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Vandhaale Magaraasi
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Wikipedia article
'Vandhaale Magaraasi' is a 1973 Indian Tamil-language comedy film, directed by K. S. Gopalakrishnan and produced by Ashok Pictures. The film script was written by K. S. Gopalakrishnan, the film was shot at his own studio, Karpagam Studios. Music was by ShankarGanesh. The film stars Jayalalithaa (in dual role) and M. N. Rajam, playing lead role, with Jaishankar, V. S. Raghavan, Cho Ramaswamy Pushpalatha and Bhagavathy in supporting roles. It was released on 16 March 1973.
Plot
Sundaram, a doctor by profession and an orphan comes to his village, to serve the villagers. He is stunned to see the inhuman behaviour meted out by his landlady Mangamma and her mother towards the other members of the house. The landlady's husband is Sivalingam, her brother and her mother-in-law. The widow's step-daughter Uma and her children undergo many miseries at their hands. To add to this, Lakshmi a simple village teacher, married the landlady Mangamma's brother. She was physically and mentally abused. Sundaram chances upon a look-like of Lakshmi, Rani and requests her to impersonate Lakshmi and teach Mangamma and her mother a lesson. Does Rani accept this proposal?
Cast
* Jayalalithaa as Lakshmi/Rani
* Jaishankar as Dr. Sundaram
* M. N. Rajam as Mangamma
* Cho Ramaswamy as Lakshmi's Husband & Mangamma's Brother
* V. S. Raghavan as Sivalingam
*Pushpalatha as Uma (Sivalingam Daughter)
* C. K. Saraswathi as Mangamma's Mother
*S. N. Lakshmi as Lakshmi's Mother
*T. K. Bhagavathi as Advocate Vaiyapuri (Rani's Father)
* V. R. Thilagam as Sengamalam
* K. Vijayan as Natesan (Uma Husband)
* V. Gopalakrishnan as Cameo Appearance
* Master Sridhar as Cameo Appearance
* Kallapart Natarajan as Saniyasamm
* S. R. Janaki as Sivalingam's Mother
* K. D. Santhanam as Advocate
Soundtrack
Music was composed by ShankarGanesh and lyrics were written by Vaali. Jayalalithaa sang "Kankalil Aayiram", rather than use a playback singer.
Release and reception
'Vandhaale Magaraasi' was released on 16 March 1973. For her performance, Jayalalithaa won the Tamil Nadu Cinema Fan Award for Best Actress.
References
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