Vandhaale Magaraasi

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Vandhaale Magaraasi
Vandhaale Magaraasi.jpg
Directed byK. S. Gopalakrishnan
Screenplay byK. S. Gopalakrishnan
Story byC. G. Ranganathan
StarringJaishankar
Jayalalithaa
M. N. Rajam
Cho Ramaswamy
CinematographyM. R. Ravindran
Edited byR. Devarajan
Music byShankar–Ganesh
Production
company
Ashok Pictures
Release date
16 March 1973
Running time
171 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Vandhaale Magaraasi is a 1973 Indian comedy film, directed by K. S. Gopalakrishnan and produced by Ashok Pictures. The film script was written by K. S. Gopalakrishnan, the film was shot at his own studio, Karpagam Studios. Music was by Shankar–Ganesh.[1] The film stars Jayalalithaa (in dual role) and M. N. Rajam, playing lead role, with Jaishankar, V. S. Raghavan, Cho Ramaswamy Pushpalatha and Bhagavathy in supporting roles.[2]

Plot[]

Sundaram (Jaishankar) a doctor by profession and an orphan comes to his village, to serve the villagers. He is stunned to see the inhuman behavior meted out by his landlady Mangamma (M. N. Rajam) and her mother (C. K. Saraswathy) towards the other members of the house. The landlady's husband is Sivalingam (V. S. Raghavan), her brother (Cho Ramaswamy) and her mother-in-law (S. R. Janaki). The widow's step-daughter Uma (Pushpalatha) and her children undergo many miseries at their hands. To add to this, Lakshmi (Jayalalithaa) a simple village teacher, married the landlady Mangamma's brother. She was physically and mentally abused. Sundaram chances upon a look-like of Lakshmi, Rani (Jayalalithaa) and requests her to impersonate Lakshmi and teach Mangamma and her mother a lesson. Does Rani accept this proposal?

Cast[]

Crew[]

  • Director: K. S. Gopalakrishnan
  • Script: K. S. Gopalakrishnan
  • Music: Shankar–Ganesh
  • Art: B. Nagarajan
  • Stills: D. I. Santhamiyan
  • Publicity: Eligant
  • Design: Barani
  • Processing: S. S. Ranganathan by Vijay Laboratory
  • Audiography (song): T. S. Rangasamy (Sharadha)
  • Re – Recording" T. S. Rangasamy (Sharadha)
  • Audiography (dialogue): D. V. Nathan and G. Kanthasamy
  • Choreography: Thangaraj, Pasumarthi Krishnamoorthy
  • Properties: Cine Takers
  • Outdoor: Chithra Movies
  • Stunt: Appu

Soundtrack[]

Vandhale Magarasi
Soundtrack album by
Shankar–Ganesh
Released1973
Recorded1973
GenreSareegama
Length21.13
LanguageTamil
ProducerShankar–Ganesh

Music was composed by Shankar–Ganesh and lyrics were written by Vaali.[3]

No. Song Singer Lyrics Length(m:ss)
1 "Thinivae Thunnai" P. Suseela Sirkazhi Govindarajan Vaali 4:34
2 "Yethanaio Pei Irukku" L. R. Eswari 4:50
3 "Rakkamma Rani" T. M. Soundararajan Sirkazhi Govindarajan 1:12
4 "Kankalli Aayiram" T. M. Soundararajan Jayalalitha 9:26
5 "Ada Mayandi Muniyandi" M. Thangappan 1:54

Reception[]

For her performance, Jayalalithaa won the Tamil Nadu Cinema Fan Award for Best Actress.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "vandhale maharasi". In.com India. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  2. ^ "vandhaale magarasi". spicyonion. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Various - வந்தாளே மகராசி = Vanthale Maharasi". Discogs. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  4. ^ Jha, Lata (6 December 2016). "Ten films to remember Jayalalithaa by". Livemint. Retrieved 10 February 2020.

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