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Maadi Veettu Mappilai
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Wikipedia article
'Maadi Veettu Mappillai' is a 1967 Indian Tamil-language comedy film, directed by S. K. A. Chari. A remake of the Telugu film 'Illarikam' (1959), it stars Ravichandran and Jayalalithaa, with Nagesh, Rama Prabha, V. K. Ramasamy, Balaji, Major Sundarrajan, T. S. Muthaiah, Udaya Chandrika and P. K. Saraswathy in supporting roles. The film was released on 23 June 1967.
Plot
Somu studies with the help of his maternal uncle Dharmalingam. He falls in love with the daughter of a Sivagnanam i.e. Meena. He gets married to her and stays in their house as 'Veettu Mappilai'. Sivagnanam's wife does not like this and insults him indirectly. Her cousin plots to usurp the wealth, by his son Balu who secretly married Seetha. Somu spots Seetha, his presumed to be dead sister while she was performing on stage. Not knowing they are siblings, Meena suspects Somu's fidelity. Balu and his father creates problems between Somu and Meena. How Somu solves all the problems and paves way for a happy family reunion forms the rest of the film.
Cast
* Ravichandran as Somu
* Jayalalithaa as Meena
* Nagesh as Shankaran
* Rama Prabha as Gowri
* V. K. Ramasamy as Dharmalingam
* Balaji as Balu
* Major Sundarrajan as Sivagnanam
* T. S. Muthaiah as Sadatcharam
* Udaya Chandrika as Seetha
* P. K. Saraswathy as Nagamma
Soundtrack
The music was composed by T. Chalapathi Rao.
Release and reception
'Maadi Veettu Mappilai' was released on 23 June 1967, and distributed by Sri Vinayaka Movies. 'Kalki' noted that the film's various flaws were eclipsed by its comedy.
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