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{{Infobox film | {{Infobox film | ||
| image = Makkalai Petra Magarasi.jpg | | image = Makkalai Petra Magarasi.jpg | ||
| caption = Theatrical release poster | | caption = Theatrical release poster | ||
| director = K. Somu | | director = K. Somu | ||
| writer = [[A. P. Nagarajan]] | | writer = [[A. P. Nagarajan]] | ||
| producer = [[V. K. | | producer = [[V. K. Ramasamy (actor)|V. K. Ramasamy]]<br />A. P. Nagarajan | ||
| starring = [[Sivaji Ganesan]]<br />[[P. Bhanumathi]] | | starring = [[Sivaji Ganesan]]<br />[[P. Bhanumathi]]<br />[[K. Sarangapani]]<br />V. K. Ramasamy<br />[[P. Kannamba]]<br />[[M. N. Nambiar]]<br />[[M. N. Rajam]] | ||
| cinematography = V. K. Gopal | | cinematography = V. K. Gopal | ||
| editing = T. Vijayarangam<br/>K. Durai | | editing = T. Vijayarangam<br />K. Durai | ||
| music = [[K. V. Mahadevan]] | | music = [[K. V. Mahadevan]] | ||
| studio = Sri Lakshmi Pictures | | studio = Sri Lakshmi Pictures | ||
| distributor = [[Sivaji Films]]<ref>{{Cite news |date=24 February 1957 |title=Makkalai Petra Maharasi | | distributor = [[Sivaji Films]]<ref>{{Cite news |date=24 February 1957 |title=Makkalai Petra Maharasi |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19570224&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=10 October 2020 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |pages=3 |via=[[Google News Archive]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> | ||
| released = {{film date|1957| | | released = {{film date|1957|2|27|df=y}} | ||
| runtime = 136 minutes | | runtime = 136 minutes | ||
| country = India | | country = India | ||
| language = Tamil | | language = Tamil | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''''Makkalai Petra Magarasi''''' ({{ | '''''Makkalai Petra Magarasi''''' ({{translation|The Mother of Children}}) is a 1957 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film directed by K. Somu and written by [[A. P. Nagarajan]], who produced it with [[V. K. Ramasamy (actor)|V. K. Ramasamy]]. The film stars [[Sivaji Ganesan]] and [[P. Bhanumathi]]. It was remade in [[Kannada]] in 1958 as ''[[Anna Thangi (1958 film)|Anna Thangi]]''.{{citation needed|date=October 2022}} | ||
==Plot== | == Plot == | ||
{{more plot|date=August 2024}} | |||
In a village in Coimbatore district, Sengodan is a naïve good-hearted farmer, who knows no God other than his mother Angamma. Staying back in the hamlet and tilling his land, he sends his beloved sister Thangam to a college in town. Angamma's brother is an avaricious landowner in the same village. The two families have not been on speaking terms ever since Angamma's husband ran away when he failed to meet the unreasonable demands of his brother-in-law after having borrowed some money from him. Kannan, the villain's son, however does not inherit his father's wily characteristics. Studying in the same college, Kannan and Thangam fall in love with each other. The storm which breaks out when the warring families become aware of their love and how the lovers unite finally fill the rest of the reels. In the midst of these chaotic proceedings there is also another love story between the brave and mischievous belle Rangamma and the shy Sengodan. | |||
==Cast== | == Cast == | ||
{{cast listing| | |||
*[[Sivaji Ganesan]] as Sengodan | *[[Sivaji Ganesan]] as Sengodan | ||
*[[ | *[[P. Bhanumathi]] as Rangamma | ||
*[[P. Kannamba]] as Angamma | *[[P. Kannamba]] as Angamma | ||
*[[M. N. Nambiar]] as Kannan | *[[M. N. Nambiar]] as Kannan | ||
*[[M. N. Rajam]] as Thangam | *[[M. N. Rajam]] as Thangam | ||
*[[V. K. | *[[V. K. Ramasamy (actor)|V. K. Ramasamy]] as Pannaiyar / Kannan's father | ||
*[[K. | *[[K. Sarangapani]] as Rangamma's father | ||
*[[E. R. Sahadevan]] as Mayandi | *[[E. R. Sahadevan]] as Mayandi | ||
*[[P. D. Sambandam]] as Kaaduvetti Kanakkupillai | *[[P. D. Sambandam]] as Kaaduvetti Kanakkupillai | ||
*[[V. M. Ezhumalai]] as Pavala malai | *[[V. M. Ezhumalai]] as Pavala malai | ||
*[[T. P. Muthulakshmi]] as Pavayee | *[[T. P. Muthulakshmi]] as Pavayee | ||
*[[C. T. Rajakantham]] | *[[C. T. Rajakantham]] as Akhilandam | ||
* [[M. R. Santhanam]] | |||
}} | |||
== | ==Production== | ||
''Makkalai Petra Magarasi'' was the first film to be produced by actor V. K. Ramasamy and director A. P. Nagarajan (who worked mostly as a screenwriter at that time) under their then newly formed production company Sri Lakshmi Pictures.<ref name="kalki">{{Cite magazine |last=ராமசாமி |first=வி. கே. |author-link=V. K. Ramasamy (actor) |date=6 April 1997 |title=சாவித்திரி கொடுத்த ஷாக்! |url=https://archive.org/download/kalki1997-04-06/kalki1997-04-06.pdf |access-date=31 May 2023 |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |pages=32–35 |language=Ta |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref> | |||
