''Athaiya Mamiya'' () is a 1974 Indian Tamil-language film directed by

Chitralaya Gopu Sadagopan (better known as Chitralaya Gopu) is an Indian screenwriter and director who works in the Tamil cinema. He has written nearly 60 films, and directed 27 of them. He scripted dramatic films such as ''Moondru Dheivangal'' and ''Shanti Nil ...

, starring Jaishankar and

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Plot

Shankar ( Jaishankar) returns from abroad after successfully completing his higher studies. His parents plan to marry him to one of their relative's daughters. A series of comic incidents ensue while they try to convince Shankar to marry. Things become serious when Shankar reveals to them that he has already met the love of his life, Usha (

,) and married her. Angered by this, his father throws him out of his house and Usha joins Shankar to start a new life. How they succeed in establishing their life is the rest of the movie.

Cast

* Jaishankar as Shankar *

as Usha *

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as Sumathi * Manorama as Manju * Vennira Aadai Moorthy as Panjabikesan * Nagesh as Balu * Sachu as Malathy *

Srikanth Srikanth or Sreekanth is a common Indian first name. * Srikanth (Tamil actor, born 1940), Tamil film actor active in films from 1965 * Srikanth (Tamil actor, born 1980), Tamil actor active in films after 2002 * Srikanth (Telugu actor), Telugu acto ...

as Sarathi * Gandhimathi as Kattankulathaan's wife *

Thengai Srinivasan Thengai Srinivasan (21 October 1937 – 9 November 1987) was an Indian actor who appeared in Tamil language, Tamil-language films and plays from the 1960s to the 1980s. He was given the prefix ''Thengai'' (coconut) after his role as a coco ...

as Kattankulathaan * V. S. Raghavan as Sachinthandham *

Sukumari Sukumari Amma (6 October 1940 – 26 March 2013) was an Indian actress best known for her works in Malayalam and Tamil films. In a career spanning more than five decades, She has appeared in more than 2500 films predominantly in Malayalam, Tam ...

as Lakshmi *

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as Chandra

Soundtrack

The music was composed by

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and lyrics were written by Vaali.

Reception

''Athaiya Mamiya'' ran in cinemas for 10 weeks.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, tt3420100 1970s Tamil-language films 1974 films Films directed by Chitralaya Gopu