Mudivalla Arambam
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{{Infobox film
| image = Mudivalla Arambam.jpg
| caption = Title card
| director = N. M. Mohideen
| writer = N. M. Mohideen
| producer = N. M. Mohideen
| cinematography = R.M. Ramesh
| editing = V. Rajagopal
| music = Ilaiyaraaja
| studio = N. M. Enterprises
| released = {{Film date|1984|3|30|df=y}}
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}
Mudivalla Arambam ({{translation|Not the end, but the beginning}}) is a 1984 Indian Tamil-language film directed by N. M. Mohideen.{{Cite web |date=2017-04-21 |title=சினிமா ஸ்கோப் 31: இதயத்தைத் திருடாதே |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/supplements/hindu-talkies/191617-31.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220315111014/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/supplements/hindu-talkies/191617-31.html |archive-date=15 March 2022 |access-date=2024-08-31 |website=Hindu Tamil Thisai |language=ta}} The film stars Rajesh and Jyothi, with Sarath Babu, Kumarimuthu and Master Haja Sharif in supporting roles. It was released on 30 March 1984.{{Cite web |title=முடிவில்லா ஆரம்பம் / Mudivalla Arambam (1984) |url=https://screen4screen.com/movies/mudivalla-arambam |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220225100941/https://screen4screen.com/movies/mudivalla-arambam |archive-date=25 February 2022 |access-date=4 May 2022 |website=Screen 4 Screen}}
Plot
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Radha, the daughter of a woman who runs a roadside tea stall in a hill village, is educated up to the tenth grSW. Kannaiah, a cargo driver, often visits the tea shop on the way. Both fall in love with each other. Before marriage, the two become physically united. As a result, Radha becomes pregnant and hey fix the wedding date. Before that, Kannaiah, who went away on his business, did not return. Radha gives birth to a baby without marriage. She leaves the baby at the door of a charity home, unnoticed, and then joins the same charity home, naming herself as Sita. Her child named John grows up here. A doctor named Ram falls in love with Sita. At some point it becomes clear to everyone that Sita and John are mother and son. After a while, Kannaiah is admitted to a hospital there after losing his sight in an accident during Ram and Sita's wedding. Ram is working in the same hospital and Ram performs an operation to restore Kannaiah's eyesight. The final scene is after Kannaiah's sight returns, to whom Sita joins, either Kannaiya or Ram for marriage.
Cast
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.{{Cite web |date=23 February 1984 |title=Mudivalla Arambam |url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/mudivalla-arambam/U5L5JeGBjTk_ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220504072517/https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/mudivalla-arambam/U5L5JeGBjTk_ |archive-date=4 May 2022 |access-date=4 May 2022 |website=JioSaavn}}{{Cite web |title=Mudivalla Aarambam Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by Ilaiyaraja |url=https://mossymart.com/product/mudivalla-aarambam-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-ilaiyaraja/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211121004621/https://mossymart.com/product/mudivalla-aarambam-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-ilaiyaraja/ |archive-date=21 November 2021 |access-date=4 May 2022 |website=Mossymart}} The song "Thennankeethum Thendral Kaatrum" is set to the raga Mayamalavagowla.{{Cite book |last=Sundararaman |title=Raga Chintamani: A Guide to Carnatic Ragas Through Tamil Film Music |publisher=Pichhamal Chintamani |year=2007 |edition=2nd |pages=162 |oclc=295034757 |orig-date=2005}}
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|+ !Title !Singers !Lyrics |
| "Padi Va Thendrale"
| rowspan="2" |Vairamuthu |
| "Thennankeethum Thendral Kaatrum" |
| "Then Eduka Ponan"
|Malaysia Vasudevan, S. P. Sailaja |
| "Aasaina Aasai"
|Gangai Amaran, Ramesh, Saibaba, Deepan Chakravarthy & Krishnachandran |Ravi |
Reception
Jayamanmadhan of Kalki praised the director for making an emotional film while also adding necessary commercial elements. They also appreciated the acting of cast especially Junior Balaiah, Ilayaraja's music and dialogues.{{Cite magazine |last=ஜெயமன்மதன் |author-link=Subha (writers) |date=22 April 1984 |title=முடிவல்ல ஆரம்பம் |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki1984-04-22/page/n49/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230224120006/https://archive.org/details/kalki1984-04-22/page/n49/mode/2up |archive-date=24 February 2023 |access-date=4 May 2022 |magazine=Kalki |page=48 |language=ta |via=Internet Archive}}
References
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External links
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Category:1980s Tamil-language films
Category:Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja
Category:Tamil-language Indian films
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