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Marikozhundhu

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Marikozhundhu
Directed byPudhiyavan
Written byPudhiyavan
Produced byP. Mahendar
T. M. N. Karunanidhi
Starring
CinematographyViswanatha Rai
Edited byK. R. Krishnan
Music byDeva
Production
company
A. K. M. Creations
Release date
  • 3 May 1991 (1991-05-03)
Running time
120 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Marikozhundhu (transl.Artemisia pallens) is a 1991 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Pudhiyavan, an erstwhile assistant of Bharathiraja. The film stars Ramesh Aravind and Aishwarya, with Manorama, Vinu Chakravarthy, Nassar, Goundamani and Senthil playing supporting roles. It was released on 3 May 1991.[1]

Plot

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The film starts with the modern girl Chithra and her father Seenu getting off the train in a small village called Marikozhundhupatti. The villagers receive them with a lot of respect because of her late mother Marikozhundhu, Chithra is surprised by the welcome. Chithra's father finally tells what happened in the past.

Marikozhundhu lived a precarious life with her grandmother. Marikozhundhu was a kind-hearted person but she was not a good-looking woman, her dream was to get married as soon as possible. Seenu was a college student who lived with his mother in the city, for the holiday he always went to his father's village. There, Seenu was intrigued by the stubborn Marikozhundhu and he smiled each time he saw her, Marikozhundhu thought he loved her. Afterwards, the two had a sexual intercourse in the fields. At the village court, the elders arranged their marriage the next day. The day of the marriage, Marikozhundhu realized that Seenu seemed to dislike her and stopped the marriage. Seenu was in fact in love with his childhood sweetheart Uma. Seenu's father wanted his son to marry Uma, but his mother wanted her son to marry Marikozhundhu. Shortly after, Marikozhundhu became pregnant and her grandmother died.

One year later, Marikozhundhu gave birth to a baby girl. Seenu's father begged her to leave the village so that his son could marry Uma without any remorse. Marikozhundhu and her baby girl left the village, she then listened that the local factory owner had dumped toxic mercury waste from his factory into the village water. The village was close to celebrate a water ceremony, so Marikozhundhu tried to stop it but nobody believed her. Marikozhundhu had no choice than to drink the contaminated water thus she died. Seenu tied the thaali around her neck (synonym of marriage) just before she died.

Chithra breaks into tears after hearing the flashback, and she feels very proud of her late mother.

Cast

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Soundtrack

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The soundtrack was composed by Deva.[2][3]

Song Singer(s) Lyrics Duration
"Kannadhasane Kannadhasane" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra Kamakodiyan 4:36
"Yea Paatudhan" S. Janaki 4:37
"Enakenna Kuraichal" S. P. Sailaja Vaali 4:41
"Poonkuyil Nitham" K. S. Chithra 4:15
"Aalamarama Aalamarama" Deva 1:13
"Theene Theraviyame" K. S. Chithra 1:02
"Thoda Thoda" K. S. Chithra, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam Kamakodiyan 5:02
"Andraadam En Manam" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam Vaali 5:03
"Thulluvadho Elamai" S. Janaki 0:41

References

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  1. ^ "மரிக்கொழுந்து / Marikozhundhu (1991)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 27 December 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Marikolundhu (1991)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 16 February 2024. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Namma Ooru Poovatha - Marikozhundhu ( Tamil Vinyl Record by: Deva )". lakshmimusicshop.com. Archived from the original on 16 February 2024. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
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