Malathi (film)

Malathi (/mɑːləθi/) is a 1970 Indian Tamil-language drama film written, produced and directed by K. S. Gopalakrishnan. The film stars Gemini Ganesan, B. Saroja Devi and Ravichandran. It was released on 29 October 1970.

Malathi
Poster
Directed by	K. S. Gopalakrishnan
Screenplay by	K. S. Gopalakrishnan
Story by	Gomathi Subramaniyam
Produced by	K. S. Gopalakrishnan
Starring	Gemini Ganesan B. Saroja Devi Ravichandran
Cinematography	K. S. Prasad
Music by	M. S. Viswanathan
Production company	Chitra Productions
Release date	29 October 1970 (1970-10-29)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

Malathi, a young woman from a wealthy family, pursues MBBS in a medical college, where she meets Balu, a senior student. They fall in love, but due to her family's circumstances, they are unable to marry; Malathi ends up marrying Rajan, a relative, who is addicted to drinking and drugs. She decides to reform him, and the rest of the film deals with whether she succeeds in her endeavour or not.

Cast

• Gemini Ganesan as Dr. Balu
• Ravichandran as Ananth
• B. Saroja Devi as Malathi
• Major Sundarrajan as Sundaresan
• S. Varalakshmi as Gowri
• V. Gopalakrishnan as Chandrasekaran
• K. Sarangapani as Marthandan
• Nagesh as Natraj
• Thengai Srinivasan as Vaithuvali Mama
• Ushanandini as Chandra
• Jayakumari as Devika
• Radhika

Production

Malathi was produced and directed by K. S. Gopalakrishnan. The screenplay, written by him, was based on a story by Gomathi Subramaniam.^[1][2] Cinematography was handled by K. S. Prasad.^[1]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, who was assisted by Govardhanam and Joseph Krishna. The lyrics were written by Kannadasan.^[1][3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Chit Chit"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela
2.	"Karpanaiyo"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela
3.	"Enge En"	T. M. Soundararajan, L. R. Eswari

Release and reception

The film was released on 29 October 1970,^[4] and became moderately successful.^[1]