''Bhama Rukmani'' is a 1980 Indian

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-language

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directed by R. Bhaskaran. The film stars

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and

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. It was released on 12 June 1980.

Plot

Nandagopal (

) has been in love with Rukmani (

Praveena Bhagyaraj Praveena Bhagyaraj was an Indian actress who had worked mainly in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada films. She married director K. Bhagyaraj in 1981. Praveena starred in several films like '' Manmatha Leelai'', '' Manthoppu Kiliye'', ''Pasi' ...

) since they were in school together. His mother wants him to marry his cousin Bhama (

). He tells his mother about his love but she points out that Bhama's father, Ezhumalai ( K. A. Thangavelu) had offered sanctuary to them when he was younger. Nandagopal is also working for Ezhumalai currently and they owe a debt of gratitude. She threatens to commit suicide if he does not agree to this marriage. A guilt-ridden Nandhagopal accepts and is quickly married to Bhama though Rukmani is kept in the dark. Worried that Rukmani will commit suicide if she learns the truth, Nandhagopal also marries her. Both women and the families learn the truth very soon and Nandagopal finds himself thrown out of both homes. He turns to his best friend, lawyer Seshadhri (

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) to find a solution to his problem. Seshu comes up with increasingly outlandish and comic schemes that fail spectacularly.

Cast

as Nandagopal *

as Bhama *

as Rukmani *

as Seshadhri * K. A. Thangavelu as Ezhumalai *

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as Aandal * Kallapetti Singaram *

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* Y. G. Mahendra (Guest Appearance) as Mounaguru * Jayamala (Guest Appearance) as Cabaret Girl * Lakshmi Narayan * Chandran Babu * Sundari Bhai

Soundtrack

The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, while the lyrics were written by Muthulingam and Chidambaranathan.

Reception

Kanthan of ''

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'' wrote that the film perfectly captures the drought of stories adapted for the screen.

References

External links

*{{IMDb title 1980 films 1980s Tamil-language films Indian drama films Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan Films with screenplays by K. Bhagyaraj 1980 drama films