Makkalai Petra Magarasi
1957 Indian film
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Makkalai Petra Magarasi (transl. The Mother of Children) is a 1957 Indian Tamil-language film directed by K. Somu and written by A. P. Nagarajan, who produced it with V. K. Ramasamy. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan and P. Bhanumathi. It was released on 27 February 1957. The film was remade in Kannada as Anna Thangi (1958).[2]
| Makkalai Petra Magarasi | |
|---|---|
Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | K. Somu |
| Written by | A. P. Nagarajan |
| Produced by | V. K. Ramasamy A. P. Nagarajan |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | V. K. Gopal |
| Edited by | T. Vijayarangam K. Durai |
| Music by | K. V. Mahadevan |
Production company | Sri Lakshmi Pictures |
| Distributed by | Sivaji Films[1] |
Release date |
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Running time | 136 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
In a village in Coimbatore district, Sengodan is a naïve good-hearted farmer, who knows no God other than his mother Angamma. Staying back in the hamlet and tilling his land, he sends his beloved sister Thangam to a college in town. Angamma's brother is an avaricious landowner in the same village. The two families have not been on speaking terms ever since Angamma's husband ran away when he failed to meet the unreasonable demands of his brother-in-law after having borrowed some money from him. Kannan, the villain's son, however does not inherit his father's wily characteristics. Studying in the same college, Kannan and Thangam fall in love with each other. The storm which breaks out when the warring families become aware of their love and how the lovers unite finally fill the rest of the reels. In the midst of these chaotic proceedings there is also another love story between the brave and mischievous belle Rangamma and the shy Sengodan.
Cast
- Sivaji Ganesan as Sengodan
- P. Bhanumathi as Rangamma
- P. Kannamba as Angamma
- M. N. Nambiar as Kannan
- M. N. Rajam as Thangam
- V. K. Ramasamy as Pannaiyar / Kannan's father
- K. Sarangapani as Rangamma's father
- E. R. Sahadevan as Mayandi
- P. D. Sambandam as Kaaduvetti Kanakkupillai
- V. M. Ezhumalai as Pavala malai
- T. P. Muthulakshmi as Pavayee
- C. T. Rajakantham as Akhilandam
- M. R. Santhanam
Production
Makkalai Petra Magarasi was the first film to be produced by actor V. K. Ramasamy and director A. P. Nagarajan (who worked mostly as a screenwriter at that time) under their then newly formed production company Sri Lakshmi Pictures.[3]
Soundtrack
The music composed by K. V. Mahadevan.[4][5] The song "Manapaarai Maadu Katti" is set to the Sindhu Bhairavi raga.[3][6]
| Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Manapaarai Maadu Katti" | T. M. Soundararajan | A. Maruthakasi | 03:25 |
| "Sonna Pechcha Kekkanum" | P. Bhanumathi | 03:29 | |
| "Vandhadhu Yaarunu" | 02:50 | ||
| "Makkalai Petra Maharasi" | Jikki | 02:00 | |
| "Seemaikku Poi Padichchavaru" | S. C. Krishnan & A. P. Komala | 04:08 | |
| "Senthazham Poovai Poi" | K. Jamuna Rani & A. G. Rathnamala | 03:01 | |
| "Adi Tharapuram Thambaram" | S. C. Krishnan & A. G. Rathnamala | Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass | 02:41 |
| "Poravale Poravale Ponnurangam" | T. M. Soundararajan & P. Bhanumathi | 03:15 | |
| "O Malliyakka O Rojakka" | Jikki, K. Jamuna Rani & A. G. Rathnamala | Pattukkottai Kalyanasundaram | 05:55 |
| "Ondru Serndha Anbu" | P. B. Sreenivas & Udutha Sarojini | A. Maruthakasi | 03:22 |
