My Dear Marthandan

My Dear Marthandan
Directed by Prathap K. Pothan
Produced by Santhi Narayanasamy
C. T. Manohar
Written by R. P. Viswam (dialogues)
Screenplay by Prathap K. Pothan
Story by G. M. Kumar
Starring
Music by Ilaiyaraaja
Cinematography Ashok Kumar
Edited by
Production
company
Distributed by Sivaji Productions
Release dates
24 August 1990
Country India
Language Tamil

My Dear Marthandan is a 1990 Tamil-language film starring Prabhu and Kushboo in the lead roles. The film was produced by Sivaji Productions and directed by Prathap K. Pothan. The movie was a remake of 1988[1] Hollywood movie Coming to America, starring Eddie Murphy. Actor Ramkumar, Prabhu's Brother did a guest role in the film. It was remade in Telugu as Raja Vikramarka.

Plot

Marthandan lives with his parents in a palace. He sets out to Chennai to find a girl. There he meets "Idea Mani" (Goundamani), who is very cunning and tries to make money from the innocent Marthandan in comical ways. He meets a girl (Kushboo) in a bakery and befriends her. The rest of the story is about how he tries to win her over and how he understands the value of money.

Cast

Soundtrack

The music and background score was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.

Track list[2]
No. TitleLyricsSinger(s) Length
1. "Oh Alagu Nilavu"  PiraisoodanMano  
2. "Aaduthu Paar"  Gangai AmaranIlaiyaraaja  
3. "Illavattam Kai thattum"  VaaliS.P.Balasubramaniam, S. Janaki  
4. "Kalyana Mapillaikku"  Gangai AmaranS. P. Sailaja  
5. "My Dear Marthandan"  Gangai AmaranIlaiyaraaja  
6. "Oh Maharaja"  Gangai AmaranSasi Rekha  
7. "Paakku Vethala"  VaaliS.P.Balasubramaniam  
8. "Satham Varamal"  VaaliMano, Chitra  
9. "Uttalakadi"  Gangai AmaranGangai Amaran, S.P.Balasubramaniam  

References

  1. Coming to America
  2. "My Dear Marthandan (1990)". http://www.raaga.com. Retrieved 16 February 2012. External link in |publisher= (help)

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