Manitharil Ithanai Nirangalah!
| Manidharil Ithanai Nirangala! | |
|---|---|
| File:Manidharil Ithanai Nirangala.jpg Promotional poster | |
| Directed by | R. C. Sakthi |
| Written by | R. C. Sakthi |
| Story by | Govi. Ilangovan |
| Based on | Agni Roja (novel) |
| Starring | Kamal Haasan Sridevi Sathyapriya |
| Cinematography | Benjamin |
| Edited by | N. Maheswara Rao |
| Music by | Shyam |
Production company | VDS Productions |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Manidharil Ithanai Nirangala! (transl. Are there so many shades in a person!) is a 1978 Tamil-language Indian feature film directed by R. C. Sakthi and starring Kamal Haasan in the lead role of the protagonist and Sridevi as the female lead.[1]
This movie marked the Tamil debut for Murali Mohan. Shyam's musical score features a couple of hit songs – "Ponne Boomiyadi" and "Mazhai tharumo En megam".
Later in 1980, K. Satyam remade the film in Telugu-language as Patnam Pilla, It was a partial remake of Manidharil Ithanai Nirangala. A few scenes were remade in Telugu with Telugu actors like Mohan Babu and the rest of the movie was dubbed. Patnam Pilla was released on 29 February 1980.
Plot
Santha (Sridevi) is an orphaned young woman who tries to find a job in Madras to survive. She is exploited by a crook and is mistakenly dubbed by the Police as a sex worker. She returns to her native village and starts living with her old friend Devaki (Sathyapriya). Devaki's husband is the belligerent but soft-hearted Velu (Kamal Haasan) who runs a cycle-repair shop. Santha relishes her life in the village with Devaki and Velu but things take a turn when the village station-master Mohan (Murali Mohan) falls in love with her. Santha is reluctant to reciprocate due to her past which also returns to haunt her in the form of the inspector who had once arrested her in Madras and is now transferred to her village and also through Mohan's father (Major Sundarrajan) who had once encountered her in a dubious situation. Whether Santha is able to transcend her unpleasant past and restore normalcy in her life forms the rest of the story.
Cast
- Kamal Haasan
- Sridevi[2]
- Murali Mohan
- Major Sundarrajan
- Sathyapriya
- P. R. Varalakshmi
- K. A. Thangavelu
- Suruli Rajan
- Manorama
- Sudhakar
- Satheesh Kumar
Soundtrack
The music was composed by the popular Malayalam music director Shyam.
| # | Song Title | Lyrics | Singers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Mazhai Tharumo En Megam" | Kannadasan | S.P. Balasubrahmanyam, S.P. Sailaja |
| 2 | "Ponne Boomiyadi" | Vani Jairam, S. Janaki |
References
- ^ "Manidharil Ithanai Nirangala-Tamil Movie 1978-Kamal Haasan-Sridevi-R C Sakthi". youtube. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ Sridevi: The Eternal Screen Goddess. Penguin Random House. 2019. ISBN 9789353056780.
External links
Manidharil Ithanai Nirangala at IMDb
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