Mayor Meenakshi

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Mayor Meenakshi
Mayor Meenakshi.jpg
Poster
Directed byMadurai Thirumaran
Story bySuki Subramaniam
Starring Jaishankar
K. R. Vijaya
CinematographyRamachandran
Edited byS. P. S. Veerappa
Music by M. S. Viswanathan
Production
company
Ashok Brothers
Release date
1976
Running time
155 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Mayor Meenakshi is a 1976 Indian Tamil-language drama film, directed by Madurai Thirumaran. The film story was written by Suki Subramaniyam. Music was by M. S. Viswanathan. It stars K. R. Vijaya playing the title role, with Jaishankar, V. K. Ramasamy and Cho. Vijayakumar and Sripriya make cameo appearances.

Contents

Plot

The film revolves around Meenakshi, who rises from an ordinary housewife to become a Mayor and the trials and tribulations she faces to maintain a balance at work and at home.

Cast

Production

According to historian Vamanan, Mayor Meenakshi established K. R. Vijaya as the "ideal mother figure", prior to which she appeared mainly in "family-centric films". [1]

Soundtrack

Music was by M. S. Viswanathan. Songs were written by Kannadasan and Vaali. [2]

SongSingerLength
"Evalo Oru Pennam Aval Naan" P. Susheela 04:28
"Thirumurugan Aruginile Valli Kurathi" P. Jayachandran, Vani Jairam 04:40
"Kodi Vitta Siru Mullai Malare"Vani Jairam04:00
"Kanden Kalyana Penn Pondra" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela04:45
"Irundha Nalla Iru Ini"Vani Jairam, M. S. Viswanathan [3] 04:03

Reception

Kanthan of Kalki in his review felt that the screenplay and script was weak. [4]

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References

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  2. "Mayor Meenatchi". Tamil Songs Lyrics. Archived from the original on 28 September 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
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