''Mayangukiral Oru Maadhu'' () is a 1975 Indian

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-language film directed by S. P. Muthuraman and produced by S. Baskar. The film stars

R. Muthuraman Muthuraman Radhakrishnan (4 July 1929 – 16 October 1981) was an Indian actor who predominantly appeared in Tamil language films. He was a leading actor during the 1960s and 1970s and was fondly called as ''Navarasa Thilagam''. He had paired w ...

, Sujatha, Thengai Srinivasan,

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, and Vijayakumar. It revolves around a married woman who must try to keep a

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that she had in college a secret from her husband, and thwart a persistent blackmailer intent on collecting money from her to keep quiet about it. ''Mayangukiral Oru Maadhu'' was released on 30 May 1975. The film was remade in

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as '' Baalu Jenu'' (1976), in

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as '' Yavvanam Katesindi'' (1976), and in

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as ''

Bezubaan ''Bezubaan'' () is a 1982 Indian Hindi-language film directed by Bapu (director), Bapu and produced by Pranlal Mehta. The film stars Shashi Kapoor, Reena Roy, Raj Kiran (actor), Raj Kiran and Naseeruddin Shah. It is a remake of the Tamil film '' ...

'' (1982).

Plot

Kalpana, a college girl, has a

with Balu and becomes pregnant, but is saved by her hostel roommate Revathi and a lady doctor. She later marries Kumar, the doctor's brother. Kalpana later discovers that Vasan, a photographer, is aware of her one-night stand with Balu, and strives to keep this a secret from Kumar, even as Vasan begins blackmailing her for money to keep quiet about it.

Cast

as Kumar * Sujatha as Kalpana * Thengai Srinivasan as Vasan * Vijayakumar as Balu *

as Revathi

Themes

C. R. W. David, in the book ''Cinema as Medium of Communication in Tamil Nadu'', compared ''Mayangukiral Oru Maadhu'' to ''

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'' (1974) because in both films, the lead female has "fallen" in her past.

Soundtrack

The music was composed by

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. The song "Samsaram Enbathu Veenai" reflects the expectations of a husband about his wife, with the lyrics "Samsaram enbathu veenai, santhosam enbathu ragam, salanangal athil illai" (wife is a

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, happiness is the raga, there are no discordant notes in it).

Release and reception

''Mayangukiral Oru Maadhu'' was released on 30 May 1975. Kanthan of ''

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'' said Babu's cinematography uplifted the film.

References

External links

* {{S. P. Muthuraman 1970s Tamil-language films 1975 films Films directed by S. P. Muthuraman Films scored by Vijaya Bhaskar Tamil films remade in other languages