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{{Short description|1990 film by Pratap Pothen}}
{{Short description|1990 film by Pratap Pothen}}
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{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name = My Dear Marthandan
| name = My Dear Marthandan
| image = My Dear Marthandan.jpg
| image = My Dear Marthandan.jpg
| border = no
| caption = Poster
| caption = Poster
| director = [[Pratap Pothen]]
| director = [[Pratap Pothen]]
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| producer = Santhi Narayanasamy<br />C. T. Manohar
{{Infobox | decat = yes | child = yes | label1= Dialogue by | data1 = R. P. Viswam }}
| screenplay = Pratap Pothen
| screenplay = Pratap Pothen
| story = [[G. M. Kumar]]
| story = [[G. M. Kumar]]
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| producer = Santhi Narayanasamy<br />C. T. Manohar
| starring = {{ubl|[[Prabhu (actor)|Prabhu]]|[[Khushbu Sundar|Khusbhu]]}}
| starring = {{ubl|[[Prabhu (actor)|Prabhu]]|[[Khushbu Sundar|Khushbu]]}}
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| music = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| cinematography = [[Ashok Kumar (cinematographer)|Ashok Kumar]]
| cinematography = [[Ashok Kumar (cinematographer)|Ashok Kumar]]
| editing = {{ubl|[[B. Lenin]]|[[V. T. Vijayan]]}}
| editing = {{ubl|[[B. Lenin]]|[[V. T. Vijayan]]}}
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| music = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| studio = [[Sivaji Productions]]
| studio = [[Sivaji Productions]]
| distributor =
| released = {{film date|1990|8|24|df=y}}
| released = {{film date|1990|8|24|df=y}}
| runtime =
| runtime = 114 minutes
| country = India
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| language = Tamil
}}
}}
'''''My Dear Marthandan''''' is a 1990 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film starring [[Prabhu (actor)|Prabhu]] and [[Khushbu Sundar|Khusbhu]]. The film was produced by [[Sivaji Productions]] and directed by [[Pratap Pothen]].It was remade in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] as ''[[Raja Vikramarka]]'' (1990).The film is based on the 1988 American film ''[[Coming to America]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 March 2021 |title=Eddie Murphy-starrer 'Coming 2 America' to release across Indian screens on March 5 |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/english/2021/mar/04/eddie-murphy-starrer-coming-2-america-to-release-across-indian-screens-on-march-5-2271791.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210304043814/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/english/2021/mar/04/eddie-murphy-starrer-coming-2-america-to-release-across-indian-screens-on-march-5-2271791.html |archive-date=4 March 2021 |access-date=31 March 2021 |website=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref>
'''''My Dear Marthandan''''' is a 1990 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film directed by [[Pratap Pothen]] and produced by [[Sivaji Productions]], starring [[Prabhu (actor)|Prabhu]] and [[Khushbu Sundar|Khushbu]]. It is loosely based on the 1988 American film ''[[Coming to America]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |date=4 March 2021 |title=Eddie Murphy-starrer 'Coming 2 America' to release across Indian screens on March 5 |work=[[The New Indian Express]] |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/english/2021/mar/04/eddie-murphy-starrer-coming-2-america-to-release-across-indian-screens-on-march-5-2271791.html |url-status=live |access-date=31 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210304043814/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/english/2021/mar/04/eddie-murphy-starrer-coming-2-america-to-release-across-indian-screens-on-march-5-2271791.html |archive-date=4 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Ramanan |first=V. V. |date=1 December 2012 |title=Cinema Quiz |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Cinema-Quiz/article12190444.ece |url-status=live |access-date=22 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422035204/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Cinema-Quiz/article12190444.ece |archive-date=22 April 2021}}</ref> The film was released on 24 August 1990.


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
{{more plot|date=October 2021}}
Marthandan lives with his parents in a palace. He sets out to Chennai to find a girl. There he meets "Idea Mani", who is very cunning and tries to make money from the innocent Marthandan in comical ways. He meets a girl named Rani in a bakery and befriends her. The rest of the story is about how he tries to win her over and how he understands the value of money.
Marthandan lives with his parents in a palace. He sets out to Chennai to find a girl. There he meets "Idea Mani", who is very cunning and tries to make money from the innocent Marthandan in comical ways. He meets a girl named Rani in a bakery and befriends her. The rest of the story is about how he tries to win her over and how he understands the value of money.


