Veettoda Mappillai

Veettoda Mappillai (English: Son-in-law who lives in the house) is a 2001 Tamil language comedy film directed by V. Sekhar. The film features Napoleon and Roja in lead roles, 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 negative reviews.[1][2][3][4]

Veettoda Mappillai
Movie poster
Directed byV. Sekhar
Produced byS. S. Durai Raju
K. Parthiban
Written byV. Sekhar
Starring
Music byDeva
CinematographyP. S. Selvam
Edited byA. P. Manivannan
Production
company
Thiruvalluvar Kalaikoodam
Distributed byThiruvalluvar Kalaikoodam
Release date
14 September 2001
Running time
140 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Plot

Kandaswamy (Vijayakumar), a restaurant owner, has a son named 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. Alone, Kandaswamy brings up his daughters. 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.

Ganga and Dhamu begin a company with their wives' jewels, and it is bankrupt. Muthupandi, a hotel owner in Mumbai, comes back with his wife and children. Muthupandi's hotel was in 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

Soundtrack
Veettoda Mappillai
Soundtrack album by
Deva
Released2001
Recorded2001
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length25:47
ProducerDeva

The film score and the soundtrack were composed by film composer 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]

TrackSongSinger(s)LyricsDuration
1"Ayira Meena"Jayalakshmi, Krishnaraj, SabesanKalidasan5:24
2"Mannukketha Machane"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. ChithraArivumathi5:39
3"Mapillaiyae"Krishnaraj5:03
4"Pombalai Enna Ambalai"K. S. Chithra, Krishnaraj, SabesanMuthulingam4:35
5"Vaada Malare Vaada"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra5:06

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]

References
  1. "Find Tamil Movie Veettoda Mapillai". jointscene.com. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
  2. "Filmography of veettoda mapillai". cinesouth.com. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
  3. S. R. Ashok Kumar (21 September 2001). "The Hindu : Film Review: "Veettoda Mapillai"". Hindu.com. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
  4. B. Balaji. "Veettoda Maappillai". thenisai.com. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
  5. "Veettoda Mapillai Songs". raaga.com. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
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