Murai Mappillai

Murai Mappillai
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Directed by	Sundar C.
Produced by	K. Prabakaran
Written by	Sundar C. K. Selva Bharathy (dialogues)
Starring	Arun Vijay Kirthika Rajashree Manivannan K. Prabakaran Goundamani Senthil Kalaranjini
Music by	Swararaj
Cinematography	U.K. Senthilkumar
Edited by	Lancy — Mohan
Production company	Anbalaya Films
Release dates	15 December 1995 (1995-12-15)
Running time	140 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Murai Mappillai is a 1995 Tamil comedy film directed by Sundar C. The film features newcomers Arun Vijay and newcomer Kirthika in lead roles, with Rajashree, Manivannan, K. Prabakaran, Goundamani and Senthil playing supporting roles. The film, produced by K. Prabakaran, had musical score by Swararaj and was released on 15 December 1995. ^[1][2]

Plot

Kai Ezhuthu Gounder (Manivannan) and Kai Naattu Gounder (K. Prabakaran) are the village's bigwig and best friends. While their children Raja (Arun Vijay) and Indhu (Kirthika) hate each other, they are classmates and quarrel continually. In contrast, their fathers want to marry them. Sorna (Rajashree), a dancer, comes to their village to separate the thick friends. Finally, Raja and Kirthika fall in love with each other. Sorna seduces the thick friends and create a conflict between them. In the past, Kai Ezhuthu Gounder and Kai Naattu Gounder tries to rape Sorna's sister and before it she committed suicide. Since that day, Sorna wanted to take revenge. Raja and Indhu are distraught, Sorna only wanted to punish Kai Ezhuthu Gounder and Kai Naattu Gounder but not the young lovers, so she comes to their rescue. What transpires later forms the crux of the story.

Cast

• Arun Vijay as Raja
• Kirthika as Indhu
• Rajashree as Sorna
• Manivannan as Kai Ezhuthu Gounder, Raja's father
• K. Prabakaran as Kai Naattu Gounder, Indhu's father
• Goundamani as Ramesh
• Senthil as Sumesh
• Kalaranjini as Raja's mother
• Vinodhini
• Aasha
• Pandu as Hitler, college principal
• Suresh Chakravarthy
• Halwa Vasu as Pakri
• Vichu
• Kottai Perumal
• Viswanath
• Kullamani
• Gundu Kalyanam
• Karuppu Subbaiah
• Bonda Mani
• Omakuchi Narasimhan
• Idichapuli Selvaraj
• Jaguar Thangam
• Prabhu Solomon (uncredited role)

Awards

1995 Filmfare Awards South

• Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut – South — Arun Vijay

Soundtrack

The film score and the soundtrack were composed by Swararaj who debuted in Tamil cinema as a music director with this film. The soundtrack, released in 1995, features 7 tracks with lyrics written by Vaali and Bharati Puthran.^[3]

Production

The film marked the introduction of Arun Vijay, son of actor Vijayakumar into films. The first film Arun Vijay signed was Love Story. But as its music composer, A. R. Rahman, was very busy, producer K. Prabakaran signed him up for Murai Mappillai directed by Sundar C. The film launch was attended by Vijayakumar's family, Rajinikanth, Vijayakanth, R. Sarathkumar, Raadhika Sarathkumar, Kushboo, Meena, A. R. Rahman, Jayaram, R. Parthiepan and Arjun Sarja.^[4]

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