Selva Magal
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{{Infobox film
| name = Selva Magal
| image = Selva Magal.jpg
| caption = Title card
| director = K. V. Srinivas
| screenplay = Subbu Arumugam
| story = Rajasri
| producer = T. S. Rajasundaresan
| starring = Jaishankar
Rajasree
Srikanth
Shylashri
Nagesh
Major Sundarrajan
| cinematography = C. A. S. Mani
| editing = P. V. Narayanan
| music = M. S. Viswanathan
| released = {{Film date|1967}}
| runtime = 119 minutes
| studio = Saravana Screen
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}
Selva Magal ({{translation|Wealthy Daughter}}) is a 1967 Indian Tamil-language romantic action film, directed by K. V. Srinivas and produced by T. S. Rajasundaresan. The dialogue was written by Subbu Arumugam and the story written by Rajasri. Music was by M. S. Viswanathan. It stars Jaishankar, Rajasree, Srikanth, Shylashri, Nagesh and Major Sundarrajan. This film was a box office hit.{{Cite web |title=மூன்றாவது நாயகர்கள் - பகுதி 4 {{!}} ஜெய்சங்கர் எனும் மூடிமறைக்கப்பட்ட அற்புதம்! |url=https://www.newstm.in/news/cinema/special-article/45197-third-rank-heroes-of-tamil-cinema-a-wonderful-actor-jai-shankar.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330061911/https://www.newstm.in/news/cinema/special-article/45197-third-rank-heroes-of-tamil-cinema-a-wonderful-actor-jai-shankar.html |archive-date=30 March 2019 |access-date=2019-03-30 |website=Newstm |language=ta}}
Plot
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After a string of robberies, Balaram flees the country abandoning his wife Parvathi and son. Circumstances separate mother and child, leaving the young boy under the care of Sekar, who raises him into a well educated gentleman. Sekar falls in love with Sarada, the only daughter of a wealthy banker, Ranganathan. Meanwhile, Balaram returns to the country and, with the help of his stepson Mohan, runs a shady business under the alias, Balasundaram. He targets Ranganathan and plots to claim him, while Mohan sets his eyes on Sarada. Soon, a deadly game of deception is set in motion where everyone is left to confront their past.
Cast
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- Jaishankar as Sekar
- Rajasree as Sarada
- Srikanth as Mohan
- Shylashri
- Nagesh
- Major Sundarrajan as Balaram
- V. S. Raghavan as Ranganathan
- Pandari Bai as Parvathi
- Madhavi
}}
Soundtrack
Music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan.{{Cite web |title=Selvamagal |url=https://www.saregama.com/album/selvamagal_14713 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190202212519/https://www.saregama.com/album/selvamagal_14713 |archive-date=2 February 2019 |access-date=2 February 2019 |website=Saregama}}
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Song !! Singer !! Lyrics !! Length | |||
| "Avan Ninaithana" | T. M. Soundararajan | rowspan=2|Kannadasan | 4:26 |
| "Yae Paranthu Sillu" | rowspan=2|T. M. Soundararajan P. Susheela | 4:41 | |
| "Kuyilaga Naan" | rowspan=2|Vaali | 3:52 | |
| "Vennila Mugam" | T. M. Soundararajan L. R. Eswari | 3:41 |
Reception
Kalki appreciated the film's dialogues and fight sequences but criticised the overuse of the latter. The critic said that while the film began on a fast pace, it should have maintained that till the end.{{Cite magazine |date=10 December 1967 |title=செல்வ மகள் |url=https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1967/dec/10-12-1967/p45.jpg |url-status=dead |magazine=Kalki |language=ta |page=45 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220725093616/https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1967/dec/10-12-1967/p45.jpg |archive-date=25 July 2022 |access-date=25 July 2022}}
References
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