Vandhaale Magaraasi
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 Sankar 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]
| Vandhaale Magaraasi | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | K. S. Gopalakrishnan |
| Screenplay by | K. S. Gopalakrishnan |
| Story by | C. G. Ranganathan |
| Starring | Jaishankar Jayalalithaa M. N. Rajam Cho Ramaswamy |
| Music by | Sankar Ganesh |
| Cinematography | M. R. Ravindran |
| Edited by | R. Devarajan |
Production company | Ashok Pictures |
Release date | 16 March 1973 |
Running time | 171 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
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
- Jayalalitha as Lakshmi/Rani
- Jaishankar as Dr. Sundaram
- M. N. Rajam as Mangamma
- Cho Ramaswamy as Lakshmi's Husband & Mangamma's Brother
- V. S. Raghavan as Sivalingam
- Pushpalatha as Uma (Sivalingam Daughter)
- C. K. Saraswathi as Mangamma's Mother
- S. N. Lakshmi as Lakshmi's Mother
- T. K. Bhagavathi as Advocate Vaiyapuri (Rani's Father)
- V. R. Thilagam as Sengamalam
- K. Vijayan as Natesan (Uma Husband)
- V. Gopalakrishnan as Cameo Appearance
- Master Sridhar as Cameo Appearance
- Kallapart Natarajan as Saniyasamm
- S. R. Janaki as Sivalingam's Mother
Crew
- Director: K. S. Gopalakrishnan
- Script: K. S. Gopalakrishnan
- Music: Sankar 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 Sankar Ganesh | |
| Released | 1973 |
| Recorded | 1973 |
| Genre | Sareegama |
| Length | 21.13 |
| Language | Tamil |
| Producer | Shankar – Ganesh |
Music was composed by Sankar 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
- "vandhale maharasi". In.com India. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- "vandhaale magarasi". spicyonion. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- "Various - வந்தாளே மகராசி = Vanthale Maharasi". Discogs. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- Jha, Lata (6 December 2016). "Ten films to remember Jayalalithaa by". Livemint. Retrieved 10 February 2020.