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Mappillai
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Suraj
Screenplay by Mayank Jain
Story by A. Kodandarami Reddy
Produced by Nemichand Jhabak
Hitesh Jhabak
Starring Dhanush
Hansika Motwani
Manisha Koirala
Cinematography S. R. Sathish Kumar
Edited by Kishore Te.
Music by Mani Sharma
Production
company
Nemichand Jhabak
Distributed by Sun Pictures
Release date
8 April 2011
Country India
Language Tamil
Mappillai (transl. Son-in-law / Bridegroom) is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language masala

film directed by Suraj, starring Dhanush as the son-in-law and Manisha Koirala as
the mother-in-law along with actress Hansika Motwani (in her Tamil debut), playing
as her daughter. The film is a remake of the 1989 film of the same name, which
itself was based on the Telugu film Attaku Yamudu Ammayiki Mogudu. Distributed by
Sun Pictures, it was released on 8 April 2011. The film was a decent hit at the box
office but received mixed reviews.[1]
Plot
Saravanan is a do-gooder who is soft-spoken and admired by one and all. Another
person named Child Chinna is the head of the Namitha Fan Club in his area. The two
of them come across Gayathri, the daughter of an arrogant businesswoman named
Rajeshwari. Chinna falls for Gayathri, so he tries several plans to get close to
her, but in vain.
Gayathri falls for Saravanan after he saves her from an accident. Coming to know of
their affair, Rajeshwari decides to have them marry. The reason is that she is keen
on getting a son-in-law who will always do what she wants and be under her control.
However, Rajeshwari is in for a shock when she learns that Saravanan has a past. He
is a much feared ruffian. Now she plans to halt all plans, while Saravanan
overcomes her plans with ease. Rajeshwari takes steps to get her daughter Gayathri
married to Devaraj's son Aathi. Saravanan challenges Rajeshwari to abduct the
bride. But at a time when none of them expected the wedding, he kidnaps the groom.
In the confusion of Devaraj rescuing his son, Saravanan defies Rajeshwari and ties
the thaali around Gayathri's neck with her consent on the same stage in front of
everyone. Later, Rajeshwari takes Saravanan to her house with his wife Gayathri.
Rajeshwari tries not to let the two live together. But, Saravanan breaks it all and
starts his married life with Gayathri.
At last, he learns that Rajeshwari had humiliated his parents when they ask her to
accompany them to their village festival. He makes a plan to take her whole family
to his village and make them stay there in his ancestral house with the help of
Rajeshwari's astrologer, and further, he plans to arrange for his sister's marriage
with Rajeshwari's son. Saravanan tricks Chinna to act a wealthy businessman named
James Pandian, to which Chinna agrees. Later, Rajeshwari knows the truth about
James. She insults him and his family in front of the whole village and leaves.
Later, she and Gayathri are caught by some goons, but Saravanan saves them and
reconciles with his family.
Cast
Dhanush as Saravanan
Hansika Motwani as Gayathri
Manisha Koirala as Rajeshwari
Vivek as Child Chinna / James Pandiyan / Youth
Ashish Vidyarthi as Devaraj
Sathyan as Chinna's friend
Pattimandram Raja as Saravanan's father
Sriranjani as Saravanan's mother
Dr. Sharmila as Saravanan's sister
Thadi Balaji as Chinna's friend
Cell Murugan as Chinna's friend
Kadhal Dhandapani as Industrialist
Manobala as Rajeshwari's astrologer
Chitti Babu as Rajeshwari's PA
Madhan Bob as Rajeshwari's assistant
Thyagu as Chinna's assistant
Aryan as Aathi
Vichu Vishwanath as Saravanan's brother-in-law
Maran as Ravi
Vaiyapuri
Munnar Ramesh
Jasper
Rajendranath
Baba Bhaskar (special appearance in the song "Onnu Rendu")
Ramesh Thilak (uncredited role)
Erina Andriana (special appearance in the song "onnu Rendu")

