Selva Magal

Selva Magal (transl. Wealthy Daughter) is a 1967 Indian Tamil-language romantic action film, directed by K. V. Srinivas and produced by T. S. Rajasundaresan. The dialogue was written by Subbu Arumugam and the story written by Rajasri. Music was by M. S. Viswanathan. It stars Jaishankar, Rajasree, Srikanth, Shylashri, Nagesh and Major Sundarrajan. This film was a box office hit.^[1]

Selva Magal
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Directed by	K. V. Srinivas
Screenplay by	Subbu Arumugam
Story by	Rajasri
Produced by	T. S. Rajasundaresan
Starring	Jaishankar Rajasree Srikanth Shylashri Nagesh Major Sundarrajan
Cinematography	C. A. S. Mani
Edited by	P. V. Narayanan
Music by	M. S. Viswanathan
Production company	Saravana Screen
Release date	1967 (1967)
Running time	119 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

After a string of robberies, Balaram flees the country abandoning his wife Parvathi and son. Circumstances separate mother and child, leaving the young boy under the care of Sekar, who raises him into a well educated gentleman. Sekar falls in love with Sarada, the only daughter of a wealthy banker, Ranganathan. Meanwhile, Balaram returns to the country and, with the help of his stepson Mohan, runs a shady business under the alias, Balasundaram. He targets Ranganathan and plots to claim him, while Mohan sets his eyes on Sarada. Soon, a deadly game of deception is set in motion where everyone is left to confront their past.

Cast

• Jaishankar as Sekar
• Rajasree as Sarada
• Srikanth as Mohan
• Shylashri
• Nagesh
• Major Sundarrajan as Balaram
• V. S. Raghavan as Ranganathan
• Pandari Bai as Parvathi
• Madhavi

Soundtrack

Music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan.^[2]

Song	Singer	Lyrics	Length
"Avan Ninaithana"	T. M. Soundararajan	Kannadasan	4:26
"Yae Paranthu Sillu"	T. M. Soundararajan P. Susheela		4:41
"Kuyilaga Naan"		Vaali	3:52
"Vennila Mugam"	T. M. Soundararajan L. R. Eswari		3:41

Reception

Kalki appreciated the film's dialogues and fight sequences but criticised the overuse of the latter. The critic said that while the film began on a fast pace, it should have maintained that till the end.^[3]