Yarukku Mappillai Yaro
{{short description|1975 film by S. P. Muthuraman}}
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{{Infobox film
| image = Yarukku Mappillai Yaro.jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = S. P. Muthuraman
| writer = Thooyavan
| producer = A. Nanjappan
| starring = Jaishankar
Jayachitra
Srikanth
Fatafat Jayalaxmi
| cinematography = Babu
| editing = R. Vittal
| music = Vijaya Bhaskar
| studio = Uma Chitra Films
| released = {{Film date|1975|3|7|df=y}}
| runtime = 142 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}
Yarukku Mappillai Yaro ({{IPA|ta|jaːrukkːu maːppːiɭɭːaɪ jaːɾoː|pron}} {{Translation|Whose groom is who?}}) is a 1975 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by S. P. Muthuraman and written by Thooyavan. The film stars Jaishankar, Jayachitra, Srikanth and Fatafat Jayalaxmi. It was released on 7 March 1975, and became a success.{{Cite web |date=22 August 2019 |title=எம்ஜிஆர் 4, சிவாஜி 8, கமல் 10 – 75ம் வருட ப்ளாஷ்பேக் |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/512470-mgr-sivaji-kamal.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210114073522/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/512470-mgr-sivaji-kamal.html |archive-date=14 January 2021 |access-date=23 January 2023 |website=Hindu Tamil Thisai |language=ta}} The film served as an inspiration for the 2002 Tamil film Charlie Chaplin.{{Cite web |date=25 January 2019 |title='Charlie Chaplin 2' review: Did 2019 really need this dated Prabhu Deva sequel? |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/charlie-chaplin-2-review-did-2019-really-need-dated-prabhu-deva-sequel-95663 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210912134244/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/charlie-chaplin-2-review-did-2019-really-need-dated-prabhu-deva-sequel-95663 |archive-date=12 September 2021 |access-date=20 August 2022 |website=The News Minute}}
Plot
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Seetharaman and Ramesh are good friends. Seetharaman is married to a possessive woman Meena. Things take a turn when Meena spots Seetharaman with another woman Malathi and Seetharaman lies to Meena that Malathi is Ramesh's lover.
Cast
{{cast listing|
- Jaishankar as Seetharaman
- Jayachitra as Meena
- Srikanth as Ramesh
- Fatafat Jayalaxmi as Malathi
- V. K. Ramasamy as Major Ramanathan
- S. A. Ashokan
- Suruli Rajan
- Manorama
- A. Sakunthala as Sharmili
- C. K. Saraswathi as Sarasu
- Typist Gopu as Dr. Ramachari
- Lee Kuan Yew as Singapore Prime Minister
}}
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Vijaya Bhaskar.{{Cite web |title=Yarukku Mappillai Yaaro |url=https://tamilsongslyrics123.com/movie/yarukku-mappillai-yaaro |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230222043517/https://tamilsongslyrics123.com/movie/yarukku-mappillai-yaaro |archive-date=22 February 2023 |access-date=22 February 2023 |website=Tamil Songs Lyrics}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Meena Meena
| note1 =
| lyrics1 =
| extra1 = Vani Jairam, L. R. Anjali
| length1 =
| title2 = Muthukkal Sindhi
| note2 =
| lyrics2 =
| extra2 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela
| length2 =
| title3 = Naan Oru Thodarkathai
| note3 =
| lyrics3 =
| extra3 = Vani Jairam
| length3 =
| title4 = Naanam Ennadiyo
| note4 =
| lyrics4 =
| extra4 = T. M. Soundararajan
| length4 =
}}
Release and reception
Yarukku Mappillai Yaro was released on 7 March 1975.{{Cite news |date=2 March 1975 |title='யாருக்கு மாப்பிள்ளை யாரோ' மார்ச் 7ஆம் தேதி |url=https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP372-6-22-3-167 |access-date=13 June 2024 |work=Navamani |pages=3 |language=ta |via=Endangered Archives Programme}} Kanthan of Kalki appreciated the cast performances, particularly Jayalaxmi's, Babu's cinematography and Muthuraman's direction.{{Cite magazine |last=காந்தன் |date=30 March 1975 |title=யாருக்கு மாப்பிள்ளை யாரோ? |url=https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1975/mar/30-03-1975/p39.jpg |url-status=dead |magazine=Kalki |language=ta |page=39 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220727122758/https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1975/mar/30-03-1975/p39.jpg |archive-date=27 July 2022 |access-date=23 January 2023}} Kumudam also reviewed the film.{{Cite magazine |date=1975 |title=யாருக்கு மாப்பிள்ளை யாரோ |url=https://archive.org/details/cftri.kumudham0000unse/page/n463/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240605090816/https://ia801203.us.archive.org/BookReader/BookReaderImages.php?zip=/4/items/cftri.kumudham0000unse/cftri.kumudham0000unse_jp2.zip&file=cftri.kumudham0000unse_jp2/cftri.kumudham0000unse_0464.jp2&id=cftri.kumudham0000unse&scale=4&rotate=0 |archive-date=5 June 2024 |access-date=13 December 2023 |magazine=Kumudam |language=ta |via=Internet Archive}}
References
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External links
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Category:1970s Tamil-language films
Category:Films directed by S. P. Muthuraman