My Dear Marthandan

My Dear Marthandan
Directed by	Prathap K. Pothan
Produced by	Santhi Narayanasamy; C. T. Manohar
Written by	R. P. Viswam (dialogues)
Screenplay by	Prathap K. Pothan
Story by	G. M. Kumar
Starring	Prabhu; Kushboo; Goundamani; Kovai Sarala;
Music by	Ilaiyaraaja
Cinematography	Ashok Kumar
Edited by	B. Lenin; V. T. Vijayan;
Production; company	Sivaji Productions
Distributed by	Sivaji Productions
Release date	24 August 1990
Country	India
Language	Tamil

My Dear Marthandan is a 1990 Tamil-language film starring Prabhu and Kushboo in the lead roles. The film was produced by Sivaji Productions and directed by Prathap K. Pothan.It was remade in Telugu as Raja Vikramarka (1990).The movie is based on the popular 1988 release 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" (Goundamani), who is very cunning and tries to make money from the innocent Marthandan in comical ways. He meets a girl (Kushboo) 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
Kushboo 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
Ramkumar Ganesan (Guest appearance)

Soundtrack

The music and background score was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.

Track list[1]
No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)
1.	"Oh Alagu Nilavu"	Piraisoodan	Mano
2.	"Aaduthu Paar"	Gangai Amaran	Ilaiyaraaja
3.	"Illavattam Kai thattum"	Vaali	S.P.Balasubramaniam, S. Janaki
4.	"Kalyana Mapillaikku"	Gangai Amaran	S. P. Sailaja
5.	"My Dear Marthandan"	Gangai Amaran	Ilaiyaraaja
6.	"Oh Maharaja"	Gangai Amaran	Sasi Rekha
7.	"Paakku Vethala"	Vaali	S.P.Balasubramaniam
8.	"Satham Varamal"	Vaali	Mano, Chitra
9.	"Uttalakadi"	Gangai Amaran	Gangai Amaran, S.P.Balasubramaniam

Reception

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".[2]

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References

"My Dear Marthandan (1990)". http://www.raaga.com. Retrieved 16 February 2012. External link in |publisher= (help)
Krishnaswamy, N. (31 August 1990). "My Dear Marthandan". The Indian Express. Retrieved 27 February 2019.

External links

My dear Marthandan on IMDb

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[1] "My Dear Marthandan (1990)". http://www.raaga.com. Retrieved 16 February 2012. External link in |publisher= (help)

[ie-2] Krishnaswamy, N. (31 August 1990). "My Dear Marthandan". The Indian Express. Retrieved 27 February 2019.