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
{{Cast listing|
{{colbegin}}
* [[Prabhu (actor)|Prabhu]] as Marthandan
* [[Prabhu (actor)|Prabhu]] as Marthandan
* [[Khushbu Sundar|Khusbhu]] as Rani
* [[Khushbu Sundar|Khushbu]] as Rani
* [[Goundamani]] as Idea Mani<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sundar |first=Anusha |date=25 May 2022 |title=On Goundamani's Birthday, Revisiting The Comedian's 10 Iconic, Hilarious Sequences |url=https://silverscreenindia.com/movies/news/on-goundamanis-birthday-revisiting-the-comedians-10-iconic-hilarious-sequences/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221025133325/https://silverscreenindia.com/movies/news/on-goundamanis-birthday-revisiting-the-comedians-10-iconic-hilarious-sequences/ |archive-date=25 October 2022 |access-date=25 October 2022 |website=Silverscreen India}}</ref>
* [[Goundamani]] as Idea Mani
* [[S. S. Chandran]] as Maharaja
* [[S. S. Chandran]] as Maharaja
* [[Nizhalgal Ravi]] as Pankaj
* [[Nizhalgal Ravi]] as Pankaj
* [[Kovai Sarala]] as Maharani
* [[Kovai Sarala]] as Maharani
* [[Venniradai Moorthy]] as Hotel Owner
* [[Vennira Aadai Moorthy]] as Hotel Owner
* [[Thyagu (actor)|Thyagu]] as Kattupanni
* [[Thyagu (actor)|Thyagu]] as Kattupanni
* [[Pandu (actor)|Pandu]]
* [[Pandu (actor)|Pandu]] as Umapathy
* [[Kumarimuthu]] as Teacher
* [[Kumarimuthu]] as Teacher
* [[Kullamani]]
* [[Kullamani]]
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* [[Disco Shanti]]
* [[Disco Shanti]]
* [[Ponnambalam (actor)|Ponnambalam]]
* [[Ponnambalam (actor)|Ponnambalam]]
* [[Subbu Panchu Arunachalam]] as the man who teases Rani (uncredited)
* [[Ramkumar Ganesan]] (Guest appearance)
* [[Ramkumar Ganesan]] (Guest appearance)
}}
{{colend}}


==Production==
According to Khushbu, the film's climax was shot at Sholinganallur, Chennai.<ref>{{cite web |last=Kushboo |author-link=Khushbu Sundar |date=24 August 2015 |title=Bring back Madras in our movies |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/supplement/story/20150824-bring-back-madras-in-our-movies-820259-2015-08-12 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240715132333/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/supplement/story/20150824-bring-back-madras-in-our-movies-820259-2015-08-12 |archive-date=15 July 2024 |access-date=15 July 2024 |website=[[India Today]]}}</ref>
== Soundtrack ==
== Soundtrack ==
The soundtrack was composed by [[Ilaiyaraaja]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=My Dear Marthandan (1990) |url=http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=t0000107 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120110071906/http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=T0000107 |archive-date=10 January 2012 |access-date=16 February 2012 |website=[[Raaga.com]]}}</ref>
The soundtrack was composed by [[Ilaiyaraaja]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=My Dear Marthandan (1990) |url=http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=t0000107 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120110071906/http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=T0000107 |archive-date=10 January 2012 |access-date=16 February 2012 |website=[[Raaga.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=My Dear Marthandan Tamil Film LP Vinyl Record by Ilayaraja |url=https://mossymart.com/product/my-dear-marthandan-tamil-film-lp-vinyl-record-by-ilayaraja/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210720073121/https://mossymart.com/product/my-dear-marthandan-tamil-film-lp-vinyl-record-by-ilayaraja/ |archive-date=20 July 2021 |access-date=27 October 2021 |website=Mossymart}}</ref>

