Manamagale Vaa

Manamagale Vaa (transl. Come, my bride) is a 1988 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Panchu Arunachalam in his directorial debut. The film stars Prabhu and Radhika. It was released on 25 November 1988.^[1] The film was remade in Telugu as Idem Pellam Baboi (1990) and in Kannada as Halli Rambhe Belli Bombe (1991).^{[citation needed]}

Manamagale Vaa
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Panchu Arunachalam
Written by	Panchu Arunachalam
Produced by	B. H. Rajannah
Starring	Prabhu Radhika
Cinematography	Rajarajan
Edited by	N. Chandran
Music by	Ilaiyaraaja
Production company	Rajaa Enterprises
Release date	25 November 1988 (1988-11-25)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

Balu is an eligible bachelor, looking for a wife. With a picture perfect woman in mind, he insults and rejects many women. Meanwhile, Chitra is looking for a way to reconcile her sister Geetha's marriage with her husband. Geetha has been sent to her parents' home for s fault that's not hers. Chitra figures that the most appropriate way to settle scores with her sister's in-laws is by marrying Balu, as Geetha is married to Balu's brother. She disguises herself as a village belle, Rajathi and enters Balu's life. After marriage, Balu is traumatised by her ignorance, but Rajathi falls in love with him. Meanwhile, Rajathi's suitor from the village hatches a plan to bring her back from her husband and marry her forcibly. Balu, on the other hand, decides to divorce Rajathi. Chitra decides to unveil her mask now, but will her plan succeed or boomerang?

Cast

• Prabhu as Balu
• Radhika as Chitra and Rajathi
• Goundamani as Gounder
• Chinni Jayanth
• P. R. Varalakshmi
• V. K. Ramasamy
• S. S. Chandran
• Gandhimathi
• Kovai Sarala as Ponni
• Vennira Aadai Moorthy
• Soorya as Geetha
• Oru Viral Krishna Rao
• Idichapuli Selvaraj
• Charle
• Omakuchi Narasimhan
• Typist Gopu
• Manorama
• Sudha

Production

Manamagale Vaa is the directorial debut of Panchu Arunachalam, and was initially titled Kothandarama Reddi.^[2]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.^[3][4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Aavaram Poovai"	Panchu Arunachalam	P. Susheela	4:27
2.	"Kannimanam"	Panchu Arunachalam	S. Janaki	4:23
3.	"Ponmaanai Polaadum"	Panchu Arunachalam	Malaysia Vasudevan, K. S. Chithra	4:32
4.	"Tell Me"	Vaali	Arunmozhi	4:23
5.	"Thanniya Thorandhu"	Panchu Arunachalam	K. S. Chithra	4:18
Total length:				22:03

Reception

The Indian Express appreciated the film for reversing the "Taming of the shrew" formula.^[5] P. S. S. of Kalki appreciated the film for its comedy.^[6]