''Manamagale Vaa'' () is a 1988 Indian

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film written and directed by

Panchu Arunachalam Panchanathan Arunachalam (22 March 1941 – 9 August 2016) was an Indian writer, director, producer and lyricist who worked in the Tamil cinema. He was mentored by poet Kannadasan who was his uncle. He also worked as a lyricist in the Tami ...

in his directorial debut. The film stars

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and

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. It was released on 25 November 1988. The film was remade in

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as ''Idem Pellam Baboi'' (1990) and in

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as ''

Halli Rambhe Belli Bombe ''Halli Rambhe Belli Bombe'' () is a 1991 Indian Kannada-language romantic comedy film directed by M. S. Rajashekar, based on the 1988 Tamil film '' Manamagale Vaa'' and produced by M. P. Shankar. The film stars Malashri and Chi. Guru Dutt. ...

'' (1991).

Plot

Balu is an eligible bachelor, looking for a wife. With a picture perfect woman in mind, he insults and rejects many women. Meanwhile, Chitra is looking for a way to reconcile her sister Geetha's marriage with her husband. Geetha has been sent to her parents' home for s fault that's not hers. Chitra figures that the most appropriate way to settle scores with her sister's in-laws is by marrying Balu, as Geetha is married to Balu's brother. She disguises herself as a village belle, Rajathi and enters Balu's life. After marriage, Balu is traumatised by her ignorance, but Rajathi falls in love with him. Meanwhile, Rajathi's suitor from the village hatches a plan to bring her back from her husband and marry her forcibly. Balu, on the other hand, decides to divorce Rajathi. Chitra decides to unveil her mask now, but will her plan succeed or boomerang?

Cast

Production

''Manamagale Vaa'' is the directorial debut of Panchu Arunachalam, and was initially titled ''Kothandarama Reddi''.

Soundtrack

The music was composed by

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Reception

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'' appreciated the film for reversing the "Taming of the shrew" formula. P. S. S. of ''

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'' appreciated the film for its comedy.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title 1980s Indian films 1980s Tamil-language films 1988 directorial debut films 1988 films 1988 romantic comedy films Films directed by Panchu Arunachalam Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja Films with screenplays by Panchu Arunachalam Indian romantic comedy films Tamil films remade in other languages Tamil-language Indian films