Mayor Meenakshi
| Mayor Meenakshi | |
|---|---|
 Poster | |
| Directed by | Madurai Thirumaran |
| Story by | Suki Subramaniam |
| Starring | Jaishankar K. R. Vijaya |
| Cinematography | Ramachandran |
| Edited by | S. P. S. Veerappa |
| Music by | M. S. Viswanathan |
Production company | Ashok Brothers |
Release date | 1976 |
Running time | 155 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Mayor Meenakshi is a 1976 Indian Tamil-language drama film, directed by Madurai Thirumaran. The film story was written by Suki Subramaniyam. Music was by M. S. Viswanathan. It stars K. R. Vijaya playing the title role, with Jaishankar, V. K. Ramasamy and Cho. Vijayakumar and Sripriya make cameo appearances.
Plot
The film revolves around Meenakshi, who rises from an ordinary housewife to become a Mayor and the trials and tribulations she faces to maintain a balance at work and at home.
Cast
- K. R. Vijaya
- Jaishankar
- Vijayakumar
- Sripriya
- M. N. Rajam
- Manorama
- V. K. Ramasamy
- Cho
- Thengai Srinivasan
- Suruli Rajan
- Baby Rohini
- V. S. Raghavan
- K. Kannan
- K. V. Udaiyappa
- A. Veerasamy
- Shanmugam
- Typist Gopu
- Rowdy Rathinam
- T. K. S. Natarajan
- Subburaman
Production
According to historian Vamanan, Mayor Meenakshi established K. R. Vijaya as the "ideal mother figure", prior to which she appeared mainly in "family-centric films".[1]
Soundtrack
Music was by M. S. Viswanathan. Songs were written by Kannadasan and Vaali.[2]
| Song | Singer | Length |
|---|---|---|
| "Evalo Oru Pennam Aval Naan" | P. Susheela | 04:28 |
| "Thirumurugan Aruginile Valli Kurathi" | P. Jayachandran, Vani Jairam | 04:40 |
| "Kodi Vitta Siru Mullai Malare" | Vani Jairam | 04:00 |
| "Kanden Kalyana Penn Pondra" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela | 04:45 |
| "Irundha Nalla Iru Ini" | Vani Jairam, M. S. Viswanathan[3] | 04:03 |
Reception
Kanthan of Kalki in his review felt that the screenplay and script was weak.[4]
References
- ^ Vamanan (17 May 2016). "Makeover still a man's move in Tamil films". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 28 September 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
- ^ "Mayor Meenatchi". Tamil Songs Lyrics. Archived from the original on 28 September 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
- ^ "திரையிசையின் மென்முகம்". Dinamalar (in Tamil). 16 August 2015. Archived from the original on 28 September 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
- ^ காந்தன் (13 June 1976). "மேயர் மீனாட்சி". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 59. Archived from the original on 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
