Oor Mariyadhai (transl. Respect of the village) is a 1992 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by K. S. Ravikumar. The film stars Sarathkumar, Sasikala, Napoleon and Anand. It revolves around Rathnavelu (Sarathkumar), who is in love with Rasathi (Sasikala) who, however, loves Kannan (Anand). When her mother discovers this fact she gets her forcefully married to Rathnavelu leading to Kannan committing suicide and his brother swearing revenge. The film, produced by R. B. Choudary, was released on 1 May 1992.
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| Directed by | K. S. Ravikumar |
| Screenplay by | K. S. Ravikumar |
| Story by | R. N. Kumaresan |
| Produced by | R. B. Choudary |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Ashok Rajan |
| Edited by | K. Thanikachalam |
| Music by | Deva |
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Release date |
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Running time | 148 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
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Rathnavelu is a respected man in his village, whereas Veerapandi, a womaniser, is hated by everyone. Rathnavelu loves his niece Rasathi, while his cousin Kamachi loves him. Kannan, Veerapandi's brother, returns to his village after studying in the city. Kannan and Rasathi fall in love with each other.
In the past, Rasathi's father Chinna Raja won the village's prestige price for the first time. The angry Muthupandi Thevar, Veerapandi's father, could not bear it, so he tried to kill Chinna Raja, and they finally killed each other.
Knowing the relationship between Kannan and Rasathi, Rasathi's mother forces her brother Rathnavelu to marry Rasathi. The next day, Kannan is found hanged. Rasathi is still shocked by her lover's death, and Veerapandi only wants to take revenge on Rathnavelu's family. What transpires later forms the crux of the story.
Cast
edit- Sarathkumar as Rathnavelu Thevar
- Sasikala as Rasathi
- Napoleon as Veerapandi Thevar
- Anand as Kannan
- Srividya as Rasathi's mother and Rathnavelu's sister
- Sindhu as Kamachi
- Goundamani as Mahadevan
- Senthil
- V. Gopalakrishnan as Arumugam Thevar
- Delhi Ganesh as Veerapandi's uncle
- Vijayakumar as Chinna Raja (guest appearance)
- Kitty as Muthupandi Thevar (guest appearance)
- Kumarimuthu
- Gandhimathi as Chinna Thaayi
- K. S. Jayalakshmi as Mahadevan's wife
- Pratibha
- R. N. Kumaresan
- Typist Gopu
- Bayilvan Ranganathan as Muniyandi
- K. S. Ravikumar as Rakappan
- Rajavelu
Soundtrack
editThe music was composed by Deva, with lyrics by Kalidasan.[1][2] The song "Unna Naan Thottathukku" was originally composed for the film Adhikaalai Subavelai which never released.[3]
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ethirveetu Jannal" | Malaysia Vasudevan, Krishnaraj | 5:24 |
| 2. | "Kichchali Samba" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra | 5:03 |
| 3. | "Malaruthu" | K. S. Chithra, S. A. Rajkumar | 4:56 |
| 4. | "Mariyadai Ullavan" | K. S. Chithra | 5:05 |
| 5. | "Palapalanguthu Thalathalanguthu" | Swarnalatha, S. P. Sailaja | 5:08 |
| 6. | "Unna Naan Thottathukku" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 4:30 |
| Total length: | 30:06 | ||
Release and reception
editOor Mariyadhai was released on 1 May 1992.[4] C. R. K. of Kalki wrote even though name of the characters, locations, making, actors, screenplay will get changed, the story will remain the same.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Oor Mariyadai". JioSaavn. 31 August 2014. Archived from the original on 24 January 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ "Cheran Pandiayan / Oor Mariyadhai". AVDigital. Archived from the original on 1 March 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ "70/80/ 90's Kids... இந்த சினிமா பாட்டு நினைவில் இருக்கா..?". Kungumam (in Tamil). 4 April 2021. Archived from the original on 23 April 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ "Oor Mariyathai". The Indian Express. 1 May 1992. p. 4. Retrieved 18 May 2018 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ சி. ஆர். கே. (24 May 1992). "ஊர் மரியாதை". Kalki (in Tamil). pp. 28–29. Archived from the original on 31 March 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2022 – via Internet Archive.