''Muthukku Muthaaga'' is a 2011 Indian

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written, produced, and directed by

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. It stars

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, Harish,

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, Monica, Prakash,

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, Ilavarasu, and

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. The film is a very sad story revolving around the relationship between parents and their children. The music was composed by Kavi Periyathambi, while cinematography was done by U. K. Senthil Kumar. The film released on 18 March 2011 and met with positive response from the audience and become a commercial success in B&C centres.

Plot

The film revolves around an old couple: Thavasi ( Ilavarasu) and Pechi (

). They have five sons: Bose (

), Raman (

), Selvam ( Arish), Lakshmanan (Prakash), and Pandi (

). Thavasi and Pechi strive hard with their meager earnings to bring up their sons so that most of their needs are met. Bose falls in love with Annamayil ( Monica), a nurse. Without knowing this, Thavasi and Pechi arrange Bose's wedding with their relative, for which Bose agrees as he does not want to make his parents feel bad. Annamayil also understands Bose's situation and accepts his decision. A few of the couple's sons are married, and trouble erupts in their family due to the daughters-in-law, who do not prefer a joint family and keep insisting on partitioning properties and leading a nuclear family. Thavasi, although uninterested in a nuclear family, agrees for the well-being of his sons. Also, Thavasi and Pechi come to know about Bose's sacrificed love towards Annamayil, which makes them more worried as Bose's wife is not kind towards him. Pechi gets sick, and the daughters-in-law start considering her and Thavasi as burdens. Thavasi and Pechi understand this and decide to end their lives. In the end, both of them commit suicide.

Cast

as Bose *

as Raman * Harish as Selvam * Ilavarasu as Thavasi *

as Pechi * Prakash as Lakshmanan *

as Pandi *

as Swetha * Monica as Annamayil * Singampuli as Suruttu * Varshini as Vasanthi * Sujibala as Raasathi * Gayathri Yuvaraj as Gayathri * Janaki as Panchavarnam * Jayalakshmi as Virumayi * Rajkapoor as Thavasi's relative

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Kavi Periyathambi, and lyrics were written by

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and Nandalala. *"Enna Panni Tholacha" -Singer(s):

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, Chinmayi *"Man Vaasam Veesum" (F) - Singer(s):

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*"Oru Sudidhar Poo" - Singer(s): Haricharan, Dr. Lavanya *"Man Vaasam Veesum" (M) - Singer(s):

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References

2011 films 2011 drama films 2010s Tamil-language films Indian drama films Films directed by Rasu Madhuravan {{2010s-Tamil-film-stub