{{tracklist
{{Track listing
| headline = Track list
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| extra_column = Singer(s)
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| title1 = Oh Alagu Nilavu
| total_length =
| extra1 = [[Mano (singer)|Mano]]
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| title1 = Oh Alagu Nilavu
| extra1 = [[Mano (singer)|Mano]]
| lyrics1 = [[Piraisoodan]]
| length1 =
| lyrics1 = [[Piraisoodan]]
| length1 =
| title2 = Aaduthu Paar
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| extra2 = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| title2 = Aaduthu Paar
| extra2 = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| lyrics2 = [[Gangai Amaran]]
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| length2 =
⚫
| lyrics2 = [[Gangai Amaran]]
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| title3 = Ilavattam Kai Thattum
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| length2 =
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| extra3 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[S. Janaki]]
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| title3 = Illavattam Kai thattum
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| lyrics3 = [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]]
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| extra3 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[S. Janaki]]
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| length3 =
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| lyrics3 = [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]]
⚫
| title4 = Kalyana Mapillaikku
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| length3 =
⚫
| extra4 = [[S. P. Sailaja]]
⚫
| title4 = Kalyana Mapillaikku
⚫
| lyrics4 = Gangai Amaran
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| extra4 = [[S. P. Sailaja]]
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| length4 =
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| lyrics4 = Gangai Amaran
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| title5 = My Dear Marthandan
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| length4 =
| extra5 = Ilaiyaraaja
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| title5 = My Dear Marthandan
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| lyrics5 = Gangai Amaran
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| extra5 = Ilaiyaraaja
| length5 =
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| lyrics5 = Gangai Amaran
| length5 =
| title6 = Oh Maharaja
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| extra6 = Sasi Rekha
| title6 = Oh Maharaja
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| lyrics6 = Gangai Amaran
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| extra6 = Sasi Rekha
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| length6 =
| lyrics6 = Gangai Amaran
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| title7 = Paakku Vethala
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| length6 =
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| extra7 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
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| title7 = Paakku Vethala
| lyrics7 = Vaali
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| extra7 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
| lyrics7 = Vaali
| length7 =
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| title8 = Satham Varamal
| length7 =
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| extra8 = Mano, [[K. S. Chithra]]
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| title8 = Satham Varamal
| lyrics8 = Vaali
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| extra8 = Mano, [[K. S. Chithra|Chitra]]
| lyrics8 = Vaali
| length8 =
⚫
| title9 = Uttalakadi
| length8 =
| extra9 = Gangai Amaran, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
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| title9 = Uttalakadi
| extra9 = Gangai Amaran, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
| lyrics9 = Gangai Amaran
⚫
| length9 =
| lyrics9 = Gangai Amaran
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| length9 =
}}
}}


== Reception ==
== Release and reception ==
''My Dear Marthandan'' was released on 24 August 1990.<ref>{{Cite news |date=24 August 1990 |title=My Dear Marthandan |page=7 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19900824&printsec=frontpage&hl=en}}</ref> N. Krishnaswamy of ''The Indian Express'' wrote "It has some idealism (message: money cannot buy happiness), it has comical situations abounding and as it is, it is clean, it has engaging music and songs (Ilayaraja) and dance, and it is photographed with an artistry and creativity that only an Ashok Kumar is capable of. It is a technically perfect film that way".<ref name="ie">{{Cite news |last=Krishnaswamy |first=N. |date=31 August 1990 |title=My Dear Marthandan |page=7 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19900831&printsec=frontpage&hl=en}}</ref>
''My Dear Marthandan'' was released on 24 August 1990.<ref>{{Cite news |date=24 August 1990 |title=My Dear Marthandan |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19900824&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=31 March 2021 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |pages=7 |via=[[Google News Archive]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> N. Krishnaswamy of ''[[The Indian Express]]'' wrote, "It has some idealism (message: money cannot buy happiness), it has comical situations abounding and as it is, it is clean, it has engaging music and songs (Ilayaraja) and dance, and it is photographed with an artistry and creativity that only an Ashok Kumar is capable of. It is a technically perfect film that way".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Krishnaswamy |first=N. |date=31 August 1990 |title=My Dear Marthandan |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19900831&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=27 February 2019 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |pages=7 |via=[[Google News Archive]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Ravi, writing for ''[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]]'', said the film's plus points were the cinematography and music.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=ரவி |date=9 September 1990 |title=மை டியர் மார்த்தாண்டன் |url=https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1990/sep/09-09-1990/p13.jpg |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220801062705/https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1990/sep/09-09-1990/p13.jpg |archive-date=1 August 2022 |access-date=27 October 2021 |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |page=13 |language=Ta}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|id=0254593}}
* {{IMDb title}}
{{Pratap Pothen}}
{{Pratap Pothen}}


