Mappillai Sir
| Mappillai Sir | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | D. S. Balagan |
| Screenplay by | D. S. Balagan |
| Story by | Balachandra Menon |
| Produced by | T. Subbulakshmi |
| Starring | Visu Mohan Rekha |
| Cinematography | V. Ramamurthy |
| Edited by | Ganesh–Kumar |
| Music by | Shankar–Ganesh |
Production company | Lakshmi Raja Films |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Mappillai Sir (transl. Mr. Groom) is a 1988 Indian Tamil-language film written and directed by D. S. Balagan from a story by Balachandra Menon. The film stars Visu, Mohan and Rekha. It was released on 12 August 1988. The film was a remake of the Malayalam film Karyam Nissaram.
Plot[]
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Varadarajan is a trained attorney who does not practice due to him having promised his father in law when he got married to his wife. They have two daughters. His neighbour is a retired Army Colonel who has health issues, is married to Sumithra. The daughters get married with their father's consent to their lovers, which the mother does not approve of. The rest of the story is how this family comes together.
Cast[]
- Visu as Varadarajan
- Mohan as the driving master
- Rekha
- Jayanti as Meenakshi
- Kishmu as Colonel
- Dilip as Dilip
- Sethu Vinayagam
- Master Suresh as Viji
- Sumithra as Mary
- Manorama as social worker
- Pournami as Tara
Production[]
Mappillai Sir was written and directed by D. S. Balagan from a story by Balachandra Menon. The film was produced by T. Subbulakshmi under Lakshmi Raja Films, photographed by V. Ramamurthy and edited by the duo Ganesh–Kumar.[1]
Soundtrack[]
The soundtrack was composed by the duo Shankar–Ganesh, with lyrics by Idya Chandran.[2]
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Madi Veettukkoondukkili" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | |
| 2. | "Daddy...Daddy" | Chithra, Suja Radhakrishnan | |
| 3. | "Malligaiye...Malligaiye" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | |
| 4. | "Kallanalum Kanavanthandi" | Malaysia Vasudevan | |
| 5. | "Pattuppoovai Thottupparkka" | S.P. Balasubrahmanyam, Chitra | |
| 6. | "Yea! Ittakkaru" | S. P. Sailaja, Chorus |
Release and reception[]
Mappillai Sir was released on 12 August 1988.[1] NKS of The Indian Express wrote, "The Maappillai Saar objective is the taming of the arrogant Jayanthi [...] The taming of the shrew line having exhausted itself midway, the film occupies itself with an assortment of cooked up conflicts".[3] Jayamanmadhan of Kalki criticised the film for its writing, likening it to a car being driven without a brake.[4]
References[]
- ^ a b "Mappillai Sir". The Indian Express. 12 August 1988. p. 4. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
- ^ "Maapillai Saar Tamil Film LP Vinyl Record by Shankar Ganesh". Mossymart. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
- ^ NKS (12 August 1988). "Maappillai Saar". The Indian Express. p. 5. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
- ^ https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1988/sep/04-09-1988/p17.jpg
External links[]
- 1988 films
- Tamil-language films
- Films scored by Shankar–Ganesh
- Indian comedy-drama films
- Tamil remakes of Malayalam films