Maadi Veettu Mappilai

Maadi Veettu Mappillai (transl. The Son-in-Law who stays on the top floor) is a 1967 Indian Tamil-language comedy film, directed by S. K. A. Chari. A remake of the Telugu film Illarikam (1959),^[3] it stars Ravichandran and Jayalalithaa, with Nagesh, Rama Prabha, V. K. Ramasamy, Balaji, Major Sundarrajan, T. S. Muthaiah, Udaya Chandrika and P. K. Saraswathy in supporting roles. The film was released on 23 June 1967.

Maadi Veettu Mappilai
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	S. K. A. Chari
Screenplay by	A. L. Narayanan (dialogues)[1]
Story by	Sadasivabrahmam
Produced by	A. V. Subba Rao
Starring	Ravichandran Jayalalithaa
Cinematography	Annayya
Edited by	J. Krishnaswamy
Music by	T. Chalapathi Rao
Production company	Prasad Art Pictures
Distributed by	Sri Vinayaka Movies
Release date	23 June 1967 (1967-06-23)
Running time	177 minutes[2]
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

Somu studies with the help of his maternal uncle Dharmalingam. He falls in love with the daughter of a Sivagnanam i.e. Meena. He marries her and stays in their house as Veettu Mappilai. Sivagnanam's wife does not like this and insults him indirectly. Her cousin plots to usurp the wealth, by his son Balu who secretly married Seetha. Somu spots Seetha, his presumed to be dead sister while she was performing on stage. Not knowing they are siblings, Meena suspects Somu's fidelity. Balu and his father creates problems between Somu and Meena. How Somu solves all the problems and paves way for a happy family reunion forms the rest of the film.

Cast

• Ravichandran as Somu^[1]
• Jayalalithaa as Meena^[1]
• Nagesh as Shankaran^[1]
• Rama Prabha as Gowri^[1]
• V. K. Ramasamy as Dharmalingam^[1]
• Balaji as Balu^[1]
• Major Sundarrajan as Sivagnanam^[1]
• T. S. Muthaiah as Sadatcharam^[1]
• Udaya Chandrika as Seetha^[2]
• P. K. Saraswathy as Nagamma^[1]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by T. Chalapathi Rao.^{[citation needed]}

Song	Singers	Lyrics
"Paaladai Marainthu"	P. Susheela, Vasantha, Jayadev	Kannadasan
"Kettu Paar"	T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela
"Nenjukku Mugame Kannadi"	T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela
"Pagalile Paarkavandadennu"	T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela
"Ennai Manikkavendum"	P. Susheela
"Maadi Veettu Mappilai"	Darapuram Sundarrjan
"Giya Giya Massage"	T. M. Soundararajan

Release and reception

Maadi Veettu Mappilai was released on 23 June 1967,^[4][5] and distributed by Sri Vinayaka Movies.^[2] Kalki noted that the film's various flaws were eclipsed by its comedy.^[6]

References

1. "மாடி வீட்டு மாப்பிள்ளை". Pesum Padam (in Tamil). July 1967. p. 119. Retrieved 11 April 2022 – via Issuu.
2. Cowie & Elley 1977, p. 269.
3. Narasimham, M. L. (24 September 2015). "Blast from the past: Illarikam (1959)". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 9 December 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
4. "மாடி வீட்டு மாப்பிள்ளை". Kalki (in Tamil). 25 June 1967. p. 1. Archived from the original on 25 July 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
5. "ஜெயலலிதா நடித்த திரைப்படங்களின் பட்டியல்". Dinamani (in Tamil). 6 December 2016. Archived from the original on 24 June 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
6. "மாடி வீட்டு மாப்பிள்ளை". Kalki (in Tamil). 16 July 1967. p. 35. Archived from the original on 25 July 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2021.

Bibliography

• Cowie, Peter; Elley, Derek, eds. (1977). World Filmography: 1967. Fairleigh Dickinson University Press. ISBN 978-0-498-01565-6.

External links

• Maadi Veettu Mappilai at IMDb