Marupadiyum
| Marupadiyum | |
|---|---|
 Official DVD Cover | |
| Directed by | Balu Mahendra[1] |
| Produced by | Ashwin Kumar |
| Written by | Balu Mahendra |
| Story by | Mahesh Bhatt |
| Starring |
Revathi Nizhalgal Ravi Arvind Swamy Rohini Vinodhini |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
| Cinematography | Balu Mahendra |
| Edited by | Balu Mahendra |
Production company |
Ashwin International |
| Distributed by | Ashwin International |
Release dates | 14 January 1993 |
Running time | 139 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Marupadiyum is a 1993 Indian Tamil-language film, written and directed by Balu Mahendra. It stars Nizhalgal Ravi, Revathi, Rohini and Arvind Swamy. The film is a remake of Mahesh Bhatt's 1982 Hindi film Arth. Marupadiyum was both a critical and commercial success.
Plot
Marupadiyum is an emotional and psychological drama that focuses on the central female protagonist, who is Thulasi (Revathi), a wife caught up in marital discord, and her life henceforth. Thulasi is married to Muralikrishna (Nizhalgal Ravi), a movie director who has an extra-marital affair with his star heroine, Kavitha (Rohini). Thulasi discovers this intimacy between her husband and Kavitha but is treated with indifference by her husband. Muralikrishna moves on to get a divorce from Thulasi. Thulasi pleads with Muralikrishna not to proceed with the divorce and asks Kavitha to leave her husband but both disagree to do so. Gowri Shankar (Arvind Swamy), a stranger, helps and befriends Thulasi after she leaves her husband.
Kavitha faces mental anguish as she feels guilty with another woman's husband and becomes psychologically affected. Muralikrishna ends up in a dilemma between his wife and his lover. Gowri Shankar turns into a dependable friend and asks Thulasi to marry him, but Thulasi has to choose her own path.[2]
Cast
- Nizhalgal Ravi as Muralikrishna
- Revathi as Thulasi
- Rohini as Kavitha
- Arvind Swamy as Gowri Shankar
- Vinodhini as Priya
Soundtrack
| Marupadiyum | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Ilaiyaraaja | |
| Released | 1993 |
| Language | Tamil |
| Track # | Song | Singer(s) | Lyrics |
| 1 | "Aasai Athigam" | S. Janaki | Ravi Bharathi |
| 2 | "Ellorukum Nalla Kaalam" | K. J. Yesudas | Vaali |
| 3 | "Ellorum Sollu Pattu" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | Vaali |
| 4 | "Nalam Vazha" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | Vaali |
| 5 | "Nallathor Veenai" | S. Janaki | Ravi Bharathi |
The song "Aasai athigam .." has been lifted of by Berny-Ignatius for "Manam thelinge" in the film Thenmavin Kombathu, 1994.
References
- ↑ Marupadiyum, IMDb, retrieved 2008-11-17
- ↑ Marupadiyum, Music Plugin, retrieved 2008-11-29