Magudam

Magudam is a 1992 Tamil drama film written and directed by Prathap Pothan. It stars Sathyaraj, Bhanupriya and Gauthami in the lead roles. The film was later dubbed into Hindi as Gunda Gardi.^[1]

Plot

Muthuvelu(Sathyaraj) was brought up by his grandmother(Manorama) and His grandmother does not permit him talk to girls. One night Muthuvelu meets thilakavathi (Gauthami) and he gets scared thinking that she is a ghost as she was wearing white dress. Then he understands that she is a human. When she tries to drink poison he stops it and ask her why she is committing suicide. She says that she was a medical student and her chief asked her to conduct post mordem on a londy. She was coerced into reporting it was a case of suicide but she conclusively proved that the lady was killed and that it was done by her husband thillainathan. For this thillainathan spoils thilaka's name and killed her mother and trying to kill her also. She wanted not to die on their hands.So she decided to commit suicide.

By saying this she completes.Muthuvelu want to help her.Soon after they two fall in love.He also convinces his grandma and his grandmother says thilaka should continue her studies, for which velu will help.That time muthu was arrested by police for a wrong case framed by thillainathan. In that period he loses his land by thillainathan.When he returns from jail he thought of taking revenge on thillainathan. He forms a group and he becomes a local rowdy.Meanwhile, Thilaka becomes a doctor. There comes bhavani(bhanupriya),a mischief girl falls in love with velu and troubles him to marry her.Meanwhile, thillainathan tries to kill muthu by shooting him, but bhavani saves him and got hurt as he shot her.At the hospital docter says that she is going to die and asked her brother to fulfil her last wish.She says that she want to die as muthu's wife and muthu marries bhavani. Unfortunately she was saved by thilaka and thilaka's heart was broken on knowing that muthu was bhavani's husband.She stops her marriage and his grandma also hates him without knowing the situation of his marriage and goes with thilaka. Thilaka maintains good friendship with bhavani and solves her family problems. Meanwhile, thillainathan tries to kill muthu in many ways.Bhavani gives a birth to a child.Finally thillainathan kidnaps muthu's child,grandma,bhavani,and thilakavathi.Muthu and bhavani's brother comes to rescue them. In this process bhavani was shot by thillainathan,saying last words that muthu should marry thilaka and thilaka should be the mother of her baby. Then she pushes thillainathan from a rock and she also falls down.They both died. Finally muthu marries thilaka.

Cast

• Sathyaraj as Muthuvelu
• Bhanupriya as Bhavani,Wife of Muthu
• Gauthami as Dr.Thilakavathi, Lover of Muthu
• Manorama as Muthuvelu's grandmother
• Charanraj as Bhavani's brother
• Salim Ghouse as Thilainathan
• Goundamani as Thanisami
• Senthil as Manasthan

Production

Initially Kanaka was offered the role of Bhavani and Sukanya was offered the role of Thilaka.Then it was replaced by Bhanupriya and Gauthami.

Reception

The film performed well at the box office. A couple of songs became radio hits.

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