Maaman Magal (1995 film)

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Maaman Magal
Directed byGuru Dhanapal
Written byGuru Dhanapal
Produced byA. G. Subramaniam
A. G. Krishnan
StarringSathyaraj
Meena
Goundamani
CinematographyD. Shankar
Edited byP. Sai Suresh
Music byAdithyan
Production
company
A. G. S. Movies
Distributed byA. G. S. Movies
Release date
  • 2 December 1995 (1995-12-02)[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Maaman Magal (lit. 'Uncle's daughter') is a 1995 Indian Tamil romantic comedy film directed by Guru Dhanapal. It stars Sathyaraj, Meena, Goundamani and Manorama, along with Jayachitra in the lead negative role.[2][3]

Plot[]

The story starts from Manikkam's (Manivannan) entry in the film. He wants to drag down Devi Rajalakshmi (Jayachitra), and he asks Shanmugam (Sathyaraj) to marry his daughter Priya (Meena), so those two start cheating Devi and Priya. After Priya and Shanmugam get married, the truth comes to light. The plot takes a twist when Priya applies for a divorce. The plot completes by Priya leaving her solitude and joining Shanmugam.

Cast[]

Production[]

Sathyaraj portrayed a female character for several scenes in the film, and his voice was dubbed by voice artist Hema Malini.[4][5]

Soundtrack[]

Maaman Magal
Soundtrack album by
Adithyan
Released1995
Recorded1995
GenreFeature film soundtrack
ProducerAdithyan
Adithyan chronology
Asuran
(1995) 		Maaman Magal
(1995) 		Aruva Velu
(1996)

The film score and the soundtrack were composed by film composer Adithyan. The soundtrack, released in 1995, features 6 tracks with lyrics written by Vaali, Gangai Amaran and Kalidasan.[6][7]

Track Song Singer(s) Duration
1 "Vadugapatti Vayasu Kutti" Shahul Hameed,
2 "Jumma Jumma" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Sujatha
3 "Chupke Chori Chori" K. S. Chithra, Gurdas Maan
4 "Dhimthana Thomthana" Mano, K. S. Chithra
5 "Kuyile Kuyil" Sujatha
6 "Maman Magale" Mano, Malaysia Vasudevan, T. K. Kala, Aditya Narayan

Release and reception[]

Post-release, the comedy sequences of actors Sathyaraj and Goundamani were widely appreciated.[8][9]

In 2018, the trailer of the film Kalavani Mappillai was compared to the plot of Maaman Magal.[10]

In 2020, the film garnered attention for celebrating the 25th anniversary of its release.[11][12] https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2325847/reference

References[]

  1. ^ "டோடோவின் ரஃப் நோட்டு — Tamil Kavithai -- தமிழ் கவிதைகள் - நூற்று கணக்கில்!". டோடோவின் ரஃப் நோட்டு.
  2. ^ "Tuesday Trivia! Valentines Day Special - 10 Love story genres of Kollywood - Tamil News". IndiaGlitz.com. 12 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Tamil Nadu Roundup". Gulf-Times. 21 April 2014.
  4. ^ Shanmugam, Kavitha. "'We act with our throats': Meet the women who dub for Tamil film actresses". Scroll.in.
  5. ^ "Caught Between Genders: Heroes who played transgenders! - Tamil News". IndiaGlitz.com. 2 April 2019.
  6. ^ "Maaman Magal Songs". sunmusiq.com.
  7. ^ "Adithyan, Tamil music composer, dies aged 63 | Chennai News - Times of India". The Times of India.
  8. ^ "A Tribute To The Ultimate Comedian! - Tamil Visitor Coloumn - Koundamani | Suruli Rajan | Santhanam | Rajni | Kamal | Sarath Kumar". www.behindwoods.com.
  9. ^ "Are all the funny men gone? Disappearing breed of Tamil film heroes who flirt with comedy". The News Minute. 29 May 2016.
  10. ^ "Releasing Kalavani Mappillai with Sarkar is a positive thing: Director Gandhi Manivasagam". The New Indian Express.
  11. ^ "பெண்கள் தினசரி இவ்வளவு நகைகளையா அணிகிறார்கள்?- ஆச்சரியப்பட்ட சத்யராஜ்". Hindu Tamil Thisai.
  12. ^ "Meena shares fond memories of Maaman Magal - Times of India". The Times of India.
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