''Mappillai Sir'' () is a 1988 Indian

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film written and directed by D. S. Balagan from a story by

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. The film stars

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, Mohan and

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. A remake of the 1983

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film '' Karyam Nissaram'', It was released on 12 August 1988.

Plot

Varadarajan is a trained attorney who does not practice due to a promise he made his father-in-law when he married his wife. They have two daughters. His neighbour is a retired Army Colonel who has health issues and is married to Sumithra. The daughters marry their lovers with their father's consent, despite their mother's disapproval. The story then focuses on their reconciliation.

Cast

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by the duo

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, with lyrics by Idhaya Chandran.

Release and reception

''Mappillai Sir'' was released on 12 August 1988. NKS of ''

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'' wrote, "The ''Maappillai Saar'' objective is the taming of the arrogant Jayanthi ..The taming of the shrew line having exhausted itself midway, the film occupies itself with an assortment of cooked up conflicts". Jayamanmadhan of ''

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'' criticised the film for its writing, likening it to a car being driven without a brake.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, id=7567422 1980s Indian films 1980s Tamil-language films 1988 comedy-drama films 1988 films Films scored by Shankar–Ganesh Indian comedy-drama films Tamil remakes of Malayalam films Tamil-language Indian films