| Maria My Darling | |
|---|---|
| File:Maria My Darling.jpg VCD cover in Kannada | |
| Directed by | Durai |
| Produced by | Thirumathi S. Madhu |
| Written by | Thirumathi S. Madhu N. Bhaskar (dialogues) |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Shankar–Ganesh |
| Cinematography | V. Ranga |
| Edited by | M. Vellasami |
Production company | Durgeswari Films |
Release date | 14 November 1980 (Kannada) 19 December 1980 (Tamil)[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language |
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Maria My Darling is a 1980 Indian action thriller film directed by Durai and starring Kamal Haasan and Sripriya.[2] The film, a bilingual, was shot in Tamil and Kannada languages.[3]
Plot[edit | edit source]
Maria, a bold woman, has a revenge to complete, and she is in search of her mother's killer.
Cast[edit | edit source]
- Kamal Haasan
- Sripriya
- Srikanth
- Ravikanth
- Thengai Srinivasan
- V. S. Raghavan
- Major Sundarrajan
- R. N. Sudarshan
- K. Natraj
- Jayamalini
- Kannada version
Production[edit | edit source]
The film was shot in Bangalore.[4]
Soundtrack[edit | edit source]
Shankar–Ganesh composed the music for the soundtracks with Tamil lyrics penned by Kannadasan, Aalangudi Somu and Pulamaipithan. Kannada lyrics penned by Chi. Udayashankar.
| Tamil[5] | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "Maria My Darling" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | |||||||
| 2. | "Rasathi Pakka Aasai" | Kamal Haasan | |||||||
| 3. | "Vaanga Naina" | S. Janaki | |||||||
| 4. | "Unnaithan Enni" | S. Janaki | |||||||
| 5. | "Yen Indha" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jairam | |||||||
| 6. | "Sowkiyama" | ||||||||
| Kannada[6][7] | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "Maria My Darling" (Version 1) | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 6:31 | ||||||
| 2. | "Obba Ninge" | Kamal Haasan | 5:57 | ||||||
| 3. | "Naanindhu" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jairam | 4:53 | ||||||
| 4. | "Hoovanthe Naanu Olidaaga" | S. Janaki | 9:09 | ||||||
| 5. | "Maria My Darling" (Version 2) | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 4:29 | ||||||
| 6. | "Maria My Darling" (Version 3) | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 5:10 | ||||||
Reception[edit | edit source]
The film was a box-office bomb.[8]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Maria My Darling (1980)". Screen4Screen. Archived from the original on 4 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
- ↑ "Kamal Haasan's many talents". Rediff.com. 29 May 2008. slide 3. Archived from the original on 4 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
- ↑ "From 'Kokila' to 'Rama Shama Bhama': Five Kamal Haasan Kannada movies". The Times of India. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ ""Bangalore is a happening place"". Sify. Archived from the original on 5 February 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
- ↑ "Maria My Darling Tamil Film Super 7 EP Vinyl Record by Shankar Ganesh". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 4 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
- ↑ "Mariya My Darling (1980) Kannada Super Hit Film LP Vinyl Record by Shankar Ganesh". Disco Music Center. Archived from the original on 4 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
- ↑ "Maria My Darling (1980)". Music India Online. Archived from the original on 4 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
- ↑ Shiva Kumar, S. (3 January 1982). "Durai on decline". Mid-Day. p. 29. Archived from the original on 10 July 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2020.