Mouna Geethangal
| Mouna Geethangal | |
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| Directed by | K. Bhagyaraj |
| Written by | K. Bhagyaraj |
| Produced by | K. Gopinathan |
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| Cinematography | B. S. Pasavaraj |
| Edited by | T. Rajasekar |
| Music by | Gangai Amaran |
Production company | Bagavathy Creations |
Release date | 23 January 1981 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Mouna Geethangal (transl. Silent Melodies) is a 1981 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by K. Bhagyaraj.[1] The film stars Bhagyaraj himself alongside Saritha.[2][3] The film was a blockbuster and was remade into Hindi as Ek Hi Bhool in the same year.[4] It was also remade in Telugu as Sathyabhama, in Kannada as Mane Devru, and in Malayalam as Chanchattam (1991). The film in Tamil ran in theatres for 2 years continuously, which is a great achievement.
Plot
Bhagyaraj's is a bachelor whose new house is close to single-mother Saritha's in the same neighborhood. Bhagyaraj is also the new branch manager of the firm where Saritha works. Bhagyaraj tries to gets close to Saritha's son, claiming that he is his father. Despite having stark physical similarities, the son is reluctant to trust bhagyaraj. but with persuation Bhagyaraj bonds with him. Though the son speaks well with Bhagyaraj, Saritha dislikes it, telling their son not to talk with him. As days pass by, Saritha keeps on thinking about her past married life.
It's revealed that Bhagyaraj and Saritha were a happily married couple. Bhagyaraj was a graduate and works as an administrator in a company. Their marriage comes to an abrupt end when Bhagyaraj cheats on Saritha by having a one-night stand with Saritha's widowed friend. Bhagyaraj confesses the truth to Saritha in a drunken state, and tries to explain himself, and even her family tries to convince her to condone his mistake, but Saritha cannot forgive his unfaithfulness and they break up.
After their divorce, Saritha finds out that she is pregnant. She moves into her new home.
Irritated by her son's behaviour, Saritha gets into an after workIn argument with Bhagyaraj and, Bhagyaraj slaps her saying he will give her 30 more days to return to him, though she refuses it, later she realizes her faults and falls again in love. In the climax, Bhagyaraj marries another girl. Changed, Saritha comes there, begs him not to marry another girl, he refuses her requests and marries. Saritha dares to die with her son. Then the clerk arrives there telling the whole thing was a drama and Bhagyaraj is still clean. The movie ends up with Saritha walking back to his house.
Cast
- K. Bhagyaraj as Kumar
- Saritha as Suguna
- Master Sooriya Kiran as Suresh
- Kovai Senthil
- Kallapetti Singaram
Production
Mouna Geethangal was adapted from a story of the same name serialised in Kumudam.[5]
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Gangai Amaran.[6] The song "Mookuthi Poomele" is set in Mayamalavagowla raga.[7]
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Daddy Daddy" | Malaysia Vasudevan, S. Janaki | Muthulingham | 4:02 |
| 2 | "Masamo Margazhi Maasam" | Malaysia Vasudevan, S. Janaki | Kannadasan | 4:14 |
| 3 | "Mookuthi Poo Melae" | K. J. Yesudas, S. Janaki | Vaali | 4:51 |
| 4 | "Mookuthi Poo Melae" (Sad) | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 4:37 |
References
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- ^ "Direction Dreams: Inexperienced directors are ruining the lives of producers". Cinema Express. 29 September 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Mouna Geethangal (1981)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 31 March 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
- ^ Mani, Charulatha (11 November 2011). "A Raga's Journey — The magic of Mayamalavagowla". The Hindu. Retrieved 11 October 2019.