Maalai Sooda Vaa

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Kamal, a hero with a unique style, attracts girls on a dance show. One evening, heroine sees his performances and his charming cuteness. Approaching kamal for her love, he refused to do, because he has wider westernization vision but later he realizes he also has feelings for her and they end up together.

{{Cast listing|

• Kamal Haasan
• Kumari Manjula
• Moulee
• Major Sundarrajan
• Manorama
• V. K. Ramasamy
• Manimala
• Vennira Aadai Moorthy
• Maali
• S. V. Ramadas
• I. S. R.
• Krishnamurthy
• Ramarao
• Gemini Balu
• Selvakumar
• 'Douglas' Kannaiya
• Soundarajan
• Sreenandhagopal
• Usilaimani
• Lalitha

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Maalai Sooda Vaa directed by C. V. Rajendran.{{Cite web |date=2 April 2018 |title=Veteran movie director CV Rajendran breathes his last at 81 |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/regional-cinema-veteran-movie-director-c-v-rajendran-breathes-his-last-at-81-435427 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211007082254/https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/regional-cinema-veteran-movie-director-c-v-rajendran-breathes-his-last-at-81-435427 |archive-date=7 October 2021 |access-date=15 January 2021 |website=India TV}} The script was written by Vennira Aadai Moorthy,{{Cite web |date=25 July 2019 |title=என் அழகே எனக்கு துரதிர்ஷ்டம் ஆகிடும்போலயே?! 'வெண்ணிற ஆடை' மூர்த்தி காமெடியன் ஆன கதை! |url=https://cinema.vikatan.com/tamil-cinema/know-more-about-venniradai-moorthy-on-his-birthday |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200813151357/https://cinema.vikatan.com/tamil-cinema/know-more-about-venniradai-moorthy-on-his-birthday |archive-date=13 August 2020 |access-date=15 January 2021 |website=Ananda Vikatan |language=ta}} and dialogue by Chithralaya Gopu.{{Cite web |date=11 April 2014 |title=டபுள் மீனிங் பேசுறதில் சந்தோஷம்:வெண்ணிற ஆடை மூர்த்தி சிங்கிள் மீனிங் talk |url=http://cinema.dinakaran.com/cine-news-details.aspx?id=14206&id1=3 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141113144146/http://cinema.dinakaran.com/cine-news-details.aspx?id=14206&id1=3 |archive-date=13 November 2014 |access-date=3 November 2019 |website=Dinakaran |language=ta}} It was one of the very early films in which Kamal Haasan acted as hero.{{Cite news |last=Rangarajan |first=Malathi |date=18 November 2010 |title=Vignettes from a veteran |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Vignettes-from-a-veteran/article15691373.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20191103092948/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Vignettes-from-a-veteran/article15691373.ece |archive-date=3 November 2019 |access-date=3 November 2019 |work=The Hindu}} The final length of the film's prints were {{Convert|3810.45|m|ft}} long.{{Cite magazine |date=24 January 1976 |title='Maalai Sooda Vaa' (Tamil) (35 mm.) (B&W) (India). |url=https://archive.org/details/in.gazette.1976.342/page/n75/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230301093457/https://archive.org/details/in.gazette.1976.342/page/n75/mode/2up |archive-date=1 March 2023 |access-date=2 March 2023 |magazine=The Gazette of India |pages=966 |via=Internet Archive}}

The music was composed by Vijaya Bhaskar, with lyrics by Vaali.{{Cite web |title=Maalai Sooda Vaa |url=https://gaana.com/album/maalai-sooda-vaa |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602215324/https://gaana.com/album/maalai-sooda-vaa |archive-date=2 June 2021 |access-date=31 May 2021 |website=Gaana}}{{Cite web |title=Maalai CHooda Va Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by Vijayabhaskar |url=https://mossymart.com/product/maalai-chooda-va-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-vijayabhaskar/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220607070314/https://mossymart.com/product/maalai-chooda-va-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-vijayabhaskar/ |archive-date=7 June 2022 |access-date=20 August 2022 |website=Mossymart}} The song "Yaarukku Yar Sondham" is set to the Carnatic raga Natabhairavi.{{Cite book |last=Sundararaman |title=Raga Chintamani: A Guide to Carnatic Ragas Through Tamil Film Music |publisher=Pichhamal Chintamani |year=2007 |edition=2nd |pages=168 |oclc=295034757 |orig-date=2005}}

Kanthan of Kalki wrote the screenplay is almost developed similar to Bobby, and the producers should be praised for not making the comedy too much and boring.{{Cite magazine |last=காந்தன் |date=17 August 1985 |title=மாலை சூட வா |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki1975-08-17/page/n47/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230228153849/https://archive.org/details/kalki1975-08-17/page/n47/mode/2up |archive-date=28 February 2023 |access-date=28 February 2023 |magazine=Kalki |page=46 |language=Ta |via=Internet Archive}} The film was also reviewed by Navamani.{{Cite news |date=3 August 1975 |title=மாலை சூட வா |url=https://images.eap.bl.uk/EAP372/EAP372_6_22_3_318/3.jp2/full/1000,1480/0/default.jpg |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250125114653/https://images.eap.bl.uk/EAP372/EAP372_6_22_3_318/3.jp2/full/1000,1480/0/default.jpg |archive-date=25 January 2025 |access-date=25 January 2025 |work=Navamani |pages=3 |language=ta |via=Endangered Archives Programme}}

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Category:1970s Indian films

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