Sabaash Mapillai

Not to be confused with Sabaash Meena.

Sabaash Mapillai (transl. Bravo Bridegroom) is a 1961 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed and produced by S. Raghavan. The film stars M. G. Ramachandran, M. R. Radha and Malini. Relative to other Ramachandran films, this one had a mediocre run for 70 days in theatres.^[1][2]

Sabaash Mapillai
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	S. Raghavan
Story by	Essar
Produced by	S. Raghavan
Starring	M. G. Ramachandran M. R. Radha Malini
Cinematography	U. Rajagopal
Edited by	S. Suriya R. Purusothaman
Music by	K. V. Mahadevan
Production company	Ragavan Productions
Release date	14 July 1961 (1961-07-14)
Running time	166 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

Cast

• M. G. Ramachandran
• M. R. Radha
• Malini
• V. R. Rajagopal
• T. K. Ramachandran
• K. Chandrakantha
• P. G. Lakshmirajam
• Wahab Kashmiri
• 'Vairam' Krishnamoorthy
• C. P. Kittan
• V. P. S. Mani
• K. Sairam
• M. Lakshmi Prabha

Soundtrack

The music was composed by K. V. Mahadevan. All lyrics were by A. Maruthakasi.^[3]

Song	Singers	Length
"Jidu Jidu"	Seerkazhi Govindarajan	03:20
"Maappillai"	Seerkazhi Govindarajan, P. Susheela	03:18
"Manathil"	Seerkazhi Govindarajan, P. Susheela	03:59
"Muthupole"	Seerkazhi Govindarajan, Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi	03:04
"Sirippavar Silaper"	Seerkazhi Govindarajan	03:29
"Vellipanathukkum"	P. B. Sreenivas	03:15
"Yaarukku Yaar Sonthamo"	Seerkazhi Govindarajan, P. Susheela	03:30

Reception

Kanthan of Kalki negatively reviewed the film, but appreciated Ramachandran for displaying his skill at a rare comical role.^[4]