Maria My Darling Explained

Maria My Darling
Director:	Durai
Producer:	Thirumathi S. Madhu
Starring:	Kamal Haasan Sripriya
Cinematography:	V. Ranga
Editing:	M. Vellasami
Music:	Shankar–Ganesh
Studio:	Durgeswari Films
Released:	^[1]
Country:	India

Maria My Darling is a 1980 Indian action thriller film directed by Durai and starring Kamal Haasan and Sripriya.^[2] The film, a bilingual, was shot in Tamil and Kannada languages.^[3]

Plot

Maria, a bold woman, searches for and seeks revenge against her mothers killer.

Cast

• Kamal Haasan as Raghu
• Sripriya as Maria
• R. N. Sudarshan as CBI officer Stephen
• K. Natraj

Kannada version

• Vajramuni as Shyam "Raja"
• Shivaram as Sundar Rao
• M. P. Shankar as Maria's father
• Udaykumar as Mahadeva "Ramdas"
• Balakrishna as Krishnappa
• Baby Indira
• Kunigal Nagabhushan as waiter

Tamil version

• Srikanth
• Ravikanth
• Thengai Srinivasan
• V. S. Raghavan
• Major Sundarrajan
• Jayamalini

Production

The film was shot in Bangalore.^[4]

Soundtrack

Shankar–Ganesh composed the music for the soundtracks with Tamil lyrics penned by Kannadasan, Aalangudi Somu and Pulamaipithan. Kannada lyrics penned by Chi. Udayashankar.

Reception

The film was a box-office bomb.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Maria My Darling (1980) . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231227024117/https://screen4screen.com/movies/maria-my-darling . 27 December 2023 . 9 January 2024 . Screen 4 Screen.
2. Web site: 29 May 2008 . Kamal Haasan's many talents . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210904050341/https://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/may/29slid3.htm . 4 September 2021 . 4 September 2021 . . slide 3.
3. Web site: 4 September 2020 . From 'Kokila' to 'Rama Shama Bhama': Five Kamal Haasan Kannada movies . live . https://archive.today/20201013125607/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/from-kokila-to-rama-shama-bhama-five-kamal-haasan-kannada-movies/photostory/77927018.cms . 13 October 2020 . 4 September 2021 . The Times of India.
4. Web site: "Bangalore is a happening place" . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170205085609/http://www.sify.com/movies/kannada/interview.php?id=13806440&cid=2404 . 5 February 2017 . 11 June 2019 . Sify.
5. News: Shiva Kumar . S. . 3 January 1982 . Durai on decline . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200710104851/https://twitter.com/sshivu/status/1281536962772361217 . 10 July 2020 . 21 July 2020 . . 29 . Twitter.