Marumagal
Marumagal (transl. Daughter-in-law) is a 1986 Indian Tamil film, directed by Karthik Raghunath and produced by Anandavalli Balaji. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Suresh, Revathi Menon and Jaishankar in lead roles. The film had musical score by Chandrabose.[1] The film was a remake of Hindi film Dulhan Wahi Jo Piya Man Bhaye.[2]
| Marumagal | |
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| Directed by | Karthik Raghunath |
| Produced by | Anandavalli Balaji |
| Written by | Aaroor Dass (dialogues) |
| Story by | Madhusudhan Kalekar |
| Starring | Sivaji Ganesan Suresh Revathi Menon Jaishankar |
| Music by | Chandrabose |
| Cinematography | Suresh Menon |
| Edited by | D. Vasu |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
Wealthy Chandrasekhar (Sivaji Ganesan) wants to see his only heir, grandson Raja (Suresh) get married to a home-loving girl. When he falls seriously ill, his personal doctor (Jaishankar) prevails upon Raja to bring his girl friend home and seek his grandfather's blessings. Since Geetha (Pavithra) is out of town, Raja seeks the help of his friend (Y. G. Mahendra) to find a suitable girl to play act the role until the grandfather gets well. They approach Radha (Revathi), an innocent flower girl, and convince her to pose as Raja's fiancee. While Radha wins over the grandfather and the entire family with her simple charm. Things however get complicated with the arrival of Geetha and her mother (Y. Vijaya) who turns out to be superficia and only interested in the family fortune. While Radha understands the gravity of the situation, cannot reveal the truth and risk putting Chandrasekhar's life in danger.
Cast
- Sivaji Ganesan as Chandrasekhar, an industrialist
- Suresh as Raja, Chandrasekhar's grandson
- Revathi Menon as Radha and Rajamma painted, Chandrasekhar's wife
- Jai Shankar
Soundtrack
The soundtrack consist of five songs composed by Chandrabose. Lyrics were by Vaali and Pulamaipithan.[3][4]
| Marumagal | |
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| Studio album by Chandrabose | |
| Released | 1986 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| No. | Song | Singers | Length (min:sec) | Lyrics | Notes |
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| 1 | "Annaiyaga Maarava Allivaithu" | S. Janaki | 03:39 | Pulamaipithan | |
| 2 | "Nilavae Unnai Azhaithen" | Vani Jairam | 03:36 | ||
| 3 | "Rajavae Unthan Rajiyathil" | S. P. Balasubramanyam S. P. Sailaja and Vani Jairam | 04:41 | Vaali | |
| 4 | "Om Ganapathiye Ganapathiye" | Vani Jairam and chorus | 04:46 | ||
| 5 | "Maina Oru Maina Partha" | S. P. Balasubramanium and S. Janaki | 04:11 |