Mapla Singam (transl. Lion Groom) is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film directed by Rajasekhar. The film stars Vimal and Anjali, with Soori in a supporting role. Don Ashok has penned the dialogs.[2][3][4] N. R. Raghunanthan has scored the music, whereas cinematography was done by V. S. Tharun Balaji and editing by Vivek Harshan. The film released on 11 March 2016.
| Mapla Singam | |
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| Directed by | Rajasekhar |
| Written by | Don Ashok |
| Produced by | P.Madan |
| Starring | Vimal Soori Anjali |
| Cinematography | V. S. Tharun Balaji |
| Edited by | Vivek Harshan |
| Music by | N. R. Raghunanthan |
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Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
editSevagapandian (Radha Ravi) is a politician leading his life with his only daughter Vinodhini (Madhumila) and his nephew Anbuchelvan (Vimal). Anbu accompanies Sevagapandian in his political meetings and treats his cousin Vinodhini as his own sister. Vinodhini falls in love with Satish (Vishnu) and discloses this to Anbu, requesting to convince Sevagapandian. Anbu waits for the right time to disclose about Vinodhini's love to Sevagapandian. Meanwhile, Anbu falls in love with Sailaja (Anjali), who happens to be Satish's sister, for which she reciprocates as well.
Sevagapandian is against love marriages and starts looking for an alliance for Vinodhini. Vinodhini requests her father to postpone her wedding for a few years as she prefers to get employed, for which Sevagapandian refuses. Vinodhini goes missing and everyone assumes that she has eloped with Satish. Sevagapandian and his henchmen thrashes Satish's home leaving their family members insulted. However, it is revealed that Vinodhini has gone to Coimbatore for a job interview. Anbu feels bad for Sevagapandian's behavior and apologizes to Shailaja.
Sevagapandian speeds up Vinodhini's marriage arrangements and Vinodhini decides to marry Satish in a register office. Anbu understands Vinodhini's situation and agrees to help her. Vinodhini marries Satish. Sevagapandian gets furious and informs Anbu to revenge Satish family by marrying Shailaja, not knowing the fact that Anbu and Shailaja are in love already. Anbu uses this opportunity and marries Shailaja.
Cast
edit- Vimal as Anbuchelvan
- Anjali as Sailaja
- Soori as Anbuchelvan's friend
- Kaali Venkat as Anbuchelvan's friend
- Radha Ravi as Sevagapandian Thevar, Anbu's uncle
- Pandiarajan as District Collector
- Adam Greig as Bill
- G. Gnanasambandam as Anbu's father
- Meera Krishnan as Anbu's mother
- Jayaprakash as Sailaja's father
- Vanitha Krishnachandran as Sailaja's mother
- Madhumila as Vinodhini, Anbu's sister
- Vishnu as Satish, Anbu's brother-in-law
- Ramdoss as Mahesh Babu
- Vidyullekha Raman as Selvi
- G. Marimuthu as Elamaran
- Swaminathan as Mama
- Yogi Babu as Politician
- Mayilsamy
- Manobala
- Singamuthu
- Rajendranath as Inspector Thangavel
- Supergood Subramani as Marriage Broker
- Usilai Ganesh as Usilai
- Rajesh Gopalan
- Radha
- Pulipandi
- Thenali
- Aravaan Murugan
- Baba Bhaskar (special appearance in the song "Vandhaaru Vandhaaru")
Production
editEscape Artists Motion Pictures announced that they would fund a film to be directed by Rajasekhar, an erstwhile assistant of Ezhil.[5] The film began production in November 2014, with a photo shoot taking place with Vimal, Anjali and Soori.[6] A Scottish pianist, working at A.R.Rahman's KM Music Conservatory, Adam Greig, was selected to portray a foreigner in the film, featuring in comedy scenes alongside Soori.[7]
Soundtrack
editThe music was composed by N. R. Raghunanthan.[8]
| Mapla Singam | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by | ||||
| Released | 2016 | |||
| Length | 33:34 | |||
| Language | Tamil | |||
| Label | Sony Music South | |||
| Producer | N. R. Raghunanthan | |||
| N. R. Raghunanthan chronology | ||||
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| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Vandhaaru Vandhaaru" | Jayamoorthy | 04:17 |
| 2. | "Oruvaatti" | Naresh Iyer | 04:01 |
| 3. | "Edhukku Machan" | Aalap Raju and Velmurugan | 04:44 |
| 4. | "Edhukku Machan (film version)" | Sivakarthikeyan and Anirudh Ravichander | 04:44 |
| 5. | "Edhuvumae Thonnale" | Naresh Iyer | 04:02 |
| 6. | "Kaara Karuuna" | M. L. R. Karthikeyan and Kalpana Raghavendar | 03:44 |
| 7. | "Oruvaatti (Reprise)" | Vandana Srinivasan | 04:00 |
| Total length: | 33:34 | ||
Reception
editTimes of India gave the movie 3 stars stating " Two warring groups in a village, romance that blossoms between the youngsters in these groups, and a happy ending! Before you say 'Yawn!', here's the news. Mapla Singam is actually not bad. The film seems to have been cut from the same cloth as films like Varuthapadatha Valibar Sangam. Sivakarthikeyan has made a career out of these films, and Vemal's attempts have largely gone unnoticed. Perhaps this one could do the magic."[9]
References
edit- ^ "Mapla Singam Release March 11th Posters". moviegalleri.net. Archived from the original on 26 February 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
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- ^ "Tamil News | Online Tamil News | Tamil News Live | Tamilnadu News | தமிழ் நியூஸ் | தமிழ் செய்திகள் | Tamil News Paper | Tamil Nadu Newspaper Online | Breaking News Headlines, Latest Tamil News, India News, World News,tamil news paper - Dinakaran". Archived from the original on 27 December 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
- ^ "மாப்ள சிங்கம்". Archived from the original on 27 December 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
- ^ "Live Chennai: Vimal and Anjali to romance again ,Vimal,Anjali,Mappillai Singam". Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
- ^ "Vimal and Anjali in Mappillai Singam". 12 November 2014. Archived from the original on 25 November 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
- ^ "- Tamil News". Archived from the original on 27 November 2014.
- ^ "Mapla Singam (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - EP". Apple Music. Archived from the original on 24 February 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
- ^ M Suganth (14 March 2016). "Mapla Singam Movie Review". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 17 March 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
External links
edit- Mapla Singam at IMDb