The song "Manapaarai Maadu Katti" is set to [[Sindhu Bhairavi (raga)|Sindhu Bhairavi]] raga.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Mani|first=Charulatha|date=2013 | == Soundtrack == | ||
The music composed by [[K. V. Mahadevan]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=31 December 1957 |title=Makkalai Petra Maharasi |url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/makkalai-petra-maharasi/5n51z,gw22c_ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221010112606/https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/makkalai-petra-maharasi/5n51z,gw22c_ |archive-date=10 October 2022 |access-date=10 October 2022 |website=[[JioSaavn]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Neelamegam |first=G. |title=Thiraikalanjiyam — Part 1 |publisher=Manivasagar Publishers |year=2014 |edition=1st |location=Chennai |pages=130–131 |language=Tamil}}</ref> The song "Manapaarai Maadu Katti" is set to the [[Sindhu Bhairavi (raga)|Sindhu Bhairavi]] raga.<ref name="kalki" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Mani |first=Charulatha |author-link=Charulatha Mani |date=10 May 2013 |title=Light and melodious |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/light-and-melodious/article4702358.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180723083947/https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/light-and-melodious/article4702358.ece |archive-date=23 July 2018 |access-date=10 October 2020 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> | |||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length | |||
|- | |- | ||
| "Manapaarai Maadu Katti" || T. M. Soundararajan || rowspan=6|[[A. Maruthakasi]]|| 03:25 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| "Sonna Pechcha Kekkanum" || rowspan=2|P. Bhanumathi || 03:29 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| "Vandhadhu Yaarunu" || 02:50 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| "Makkalai Petra Maharasi" || Jikki || 02:00 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| "Seemaikku Poi Padichchavaru" || S. C. Krishnan & A. P. Komala || 04:08 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| "Senthazham Poovai Poi" || K. Jamuna Rani & A. G. Rathnamala || 03:01 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| "Adi Tharapuram Thambaram" || S. C. Krishnan & A. G. Rathnamala || rowspan=2|[[Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass]]|| 02:41 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| "Poravale Poravale Ponnurangam" || T. M. Soundararajan & P. Bhanumathi || 03:15 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| "O Malliyakka O Rojakka" || Jikki, K. Jamuna Rani & A. G. Rathnamala || [[Pattukkottai Kalyanasundaram]]|| 05:55 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| "Ondru Serndha Anbu" || P. B. Sreenivas & Udutha Sarojini ||A. Maruthakasi|| 03:22 | |||
|} | |} | ||
==References== | == Reception == | ||
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<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=காந்தன் |date=24 March 1957 |title=மக்களைப் பெற்ற மகராசி |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki1957-03-24/page/50/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240923065606/https://archive.org/details/kalki1957-03-24/page/50/mode/2up |archive-date=23 September 2024 |access-date=10 October 2022 |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |pages=50–51 |language=ta |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref> | |||
== References == | |||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
==External links== | == External links == | ||
* {{IMDb title | * {{IMDb title}} | ||
{{A. P. Nagarajan}} | {{A. P. Nagarajan}} | ||
[[Category:1957 Indian films]] | |||
[[Category:1957 Tamil-language films]] | |||
[[Category:1957 films]] | [[Category:1957 films]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Films about farmers]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Films directed by K. Somu]] | ||
[[Category:Films scored by K. V. Mahadevan]] | [[Category:Films scored by K. V. Mahadevan]] | ||
[[Category:Films with screenplays by A. P. Nagarajan]] | |||
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]] | |||
[[Category:Tamil films remade in other languages]] | [[Category:Tamil films remade in other languages]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Tamil-language Indian films]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:29, 4 March 2026
| Makkalai Petra Magarasi | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | K. Somu |
