Mappillai Sir

Mappillai Sir (transl. Mr. Groom) is a 1988 Indian Tamil-language film written and directed by D. S. Balagan from a story by Balachandra Menon. The film stars Visu, Mohan and Rekha. It was released on 12 August 1988. The film was a remake of the Malayalam film Karyam Nissaram.

Mappillai Sir
Theatrical release poster
Directed byD. S. Balagan
Screenplay byD. S. Balagan
Story byBalachandra Menon
Produced byT. Subbulakshmi
StarringVisu
Mohan
Rekha
CinematographyV. Ramamurthy
Edited byGanesh–Kumar
Music byShankar–Ganesh
Production
company
Lakshmi Raja Films
Release date
  • 12 August 1988 (1988-08-12)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Plot

Visu is a trained attorney who does not practice due to him having promised his father in law when he got married to his wife. They have two daughters. His neighbor, Kishmu is a retired Army Colonel who has health issues, is married to Sumithra. The daughters get married with their father's consent to their lovers, which the mother does not approve of. The rest of the story is how this family comes together.

Cast

Production

Mappillai Sir was written and directed by D. S. Balagan from a story by Balachandra Menon. The film was produced by T. Subbulakshmi under Lakshmi Raja Films, photographed by V. Ramamurthy and edited by the duo Ganesh–Kumar.[1]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by the duo Shankar–Ganesh, with lyrics by Idya Chandran.[2]

No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Madi Veettukkoondukkili"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam 
2."Daddy...Daddy"Chithra, Suja Radhakrishnan 
3."Malligaiye...Malligaiye"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam 
4."Kallanalum Kanavanthandi"Malaysia Vasudevan 
5."Pattuppoovai Thottupparkka"S.P. Balasubrahmanyam, Chitra 
6."Yea! Ittakkaru"S. P. Sailaja, Chorus 

Release and reception

Mappillai Sir was released on 12 August 1988.[1] NKS of The Indian Express wrote, "The Maappillai Saar objective is the taming of the arrogant Jayanthi [...] The taming of the shrew line having exhausted itself midway, the film occupies itself with an assortment of cooked up conflicts".[3]

References
  1. "Mappillai Sir". The Indian Express. 12 August 1988. p. 4.
  2. Sankar Ganesh. "Mappillai Sir". Discogs. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  3. NKS (12 August 1988). "Maappillai Saar". The Indian Express. p. 5.
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