Marakka Mudiyuma?

Marakka Mudiyuma? (transl. Can I Forget?) is a 1966 Indian Tamil-language drama film produced and directed by Murasoli Maran, and written by his uncle M. Karunanidhi. A remake of the Telugu film Santhanam (1955), it stars S. S. Rajendran, Devika, R. Muthuraman and Kanchana, with Cho, S. V. Sahasranamam Major Sundarrajan and S. A. Natarajan in supporting roles. The film was released on 12 August 1966.^[1]

Marakka Mudiyuma?
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Murasoli Maran
Screenplay by	M. Karunanidhi
Produced by	Murasoli Maran
Starring	S. S. Rajendran Devika R. Muthuraman Kanchana
Cinematography	Amirtham
Edited by	R. Devarajan
Music by	T. K. Ramamoorthy
Production company	Mekala Pictures
Release date	12 August 1966 (1966-08-12)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

Cast

• S. S. Rajendran
• Devika
• R. Muthuraman
• Kanchana
• Cho
• S. V. Sahasranamam
• Major Sundarrajan
• K. Sarangapani
• S. A. Natarajan
• A. Karunanidhi
• S. N. Lakshmi
• Master Prabhakar
• T. K. S. Natarajan
• Master Sridhar
• Baby Kanchana
• Thirupathisamy
• Vijayarani
• Suryakala

Production

Marakka Mudiyuma? is a remake of the Telugu film Santhanam (1955).^[2] It was the only film where Devika acted under M. Karunanidhi's writing.^[3] The film was produced and directed by Karunanidhi's nephew Murasoli Maran.^[1][4]

Soundtrack

Music was by T. K. Ramamoorthy.^[5][6]

Song	Singer	Lyrics	Length
"Kaagitha Odam Kadalalai Meley"	P. Susheela	Mu. Karunanidhi[4]	03:24
"Kaagitha Odam Kadalalai Meley"	T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela		03:30
"Onnu Kodutha"		Tiruchy Thyagarajan	03:23
"Vasantha Kaalam Varumo"	K. J. Yesudas, P. Susheela	Suratha[7]	04:31
"Vaanum Nilavum Veedu"	A. L. Raghavan	Mayavanathan	03:44

Reception

Kalki appreciated the film for its cinematography, and Karunanidhi's story/dialogues.^[8]