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Mappillai (1989 film)
| Mappillai | |
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| File:Mappillai (1989 film).jpg Film poster | |
| Directed by | Rajasekhar |
| Produced by | Allu Aravind |
| Written by | Panchu Arunachalam |
| Screenplay by | Panchu Arunachalam |
| Story by | Geetha Arts Story Department |
| Based on | Attaku Yamudu Ammayiki Mogudu |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
| Cinematography | J. V. Suresh |
| Edited by | M. Vellaisamy |
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Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
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Mappillai (transl. Son-in-law) is a 1989 Indian Tamil-language masala film directed by Rajasekhar, starring Rajinikanth, Srividya and Amala. It is a remake of Telugu film Attaku Yamudu Ammayiki Mogudu,[1] the Tamil version was produced by Geetha Arts, and Chiranjeevi who played the lead role in the original Telugu version made a special appearance in this film. The film opened to positive response from the public and ran for 200 days and declared blockbuster at box-office. The film was remade again in Tamil with the same title, after 22 years in 2011.[2]
Plot[edit]
Arumugam makes a blazing entrance, gatecrashing a marriage to abduct the bride. Geetha, the bride's friend, gets him arrested but then learns that he had rescued the girl from a forced marriage. Further revelations about him that he is a gold medalist and has a good heart make her fall in love with him. After some convincing, Aarumugam reciprocates too. Meanwhile, Aarumugam's sister is in love with the son of a rich woman Rajarajeswari. When Rajarajeswari learns of this, she foists a false case on her and puts her in jail. It is then that Aarumugam has his first encounter with Rajarajeswari. He then learns that she is none other than Geetha's mother. He also invites Geetha's mother Rajarajeswari to his marriage. Since Aarumugam has married Geetha against her mother's wishes, Rajarajeswari vows to separate them. In contrast, Arumugam promises to prevent that and make Rajarajeswari understand that love and affection are more important than money.
Cast[edit]
- Rajinikanth as Arumugam
- Srividya as Rajarajeswari
- Amala as Geetha
- Jaishankar as Ramanathan husband of Rajarajeswari
- Nizhalgal Ravi as Ravi
- Vinu Chakravarthy
- S. S. Chandran
- Dubbing Janaki
- Dilip
- Raja
- R. S. Shivaji as Dilli
- Chiranjeevi as chiranjeevi in a special appearance
- Srihari as one of the henchmen
Production[edit]
Initially the pivotal role of the protagonist's mother-in-law was offered to Vyjayanthimala. But she refused the role after which it was given to Srividya.[3][4]
Soundtrack[edit]
| Mappillai | ||||
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| Released | 1989 | |||
| Recorded | 1989 | |||
| Genre | Soundtrack | |||
| Length | 22:02 | |||
| Label | Oriental Records | |||
| Producer | Ilaiyaraaja | |||
| Ilaiyaraaja chronology | ||||
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The music composed by Ilaiyaraaja.
| Track-List | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "Ennathaan Sugamo" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | 4:26 | ||||||
| 2. | "Ennoda Raasi" | Malaysia Vasudevan | 4:22 | ||||||
| 3. | "Maanin Iru Kangal" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | 4:27 | ||||||
| 4. | "Unai Thaan Nitham" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | 4:17 | ||||||
| 5. | "Veru Velai Unakku" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | 4:30 | ||||||
Total length: |
22:02 | ||||||||
References[edit]
- ↑ Ramachandran, Naman (2012). Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography. New Delhi: Penguin Books. p. 114. ISBN 978-81-8475-796-5.
- ↑ Selvaraj, A. (10 April 2011). "Mapillai remake spurs demand for original Rajni-starrer". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 22 June 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- ↑ Seshachalam, Bhagyalakshmi (12 August 2019). "Vyjayanthimala: Poise and Spunk amid Glitz and Glam-I". Moneylife. Archived from the original on 12 August 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- ↑ "மறக்க முடியுமா? - மாப்பிள்ளை". Dinamalar (in தமிழ்). 18 August 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
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