Mappillai Sir

Mappillai Sir
Theatrical release poster
Directed byD. S. Balagan
Screenplay byD. S. Balagan
Story byBalachandra Menon
Produced byT. Subbulakshmi
StarringVisu
Mohan
Rekha
CinematographyV. Ramamurthy
Edited byGanesh–Kumar
Music byShankar–Ganesh
Production
company
Lakshmi Raja Films
Release date
  • 12 August 1988 (1988-08-12)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Mappillai Sir (transl. Mr. Groom) is a 1988 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film written and directed by D. S. Balagan from a story by Balachandra Menon. The film stars Visu, Mohan and Rekha. A remake of the 1983 Malayalam film Karyam Nissaram,[citation needed] It was released on 12 August 1988.

Plot

Varadarajan is a trained attorney who does not practice due to a promise he made his father-in-law when he married his wife. They have two daughters. His neighbour is a retired Army Colonel who has health issues and is married to Sumithra. The daughters marry their lovers with their father's consent, despite their mother's disapproval. The story then focuses on their reconciliation.

Cast

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by the duo Shankar–Ganesh, with lyrics by Idhaya Chandran.[1]

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Madi Veettukkoondukkili"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam 
2."Daddy...Daddy"Chithra, Suja Radhakrishnan 
3."Malligaiye...Malligaiye"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam 
4."Kallanalum Kanavanthandi"Malaysia Vasudevan 
5."Pattuppoovai Thottupparkka"S.P. Balasubrahmanyam, Chitra 
6."Yea! Ittakkaru"S. P. Sailaja, Chorus 

Release and reception

Mappillai Sir was released on 12 August 1988.[2] NKS of The Indian Express wrote, "The Maappillai Saar objective is the taming of the arrogant Jayanthi [...] The taming of the shrew line having exhausted itself midway, the film occupies itself with an assortment of cooked up conflicts".[3] Jayamanmadhan of Kalki criticised the film for its writing, likening it to a car being driven without a brake.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Maapillai Saar Tamil Film LP Vinyl Record by Shankar Ganesh". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 28 November 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Mappillai Sir". The Indian Express. 12 August 1988. p. 4. Retrieved 26 March 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  3. ^ NKS (12 August 1988). "Maappillai Saar". The Indian Express. p. 5. Retrieved 26 March 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  4. ^ ஜெயமன்மதன் (4 September 1988). "மாப்பிள்ளை சார்". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 17. Archived from the original on 30 July 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2023.