Mappillai Manasu Poopola

Mappillai Manasu Poopola (English: Son-in-law's heart is like a flower) is a 1996 Tamil comedy film directed by Kuruvikkarambai Shanmugam. The film features Pandiarajan and Yuvarani in the lead roles, with Venniradai Moorthy, Malaysia Vasudevan, newcomer Rajaneesh Kumar, Bhagyashree, Vichithra, Pollachi Babu, Sriraj Guhan and S. N. Lakshmi playing supporting roles. The film, produced by S. Jayalakshmi, had musical score by Deva and was released on 12 April 1996.[1][2][3][4]

Mappillai Manasu Poopola
Directed byKuruvikkarambai Shanmugam
Produced byS. Jayalakshmi
Written byKuruvikkarambai Shanmugam
StarringPandiarajan
Yuvarani
Music byDeva
CinematographyNithya
Edited byV. Rajagopal
Production
company
Kuru Kalaikkoodam
Release date
  • 12 April 1996 (1996-04-12)
Running time
115 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Plot

Manikkam (Pandiarajan) and Raja (Rajaneesh Kumar) are best friends, they are folk singers and they study a Ph.D. in Naattupurapaattu specialty in the city. The two friends are from the same village. Raja lives with his grandmother (S. N. Lakshmi) whereas Manikkam lives with his father (Thideer Kannaiah) and mother (Srimathi). Overnight, Raja starts to act like a lunatic and his behavior worsens with time. Worried about his mental health, his grandmother and Manikkam admit him in a mental hospital. Raja stays in the hospital for a week. The doctor says that his situation is improving and that Raja can be discharged from the hospital but he is not completely recovered.

Raja seems to be normal now but sooner or later he can react like a wild person. For his study, Raja has a last oral examination to earn a Ph.D. degree. Manikkam knows that Raja will not pass it with his mental health, so during the oral examination, Manikkam does many cheap tricks to help his friend Raja and Raja finally gets his doctorate diploma.

Manikkam has a maternal uncle Ulaganathan (Venniradai Moorthy) in his native village, as per the village custom, Manikkam must marry Ponni (Yuvarani). Aandhi Thevar (Malaysia Vasudevan) is a rich landlord and Ulaganathan's friend, he wants his daughter Vasanthi (Bhagyashree) to marry Raja, who is from distant family.

Raja receives a letter from Aandhi Thevar, he wants him to come to his village to marry his daughter. Thereafter, Raja, his grandmother and Manikkam go to their native village. Soon, the perfectly normal Manikkam is mistaken to be a madman by the villagers whereas the mentally ill Raja is seen as a sane person. What transpires next forms the rest of the story.

Cast

Soundtrack

Mappillai Manasu Poopola
Soundtrack album by
Released1996
Recorded1996
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length24:43
ProducerDeva

The film score and the soundtrack were composed by film composer Deva. The soundtrack, released in 1996, features 5 tracks with lyrics written by Kuruvikkarambai Shanmugam.[5]

TrackSongSinger(s)Duration
1'Aathu Vandhal'Krishnaraj, Mano5:32
2'Maduraiyile'S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. P. B. Pallavi4:40
3'Vada Naatil'Rajagopal, B. S. Sasirekha5:00
4'Anthi Nera'Krishnaraj, Sindhu5:03
5'Naan Puthanum'Deva4:28
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References

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  4. "Tamil Movie Maapillai Manasu Pooppole". jointscene.com. Archived from the original on 4 February 2010. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
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