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Latest revision as of 02:25, 10 October 2024

My Dear Marthandan
Poster
Directed byPratap Pothen
Screenplay byPratap Pothen
Story byG. M. Kumar
Produced bySanthi Narayanasamy
C. T. Manohar
Starring
CinematographyAshok Kumar
Edited by
Music byIlaiyaraaja
Production
company
Release date
  • 24 August 1990 (1990-08-24)
Running time
114 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

My Dear Marthandan is a 1990 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Pratap Pothen and produced by Sivaji Productions, starring Prabhu and Khushbu. It is loosely based on the 1988 American film Coming to America.[1][2] The film was released on 24 August 1990.

Plot

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Marthandan lives with his parents in a palace. He sets out to Chennai to find a girl. There he meets "Idea Mani", who is very cunning and tries to make money from the innocent Marthandan in comical ways. He meets a girl named Rani in a bakery and befriends her. The rest of the story is about how he tries to win her over and how he understands the value of money.

Cast

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Production

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According to Khushbu, the film's climax was shot at Sholinganallur, Chennai.[4]

Soundtrack

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The soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.[5][6]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Oh Alagu Nilavu"PiraisoodanMano 
2."Aaduthu Paar"Gangai AmaranIlaiyaraaja 
3."Ilavattam Kai Thattum"VaaliS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki 
4."Kalyana Mapillaikku"Gangai AmaranS. P. Sailaja 
5."My Dear Marthandan"Gangai AmaranIlaiyaraaja 
6."Oh Maharaja"Gangai AmaranSasi Rekha 
7."Paakku Vethala"VaaliS. P. Balasubrahmanyam 
8."Satham Varamal"VaaliMano, K. S. Chithra 
9."Uttalakadi"Gangai AmaranGangai Amaran, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam 

Release and reception

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My Dear Marthandan was released on 24 August 1990.[7] N. Krishnaswamy of The Indian Express wrote, "It has some idealism (message: money cannot buy happiness), it has comical situations abounding and as it is, it is clean, it has engaging music and songs (Ilayaraja) and dance, and it is photographed with an artistry and creativity that only an Ashok Kumar is capable of. It is a technically perfect film that way".[8] Ravi, writing for Kalki, said the film's plus points were the cinematography and music.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Eddie Murphy-starrer 'Coming 2 America' to release across Indian screens on March 5". The New Indian Express. 4 March 2021. Archived from the original on 4 March 2021. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  2. ^ Ramanan, V. V. (1 December 2012). "Cinema Quiz". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 22 April 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  3. ^ Sundar, Anusha (25 May 2022). "On Goundamani's Birthday, Revisiting The Comedian's 10 Iconic, Hilarious Sequences". Silverscreen India. Archived from the original on 25 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  4. ^ Kushboo (24 August 2015). "Bring back Madras in our movies". India Today. Archived from the original on 15 July 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  5. ^ "My Dear Marthandan (1990)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 10 January 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
  6. ^ "My Dear Marthandan Tamil Film LP Vinyl Record by Ilayaraja". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 20 July 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  7. ^ "My Dear Marthandan". The Indian Express. 24 August 1990. p. 7. Retrieved 31 March 2021 – via Google News Archive.
  8. ^ Krishnaswamy, N. (31 August 1990). "My Dear Marthandan". The Indian Express. p. 7. Retrieved 27 February 2019 – via Google News Archive.
  9. ^ ரவி (9 September 1990). "மை டியர் மார்த்தாண்டன்". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 13. Archived from the original on 1 August 2022. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
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