 |title=அத்தையா? மாமியா? |url=https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1974/sep/08-09-1974/p37.jpg |url-status=dead |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |language=ta |page=37 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220727101104/https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1974/sep/08-09-1974/p37.jpg |archive-date=27 July 2022 |access-date=10 February 2023}}</ref> ''Athaiya Mamiya'' ran in cinemas for 10 weeks.<ref name="athai">{{Cite web |last=நரசிம்மன் |first=டி.ஏ. |date=30 November 2018 |title=சி(ரி)த்ராலயா 44: கடத்தப்பட்ட எழுத்தாளர்! |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/supplements/hindu-talkies/146575-44.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204023458/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/supplements/hindu-talkies/146575-44.html |archive-date=4 December 2020 |access-date=9 February 2021 |website=[[Hindu Tamil Thisai]] |language=ta}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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* {{IMDb title|tt3420100}}
* {{IMDb title|tt3420100}}


[[Category:1974 Indian films]]
[[Category:1974 Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:1974 comedy films]]
[[Category:1974 films]]
[[Category:1974 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Chithralaya Gopu]]
[[Category:1970s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan]]
[[Category:Films directed by Chitralaya Gopu]]
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]
 
[[Category:Indian comedy films]]
 
[[Category:Tamil-language Indian films]]
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Latest revision as of 10:21, 4 March 2026


Athaiya Mamiya
Title card
Directed byChithralaya Gopu
Produced byN. R. Amudha
Screenplay byChithralaya Gopu
Story byVijaya Ganesan
StarringJaishankar
Ushanandini
Music byM. S. Viswanathan
CinematographyK. S. Baskar Rao
Edited byN. M. Sankar
Production
company
Garuda Films
Release date
  • 16 August 1974 (1974-08-16)
Running time
178 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Athaiya Mamiya (transl. Aunt or Auntie?) is a 1974 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by Chithralaya Gopu, starring Jaishankar and Ushanandini.[2][3] It was released on 16 August 1974.[4]

Plot[edit | edit source]

Shankar returns from abroad after completing his higher studies. His parents plan to marry him to one of their relative's daughters. A series of comic incidents ensue while they try to convince Shankar to marry. Things become serious when Shankar reveals to them that he has already met the love of his life, Usha, and married her. Angered by this, his father throws him out of his house and Usha joins Shankar to start a new life. How they succeed in establishing their life is the rest of the film.

Cast[edit | edit source]

Production[edit | edit source]

Gopu was approached by a Madras Tamil speaking woman Amudha Ganesan to make a film for them based on the script she wrote to which he agreed. She produced the film with the money earned from gambling.[5][6]

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan and lyrics were written by Vaali.[citation needed]

Title Singer(s) Length
Marandhe Pochu S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, L. R. Eswari 3:36
Nan Petha Magane Nataraja T. M. Soundararajan 4:02
Athaiya Mamiya Angaya Ingaya P. Susheela, L. R. Eswari 3:12

Reception[edit | edit source]

S. V. S. of Kalki called it a good film for those who want to laugh and pass the time.[7] Athaiya Mamiya ran in cinemas for 10 weeks.[5]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Dharap, B.V. (1974). Indian Films. Motion Picture Enterprises. p. 217.
  2. ↑ Karthikeyan, D. (15 August 2011). "Climax to Thangam Theatre — it's razed down". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 15 April 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  3. ↑ "Curtains come down on Thangam theatre, once Asia's largest". Firstpost. 5 August 2011. Archived from the original on 14 August 2011. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  4. ↑ "அத்தையா மாமியா / Athaiya Mamiya (1974)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 28 December 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 நரசிம்மன், டி.ஏ. (30 November 2018). "சி(ரி)த்ராலயா 44: கடத்தப்பட்ட எழுத்தாளர்!". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in தமிழ்). Archived from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  6. ↑ "சித்ராலயா கோபுவின், மலரும் நினைவுகள்! (10)". Dinamalar (in தமிழ்). 12 July 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  7. ↑ எஸ். வி. எஸ். (8 September 1974). "அத்தையா? மாமியா?". Kalki (in தமிழ்). p. 37. Retrieved 10 February 2023.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

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