Mayangukiral Oru Maadhu (transl. A woman falls in love) is a 1975 Indian Tamil-language film directed by S. P. Muthuraman and produced by S. Baskar.[1] The film stars R. Muthuraman, Sujatha, Thengai Srinivasan, Fatafat Jayalaxmi, and Vijayakumar. It revolves around a married woman who must try to keep a one-night stand that she had in college a secret from her husband, and thwart a persistent blackmailer intent on collecting money from her to keep quiet about it.
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Directed by | S. P. Muthuraman |
Written by | Panchu Arunachalam |
Produced by | S. Baskar |
Starring | R. Muthuraman Sujatha Thengai Srinivasan Fatafat Jayalaxmi Vijayakumar |
Cinematography | Babu |
Edited by | R. Vittal |
Music by | Vijaya Bhaskar |
Production company | Vijayabaskar Films |
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Running time | 127 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
Mayangukiral Oru Maadhu was released on 30 May 1975. The film was remade in Kannada as Baalu Jenu (1976),[2] in Telugu as Yavvanam Katesindi (1976),[3] and in Hindi as Bezubaan (1982).[4]
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Kalpana, a college girl, has a one-night stand with Balu and becomes pregnant, but is saved by her hostel roommate Revathi and a lady doctor. She later marries Kumar, the doctor's brother. Kalpana later discovers that Vasan, a photographer, is aware of her one-night stand with Balu, and strives to keep this a secret from Kumar, even as Vasan begins blackmailing her for money to keep quiet about it.
C. R. W. David, in the book Cinema as Medium of Communication in Tamil Nadu, compared Mayangukiral Oru Maadhu to Avalum Penn Thaane (1974) because in both films, the lead female has "fallen" in her past.[6]
The music was composed by Vijaya Bhaskar.[7][8] The song "Samsaram Enbathu Veenai" reflects the expectations of a husband about his wife, with the lyrics "Samsaram enbathu veenai, santhosam enbathu ragam, salanangal athil illai" (wife is a veena, happiness is the raga, there are no discordant notes in it).[9]
No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length |
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1 | "Samsaram Enbathu Veenai" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | Kannadasan | 03:15 |
2 | "Orupuram Vedan" | Vani Jairam | Kannadasan | 03:09 |
3 | "Sugam Aayiram" | Vani Jairam | Panchu Arunachalam | 04:13 |
4 | "Varavendum Vaazhkkaiyil" | K. J. Yesudas | Kannadasan | 04:07 |
Mayangukiral Oru Maadhu was released on 30 May 1975.[10] Kanthan of Kalki said Babu's cinematography uplifted the film.[11]