Mazhalai Pattalam Explained
Mazhalai Pattalam |
Director: | Lakshmi |
Producer: | P. R. Govindaraj B. Doraiswamy |
Starring: | Vishnuvardhan Sumithra |
Cinematography: | N. Balakrishnan R. Raghunatha Reddy |
Editing: | N. R. Kittu |
Music: | M. S. Viswanathan |
Studio: | Kalaikoodam |
Runtime: | 130 minutes |
Country: | India |
Language: | Tamil Kannada |
Mazhalai Pattalam (in Tamil pronounced as /maɻalaɪ paʈʈːaːɭam/) is a 1980 Indian Tamil-language children's film simultaneously filmed in Kannada as Makkala Sainya . The directorial debut of Lakshmi, it stars Vishnuvardhan and Sumithra.[1] The story is based on the 1968 film Yours, Mine and Ours. Mazhalai Pattalam was released on 9 May 1980, and Makkala Sainya on 21 July that year. The film was remade in Telugu as Ramadandu.
Plot
The love story of the hero, taking care of his now-orphaned brother's children and the heroine, taking care of her now-orphaned sister's children. The children, who are always at loggerheads, makes their marriage an impossibility until they are forced to join forces.
Cast
Production
The film, announced in 1979,[2] is the directorial debut of Lakshmi,[3] who was supervised by K. Balachander. The story is based on the 1968 film Yours, Mine and Ours.[4] [5] When Balachander approached Visu to write the screenplay and dialogues, he left his job at a travel company and agreed to write the screenplay while also taking care of post-production activities as per Balachander's request.[6]
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by M. S. Viswanathan. The song "Gowri Manohari" is based on Gourimanohari raga.[7] The song was named after Gowri Manohar, a character from the film.[8]
Release and reception
Mazhalai Pattalam was released on 9 May 1980,[9] and Makkala Sainya on 21 July that year.[10] Kanthan of Kalki wrote that Lakshmi's direction in her debut did not speak; however her experienced maturity was evident.[11] The film opened to a poor response, but picked up by the eighth week and became a success.[12]
Notes and References
- News: 14 November 2017 . Ten children's movies in Kannada . . live . 5 October 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211005064453/https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/ten-childrens-movies-in-kannada-618095.html . 5 October 2021.
- Piousji . 1 July 1979 . Khaas Baat . live . https://archive.today/20230220060422/https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.99456/page/n379/mode/2up . 20 February 2023 . 20 February 2023 . Sunday . 45 . . 7.
- News: Raman . Mohan . Mohan Raman . 3 January 2015 . KB: Kollywood's Discovery Channel . . live . 5 October 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150501063135/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/kb-kollywoods-discovery-channel/article6751541.ece . 1 May 2015.
- Web site: 14 December 2020 . தமிழ் சினிமாவில் பெண் இயக்குநர்கள்! . Female directors in Tamil cinema! . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211005060412/https://minnambalam.com/entertainment/2020/12/14/19/women-dorectors-in-tamil-cine-industry . 5 October 2021 . 5 October 2021 . Minnambalam . ta.
- Web site: 28 May 2020 . மறக்க முடியுமா? மழலைப் பட்டாளம் . Forgettable? Army of children . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20200624155848/https://m.dinamalar.com/cinema_detail.php?id=88475 . 24 June 2020 . 5 October 2021 . . ta.
- 21 December 1980 . வசிஷ்டர் வாயால்... . live . https://archive.today/20230322113809/https://archive.org/details/kalki1980-12-21/page/n65/mode/2up . 22 March 2023 . 2023-03-22 . . 64 . Ta . Internet Archive.
- News: Mani . Charulatha . Charulatha Mani . 25 October 2013 . Godly Gowrimanohari . . live . 5 October 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190508163516/https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/godly-gowrimanohari/article5271861.ece . 8 May 2019.
- Web site: Vandhana . 24 June 2017 . MSV & Kannadasan: The Geniuses Who Shared A Birthday And A Lasting Friendship . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210624054137/https://silverscreenindia.com/movies/features/ms-viswanathan-kannadasan-birthday-tribute/ . 24 June 2021 . 5 October 2021 . Silverscreen India.
- Web site: Mazhalai Pattalam (1980) . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211005064456/https://screen4screen.com/movies/mazhalai-pattalam . 5 October 2021 . 5 October 2021 . Screen 4 Screen.
- Web site: Makkala Sainya (ಮಕ್ಕಳ ಸೈನ್ಯ) . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210127235024/https://chiloka.com/movie/makkala-sainya-1980 . 27 January 2021 . 5 October 2021 . Chiloka . en.
- காந்தன் . 1 June 1980 . மழலைப் பட்டாளங்கள் . Army of children . live . https://archive.today/20231019134507/https://archive.org/details/kalki1980-06-01/page/n59/mode/2up? . 19 October 2023 . 19 October 2023 . . 58 . ta . Internet Archive.
- Piousji . 29 June 1980 . Khaas Baat . live . https://archive.today/20230406052940/https://archive.org/details/dli.bengal.10689.12230/page/n48/mode/2up . 6 April 2023 . 6 April 2023 . Sunday . 47 . Internet Archive.