Production
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Soundtrack
The soundtrack is scored by Mani Sharma. The audio was launched at Kamarajar
Arangam on 11 March 2011,[4] and telecast on Sun TV on 27 March 2011.[5] The audio
was marketed by Sony Music India.[6]
The song "Ennoda Raasi" was recreated from the 1989 film. The song "Onnu Rendu" was
based on the song "Suppanathi" from the Telugu film Dubai Seenu; and the songs
"Ready Readya" and "Love Love" were based on the songs "Yelageyalaga" and
"Manakanna Podiche'" (respectively) from the Telugu film Parugu. Both Telugu films
were composed by Sharma.[citation needed]
Track listingNo. Title Lyrics Singer(s) Length
1. "Aaru Padai" Viveka Vijay Yesudas, Mukesh Mohamed 04:56
2. "Love Love" (not featured in the film) Snehan Rahul Nambiar, Rita
Thyagarajan 04:41
3. "Onnu Rendu" Pa. Vijay Mukesh Mohamed, Saindhavi 04:23
4. "Ready Readya" Snehan Ranjith, Saindhavi 04:31
5. "Ennoda Raasi" (remix) Gangai Amaran Ranjith 04:26
6. "Ready Readya" (remix) Snehan Ranjith 03:45
7. "Mappillai Theme" (Instrumental) - Ranjith 02:06
Total length: 28:48
Reception
Critical response
Rohit Ramachandran of Nowrunning.com gave it 3/5 stating that the film was Good
entertaining with mixed comedy and action".[7] Pavithra Srinivasan of Rediff.com
gave 2.5 out of 5 describing it a "bad copy of the original", further adding that
it was "just spice, humour, and plenty of silliness thrown in for good
entertainment",[8] while Aravindan D.I. of IANS stated that "it was a Romcom remake
BUT Still requires some moments".[9] N. Venkateswaran The Times of India gave 3 out
of 5 and stated that "If you are among those for whom 'Mappillai' holds a lot of
nostalgia, give the latest version a miss".[10]
Box office
The film was said to have taken a good opening at the box office. At the Mayajaal
multiplex on the ECR, the film had 50 shows per day and had collected a net of
₹25.3 crore (equivalent to ₹52 crore or US$6.2 million in 2023), in its opening
weekend.[11]
References
"Chennai Box Office – April 29 to May 1, 2011". Sify. 4 May 2011. Archived from the
original on 25 April 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
"Mappillai Preview". IndiaGlitz.com. 8 April 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
Singh, Rishi (21 January 2010). "'Ma'nisha-in-law". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved
25 October 2024.
Dhanush [@dhanushkraja] (9 March 2011). "March 11 th mappillai audio ! Mass kuthu
numbers with ennoda raasi remix ! God bless" (Tweet). Retrieved 14 July 2024 – via
Twitter.
Dhanush [@dhanushkraja] (27 March 2011). "hey guys thank u 4 ur feedbacks on
mappillai audio launch show on sun tv ! hopefully the movie will satisfy u all !
god bless :)" (Tweet). Retrieved 14 July 2024 – via Twitter.
"Dhanush's Mappillai audio launched". Sify. 13 March 2011. Archived from the
original on 13 March 2011. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
Ramachandran, Rohit (8 April 2011). "Mappillai Tamil Movie". Nowrunning.com.
Archived from the original on 3 September 2011. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
Srinivasan, Pavithra (8 April 2011). "Mappillai is a bad copy of the original".
Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 20 January 2017. Retrieved 16 September
2011.
D.I., Aravindan (10 April 2011). "'Mappillai' a sloppy remake". Sify. IANS.
Archived from the original on 20 October 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
Venkateswaran, N (16 April 2011). "Mappillai". The Times of India. Archived from
the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
"Mappillai takes a super opening". Sify. 13 April 2011. Archived from the
original on 15 April 2011. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
External links
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Films directed by Suraj
Moovendhar (1998) Kunguma Pottu Gounder (2001) Military (2003) Thalai Nagaram
(2006) Marudhamalai (2007) Padikkadavan (2009) Mappillai (2011) Alex Pandian (2013)
Sakalakala Vallavan (2015) Kaththi Sandai (2016) Naai Sekar Returns (2022)
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Mappillai (transl. Son-in-law / Bridegroom) is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language masala

Erina Andriana (special appearance in the song "onnu Rendu")

Mappillai at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata

Films directed by Suraj

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