Mogam Muppadhu Varusham
{{short description|1976 film by S. P. Muthuraman}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Mogam Muppadhu Varusham
| image = Mogam Muppadhu Varusham.jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = S. P. Muthuraman
| screenplay = Mahendran
| based_on = {{based on|Mogam Muppadhu Varusham|Maniyan}}
| producer = M. Shanthi Narayanan
| starring = {{unbulleted list|Kamal Haasan||Vijayakumar|Sumithra|Fatafat Jayalaxmi|Sripriya}}
| cinematography = Babu
| editing = R. Vittal
N. Damodaran
| music = Vijaya Bhaskar
| studio = Sornambika Productions
| released = {{film date|df=yes|1976|11|27}}
| runtime = 118 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}
Mogam Muppadhu Varusham ({{translation|Thirty years of admiration}}) is a 1976 Indian Tamil-language film directed by S. P. Muthuraman and written by Mahendran. The film stars Kamal Haasan, Vijayakumar, Sumithra, Fatafat Jayalaxmi and Sripriya. It is based on the novel of the same name, written by Maniyan and serialised in the magazine Ananda Vikatan. The film was released on 27 November 1976, and became a commercial success.
Plot
{{More plot|date=September 2021}}
Ramesh, a city bred man is married to Kasthuri, a village girl. On the other hand, Ravishankar, a village lad and Menaka, a modern woman are married. Menaka hates living with Ravishankar as he does not show interest in sex life. Meanwhile, Bhama, a young girl wants at least to have a child with Ramesh, and is attracted by him even if he does not marry her. The film ends with these people overcoming all their issues and living happily, except Bhama, who commits suicide.
Cast
{{Cast listing|
- Kamal Haasan as Ramesh
- Vijayakumar as Ravishankar{{Cite web |date=5 December 2020 |title=பிரபல டைரக்டர்கள் பற்றி விஜயகுமார் |url=https://cinema.maalaimalar.com/cinema/cinehistory/2020/12/05060505/2136391/cinima-history-vijayakumar.vpf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210117094137/https://cinema.maalaimalar.com/cinema/cinehistory/2020/12/05060505/2136391/cinima-history-vijayakumar.vpf |archive-date=17 January 2021 |access-date=18 January 2021 |website=Maalai Malar |language=ta}}
- Major Sundarrajan
- Sumithra as Kasthuri
- Sukumari as Kamala
- Fatafat Jayalaxmi as Menaka
- Sripriya as Bama{{Cite web |date=2 October 2018 |title=அவன் அவள் அது - படத்தில் வாடகைத்தாய் வேடத்தில் ஸ்ரீபிரியா |url=http://www.maalaimalar.com/cinema/cinehistory/2018/10/02211906/1195251/cinima-history-sripriya.vpf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210929094239/https://cinema.maalaimalar.com/cinema/cinehistory/2018/10/02211906/1195251/cinima-history-sripriya.vpf |archive-date=29 September 2021 |access-date=2 October 2020 |website=Maalai Malar |language=ta}}
- Manorama as Raji
- Kathadi Ramamurthy as Shankaran
- Peeli Sivam as Vimala's Husband
- S. N. Lakshmi as Kasthuri's Mami
- S. R. Veeraraghavan as Krishnamurthy
}}
Production
Mogam Muppadhu Varusham is based on the novel of the same name, written by Maniyan and serialised in the magazine Ananda Vikatan.{{Cite news |last=முத்துராமன் |first=எஸ்.பி. |author-link=S. P. Muthuraman |date=20 January 2016 |title=சினிமா எடுத்துப் பார் 42: ஆடு புலி ஆட்டம் |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/supplements/hindu-talkies/183923-42.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191202070824/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/supplements/hindu-talkies/183923-42.html |archive-date=2 December 2019 |access-date=2 December 2019 |work=Hindu Tamil Thisai |language=ta}} The screenplay for the film adaptation was written by Mahendran.{{sfn|Mahendran|2013|p=344}} The film was produced under the production banner Swarnambika Productions and shot in black-and-white. It was given an "A" (adults only) certificate by the Central Board of Film Certification with no cuts. The final length of the film was {{Convert|3975.20|metres|feet}}.{{Cite magazine |date=22 October 1977 |title='Moham Muppathu Varusham' (Tamil) (35 mm) (B&W) India |url=https://archive.org/details/in.gazette.1977.494/page/n38/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230406142653/https://archive.org/details/in.gazette.1977.494/page/n38/mode/2up |archive-date=6 April 2023 |access-date=6 April 2023 |magazine=The Gazette of India |page=1749 |via=Internet Archive}}
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Vijaya Bhaskar.{{Cite web |title=Mogam Muppathu Varusham Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by Vijayabhaskar |url=https://mossymart.com/product/mogam-muppathu-varusham-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-vijayabhaskar/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406142547/https://mossymart.com/product/mogam-muppathu-varusham-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-vijayabhaskar/ |archive-date=6 April 2023 |access-date=6 April 2023 |website=Mossymart}}
| class="wikitable" |
| Title
!Singer(s) !Lyrics |
|---|
| "Enathu Vazhkai Paathaiyil" |
| "Sangeetham Ragangal" |
| "Irubadhu Vayadhennum"
| |
| "Mogam Muppadhu Varusham"
| |
Release and reception
Mogam Muppadhu Varusham was released on 27 November 1976,{{sfn|Mahendran|2013|p=344}}{{Cite web |date=29 November 2022 |title=எக்காலத்திற்குமான திரைப்படம் ’மோகம் முப்பது வருஷம்’ - ஒரு மீள்ப்பார்வை! |url=https://tamil.news18.com/photogallery/entertainment/cinema-mogam-muppadhu-varusham-kamal-movie-847047.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20221206083902/https://tamil.news18.com/photogallery/entertainment/cinema-mogam-muppadhu-varusham-kamal-movie-847047.html |archive-date=6 December 2022 |access-date=6 December 2022 |website=News18 |language=ta}} and became a commercial success.{{sfn|Ramachandran|2014|p=63}} Kanthan of Kalki appreciated the director for properly adapting the source material to the screen, and the dialogues.{{Cite magazine |last=காந்தன் |date=12 December 1976 |title=மோகம் முப்பது வருஷம் |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki1976-12-12/page/n60/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230406142338/https://archive.org/details/kalki1976-12-12/page/n60/mode/2up |archive-date=6 April 2023 |access-date=6 April 2023 |magazine=Kalki |page=59 |language=ta |via=Internet Archive}}
References
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Bibliography
- {{Cite book |last=Mahendran |author-link=Mahendran (filmmaker) |title=சினிமாவும் நானும் |publisher=Karpagam Publications |year=2013 |language=ta |trans-title=Cinema and I |oclc=54777094 |orig-date=2004}}
- {{Cite book |last=Ramachandran |first=Naman |author-link=Naman Ramachandran |title=Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography |title-link=Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography |publisher=Penguin Books |year=2014 |isbn=978-0-14-342111-5 |location=New Delhi |orig-date=2012}}