''Maaman Magal'' () is a 1995 Indian

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romantic comedy Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a subgenre of comedy and slice of life fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount most obstacles. In a typica ...

film directed by

Guru Dhanapal Guru Dhanapal (2 March 1959 – 18 April 2014) was an Indian film director, who worked in Tamil cinema, mostly with actor Sathyaraj. Career Guru Dhanapal made his directorial debut with ''Unna Nenachen Pattu Padichen'' (1992) starring Karthik ...

. It stars Sathyaraj,

Meena Meena () is a sub-group of Bhils. They speak Meena language. They started adopting the Brahmin worship system. Its name is also transliterated as ''Meenanda'' or ''Mina''. Historians claim that they belong to the Matsya tribe. They got the st ...

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and Manorama, along with

Jayachitra Jayachitra is an Indian actress films who works mostly in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films. Early life Jayachitra was born in 1957. Her father Mahendra was a veterinary doctor, who had earlier worked as a lawyer. Her mother Ammaji (a.k.a. Ja ...

in the lead negative role.

Plot

The story starts from Manikkam's entry in the film. He wants to drag down Devi Rajalakshmi, and he asks Shanmugam to marry his daughter Priya, so those two start cheating Devi and Priya. After Priya and Shanmugam get married, the truth comes to light. The plot takes a twist when Priya applies for a divorce. The plot completes by Priya leaving her solitude and joining Shanmugam.

Cast

* Sathyaraj as Shanmugam *

as Priya *

Manivannan S. Manivannan Rajagopal (31 July 1953 – 15 June 2013), better known by his mononym Manivannan, was an Indian film director, actor and activist who worked mainly in Tamil cinema and also worked in a few Telugu & Malayalam films. In a car ...

as Manikkam, Priya's father *

as Devi Rajalakshmi, Priya's mother * Pratap K. Pothen as chithra's husband * Anandaraj as Paramasivam * Manorama as Shanmugam's mother * Ponnambalam as Govindhan *

Ponvannan Ponvannan (born Shanmugam; 23 September 1963) is an Indian actor and director who has worked in Tamil cinema and television. After beginning his career as an artist (painter), Ponvannan apprenticed as a director and writer under Bharathiraja. H ...

as Muthurasu * Sathyapriya as Muthurasu's mother *Kaviyasri as Chithra *

Jyothi Meena Jyothi Meena is an Indian actress who has predominantly appeared in Tamil films. She is best remembered for her item numbers and supporting roles in ''Ullathai Allitha'' and ''Azhagana Naatkal''. Personal life Jyothi Meena was born in Chenna ...

Halwa Vasu Vasu, popularly known as Halwa Vasu, (died 17 August 2017) was a comedian in the Tamil film industry in India. He worked in around 900 films. Career Vasu who hailed from Madurai district, came to Chennai to work in cinemas after his graduat ...

LIC Narasimhan LIC Narasimhan was an Indian character actor who appeared in Tamil-language films. He has appeared in over 300 films and was also seen on the small screen and in ads. He was working for LIC as an officer, quit his job to take up a career in ...

*Chitti as Lawyer *Raviraj as Judge *Kavithasri *

Gurdas Maan Gurdas Maan is an Indian playback singer, songwriter and actor mainly associated with Punjabi and Hindi language music and films. He gained national attention in 1980 with the song "Dil Da Mamla Hai". Since then, he had gone on to record over 3 ...

guest appearance in song "Chupke Chupke"

Production

Sathyaraj portrayed a female character for several scenes in the film, and his voice was dubbed by voice artist Hema Malini.

Soundtrack

The film score and the soundtrack were composed by Adithyan, with lyrics written by Vaali, Gangai Amaran and Kalidasan.

Release and reception

Post-release, the comedy sequences of actors Sathyaraj and

were widely appreciated. In 2018, the trailer of the film '' Kalavani Mappillai'' was compared to the plot of ''Maaman Magal''. In 2020, the film garnered attention for celebrating the 25th anniversary of its release.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, id=2325847 1990s Tamil-language films 1995 films 1995 romantic comedy films Cross-dressing in Indian films Films directed by Guru Dhanapal Indian romantic comedy films