Mogam Muppadhu Varusham
Mogam Muppadhu Varusham (transl. Thirty-year lust) is a 1976 Indian Tamil-language film directed by S. P. Muthuraman and written by J. Mahendran. The film stars Kamal Haasan, Vijayakumar, Sumithra, Fatafat Jayalaxmi and Sripriya. It is based on the novel of the same name, written by Maniyan and serialised in the magazine Ananda Vikatan.[2]
| Mogam Muppadhu Varusham | |
|---|---|
 Poster | |
| Directed by | S. P. Muthuraman |
| Produced by | M. Shanthi Narayanan |
| Screenplay by | J. Mahendran[1] |
| Based on | Mogam Muppadhu Varusham by Maniyan |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Vijaya Bhaskar |
| Cinematography | Babu |
| Edited by | R. Vittal N. Damodaran |
Production company | Sornambika Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 118 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
The story revolves around five people. Ramesh (Kamal Haasan), a city bred man is married to Kasthurie (Sumithra), a village girl. On the other hand, Ravishankar (Vijayakumar), a village lad and Menaka (Phataphat Jayalakshmi), a modern woman are married. Menaka hates living with Ravishankar as he doesn't show an interest in sex life. Meanwhile, Bhama (Sripriya), a young girl wants at least to have a child with Ramesh, and is attracted by him even if he doesn't marry her. As the title suggests, the film ends with these people overcoming all their issues and living happily, except Bhama, who commits suicide.
Cast
- Kamal Haasan as Ramesh
- Vijayakumar as Ravi Shankar[3]
- Major Sunderajan
- Sumithra as Kasthuri
- Sukumari as Kamala
- Fatafat Jayalaxmi as Menaka
- Sripriya as Bama[4]
- Manorama as Raji
- Kathadi Ramamurthy as Shankaran
- Peeli Sivam as Vimala's Husband
- S. N. Lakshmi as Kasthuri's Mami
- S. R. Veeraraghavan as Krishnamurthy
Soundtrack
| Mogam Muppadhu Varusham | |
|---|---|
| Film score by | |
| Released | 1976 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Language | Tamil |
| Label | EMI |
| Producer | Vijaya Bhaskar |
The music was composed by Vijaya Bhaskar and the lyrics were written by Kannadasan and Pulamaipithan.[5]
| No. | Title | Singer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Enathu Vazhkai Paathaiyil" | K. J. Yesudas |
| 2 | "Sangeetham Ragangal" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam |
| 3 | "Irubadhu Vayadhennum" | Vani Jairam |
| 4 | "Mogam Muppadhu Varusham" | P. Susheela |
Release
Mogam Muppadhu Varusham was released on 27 November 1976,[1] and became a commercial success.[6]
References
- Mahendran 2013, p. 344.
- Muthuraman, S. P. (20 January 2016). "சினிமா எடுத்துப் பார் 42: ஆடு புலி ஆட்டம்". The Hindu (Tamil). Archived from the original on 2 December 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- "பிரபல டைரக்டர்கள் பற்றி விஜயகுமார்". Maalai Malar (in Tamil). 5 December 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- "அவன் அவள் அது - படத்தில் வாடகைத்தாய் வேடத்தில் ஸ்ரீபிரியா". Maalai Malar (in Tamil). 2 October 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- "Mogam Muppadhu Varusham". IsaiShop. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- Ramachandran 2014, p. 63.
Bibliography
- Mahendran, J. (2013) [2004]. Cinemavum Naanum [Cinema and Me] (in Tamil). Karpagam Publications.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Ramachandran, Naman (2014) [2012]. Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography. New Delhi: Penguin Books. ISBN 978-0-14-342111-5.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)