| Minor Mappillai | |
|---|---|
 Poster | |
| Directed by | V. C. Guhanathan |
| Written by | V. C. Guhanathan |
| Produced by | K. Raghava |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | K. B. Ahmed |
| Edited by | R. T. Annadurai |
| Music by | Isaivanan |
Production company | Victory Movies |
Release date |
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Running time | 148 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Minor Mappillai (transl. Minor son-in-law) is a 1996 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by V. C. Guhanathan. The film stars Ajith Kumar, Ranjith, newcomer Rajkumar, Subhashri and Keerthana, while Srividya, Vadivelu and Vivek appeared in supporting roles. It was released on 28 June 1996.[1][2] The film was a remake of director's own Telugu film Paruvu Prathishta (1993).
Plot
Ramu (Ajith Kumar) and Moses (Ranjith) are orphans and small-time crooks. They make a living by cheating people with the help of their sidekicks. One day, they even clashed with the drug smuggler "Challenge" Sankaralingam (Ajay Rathnam). Meanwhile, the college students Dilip (Rajkumar) and Rekha (Subhashri) fall in love with each other. Rekha's father "Kuppathotti" Govindaswamy (Vadivelu) is a wealthy industrialist who was a beggar in the past while Dilip's mother "Royal" Rajalakshmi (Srividya) is an arrogant woman born with a silver spoon in her mouth. Later, "Kuppathotti" Govindaswamy and "Royal" Rajalakshmi compete for the Royal Recreation Club presidency and "Kuppathotti" Govindaswamy wins the election. "Royal" Rajalakshmi cannot digest the loss. One day, Moses poses as a foreigner and scams "Kuppathotti" Govindaswamy.
"Kuppathotti" Govindaswamy accepts to arrange the marriage of his daughter with Dilip so he meets "Royal" Rajalakshmi in her house and tries to convince her but "Royal" Rajalakshmi humiliates him. Rekha then challenges "Royal" Rajalakshmi: Rekha will marry her son Dilip with her consent. Thereafter, Ramu and Moses are caught by the people they have cheated. "Kuppathotti" Govindaswamy comes to their rescue and saves the two friends from the angry mob.
"Kuppathotti" Govindaswamy gives them a mission: one of them should seduce "Royal" Rajalakshmi's daughter Seetha (Keerthana). Ramu becomes "Royal" Rajalakshmi's car driver. Ramu and Seetha eventually fall in love with each other. The lovers secretly marry with the support of Dilip. "Royal" Rajalakshmi disowns her daughter and humiliates Ramu. Ramu decides to make an honest living so Moses gifts him a taxi and Ramu becomes a taxi driver. Later, Seetha becomes pregnant.
One day, Ramu witnesses the murder of a reporter by "Challenge" Sankaralingam's henchmen and Ramu escapes from them. Later that day, Ramu takes his pregnant wife with him to the hospital and the henchmen attack him. At the hospital, Ramu is in a serious condition while Seetha is about to give birth. "Challenge" Sankaralingam and his henchmen decide to kill Ramu in the hospital but Moses comes to his rescue and saves him. Ramu is back to his feet and Seetha gives birth. "Royal" Rajalakshmi eventually puts her ego aside: she now supports her son's love and accepts Ramu as her son-in-law.
Cast
- Ajith Kumar as Ramu
- Ranjith as Moses
- Rajkumar as Dilip
- Subhashri as Rekha
- Keerthana as Seetha
- Bharathi as Ramu and Moses's friend
- Srividya as "Royal" Rajalakshmi
- Vadivelu as "Kuppathotti" Govindaswamy
- Vivek as Kicha
- Ajay Rathnam as "Challenge" Sankaralingam
- S. N. Lakshmi as Lakshmi, Ramu's grandmother
- Sorooba as Potential bride
- Initha as Seetha's sister
- Mohan Raman as Mohan Ram, “Royal” Rajalakshmi's husband
- Manager Cheena as K. Punniyakodi
- T. K. S. Chandran as Potential bride's father
- T. K. S. Natarajan as Bhagavathar
- Karuppu Subbiah
- Thideer Kannaiah as Telugu man
- Kovai Senthil as Bus conductor
- Joker Thulasi as "Kuppathotti" Govindaswamy's assistant
- Bonda Mani as Ramu and Moses's friend
- Idichapuli Selvaraj as Cinema producer
- Y. G. Mahendra as Vathalakundu Vaanchiraja
- Ilavarasan as Lecturer
- LIC Narasimhan as College principal
- Shanmugasundari as Sundari
Production
The film developed in production under the title Minor Moses.[3]
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Isaivanan.[4][5]
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Isai Pola Kalai" | Mano, K. J. Yesudas | 5:38 |
| 2. | "Kikku Romba" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 4:23 |
| 3. | "Nethuvara" | Malaysia Vasudevan | 4:34 |
| 4. | "Thanthi Kodu" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 4:58 |
| 5. | "Then Madurai Malli" | Mano | 4:20 |
| 6. | "Va Va Vanam" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 4:37 |
| Total length: | 28:27 | ||
Reception
D. S. Ramanujam of The Hindu wrote, "The main theme of Victory Movies' Minor Maapillai has figured in many earlier Tamil movies and veteran director V. C. Guhanathan being aware of it concentrates on humorous aspects of the drama where Vadivelu and Vivek have a field day".[6]
References
- ↑ "9-49 of Vijay and Ajith | Poove Unakkaga — Minor Mappillai". Behindwoods. Archived from the original on 16 January 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ↑ "Minor mappillai ( 1996 )". Cinesouth. Archived from the original on 10 March 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2009.
- ↑ "Actor Vivekh praises Thala Ajith in Billa Pandi Press Meet". Behindwoods. 14 October 2018. Archived from the original on 21 February 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ↑ "Minor Mappillai". Gaana. Archived from the original on 21 February 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
- ↑ "Manam Virumbuthe Unnai / Minor Mappillai". AVDigital. Archived from the original on 28 March 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ↑ Ramanujam, D. S. (5 July 1996). "Avathara Purushan/Minor Maapillai". The Hindu. p. 33. Archived from the original on 20 December 1996. Retrieved 13 July 2023.