Maria My Darling
1980 film directed by Durai
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Maria My Darling is a 1980 Indian action thriller film directed by Durai, starring Kamal Haasan and Sripriya.[2] The film was made as a bilingual and was shot in both Kannada and Tamil.[3]
Directed byDurai
Written byThirumathi S. Madhu
N. Bhaskar (dialogues)
N. Bhaskar (dialogues)
Produced byThirumathi S. Madhu
Starring
| Maria My Darling | |
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VCD cover in Kannada | |
| Directed by | Durai |
| Written by | Thirumathi S. Madhu N. Bhaskar (dialogues) |
| Produced by | Thirumathi S. Madhu |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | V. Ranga |
| Edited by | M. Vellasami |
| Music by | Shankar–Ganesh |
Production company | Durgeswari Films |
Release dates |
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| Country | India |
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Plot
Maria, a bold woman, searches for and seeks revenge against the person who killed her mother.
Cast
| Cast (Kannada) | Cast (Tamil) | Role | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kamal Haasan | Raghu | ||
| Sripriya | Maria | ||
| Vajramuni | Srikanth | Shyam "Raja" | |
| Shivaram | Thengai Srinivasan | Sunder Rao | |
| M. P. Shankar | Major Sundarrajan | Maria's father | |
| Udaykumar | Mahadeva "Ramdas" | ||
| T. N. Balakrishna | V. S. Raghavan | Krishnappa | |
| R. N. Sudarshan | CBI officer Stephen | ||
| Natraj | |||
| Baby Indira | |||
| Kunigal Nagabhushan | waiter | ||
Production
The film was shot in Bangalore.[4]
Soundtrack
Shankar–Ganesh composed the music for the soundtracks with Kannada lyrics penned by Chi. Udayashankar and Tamil lyrics penned by Kannadasan, Aalangudi Somu and Pulamaipithan.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Maria My Darling" (Version 1) | Chi. Udayashankar | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 6:31 |
| 2. | "Obba Ninge" | Chi. Udayashankar | Kamal Haasan | 5:57 |
| 3. | "Naanindhu" | Chi. Udayashankar | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jairam | 4:53 |
| 4. | "Hoovanthe Naanu Olidaaga" | Chi. Udayashankar | S. Janaki | 9:09 |
| 5. | "Maria My Darling" (Version 2) | Chi. Udayashankar | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 4:29 |
| 6. | "Maria My Darling" (Version 3) | Chi. Udayashankar | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 5:10 |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Maria My Darling" | Kannadasan | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | |
| 2. | "Rasathi Pakka Aasai" | Pulamaipithan | Kamal Haasan | |
| 3. | "Vaanga Naina" | Kannadasan | S. Janaki | |
| 4. | "Unnaithan Enni" | Kannadasan | S. Janaki | |
| 5. | "Yen Indha" | Aalangudi Somu | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jairam | |
| 6. | "Sowkiyama" |
Reception
The film was a box-office bomb.[8]