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Veettoda Mappillai (transl. Son-in-law who lives in his wife's house) is a 2001 Tamil language comedy film written and directed by V. Sekhar. The film stars Napoleon and Roja, while Vijayakumar, Charle, Vaiyapuri, Kalpana, Kovai Sarala, and Thalaivasal Vijay play supporting roles. The film had musical score by Deva and was released on 14 September 2001 to positive reviews.[1][2][3][4]

Veettoda Mappillai
Movie poster
Directed by	V. Sekhar
Written by	V. Sekhar
Produced by	S. S. Durai Raju K. Parthiban
Starring	Napoleon Roja
Cinematography	P. S. Selvam
Edited by	A. P. Manivannan
Music by	Deva
Production company	Thiruvalluvar Kalaikoodam
Distributed by	Thiruvalluvar Kalaikoodam
Release date	14 September 2001
Running time	140 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

Kandaswamy (Vijayakumar), a restaurant owner, has a son Muthupandi (Thalaivasal Vijay) and three daughters: Meena (Roja), Jamuna (Kalpana), and Rani (Kovai Sarala). When Muthupandi was young, he fought with his father, cut his father's hand with a knife, and ran away to Mumbai. Kandaswamy brings up his daughters alone. His elder two daughters marry his relatives Ganga (Charle) and Dhamu (Vaiyapuri), two jobless and lazy sons-in-law. Manikkam (Napoleon), a jobless young graduate, is hired by Kandaswamy. Manikkam works sincerely, and Kandaswamy decides to marry Meena to him. He requests to Manikkam that the couple must stay with him. Manikkam accepts, then he and Meena get married. Meanwhile, Ganga and Dhamu begin a company with their wives' jewels, but it is bankrupt. Muthupandi, a hotel owner in Mumbai, comes back with his wife and children. Muthupandi's hotel was also bankrupt, and he lost everything. Muthupandi, with Ganga and Dhamu's support, brings out Meena and Manikkam. Manikkam opens a restaurant in front of Kandaswamy's restaurant. Muthupandi changes his father's restaurant into a bar while he was absent. Muthupandi's former henchmen blackmailed him to give them money. Back home, Kandaswamy is humiliated by his son and attempts to commit suicide. Muthupandi's former henchmen beat him, and he is taken hostage by them. Ganga and Dhamu then save Muthupandi, and the three of them apologize to Kandaswamy. They live happily together.

Cast

• Napoleon as Manikkam
• Roja as Meena
• Vijayakumar as Kandaswamy
• Charle as Ganga
• Vaiyapuri as Dhamu
• Kalpana as Jamuna
• Kovai Sarala as Rani
• Thalaivasal Vijay as Muthupandi
• Shanmugasundari as Manikam's mother
• Bonda Mani as Mani
• Sonia as Muthupandi's wife
• Kumarimuthu as Hotel server
• Bayilvan Ranganathan as Rowdy
• Suryakanth as Rowdy
• K.Rajan as Producer

Soundtrack

Veettoda Mappillai
Soundtrack album by Deva
Released	2001
Recorded	2001
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	25:47
Producer	Deva

The film score and the soundtrack were composed by Deva. The soundtrack, released in 2001, features 5 tracks with lyrics written by Muthulingam, Kalidasan and Arivumathi.[5] B. Balaji of Thenisai.com described the music as "above average".[4]

Track	Song	Singer(s)	Lyrics	Duration
1	"Ayira Meena"	Jayalakshmi, Krishnaraj, Sabesan	Kalidasan	5:24
2	"Mannukketha Machane"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra	Arivumathi	5:39
3	"Mapillaiyae"	Krishnaraj		5:03
4	"Pombalai Enna Ambalai"	K. S. Chithra, Krishnaraj, Sabesan	Muthulingam	4:35
5	"Vaada Malare Vaada"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra		5:06

Reception

S. R. Ashok Kumar of Hindu.com said : "too much of dialogue it makes the viewer restless at times".[3] B. Balaji of Thenisai.com said : "the weak theme and even weaker handling make for uninteresting viewing".[4][6]

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