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. It was released on 28 May 1976.[1]
| Mayor Meenakshi | |
|---|---|
 Poster | |
| Directed by | Madurai Thirumaran |
| Story by | Suki Subramaniam |
| Starring | Jaishankar K. R. Vijaya |
| Cinematography | Ramachandran |
| Edited by | S. P. S. Veerappa |
| Music by | M. S. Viswanathan |
Production company | Ashok Brothers |
Release date |
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Running time | 155 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
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The film revolves around Meenakshi, who rises from an ordinary housewife to become mayor and the trials and tribulations she faces to maintain a balance at work and at home.
Cast
edit- K. R. Vijaya
- Jaishankar
- Vijayakumar
- Sripriya
- M. N. Rajam
- Manorama
- V. K. Ramasamy
- Cho
- Thengai Srinivasan
- Suruli Rajan
- Baby Rohini
- V. S. Raghavan
- K. Kannan
- K. V. Udaiyappa
- A. Veerasamy
- Shanmugam
- Typist Gopu
- Rowdy Rathinam
- T. K. S. Natarajan
- Subburaman
Production
editAccording to historian Vamanan, Mayor Meenakshi established K. R. Vijaya as the "ideal mother figure", prior to which she appeared mainly in "family-centric films".[2] Some scenes were shot at Kashmir.[3]
Soundtrack
editMusic was by M. S. Viswanathan. Songs were written by Kannadasan and Vaali.[4]
| Song | Singer | Length |
|---|---|---|
| "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 Jairam | 04:00 |
| "Kanden Kalyana Penn Pondra" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela | 04:45 |
| "Irundha Nalla Iru Ini" | Vani Jairam, M. S. Viswanathan[5] | 04:03 |
Reception
editKanthan of Kalki in his review felt that the screenplay and script was weak.[6]
References
edit- ^ "மேயர் மீனாட்சி". Navamani (in Tamil). 27 May 1976. p. 4. Retrieved 28 July 2024 – via Endangered Archives Programme.
- ^ Vamanan (17 May 2016). "Makeover still a man's move in Tamil films". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 28 September 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
- ^ "காஷ்மீரில் 'மேயர் மீனாட்சி'". Navamani (in Tamil). 8 June 1974. p. 4. Retrieved 23 July 2024 – via Endangered Archives Programme.
- ^ "Mayor Meenatchi". Tamil Songs Lyrics. Archived from the original on 28 September 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
- ^ "திரையிசையின் மென்முகம்". Dinamalar (in Tamil). 16 August 2015. Archived from the original on 28 September 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
- ^ காந்தன் (13 June 1976). "மேயர் மீனாட்சி". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 59. Archived from the original on 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.