Mappillai Sir
Mappillai Sir (transl. Mr. Groom) is a 1988 Indian Tamil-language film written and directed by D. S. Balagan from a story by Balachandra Menon. The film stars Visu, Mohan and Rekha. It was released on 12 August 1988. The film was a remake of the Malayalam film Karyam Nissaram.
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Directed by | D. S. Balagan |
Produced by | T. Subbulakshmi |
Screenplay by | D. S. Balagan |
Story by | Balachandra Menon |
Starring | Visu Mohan Rekha |
Music by | Sankar Ganesh |
Cinematography | V. Ramamurthy |
Edited by | Ganesh–Kumar |
Production company | Lakshmi Raja Films |
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Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
Cast
Production
Mappillai Sir was written and directed by D. S. Balagan from a story by Balachandra Menon. The film was produced by T. Subbulakshmi under Lakshmi Raja Films, photographed by V. Ramamurthy and edited by the duo Ganesh–Kumar.[2]
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by the duo Sankar Ganesh, with lyrics by Idya Chandran.[3]
No. | Title | Performer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Madi Veettukkoondukkili" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | |
2. | "Daddy...Daddy" | Chithra, Suja Radhakrishnan | |
3. | "Malligaiye...Malligaiye" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | |
4. | "Kallanalum Kanavanthandi" | Malaysia Vasudevan | |
5. | "Pattuppoovai Thottupparkka" | S.P. Balasubrahmanyam, Chitra | |
6. | "Yea! Ittakkaru" | S. P. Sailaja, Chorus |
Release and reception
Mappillai Sir was released on 12 August 1988.[2] NKS of The Indian Express wrote, "The Maappillai Saar objective is the taming of the arrogant Jayanthi [...] The taming of the shrew line having exhausted itself midway, the film occupies itself with an assortment of cooked up conflicts".[1]
References
- NKS (12 August 1988). "Maappillai Saar". The Indian Express. p. 5.
- "Mappillai Sir". The Indian Express. 12 August 1988. p. 4.
- Sankar Ganesh. "Mappillai Sir". Discogs. Retrieved 26 March 2020.