Melnaattu Marumagal
Melnaattu Marumagal (transl. Foreign Daughter-in-law) is a 1975 Indian Tamil language film, starring Sivakumar, Laurance Pourtale, Kamal Haasan and Jayasudha. Sivakumar's wife was played by French actress Laurance Pourtale. Kamal Haasan played the younger brother of Sivakumar. Jayasudha played Kamal Haasan's wife. Vani Ganapathy, a danseuse appeared only for a dance sequence alongside Kamal Haasan, whom she later married in 1978. The film was remade in Telugu as America Ammayi.[1]
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| Directed by | A. P. Nagarajan |
| Produced by | C. N. Venkatasamy |
| Written by | A. P. Nagarajan |
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| Music by | Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan |
| Cinematography | K. S. Prasad |
| Edited by | T. Vijayarangam |
Production company | C. N. V. Movies |
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Running time | 132 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
The film is about two brothers, Sivakumar and Kamal Haasan, and their spouses. Sivakumar marries a European girl who admires Tamil culture and tradition. On the other hand, Kamal Haasan marries a Tamil girl who is attracted to Western customs.
Cast
- Sivakumar as Mohan
- Kamal Haasan as Raja
- 'Kumari' Laurance Pourtale as Meera
- Jayasudha as Sudha
- Jr. Balaiah as Valu
- S. V. Ramadoss
- Ganthimathi as Pangajam
- Poornam Vishwanathan as Pazhani vel
- V. Gopalakrishnan
- Usha Uthup[2]
- Vani Ganapathy
- Cho Ramaswamy in a guest appearance
- Manorama in a guest appearance
Soundtrack
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| Released | 1975 | ||||||||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | ||||||||
| Language | Tamil | ||||||||
| Producer | Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan | ||||||||
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The music was composed by Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan, while the lyrics were written by 'Poovai' Senguttavan, 'Ulandhurpettai' Shanmugam, 'Nellai' Arulmani, 'Tiruchy' Bharathan, Geetha Priyan and Kuyili.[3]
| No. | Song | Singers |
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| 1 | "How Wonderful" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jairam |
| 2 | "Kalaimagal Kai" | Vani Jairam, T. K. Kala |
| 3 | "Love Is A Beautiful" | Usha Uthup |
| 4 | "Muththamizhil Paada" | Vani Jairam |
| 5 | "Pallandu Pallandu" | Vani Jairam, T. K. Kala |
| 6 | "Sugam Tharum" | Rajesh, Manohari |