Marupadiyum

Marupadiyum
Official DVD Cover
Directed by	Balu Mahendra[1]
Produced by	Ashwin Kumar
Written by	Balu Mahendra
Story by	Mahesh Bhatt
Starring	Revathi Nizhalgal Ravi Arvind Swamy Rohini Vinothini
Music by	Ilaiyaraaja
Cinematography	Balu Mahendra
Editing by	Balu Mahendra
Studio	Ashwin International
Distributed by	Ashwin International
Release dates	14 January 1993
Running time	139 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Marupadiyum is a 1993 Indian Tamil-language film starring Nizhalgal Ravi, Revathi, Rohini and Arvind Swamy.^[1] The movie is a remake of Mahesh Bhatt's 1982 Hindi movie Arth. It became successful both critically and commercially and was one among the top 5 Tamil films of the year.

Plot

Marupadiyum is an emotional and psychological drama that focuses on the central female protagonist, a wife caught up in marital discord played by Revathi and her life henceforth. Revathi is married to Ravi, a movie director who has an extra marital affair with his star heroine, played by Rohini. Revathi discovers this intimacy between her husband and Rohini but is treated with indifference by her husband. Ravi moves on to get a divorce from Revathi. Revathi pleads with Ravi not to proceed with the divorce and asks Rohini to leave her husband but both disagree to do so. Arvind Swamy, a stranger, helps and befriends Revathi after she leaves her husband.

Rohini faces mental anguish as she feels guilty with another woman's husband and becomes psychologically affected. Ravi ends up in dilemma between his wife and his lover. (Aravind Swamy) turns into a dependable friend and asks Revathi to marry him but Revathi has to choose her own path.^[2]

Cast

• Nizhalgal Ravi as Murali Krishna
• Revathi as Thulasi
• Rohini as Kavitha
• Arvind Swamy as Gowri Shankar

Soundtrack

References

External links

• Marupadiyum at the Internet Movie Database