| Produced by | V. K. Ramasamy A. P. Nagarajan |
| Written by | A. P. Nagarajan |
| Starring | Sivaji Ganesan P. Bhanumathi K. Sarangapani V. K. Ramasamy P. Kannamba M. N. Nambiar M. N. Rajam |
| Music by | K. V. Mahadevan |
| Cinematography | V. K. Gopal |
| Edited by | T. Vijayarangam K. Durai |
Production company | Sri Lakshmi Pictures |
| Distributed by | Sivaji Films[1] |
Release date |
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Running time | 136 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Makkalai Petra Magarasi (transl. The Mother of Children) is a 1957 Indian Tamil-language film directed by K. Somu and written by A. P. Nagarajan, who produced it with V. K. Ramasamy. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan and P. Bhanumathi. It was remade in Kannada in 1958 as Anna Thangi.[citation needed]
Plot[edit | edit source]
 | This article needs an improved plot summary. (August 2024) |
In a village in Coimbatore district, Sengodan is a naïve good-hearted farmer, who knows no God other than his mother Angamma. Staying back in the hamlet and tilling his land, he sends his beloved sister Thangam to a college in town. Angamma's brother is an avaricious landowner in the same village. The two families have not been on speaking terms ever since Angamma's husband ran away when he failed to meet the unreasonable demands of his brother-in-law after having borrowed some money from him. Kannan, the villain's son, however does not inherit his father's wily characteristics. Studying in the same college, Kannan and Thangam fall in love with each other. The storm which breaks out when the warring families become aware of their love and how the lovers unite finally fill the rest of the reels. In the midst of these chaotic proceedings there is also another love story between the brave and mischievous belle Rangamma and the shy Sengodan.
Cast[edit | edit source]
- Sivaji Ganesan as Sengodan
- P. Bhanumathi as Rangamma
- P. Kannamba as Angamma
- M. N. Nambiar as Kannan
- M. N. Rajam as Thangam
- V. K. Ramasamy as Pannaiyar / Kannan's father
- K. Sarangapani as Rangamma's father
- E. R. Sahadevan as Mayandi
- P. D. Sambandam as Kaaduvetti Kanakkupillai
- V. M. Ezhumalai as Pavala malai
- T. P. Muthulakshmi as Pavayee
- C. T. Rajakantham as Akhilandam
- M. R. Santhanam
Production[edit | edit source]
Makkalai Petra Magarasi was the first film to be produced by actor V. K. Ramasamy and director A. P. Nagarajan (who worked mostly as a screenwriter at that time) under their then newly formed production company Sri Lakshmi Pictures.[2]
Soundtrack[edit | edit source]
The music composed by K. V. Mahadevan.[3][4] The song "Manapaarai Maadu Katti" is set to the Sindhu Bhairavi raga.[2][5]
| Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Manapaarai Maadu Katti" | T. M. Soundararajan | A. Maruthakasi | 03:25 |
| "Sonna Pechcha Kekkanum" | P. Bhanumathi | 03:29 | |
| "Vandhadhu Yaarunu" | 02:50 | ||
| "Makkalai Petra Maharasi" | Jikki | 02:00 | |
| "Seemaikku Poi Padichchavaru" | S. C. Krishnan & A. P. Komala | 04:08 | |
| "Senthazham Poovai Poi" | K. Jamuna Rani & A. G. Rathnamala | 03:01 | |
| "Adi Tharapuram Thambaram" | S. C. Krishnan & A. G. Rathnamala | Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass | 02:41 |
| "Poravale Poravale Ponnurangam" | T. M. Soundararajan & P. Bhanumathi | 03:15 | |
| "O Malliyakka O Rojakka" | Jikki, K. Jamuna Rani & A. G. Rathnamala | Pattukkottai Kalyanasundaram | 05:55 |
| "Ondru Serndha Anbu" | P. B. Sreenivas & Udutha Sarojini | A. Maruthakasi | 03:22 |
Reception[edit | edit source]
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References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Makkalai Petra Maharasi". The Indian Express. 24 February 1957. p. 3. Retrieved 10 October 2020 – via Google News Archive.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 ராமசாமி, வி. கே. (6 April 1997). "சாவித்திரி கொடுத்த ஷாக்!" (PDF). Kalki (in தமிழ்). pp. 32–35. Retrieved 31 May 2023 – via Internet Archive.
- ↑ "Makkalai Petra Maharasi". JioSaavn. 31 December 1957. Archived from the original on 10 October 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
- ↑ Neelamegam, G. (2014). Thiraikalanjiyam — Part 1 (in Tamil) (1st ed.). Chennai: Manivasagar Publishers. pp. 130–131.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ Mani, Charulatha (10 May 2013). "Light and melodious". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 23 July 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- ↑ காந்தன் (24 March 1957). "மக்களைப் பெற்ற மகராசி". Kalki (in தமிழ்). pp. 50–51. Retrieved 10 October 2022 – via Internet Archive.
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