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Veettoda Mappillai
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Wikipedia article
'Veettoda Mappillai' is a 2001 Tamil language comedy film written and directed by V. Sekhar. The film stars Napoleon and Roja, while Vijayakumar, Charle, Vaiyapuri, Kalpana, Kovai Sarala, and Thalaivasal Vijay play supporting roles. The film had musical score by Deva and was released on 14 September 2001 to positive reviews.
Plot
Kandaswamy (Vijayakumar), a restaurant owner, has a son Muthupandi (Thalaivasal Vijay) and three daughters: Meena (Roja), Jamuna (Kalpana), and Rani (Kovai Sarala). When Muthupandi was young, he fought with his father, cut his father's hand with a knife, and ran away to Mumbai. Kandaswamy brings up his daughters alone. His elder two daughters marry his relatives Ganga (Charle) and Dhamu (Vaiyapuri), two jobless and lazy sons-in-law. Manikkam (Napoleon), a jobless young graduate, is hired by Kandaswamy. Manikkam works sincerely, and Kandaswamy decides to marry Meena to him. He requests to Manikkam that the couple must stay with him. Manikkam accepts, then he and Meena get married. Meanwhile, Ganga and Dhamu begin a company with their wives' jewels, but it is bankrupt. Muthupandi, a hotel owner in Mumbai, comes back with his wife and children. Muthupandi's hotel was also bankrupt, and he lost everything. Muthupandi, with Ganga and Dhamu's support, brings out Meena and Manikkam. Manikkam opens a restaurant in front of Kandaswamy's restaurant. Muthupandi changes his father's restaurant into a bar while he was absent. Muthupandi's former henchmen blackmailed him to give them money. Back home, Kandaswamy is humiliated by his son and attempts to commit suicide. Muthupandi's former henchmen beat him, and he is taken hostage by them. Ganga and Dhamu then save Muthupandi, and the three of them apologize to Kandaswamy. They live happily together.
Cast
*Napoleon as Manikkam
*Roja as Meena
*Vijayakumar as Kandaswamy
*Charle as Ganga
*Vaiyapuri as Dhamu
*Kalpana as Jamuna
*Kovai Sarala as Rani
*Thalaivasal Vijay as Muthupandi
*Shanmugasundari as Manikam's mother
*Bonda Mani as Mani
*Sonia as Muthupandi's wife
*Kumarimuthu as Hotel server
* Bayilvan Ranganathan as Rowdy
*Suryakanth as Rowdy
*K.Rajan as Producer
Soundtrack
The film score and the soundtrack were composed by Deva. The soundtrack, released in 2001, features 5 tracks with lyrics written by Muthulingam, Kalidasan and Arivumathi. B. Balaji of 'Thenisai.com' described the music as "above average".
Reception
S. R. Ashok Kumar of 'Hindu.com' said : "too much of dialogue it makes the viewer restless at times". B. Balaji of 'Thenisai.com' said : "the weak theme and even weaker handling make for uninteresting viewing".
References
Category:Films scored by Deva (composer)
Category:2001 films
Category:2000s Tamil-language films
Category:Films directed by V. Sekhar
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