Mullaivanam

Mullaivanam
	Poster
Tamil	முல்லைவனம்
Directed by	V. Krishnan
Produced by	V. Krishnan
Written by	A. K. Velan
Story by	K. Ramachandran
Starring	Sriram; Kumari Rukmani; P. S. Veerappa; P. S. Gnanam; A. Karunanidhi; S. A. Natarajan;
Music by	K. V. Mahadevan
Cinematography	V. Krishnan
Edited by	T. Vijayarangam
Production; company	Aravind Pictures
Distributed by	Aravind Pictures
Release date	March 11, 1955 (India); [1]
Running time	14351 ft.
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Mullaivanam is a 1955 Indian Tamil language film produced and directed by V. Krishnan. The film features Sriram (Madurai Sriram Naidu) and Kumari Rukmini in the lead roles.[2]

Plot

A woman—Bhavani—travels in an old Postal Delivery van. Another passenger tells a story to her. There was a young woman who was in love with someone. But she had to marry her aunt's brother being forced by the aunt. Her husband is a crooked person. However, during the marriage ceremony the thaali (mangala sutra) goes missing. So the ceremony is halted. How the young woman marries her lover forms the rest of the story.[2]

Cast

Production

The film is one of the many films produced by V. Krishnan who owned Aravind Pictures in Coimbatore. The dances were by Rajeswari and Lalitha Rao. Choreographer is a well-known natuvanaar, Vazhuvoor B. Ramaiyah Pillai. The movie was produced at Central Studios, Coimbatore.[2]

Soundtrack

Music was composed by K. V. Mahadevan, while the lyrics were penned by Ku. Sa. Krishnamurthi, A. Maruthakasi, Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass, Ka. Mu. Sheriff and Ko. Ku. A Thirupugazh by Arunagirinathar Swamigal was included in the film. Playback singers are: M. K. Vijaya, Guruvayur Ponnamma, A. P. Komala, (Radha) Jayalakshmi, Jayasakthivel, Gajalakshmi, and T. M. Soundararajan.[3]

No.	Song	Singer/s	Lyricist	Duration (mm:ss)
1	Engirundho ingu vandha radhiye	T. M. Soundararajan & (Radha) Jayalakshmi	Ka. Mu. Sheriff	03:25
2	Sariyendru nee oru	T. M. Soundararajan & (Radha) Jayalakshmi	Ka. Mu. Sheriff	03:25
3	Kaithala Niraigani	Gajalakshmi	Arunagirinathar
4	Kaayaa pazhama sollunga	A. P. Komala	Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass
5	Selathu Ravikkai Mele	A. P. Komala & Guruvayur Ponnamma	A. Maruthakasi
6	Ninaithale	(Radha) Jayalakshmi	Ku. Sa. Krishnamoorthy
7	Putham pudhu	(Radha) Jayalakshmi	Ku. Sa. Krishnamoorthy
8	Mayangadha Kattazhagi	Jayasakthivel	Ko. Ku.
9	Aalamara Orathile	M. K. Vijaya	Ko. Ku.

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References

Film News Anandan (23 October 2004). Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru [History of Landmark Tamil Films] (in Tamil). Chennai: Sivakami Publishers. Archived from the original on 19 November 2016.
Guy, Randor (21 March 2015). "Mullaivanam (1965)". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 19 November 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
G. Neelamegam. Thiraikalanjiyam — Part 1 (in Tamil). Manivasagar Publishers, Chennai 108 (Ph:044 25361039). First edition December 2014. p. 99.

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[book-1] Film News Anandan (23 October 2004). Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru [History of Landmark Tamil Films] (in Tamil). Chennai: Sivakami Publishers. Archived from the original on 19 November 2016.

[hindu-2] Guy, Randor (21 March 2015). "Mullaivanam (1965)". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 19 November 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2016.

[3] G. Neelamegam. Thiraikalanjiyam — Part 1 (in Tamil). Manivasagar Publishers, Chennai 108 (Ph:044 25361039). First edition December 2014. p. 99.