''Muthu Kulikka Vaarieyala'' () is a 1995 Indian

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-language

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film written and directed by

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, from a story by Chandra Kumar. The film stars

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, Vignesh and

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. It was released on 10 March 1995.

Plot

Chellappa, a villager, returns to his village after finishing his education, and falls in love with his neighbour Sundari. Her father, the

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president, threatens to shoot her if the affair becomes public knowledge. He wants Sundari to marry his relative Raja, who owns part of the land he has been taking care of while Raja is serving at the military.

Cast

as a deranged woman * Vignesh as Chellappa *

as Sundari *

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as the

president *

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as a village belle *

as Raja *

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Production

''Muthu Kulikka Vaarieyala'' was written and directed by

, from a story by Chandra Kumar, who also wrote the dialogues. The film was produced by V. Giri under Thrimurthy Films, photographed by Asok Rajan and edited by K. Thanigachalam. Cheran was an assistant director.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Soundaryan, and the lyrics were written by Kalidasan.

Release and reception

''Muthu Kulikka Vaarieyala'' was released on 10 March 1995. K. Vijiyin of ''

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'' wrote, "Despite the lack of real big stars, Ravikumar manages to keep us in our seats without making us fidgety. This is a tribute to his talents". R. P. R. of ''

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'' wrote that Ravikumar, as director and actor, overshadowed everyone else.

References

External links

* {{K. S. Ravikumar 1990s Tamil-language films 1995 romantic comedy films Films directed by K. S. Ravikumar Indian romantic comedy films