Magalirkkaga
Magalirkkaga (English: For Ladies) is a 2000 Tamil drama film, directed by Indhiyan. The film stars Khushbu Sundar, Vindhya and Ranjith in the lead roles while Thalaivasal Vijay, Anuja and Vadivelu among others form an ensemble cast. Music for the film was composed by debutant Varshan and the film opened to mixed reviews in June 2000.[1][2]
| Magalirkkaga | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Indhiyan |
| Produced by | A. Govindaraja, K. Renu |
| Written by | Indhiyan |
| Starring | Khushbu Sundar Vindhya Ranjith |
| Music by | Varshan |
| Cinematography | M. Rajendran |
| Edited by | D. Rajkumar |
Production company | Akshaya Movies |
Release date | 3 June 2000 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
Bhavani (Khushbu Sundar) is an inspector at police station of woman officers, with a head constable (Ambika) and two constables (Kovai Sarala and Vindhya) also in operation, with a driver (Vadivelu). Bhavani falls in love with engineer Subramani (Ranjith), whom she financially supports, and eventually gets married with him, while continuing to adopt a non-nonsense approach to her police duty.
In a sub-plot, the assistant commissioner (Anuja) assists the Deputy Commissioner (Thalaivasal Vijay) in indulging in unlawful acts and eventually facilitates him to rape Chithra (Vindhya) inside the premises of the jail. How Bhavani finds the culprits and achieves justice forms the rest of the tale.
Cast
- Khushbu Sundar as Bhavani
- Vindhya as Chithra
- Ranjith as Subramani
- Ambika as Panchavanam
- Thalaivasal Vijay as Nagaraj I.P.S
- Devan as Mathivanan, IG
- Anuja as Assistant Commissioner
- Vadivelu as Bhupathi
- Kovai Sarala as Rosa
- Jaiganesh as Bhavani's Father
- Vadivukkarasi as Subramani's Mother
- Veniradai Moorthy As Rosa's Father
Soundtrack
Soundtrack is composed by Varshan and lyrics were written by Annaadhasan, Thamarai, Ponniyin Selvan, Arivumathi and Kannabalan.[3]
- Kosuvam Sorugi — SPB Charan, Swarnalatha
- Nootrandu — Febi, Ganga
- Therkathi Mappillai — Vadivelu, Kovai Sarala
- Siragugal Indri — Sujatha
- Pudhu Rosapoo — Harini
Reception
- BBThots wrote "The entire first half of Magalirkkaaga could have been snipped out and that would have made absolutely no difference to the movie! Thats how much happens in the first half of this cheap and crude movie whose sole claim to novelty is that the story revolves around an all-woman police station. There are some interesting happenings towards the end but by the time the end comes around, we have been smothered by the slow pace and so many unsuccessful and loud attempts at comedy that we are barely interested in the movie."[1]
- The Hindu wrote "'[Magalirkkaga]' has a message. But director Indian should have coated it with sugar. He thought that the antics of Vadivelu and Kovai Sarala would help make it enjoyable but he has been proved wrong. The director's intentions are right but he must have taken care while writing the screenplay."[2]
- New Straits Times called it "a treat for everyone for the family".[4]
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