Yarukku Mappillai Yaro

1975 film by S. P. Muthuraman

7 March 1975 (1975-03-07)

Running time

142 minutesCountryIndiaLanguageTamil

Yarukku Mappillai Yaro (pronounced [jaːrukkːu maːppːiɭɭːaɪ jaːɾoː] transl. Whose groom is who?) is a 1975 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by S. P. Muthuraman and written by Thooyavan. The film stars Jaishankar, Jayachitra, Srikanth and Fatafat Jayalaxmi. It was released on 7 March 1975, and became a success.^[1] The film served as an inspiration for the 2002 Tamil film Charlie Chaplin.^[2]

Plot

Seetharaman and Ramesh are good friends. Seetharaman is married to a possessive woman Meena. Things take a turn when Meena spots Seetharaman with another woman Malathi and Seetharaman lies to Meena that Malathi is Ramesh's lover.

Cast

Jaishankar as Seetharaman
Jayachitra as Meena
Srikanth as Ramesh
Fatafat Jayalaxmi as Malathi
V. K. Ramasamy as Major Ramanathan
S. A. Ashokan
Suruli Rajan
Manorama
A. Sakunthala as Sharmili
C. K. Saraswathi as Sarasu
Typist Gopu as Dr. Ramachari
Lee Kuan Yew as Singapore Prime Minister

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Vijaya Bhaskar.^[3]

Track listing
No.	Title	Singer(s)
1.	"Meena Meena"	Vani Jairam, L. R. Anjali
2.	"Muthukkal Sindhi"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela
3.	"Naan Oru Thodarkathai"	Vani Jairam
4.	"Naanam Ennadiyo"	T. M. Soundararajan

Release and reception

Yarukku Mappillai Yaro was released on 7 March 1975.^[4] Kanthan of Kalki appreciated the cast performances, particularly Jayalaxmi's, Babu's cinematography and Muthuraman's direction.^[5] Kumudam also reviewed the film.^[6]

References

^ "எம்ஜிஆர் 4, சிவாஜி 8, கமல் 10 – 75ம் வருட ப்ளாஷ்பேக்". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). 22 August 2019. Archived from the original on 14 January 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
^ "'Charlie Chaplin 2' review: Did 2019 really need this dated Prabhu Deva sequel?". The News Minute. 25 January 2019. Archived from the original on 12 September 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
^ "Yarukku Mappillai Yaaro". Tamil Songs Lyrics. Archived from the original on 22 February 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
^ "மார்ச் 7ம் தேதியில் வெளியான திரைப்படங்கள்..." Screen 4 Screen (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 19 November 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
^ காந்தன் (30 March 1975). "யாருக்கு மாப்பிள்ளை யாரோ?". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 39. Archived from the original on 27 July 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
^ "யாருக்கு மாப்பிள்ளை யாரோ". Kumudam (in Tamil). 1975. Archived from the original on 13 December 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023 – via Internet Archive.