Makkalai Petra Magarasi
Makkalai Petra Magarasi (transl. The Mother of Children) is a 1957 Indian Tamil-language film starring Sivaji Ganesan and P. Bhanumathi. The film was remade in Kannada as Anna Thangi
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| Directed by | K. Somu |
| Produced by | V. K. Ramaswamy A. P. Nagarajan |
| Written by | A. P. Nagarajan |
| Starring | Sivaji Ganesan P. Bhanumathi |
| Music by | K. V. Mahadevan |
| Cinematography | V. K. Gopal |
| Edited by | T. Vijayarangam K. Durai |
Production company | Sri Lakshmi Pictures |
| Distributed by | Sivaji Films[1] |
Release date |
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Running time | 136 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
A village in Coimbatore district. Sengodan is a naïve good-hearted farmer, who knows no other God other than his mother Angamma. Staying back in the hamlet and tilling his land, he sends his beloved sister Thangam to the college in the town. Angamma's brother is an avaricious landowner in the same village. The two families are not in speaking terms ever since Angamma's husband ran away unable to meet the unreasonable demands of his brother-in-law after having borrowed some money from him. Kannan, the villain's son, however does not inherit his father's wily characteristics. Studying in the same college, Kannan and Thangam fall in love with each other. The storm which breaks out when the warring families become aware of their love and the how the lovers unite finally fill rest of the reels. In the midst of these chaotic proceedings there is also another love story between the brave and mischievous belle Rangamma and the shy Sengodan.
Cast
- Sivaji Ganesan as Sengodan
- P. Bhanumathi as Rangamma
- P. Kannamba as Angamma
- M. N. Nambiar as Kannan[2]
- M. N. Rajam as Thangam
- V. K. Ramaswamy as Pannaiyar / kannan's father
- K. Sarangkapani as Rangamma's father
- E. R. Sahadevan as Mayandi
- P. D. Sambandam as Kaaduvetti Kanakkupillai
- V. M. Ezhumalai as Pavala malai
- T. P. Muthulakshmi as Pavayee
- C. T. Rajakantham
Soundtrack
The music composed by K. V. Mahadevan.[3][4] Lyrics by A. Maruthakasi, Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass, Ka. Mu. Sheriff & Pattukkottai Kalyanasundaram.[5] The song "Manapaarai Maadu Katti" is set to Sindhu Bhairavi raga.[6]
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length (m:ss) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Manapaarai Maadu Katti" | T. M. Soundararajan | A. Maruthakasi | 03:25 |
| 2 | "Sonna Pechcha Kekkanum" | P. Bhanumathi | 03:29 | |
| 3 | "Vandhadhu Yaarunu" | 02:50 | ||
| 4 | "Makkalai Petra Maharasi" | Jikki | 02:00 | |
| 5 | "Seemaikku Poi Padichchavaru" | S. C. Krishnan, A. P. Komala | 04:08 | |
| 6 | "Senthazham Poovai Poi" | K. Jamuna Rani & A. G. Rathnamala | 03:01 | |
| 7 | "Adi Tharapuram Thambaram" | S. C. Krishnan & A. G. Rathnamala | Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass | 02:41 |
| 8 | "Poravale Poravale Ponnurangam" | T. M. Soundararajan & P. Bhanumathi | 03:15 | |
| 9 | "O Malliyakka O Rojakka" | Jikki, K. Jamuna Rani & A. G. Rathnamala | Pattukkottai Kalyanasundaram | 05:55 |
| 10 | "Ondru Serndha Anbu" | P. B. Sreenivas, Sarojini | A. Maruthakasi | 03:22 |
References
- "Makkalai Petra Maharasi". The Indian Express. 24 February 1957. p. 3.
- Harris M. Lentz III (2009). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2008: Film, Television, Radio, Theatre, Dance, Music, Cartoons and Pop Culture. McFarland. p. 314. ISBN 9780786434824.
- "Makkalai Petra Maharasi Songs". raaga. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
- "Makkalai Petra Maharasi Songs". inbaminge. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
- G. Neelamegam. Thiraikalanjiyam — Part 1 (in Tamil). Manivasagar Publishers, Chennai 108 (Ph:044 25361039). First edition December 2014. pp. 130–131.
- Mani, Charulatha (10 May 2013). "Light and melodious". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 10 October 2020.