Mayor Meenakshi
{{short description|1976 film by Madurai Thirumaran}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=September 2021}}
{{Infobox film
| image = Mayor Meenakshi.jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = Madurai Thirumaran
| story = Suki Subramaniam
| starring = Jaishankar
K. R. Vijaya
| music = M. S. Viswanathan
| cinematography = Ramachandran
| editing = S. P. S. Veerappa
| studio = Ashok Brothers
| released = {{Film date|1976|5|28|df=y}}
| runtime = 155 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}
Mayor Meenakshi is a 1976 Indian Tamil-language drama film, directed by Madurai Thirumaran. The film story was written by Suki Subramaniyam and the music was by M. S. Viswanathan. It stars K. R. Vijaya playing the title role, with Jaishankar, V. K. Ramasamy, Cho. Vijayakumar and Sripriya making cameo appearances. It was released on 28 May 1976.{{Cite news |date=27 May 1976 |title=மேயர் மீனாட்சி |url=https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP372-6-22-4-148 |access-date=28 July 2024 |work=Navamani |pages=4 |language=ta |via=Endangered Archives Programme}}
Plot
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The film revolves around Meenakshi, who rises from an ordinary corporation scavenger to becoming mayor and the trials and tribulations she faces to maintain a balance at work and at home.
Cast
{{Cast listing|
- K. R. Vijaya
- Jaishankar
- Vijayakumar
- Sripriya
- M. N. Rajam
- Manorama
- V. K. Ramasamy
- Cho
- Thengai Srinivasan
- Suruli Rajan
- Baby Rohini
- V. S. Raghavan
- K. Kannan
- K. V. Udaiyappa
- A. Veerasamy
- Shanmugam
- Typist Gopu
- Rowdy Rathinam
- T. K. S. Natarajan
- Subburaman
}}
Production
According to historian Vamanan, Mayor Meenakshi established K. R. Vijaya as the "ideal mother figure", prior to which she appeared mainly in "family-centric films".{{Cite web |last=Vamanan |author-link=Vamanan |date=17 May 2016 |title=Makeover still a man's move in Tamil films |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/tracking-indian-communities/makeover-still-a-mans-move-in-tamil-films/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210928071833/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/tracking-indian-communities/makeover-still-a-mans-move-in-tamil-films/ |archive-date=28 September 2021 |access-date=28 September 2021 |website=The Times of India}} Some scenes were shot at Kashmir.{{Cite news |date=8 June 1974 |title=காஷ்மீரில் 'மேயர் மீனாட்சி' |url=https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP372-6-22-2-79 |access-date=23 July 2024 |work=Navamani |pages=4 |language=ta |via=Endangered Archives Programme}}{{cbignore}}
Soundtrack
Music was by M. S. Viswanathan. Songs were written by Kannadasan and Vaali.{{Cite web |title=Mayor Meenatchi |url=https://tamilsongslyrics123.com/movie/Mayor%20Meenatchi |access-date=28 September 2021 |website=Tamil Songs Lyrics |archive-date=28 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210928071836/https://tamilsongslyrics123.com/movie/Mayor%20Meenatchi |url-status=live }}
| class="wikitable" | ||
| Song | Singer | Length |
|---|---|---|
| "Evalo Oru Pennam Aval Naan" | P. Susheela | 04:28 |
| "Thirumurugan Aruginile Valli Kurathi" | P. Jayachandran, Vani Jairam | 04:40 |
| "Kodi Vitta Siru Mullai Malare" | Vani Jairam | 04:00 |
| "Kanden Kalyana Penn Pondra" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela | 04:45 |
| "Irundha Nalla Iru Ini" | Vani Jairam, M. S. Viswanathan{{Cite web |date=16 August 2015 |title=திரையிசையின் மென்முகம் |url=https://www.dinamalar.com/supplementary_detail.asp?id=26658&cat=21&Print=1 |access-date=28 September 2021 |website=Dinamalar |language=ta |archive-date=28 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210928071834/https://www.dinamalar.com/supplementary_detail.asp?id=26658&cat=21&Print=1 |url-status=dead }} | 04:03 |
Reception
Kanthan of Kalki in his review felt that the screenplay and script was weak.{{Cite magazine |last=காந்தன் |date=13 June 1976 |title=மேயர் மீனாட்சி |url=https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1976/jun/13-06-1976/p59.jpg |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220728035750/https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1976/jun/13-06-1976/p59.jpg |archive-date=28 July 2022 |access-date=28 July 2022 |magazine=Kalki |page=59 |language=ta}}
References
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