Malathi (film)

Malathi
Malathi
	Poster
Directed by	K. S. Gopalakrishnan
Screenplay by	K. S. Gopalakrishnan
Story by	Gomathi Subramaniyam
Produced by	K. S. Gopalakrishnan
Starring	Gemini Ganesan; B. Saroja Devi; Ravichandran
Cinematography	K. S. Prasad
Music by	M. S. Viswanathan
Production; company	Chitra Productions
Release date	1970
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Malathi is a 1970 Indian Tamil-language drama film written, produced and directed by K. S. Gopalakrishnan. The film stars Gemini Ganesan, B. Saroja Devi and Ravichandran.

Plot[]

Malathi, a young woman from a wealthy family, pursues MBBS in a medical college, where she meets Balu, a senior student. They fall in love, but due to her family circumstances, they are unable to marry; Malathi ends up marrying Rajan, a relative, who is addicted to drinking and drugs. She decides to reform him, and the rest of the film deals with whether she succeeds in her endeavour or not.^[1]

Cast[]

Gemini Ganesan as Dr. Balu
Ravichandran as Ananth
B. Saroja Devi as Malathi
Major Sundarrajan as Sundaresan
S. Varalakshmi as Gowri
V. Gopalakrishnan as Chandrasekaran
K. Sarangapani as Marthandan
Nagesh as Natraj
Thengai Srinivasan as Vaithuvali Mama
Ushanandini as Chandra
Jayakumari as Devika

Production[]

Malathi was produced and directed by K. S. Gopalakrishnan. The screenplay, written by him, was based on a story by Gomathi Subramaniam.^[1]^[2] Cinematography was handled by K. S. Prasad.^[1]

Soundtrack[]

The soundtrack was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, who was assisted by Govardhanam and Joseph Krishna. The lyrics were written by Kannadasan, and the playback singers were S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Sirkazhi Govindarajan, T. M. Soundararajan, L. R. Eswari and P. Susheela.^[1]^[3]

"Chit Chit" – SPB, P. Susheela
"Karpanaiyo" – SPB, P. Susheela
"Enge En" – T. M. Soundararajan, L. R. Eswari

Release and reception[]

The film was moderately successful. Film historian Randor Guy praised the performances of Ganesan, Saroja Devi and Ravichandran, along with Prasad's cinematography.^[1]

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Guy, Randor (18 May 2017). "Malathi (1970)". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 1 February 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
^ Film News Anandan (2004). Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru [Tamil film history and its achievements] (in Tamil). Chennai: Sivagami Publishers. Archived from the original on 8 April 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
^ "Malathi songs". tamilsongslyrics123. Archived from the original on 8 August 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2019.

External links[]

Malathi at IMDb

[BFTP-1] Guy, Randor (18 May 2017). "Malathi (1970)". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 1 February 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2019.

[Anandan-2] Film News Anandan (2004). Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru [Tamil film history and its achievements] (in Tamil). Chennai: Sivagami Publishers. Archived from the original on 8 April 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2019.

[3] "Malathi songs". tamilsongslyrics123. Archived from the original on 8 August 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2019.

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