Mappillai Sir Explained

Director:D. S. Balagan
Screenplay:D. S. Balagan
Story:Balachandra Menon
Producer:T. Subbulakshmi
Starring:Visu
Mohan
Rekha
Cinematography:V. Ramamurthy
Editing:Ganesh–Kumar
Music:Shankar–Ganesh
Studio:Lakshmi Raja Films
Country:India
Language:Tamil

Mappillai Sir is a 1988 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film written and directed by D. S. Balagan from a story by Balachandra Menon. The film stars Visu, Mohan and Rekha. A remake of the 1983 Malayalam film Karyam Nissaram, It was released on 12 August 1988.

Plot

Varadarajan is a trained attorney who does not practice due to having promised his father-in-law when he married his wife. They have two daughters. His neighbour is a retired Army Colonel who has health issues, is married to Sumithra. The daughters marry their lovers with their father's consent, despite their mother's disapproval. The story then focuses on their reconciliation.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by the duo Shankar–Ganesh, with lyrics by Idhaya Chandran.[1]

Release and reception

Mappillai Sir was released on 12 August 1988.[2] 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] Jayamanmadhan of Kalki criticised the film for its writing, likening it to a car being driven without a brake.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Maapillai Saar Tamil Film LP Vinyl Record by Shankar Ganesh . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231128050120/https://mossymart.com/product/maapillai-saar-tamil-film-lp-vinyl-record-by-shankar-ganesh/ . 28 November 2023 . 17 February 2022 . Mossymart.
  2. News: 12 August 1988 . Mappillai Sir . 26 March 2020 . . 4 . Google News Archive.
  3. News: NKS . 12 August 1988 . Maappillai Saar . 26 March 2020 . . 5 . Google News Archive.
  4. ஜெயமன்மதன் . Subha (writers) . 4 September 1988 . மாப்பிள்ளை சார் . dead . https://archive.today/20220730052751/https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1988/sep/04-09-1988/p17.jpg . 30 July 2022 . 21 February 2023 . . 17 . Ta.