| Oor Mariyadhai | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | K. S. Ravikumar |
| Screenplay by | K. S. Ravikumar |
| Story by | R. N. Kumaresan |
| Produced by | R. B. Choudary |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Ashok Rajan |
| Edited by | K. Thanikachalam |
| Music by | Deva |
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Release date |
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Running time | 148 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Oor Mariyadhai (transl. Respect of the village) is a 1992 IndianTamil-languagedrama film directed byK. S. Ravikumar. The film starsSarathkumar,Sasikala,Napoleon andAnand. It revolves around Rathnavelu (Sarathkumar), who is in love with Rasathi (Sasikala) who, however, loves Kannan (Anand). When her mother discovers this fact she gets her forcefully married to Rathnavelu leading to Kannan committing suicide and his brother swearing revenge. The film, produced byR. B. Choudary, was released on 1 May 1992.
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Rathnavelu is a respected man in his village, whereas Veerapandi, a womaniser, is hated by everyone. Rathnavelu loves his niece Rasathi, while his cousin Kamachi loves him. Kannan, Veerapandi's brother, returns to his village after studying in the city. Kannan and Rasathi fall in love with each other.
In the past, Rasathi's father Chinna Raja won the village's prestige price for the first time. The angry Muthupandi Thevar, Veerapandi's father, could not bear it, so he tried to kill Chinna Raja, and they finally killed each other.
Knowing the relationship between Kannan and Rasathi, Rasathi's mother forces her brother Rathnavelu to marry Rasathi. The next day, Kannan is found hanged. Rasathi is still shocked by her lover's death, and Veerapandi only wants to take revenge on Rathnavelu's family. What transpires later forms the crux of the story.
The music was composed byDeva, with lyrics by Kalidasan.[1][2] The song "Unna Naan Thottathukku" was originally composed for the filmAdhikaalai Subavelai which never released.[3]
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ethirveetu Jannal" | Malaysia Vasudevan, Krishnaraj | 5:24 |
| 2. | "Kichchali Samba" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam,K. S. Chithra | 5:03 |
| 3. | "Malaruthu" | K. S. Chithra,S. A. Rajkumar | 4:56 |
| 4. | "Mariyadai Ullavan" | K. S. Chithra | 5:05 |
| 5. | "Palapalanguthu Thalathalanguthu" | Swarnalatha,S. P. Sailaja | 5:08 |
| 6. | "Unna Naan Thottathukku" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 4:30 |
| Total length: | 30:06 | ||
Oor Mariyadhai was released on 1 May 1992.[4] C. R. K. ofKalki wrote even though name of the characters, locations, making, actors, screenplay will get changed, the story will remain the same.[5]