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Maaman Magal (1995 film)
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox film
| name = Maaman Magal
| image = Maaman Magal 1995 poster.jpg
| studio = A. G. S. Movies
| caption = Poster
| director = Guru Dhanapal
| producer = A. G. Subramaniam
A. G. Krishnan
| writer = Guru Dhanapal
| narrator =
| starring = Sathyaraj
Meena
Goundamani
| music = Adithyan
| cinematography = D. Shankar
| editing = P. Sai Suresh
| distributor = A. G. S. Movies
| released =
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'Maaman Magal' is a 1995 Indian Tamil language romantic comedy film directed by Guru Dhanapal. It stars Sathyaraj, Meena, Goundamani and Manorama, along with Jayachitra in the lead negative role.
Plot
The story starts from Manikkam's (Manivannan) entry in the film. He wants to drag down Devi Rajalakshmi (Jayachitra), and he asks Shanmugam (Sathyaraj) to marry his daughter Priya (Meena), so those two start cheating Devi and Priya. After Priya and Shanmugam get married, the truth comes to light. The plot takes a twist when Priya applies for a divorce. The plot completes by Priya leaving her solitude and joining Shanmugam.
Cast
*Sathyaraj as Shanmugam
*Meena as Priya
*Goundamani
*Manivannan as Manikkam, Priya's father
*Jayachitra as Devi Rajalakshmi, Priya's mother
*Pratap K. Pothen
*Anandaraj as Paramasivam
*Manorama as Shanmugam's mother
*Ponnambalam as Govindhan
*Ponvannan as Muthurasu
*Sathyapriya as Muthurasu's mother
*Kaviyasri as Chithra
*Jyothi Meena
*Halwa Vasu
*LIC Narasimhan
*Chitti as Lawyer
*Raviraj as Judge
*Kavithasri
*Gurdas Maan guest appearance in song "Chupke Chupke"
Production
Sathyaraj portrayed a female character for several scenes in the film, and his voice was dubbed by voice artist Hema Malini.
Soundtrack
The film score and the soundtrack were composed by Adithyan. The soundtrack, released in 1995, features 6 tracks with lyrics written by Vaali, Gangai Amaran and Kalidasan.
Release and reception
Post-release, the comedy sequences of actors Sathyaraj and Goundamani were widely appreciated.
In 2018, the trailer of the film 'Kalavani Mappillai' was compared to the plot of 'Maaman Magal'.
In 2020, the film garnered attention for celebrating the 25th anniversary of its release.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2325847/reference
References
Category:1995 films
Category:1990s Tamil-language films
Category:Films directed by Guru Dhanapal
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