| Karpoora Mullai | |
|---|---|
 Poster | |
| Directed by | Fazil |
| Written by | Fazil |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Anandakuttan |
| Edited by | T.R.Sekhar |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
Production company | Ilayaraja Creations |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Karpoora Mullai is a 1991 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Fazil, starring Amala, Raja and Srividya. [1] The bilingual film was simultaneously shot in Malayalam as Ente Sooryaputhrikku . [2]
Maya (Amala) is a spoiled child of a rich man as she always creates issues in her hostel as well as in college. One day along with her friends, she decides to make fun of Dr. Srinivas (Raja), but the doctor in turn insults her saying that she is a fatherless child. Shocked Maya understands her childish behavior and attempts suicide, but the doctor saves her and she gets back to normal. She however starts loving the doctor and she also decides to find out who her father is and finally she discovers that her father had adopted her when she was a baby and her biological mother was K. S Vasundhara Devi (Srividya), a famous singer. She tries her very best to make her mom accept her. Finally her mother accepts her, but before she makes this news public, Vasundhara Devi is murdered by her administration employees for her wealth. Maya kills her mother's killer and she is sentenced to a lifetime imprisonment. Srinivas marries Maya while she serves her sentence.
The soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja. [3]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Karpoora Mullai" | Ilaiyaraaja | K. S. Chithra | 5:00 |
| 2. | "Poonkaaviyam I" | Vaali | P. Susheela | 4:43 |
| 3. | "Vaama Vaa" | Ilaiyaraaja | K. S. Chithra | 4:37 |
| 4. | "Poonkaaviyam II" | Vaali | K. J. Yesudas, P. Susheela, K. S. Chithra | 4:43 |
| 5. | "Shree Siva" | P. Leela | 4:40 | |
| Total length: | 23:43 | |||
N. Krishnaswamy of The Indian Express called it "Alternatively vibrant and serious [..] built up well by director Fazil [..]". [4]
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