Magaraasi

For the TV series, see Magarasi.

Magaraasi
Directed byM. A. Thirumugam
Screenplay byAaroor Dass (dialogues)
Produced bySandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar
StarringJayalalithaa
Ravichandran
Music byShankar–Ganesh
Production
company
Release date
  • 14 April 1967 (1967-04-14)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Magaraasi (transl. Blessed Girl) is a 1967 Indian Tamil-language film directed by M. A. Thirumugam,[1] starring Jayalalithaa and Ravichandran.[2] It is noted for being the debut film of the music composer duo Shankar–Ganesh.[3] The film was released on 14 April 1967.

Plot

Cast

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Shankar–Ganesh making their debut.[3][4] It was poet Kannadasan who recommended the name of the duo to the producer Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar.[5]

No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Aan Thodatha"P. Susheela 
2."Vaazhvil Puthu"T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela 
3."Aalai Parthal"T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela, Tharapuram Sundarrajan 
4."Oho Thottu"P. Susheela 
5."Pesi Pesiye"T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela 
6."Machanai Paarthu Vittu"T. M. Soundararajan 

Release and reception

Magaraasi was released during 14 April 1967,[6] during Puthandu. The film faced competition from Pattanathil Bhootham, released on the same day, and failed at the box-office.[7] Kalki appreciated Nagesh's comedy, saying they give life to the film, but criticised the music and writing.[8]

References

  1. ^ "1967 – மகராசி – தண்டாயுதபாணி பிலிம்ஸ்". Lakshman Sruthi (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 25 January 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  2. ^ "A super star in real life". The Hans India. 6 December 2016. Archived from the original on 11 April 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  3. ^ a b மூ, அசோக் (4 September 2021). "இரவை விருந்தாக்கும் இசையமைப்பாளர் சங்கர் கணேஷின் பாடல்கள் !". ABP Nadu (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 9 May 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Magarasi". Tamil Songs Lyrics. Archived from the original on 9 May 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  5. ^ "வாலிக்கு வாட்ச் கொடுத்த (சங்கர்) கணேஷ்!". Kungumam (in Tamil). 28 July 2014. Archived from the original on 9 May 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  6. ^ "ஜெயலலிதா நடித்த திரைப்படங்களின் பட்டியல்". Dinamani (in Tamil). 6 December 2016. Archived from the original on 24 June 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  7. ^ "சாண்டோ சின்னப்பா தேவர்! (18)". Dinamalar (in Tamil). 6 March 2015. Archived from the original on 20 August 2018. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  8. ^ "மகராசி". Kalki (in Tamil). 7 May 1967. p. 25. Archived from the original on 25 July 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2021.