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Mappillai (1989 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Mappillai' is a 1989 Indian Tamil-language masala film directed by Rajashekar, starring Rajinikanth, Srividya and Amala. It is a remake of the 1989 super hit Telugu film 'Attaku Yamudu Ammayiki Mogudu', the Tamil version was produced by Geetha Arts, and Chiranjeevi who played the lead role in the original Telugu version made a special appearance in this film. The film received a positive response from the public and ran for 200+ days and became a blockbuster. The film was again remade in Tamil with the same title, 22 years later.
Plot
Arumugam makes a blazing entrance, gatecrashing a marriage to abduct the bride. Geetha, the bride's friend, gets him arrested but then learns that he had rescued the girl from a forced marriage. Further revelations about him that he is a gold medalist and has a good heart make her fall in love with him. After some convincing, Aarumugam reciprocates too. Meanwhile, Aarumugam's sister is in love with the son of a rich woman Rajarajeswari. When Rajarajeswari learns of this, she foists a false case on her and puts her in jail. It is then that Aarumugam has his first encounter with Rajarajeswari. He then learns that she is none other than Geetha's mother. He also invites Geetha's mother Rajarajeswari to his marriage. Since Aarumugam has married Geetha against her mother's wishes, Rajarajeswari vows to separate them. In contrast, Arumugam promises to prevent that and make Rajarajeswari understand that love and affection are more important than money.
Cast
* Rajinikanth as Arumugam
* Srividya as Rajarajeswari
* Amala as Geetha
* Jaishankar as Ramanathan husband of Rajarajeswari
* Nizhalgal Ravi as Ravi
* Vinu Chakravarthy as Pakkirisamy
* S. S. Chandran as Vinayagam
* Dubbing Janaki
* Dilip as Dileep
* Raja as Raja
* R. S. Shivaji as Dilli
* Chiranjeevi as Chiranjeevi in a special appearance
* Lalitha Kumari as Dilip lover
* Srihari as one of the henchmen
Production
Initially the role of the protagonist's mother-in-law was offered to Vyjayanthimala. But she refused the role after which it was given to Srividya.
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The song "Ennoda Raasi" was recreated for 'Mappillai's 2011 remake.
References
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