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My Dear Marthandan

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Wikipedia article




'My Dear Marthandan' is a 1990 Indian Tamil-language film starring Prabhu and Khushbu. The film was produced by Sivaji Productions and directed by Pratap Pothen. It is loosely based on the 1988 American film 'Coming to America'.

Plot



Marthandan lives with his parents in a palace. He sets out to Chennai to find a girl. There he meets "Idea Mani", who is very cunning and tries to make money from the innocent Marthandan in comical ways. He meets a girl named Rani in a bakery and befriends her. The rest of the story is about how he tries to win her over and how he understands the value of money.

Cast



* Prabhu as Marthandan

* Khushbu as Rani

* Goundamani as Idea Mani

* S. S. Chandran as Maharaja

* Nizhalgal Ravi as Pankaj

* Kovai Sarala as Maharani

* Venniradai Moorthy as Hotel Owner

* Thyagu as Kattupanni

* Pandu

* Kumarimuthu as Teacher

* Kullamani

* Chinni Jayanth

* R. S. Shivaji as Sengodan

* Oru Viral Krishna Rao

* Disco Shanti

* Ponnambalam

* Subbu Panchu Arunachalam as the guy who teases Khushbu (Uncredited)

* Ramkumar Ganesan (Guest appearance)

Soundtrack



The soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.

Release and reception



'My Dear Marthandan' was released on 24 August 1990. N. Krishnaswamy of 'The Indian Express' wrote, "It has some idealism (message: money cannot buy happiness), it has comical situations abounding and as it is, it is clean, it has engaging music and songs (Ilayaraja) and dance, and it is photographed with an artistry and creativity that only an Ashok Kumar is capable of. It is a technically perfect film that way". Ravi, writing for 'Kalki', said the film's plus points were the cinematography and music.

References




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