''Marumagan'' ( Son-in-law) is a 1995 Tamil-language

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directed by

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. The film stars Karthik and

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. The film, produced by K. Balu, had musical score by

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and was released on 7 July 1995. The film, released to negative reviews, failed at the box office.

Plot

After working in Bombay as a tailor, Thangarasu ( Karthik) comes back to home and opens a tailor shop in his neighbourhood. His speciality is taking measurements without touching the women, his shop becomes quickly very popular among the women. Thangarasu falls in love with Manjula (

), the daughter of Mayilsamy Gounder (

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). Mayilsamy Gounder, an ex-

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and an illicit liquor smuggler, plans a return to politics. In the meantime, Thangarasu and Manjula announce their love on a TV Channel. Mayilsamy Gounder is first angry but he uses this opportunity to win the upcoming election. Everything was fine until that Thangarasu's mother Thaiyamma ( Manorama) learns the news and she objects for the marriage. What transpires later forms the crux of the story.

Cast

* Karthik as Thangarasu *

as Manjula *

as Mayilsamy Gounder *

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as Govindsamy *

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as Arumugam * Suryakanth as Sengaliappan *Chitti * Sangeeta *Kokila *

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as Kannamma *

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*Tirupur Ramasamy *

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*Chitraguptan *Veerapathiran *

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*Jeeva *Rajavanan

Soundtrack

The film score and the soundtrack were composed by

. The soundtrack, released in 1995, features 6 tracks with lyrics written by

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Reception

The film received negative reviews. Balaji Balasubramaniam stated: "Marumagan is a movie where the whole somehow seems better than the sum of its parts. Seen individually, the movie offers nothing new in any department. The romance is uninteresting, the lovers face the age-old problem of opposition from their parents and the 'mother sentiment' is put to full use. But the movie as a whole offers passable entertainment until the last quarter when things completely fall apart." Bombay tailor comedy track performed by

and

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