Maria My Darling

Maria My Darling
VCD cover in Kannada
Directed by	Durai
Written by	Thirumathi S. Madhu N. Bhaskar (dialogues)
Produced by	Thirumathi S. Madhu
Starring	Kamal Haasan Sripriya
Cinematography	V. Ranga
Edited by	M. Vellasami
Music by	Shankar–Ganesh
Production company	Durgeswari Films
Release dates	14 November 1980 (1980-11-14)(Kannada) 19 December 1980 (1980-12-19)(Tamil) [1]
Country	India
Languages	Kannada Tamil

Maria My Darling is a 1980 Indian action thriller film directed by Durai, starring Kamal Haasan and Sripriya. ^[2] The film was made as a bilingual and was shot in both Kannada and Tamil. ^[3]

Plot

Maria, a bold woman, searches for and seeks revenge against the person who killed her mother.

Cast

• Kamal Haasan as Raghu
• Sripriya as Maria
• R. N. Sudarshan as CBI officer Stephen
• K. Natraj

Kannada version

• Vajramuni as Shyam "Raja"
• Shivaram as Sundar Rao
• M. P. Shankar as Maria's father
• Udaykumar as Mahadeva "Ramdas"
• Balakrishna as Krishnappa
• Baby Indira
• Kunigal Nagabhushan as waiter

Tamil version

• Srikanth
• Ravikanth
• Thengai Srinivasan
• V. S. Raghavan
• Major Sundarrajan
• Jayamalini

Production

The film was shot in Bangalore. ^[4]

Soundtrack

Shankar–Ganesh composed the music for the soundtracks with Tamil lyrics penned by Kannadasan, Aalangudi Somu and Pulamaipithan. Kannada lyrics penned by Chi. Udayashankar.

Tamil ^[5]

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Maria My Darling"	Kannadasan	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
2.	"Rasathi Pakka Aasai"	Pulamaipithan	Kamal Haasan
3.	"Vaanga Naina"	Kannadasan	S. Janaki
4.	"Unnaithan Enni"	Kannadasan	S. Janaki
5.	"Yen Indha"	Aalangudi Somu	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jairam
6.	"Sowkiyama"

Kannada ^{[6] [7]}

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Maria My Darling" (Version 1)	Chi. Udayashankar	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	6:31
2.	"Obba Ninge"	Chi. Udayashankar	Kamal Haasan	5:57
3.	"Naanindhu"	Chi. Udayashankar	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jairam	4:53
4.	"Hoovanthe Naanu Olidaaga"	Chi. Udayashankar	S. Janaki	9:09
5.	"Maria My Darling" (Version 2)	Chi. Udayashankar	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	4:29
6.	"Maria My Darling" (Version 3)	Chi. Udayashankar	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	5:10

Reception

The film was a box-office bomb. ^[8]

References

1. "Maria My Darling (1980)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 27 December 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
2. "Kamal Haasan's many talents". Rediff.com . 29 May 2008. slide 3. Archived from the original on 4 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
3. "From 'Kokila' to 'Rama Shama Bhama': Five Kamal Haasan Kannada movies". The Times of India . 4 September 2020. Archived from the original on 13 October 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
4. ""Bangalore is a happening place"". Sify . Archived from the original on 5 February 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
5. "Maria My Darling Tamil Film Super 7 EP Vinyl Record by Shankar Ganesh". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 4 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
6. "Mariya My Darling (1980) Kannada Super Hit Film LP Vinyl Record by Shankar Ganesh". Disco Music Center. Archived from the original on 4 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
7. "Maria My Darling (1980)". Music India Online. Archived from the original on 4 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
8. Shiva Kumar, S. (3 January 1982). "Durai on decline". Mid-Day . p. 29. Archived from the original on 10 July 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2020– via Twitter.

External links

• Maria, My Darling (Tamil) at IMDb
• Maria, My Darling (Kannada) at IMDb