Malathi (film)

Malathi is a 1970 Indian Tamil-language drama film written, produced and directed by K. S. Gopalakrishnan. The film stars Gemini Ganesan, B. Saroja Devi and Ravichandran.

Malathi
Poster
Directed byK. S. Gopalakrishnan
Screenplay byK. S. Gopalakrishnan
Story byGomathi Subramaniyam
Produced byK. S. Gopalakrishnan
StarringGemini Ganesan
B. Saroja Devi
Ravichandran
CinematographyK. S. Prasad
Music byM. S. Viswanathan
Production
company
Chitra Productions
Release date
1970
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Plot

Malathi, a young woman from a wealthy family, pursues MBBS in a medical college, where she meets Balu, a senior student. They fall in love, but due to her family circumstances, they are unable to marry; Malathi ends up marrying Rajan, a relative, who is addicted to drinking and drugs. She decides to reform him, and the rest of the film deals with whether she succeeds in her endeavour or not.

Cast

Production

Malathi was produced and directed by K. S. Gopalakrishnan. The screenplay, written by him, was based on a story by Gomathi Subramaniam.[1][2] Cinematography was handled by K. S. Prasad.[1]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, who was assisted by Govardhanam and Joseph Krishna. The lyrics were written by Kannadasan, and the playback singers were S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Sirkazhi Govindarajan, T. M. Soundararajan, L. R. Eswari and P. Susheela.[1][3]

Release and reception

The film was moderately successful. Film historian Randor Guy praised the performances of Ganesan, Saroja Devi and Ravichandran, along with Prasad's cinematography.[1]

References
  1. Guy, Randor (18 May 2017). "Malathi (1970)". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 1 February 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  2. Film News Anandan (2004). Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru [Tamil film history and its achievements] (in Tamil). Chennai: Sivagami Publishers. Archived from the original on 8 April 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  3. "Malathi songs". tamilsongslyrics123. Archived from the original on 8 August 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
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