Vandhaale Magaraasi

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{{Infobox film

| name = Vandhaale Magaraasi

| image = Vandhaale Magaraasi.jpg

| caption = Title card

| director = K. S. Gopalakrishnan

| screenplay = K. S. Gopalakrishnan

| story = C. G. Ranganathan

| starring = Jaishankar
Jayalalithaa

| cinematography = M. R. Ravindran

| editing = R. Devarajan

| music = Shankar–Ganesh

| studio = Ashok Pictures

| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1973|3|16|ref1=}}

| runtime = 171 minutes

| country = India

| language = Tamil

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Vandhaale Magaraasi is a 1973 Indian Tamil-language comedy film, directed by K. S. Gopalakrishnan and produced by Ashok Pictures. The screenplay was written by Gopalakrishnan, the film was shot at his own studio, Karpagam Studios. Music was by Shankar–Ganesh. The film stars Jayalalithaa (in dual role) and M. N. Rajam, playing lead role, with Jaishankar, V. S. Raghavan, Cho Ramaswamy Pushpalatha and Bhagavathy in supporting roles. It was released on 16 March 1973.

Plot

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Sundaram, a doctor by profession and an orphan comes to his village, to serve the villagers. He is stunned to see the inhuman behaviour meted out by his landlady Mangamma and her mother towards the other members of the house. The landlady's husband is Sivalingam, her brother and her mother-in-law. The widow's step-daughter Uma and her children undergo many miseries at their hands. To add to this, Lakshmi a simple village teacher, married the landlady Mangamma's brother. She was physically and mentally abused. Sundaram chances upon a look-like of Lakshmi, Rani and requests her to impersonate Lakshmi and teach Mangamma and her mother a lesson. Does Rani accept this proposal?

Cast

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  • Jayalalithaa as Lakshmi/Rani{{Cite web |date=12 April 2022 |title=இந்திய சினிமா சரித்திரத்தில் ஒரு கதையில் உருவான 8 திரைப்படங்கள்! |url=https://tamil.news18.com/photogallery/entertainment/cinema-8-films-based-on-a-story-in-the-history-of-indian-cinema-jbr-scs-729949.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220523062010/https://tamil.news18.com/photogallery/entertainment/cinema-8-films-based-on-a-story-in-the-history-of-indian-cinema-jbr-scs-729949.html |archive-date=23 May 2022 |access-date=19 July 2022 |website=News18 |language=ta}}
  • Jaishankar as Dr. Sundaram
  • M. N. Rajam as Mangamma{{Cite news |last=Shivpprasadh |first=S. |date=20 June 2013 |title=The perfect pair |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/art/the-perfect-pair/article4833510.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220412013336/https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/art/the-perfect-pair/article4833510.ece |archive-date=12 April 2022 |access-date=19 July 2022 |work=The Hindu}}
  • Cho Ramaswamy as Lakshmi's Husband & Mangamma's Brother{{Cite web |date=7 December 2016 |title=Cho Ramaswamy passes away: Six films that immortalised the veteran Tamil political satirist |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/cho-ramaswamy-passes-away-six-films-that-immortalised-the-veteran-tamil-political-satirist-3143858.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190630032754/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/cho-ramaswamy-passes-away-six-films-that-immortalised-the-veteran-tamil-political-satirist-3143858.html |archive-date=30 June 2019 |access-date=19 July 2022 |website=Firstpost}}
  • V. S. Raghavan as Sivalingam
  • Pushpalatha as Uma (Sivalingam Daughter)
  • C. K. Saraswathi as Mangamma's Mother
  • S. N. Lakshmi as Lakshmi's Mother
  • T. K. Bhagavathi as Advocate Vaiyapuri (Rani's Father)
  • V. R. Thilagam as Sengamalam
  • K. Vijayan as Natesan (Uma Husband)
  • V. Gopalakrishnan as Cameo Appearance
  • Master Sridhar as Cameo Appearance
  • Kallapart Natarajan as Saniyasamm
  • S. R. Janaki as Sivalingam's Mother
  • K. D. Santhanam as Advocate

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Soundtrack

Music was composed by Shankar–Ganesh and lyrics were written by Vaali.{{Cite web |title=Vanthale Maharasi Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by Shankar Ganesh |url=https://macsendisk.com/product/vanthale-maharasi-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-shankar-ganesh/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221017065734/https://macsendisk.com/product/vanthale-maharasi-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-shankar-ganesh/ |archive-date=17 October 2022 |access-date=20 March 2023 |website=Macsendisk}} Jayalalithaa sang "Kankalil Aayiram", rather than use a playback singer.{{Cite web |date=7 December 2016 |title=ஜெயலலிதா சொந்தக்குரலில் பாடிய திரைப்பட பாடல்கள் |url=https://www.dinamani.com/cm-jayalalitha/2016/dec/07/%E0%AE%9C%E0%AF%86%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BE-%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%8A%E0%AE%A8%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AF-%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%9F-%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B3%E0%AF%8D-2611598.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220623110346/https://www.dinamani.com/cm-jayalalitha/2016/dec/07/%E0%AE%9C%E0%AF%86%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BE-%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%8A%E0%AE%A8%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AF-%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%9F-%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B3%E0%AF%8D-2611598.html |archive-date=23 June 2022 |access-date=19 July 2022 |website=Dinamani |language=ta}}

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! Song !! Singer !! Length

"Thinivae Thunnai"P. Suseela Sirkazhi Govindarajan4:34
"Yethanaio Pei Irukku"L. R. Eswari4:50
"Rakkamma Rani"T. M. Soundararajan Sirkazhi Govindarajan1:12
"Kankalil Aayiram"T. M. Soundararajan Jayalalitha9:26
"Ada Mayandi Muniyandi"M. Thangappan1:54

Release and reception

Vandhaale Magaraasi was released on 16 March 1973.{{Cite web |last=ராம்ஜி |first=வி. |date=14 March 2023 |title=ஜெயலலிதாவை வரவேற்ற 'வந்தாளே மகராசி!' |url=https://kamadenu.hindutamil.in/cinema/vantale-maharasi-to-welcome-jayalalithaa-in-the-50th-year |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230314140108/https://kamadenu.hindutamil.in/cinema/vantale-maharasi-to-welcome-jayalalithaa-in-the-50th-year |archive-date=14 March 2023 |access-date=20 March 2023 |website=Kamadenu |language=ta}} For her performance, Jayalalithaa won the Tamil Nadu Cinema Fan Award for Best Actress.{{Cite web |last=Jha |first=Lata |date=6 December 2016 |title=Ten films to remember Jayalalithaa by |url=https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/HBRowwXn0V9dbNFA10vNfL/Ten-films-to-remember-Jayalalithaa-by.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180911045023/https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/HBRowwXn0V9dbNFA10vNfL/Ten-films-to-remember-Jayalalithaa-by.html |archive-date=11 September 2018 |access-date=10 February 2020 |website=Mint}}

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