Madhu Malar
1981 Indian film
- 27 November 1981 (1981-11-27)
Madhu Malar is a 1981 Indian Tamil-language film jointly directed by Santhana Bharathi and P. Vasu. The film stars Pratap Pothen and Suhasini. It was released on 27 November 1981.[1]
Plot
Cast
- Pratap Pothen as Madhu
- Suhasini
- Ratheesh
- A. R. S.
- Vennira Aadai Moorthy
- Dilip
- Vanitha Krishnachandran
Production
Madhu Malar is the second directorial venture of Bharathi-Vasu after Panneer Pushpangal, made earlier the same year.[2]
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Gangai Amaran.[3][4]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Vaaname" | Gangai Amaran | K. J. Yesudas, Uma Ramanan | |
| 2. | "Kairasiye" | Vaali | Malaysia Vasudevan, T. L. Maharajan | |
| 3. | "Maalaiye" | Paavannan | S. Janaki | |
| 4. | "Anandhame" | Muthulingam | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam |
Reception
Nalini Sastry of Kalki praised Gangai Amaran's music, Sekar's cinematography while also panning his camerawork for certain scenes as out of focus while also panning dialogues for being intellectual and panned the ill-suited ending felt it could have been changed and noted the team who showed promise in Panneer Pushpangal did not improve here.[5] According to Bharathi–Vasu, the film failed due to plot.[6]
References
- ^ "Madhu Malar (1981)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 27 December 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
- ^ அப்ரின் (15 September 2023). "P. Vasu Birthday: என்றென்றும் சின்னதம்பி! குடும்பங்கள் கொண்டாடும் படங்களை கொண்ட இயக்குநர் பி.வாசு!". ABP Nadu (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 14 April 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ "Madhu Malar Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by Gangai Ameran". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 16 March 2024. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
- ^ "Madhu Malar". JioSaavn. 11 October 1981. Archived from the original on 13 April 2024. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
- ^ சாஸ்திரி, நளினி (27 December 1981). "மதுமலர்". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 21. Archived from the original on 14 September 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
- ^ "எங்களைக் கவிழ்த்தது..." Kalki (in Tamil). 23 September 1984. p. 32. Archived from the original on 3 May 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2024 – via Internet Archive.
External links
- Madhu Malar at IMDb
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Films directed by Santhana Bharathi
- Panneer Pushpangal (1981)
- Madhu Malar (1982)
- Mella Pesungal (1983)
- Sahasame Jeevitham (1984)
- Needhiyin Nizhal (1985)
- Kadamai Kanniyam Kattupaadu (1986)
- En Thamizh En Makkal (1988)
- Poovizhi Raja (1988)
- Kavalukku Kettikaran (1990)
- Gunaa (1991)
- Sinna Mapplai (1993)
- Mahanadhi (1994)
- Vietnam Colony (1994)
- Engirundho Vandhan (1995)
