Manamagale Vaa
Manamagale Vaa (transl. Come, my bride) is a 1988 Indian Tamil-language comedy-drama film written and directed by Panchu Arunachalam, starring Prabhu in the lead role. It was remade in Telugu as Idem Pellam Baboi (1990) and in Kannada as Halli Rambhe Belli Bombe (1991).
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| Directed by | Panchu Arunachalam |
| Produced by | B. H. Rajannah |
| Written by | Panchu Arunachalam |
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| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
| Cinematography | Rajarajan |
| Edited by | N. Chandran |
Production company | Rajaa Enterprises |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
Balu (Prabhu) is an eligible bachelor, looking for a wife. With a picture perfect woman in mind, he insults and rejects many women. Meanwhile, Chitra (Radhika) is looking for a way to reconcile her sister Geetha's marriage with her husband. Geetha has been sent to her parents' home for no fault of hers. Chitra figures that the most appropriate way to settle scores with her sister's in-laws is by marrying Balu, as Geetha is married to Balu's brother. She disguises herself as a village belle, Rajathi and enters Balu's life. After marriage, Balu is traumatised by her ignorance, but Rajathi (Chitra) falls in love with him. Meanwhile, Rajathi's suitor from the village hatches a plan to bring her back from her husband and marry her forcibly. Balu, on the other hand, decides to divorce Rajathi. Chitra decides to unveil her mask now, but will her plan succeed or boomerang?
Cast
- Prabhu as Balu
- Raadhika as Chitra & Rajathi
- Goundamani as Gounder
- Chinni Jayanth
- P. R. Varalakshmi
- V. K. Ramasamy
- S. S. Chandran
- Kanthimathi
- Kovai Sarala as Ponni
- Venniradai Moorthy
- Soorya as Geetha
- Oru Viral Krishna Rao
- Idichapuli Selvaraj
- Charle
- Omakuchi Narasimhan
- Typist Gopu
- Manorama
- Sudha
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja,[1] while the lyrics for the songs were written by Panchu Arunachalam, except the song "Tell Me", which was written by Vaali.[2]
- "Aavaram Poovai" — P. Susheela
- "Kannimanam" — S. Janaki
- "Ponmaanai" — Malaysia Vasudevan, Chithra
- "Thanniye" — Chithra
- "Tell Me" — Arunmozhi
Critical reception
The Indian Express appreciated the film stating that it reversed the formula of Taming of the shrew.[3]