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Mallu Vetti Minor
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Wikipedia article
'Mallu Vetti Minor' is a 1990 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by Manobala. The film stars Sathyaraj, Seetha and Shobana. The film, produced and written by P. Kalaimani, had musical score by Ilaiyaraaja and was released on 17 October 1990. The film was remade in Telugu as 'Minor Raja' and in Kannada as 'Vamshakobba'.
Plot
The story begins with Santhana Lakshmi (Shobana) being released from the jail and remembering her past.
Rassappa Gounder (Sathyaraj), also known as Mallu Vetti Minor, was a bachelor and rich man who spent his time in the brothels like his father Marappa Gounder. Santhana Lakshmi and Rassappa fell in love with each other. Rassappa Gounder and President (Vinu Chakravarthy) were in a feud for several years. In a misunderstanding, Rassappa Gounder had to marry Parimala (Seetha) and married her. A few years later, Rassappa Gounder became the perfect husband and had a son. While Santhana Lakshmi was still unmarried and teased Rassappa Gounder whenever she got the opportunity. One day, that was the "straw that broke the camel's back" so the angry Rassappa Gounder raped Santhana Lakshmi. The rest of story is what happens to Rassappa Gounder, Parimala and Santhana Lakshmi.
Cast
*Sathyaraj as Rassappa Gounder and Marappa Gounder
*Shobana as Santhana Lakshmi
*Seetha as Parimala
*Vinu Chakravarthy as President
*Venniradai Moorthy
*Senthil
*Chinni Jayanth
*Thyagu as Pattabhi
*MRK as Paramasivam
*Kokila as Pattabhi's wife
*Kutty Padmini as Paramasivam's wife
*Master Rajesh as Rassappa Gounder's son
*T. K. S. Chandran
*Idichapuli Selvaraj
*Sivaraman as marriage broker
*Kanthimathi
*S. N. Lakshmi
*Bayilvan Ranganathan
*Periya Karuppu Thevar
*Sakthivel
*Thalapathi Dinesh
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja, with lyrics written by Pulamaipithan, Gangai Amaran and Piraisoodan. The song "Kaathirundha Malli" is set in Amruthavarshini raga.
References
Category:1990 films
Category:Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja
Category:1990s Tamil-language films
Category:Tamil films remade in other languages
Category:Indian drama films
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