Mullum Malarum (1978)

 ●  Tamil ● 2 hrs 23 mins

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Powerful and poignant, this exquisitely crafted drama revolves around the twists and turns in the life of the short- tempered Kali (Rajnikant), who is a worker at a power station and possessively protects his sister Valli (Shobha). In a clash with the new engineer, Kumaran (Babu), he is fired, gets drunk and loses his hand in an accident. Encouraged by Kali’s wife Manga (Jayalakshmi), Kumaran forms a relationship with Kali’s sister and Kali eventually matures enough to realise he cannot monopolise her for ever.
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Cast: Jaya Lakshmi, Rajinikanth

Crew: J Mahendran (Director), Balu Mahendra (Director of Photography), Ilaiyaraaja (Music Director)

Rating: U (India)

Genres: Drama, Family

Release Dates: 15 Aug 1978 (India)

Tamil Name: முள்ளும் மலரும்

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Did you know? This film won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film and the Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Film, and Rajinikanth won the Arima Sangam Award for Best Actor, as well as a special prize for Best Actor at the Tamil Nadu State Film Awards. Read More
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as Manga
as Kali
as Kumaran
as Valli
as Murugesa

Direction

Director

Production

Producer

Camera and Electrical

Director of Photography

Editorial

Editor
Film Type:
Feature
Language:
Tamil
Colour Info:
Color
Frame Rate:
24 fps
Aspect Ratio:
2.39:1 (Scope)
Stereoscopy:
No
Tracklist

Music Director: Ilaiyaraaja
Lyricist: Kannadasan
Playback Singer: KJ Yesudas

Music Director: Ilaiyaraaja
Playback Singer: Jency Anthony

Music Director: Ilaiyaraaja
Lyricist: Gangai Amaran
Playback Singer: SP Balasubramaniam

Music Director: Ilaiyaraaja
Lyricist: Gangai Amaran
Playback Singer: Vani Jayaram
Movie Connection(s):
Dubbed into: Mullu Puvvu (Telugu)
Remade as: Pyari Behna (Hindi)
Remade as: Venalil Oru Mazha (Malayalam)
Trivia:
The film marks J. Mahendran's directorial debut.

This film won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film and the Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Film, and Rajinikanth won the Arima Sangam Award for Best Actor, as well as a special prize for Best Actor at the Tamil Nadu State Film Awards.

The film was a major breakthrough for Rajinikanth, whose performance as Kali received unanimous praise and is widely considered to be the best performance of his career.

The production of this film was deeply troubled; Chettiar was opposed to casting Rajinikanth as the lead protagonist because of his dark skin and tendency to portray villainous characters at the time, but Mahendran refused to direct this movie without Rajinikanth and after a vehement dispute between him and Chettiar ensued, the latter eventually gave in.