Marupakkam

Marupakkam The Other Side 1990 is an awardwinning drama feature film directed by K.S. Sethu Madhavan. The film is in Tamil with English subtitles. The film is based on Tamil novel, Uchi Veyyil written by Indira Parthasarathy. It stars Sivakumar, Jayabharathi, and Radha. The films music is composed by L. Vaidyanathan.

The film revolves around Ambi, a young man in his early thirties. Ambi arrives in Kumbakonam from Delhi to see his ailing father, Vembu Iyer Sivakumar. His father, an orthodox religious scholar, revered for his knowledge in vedic studies, is now ill, having only his memories to accompany him. The state of his father is a shock to Ambi. The two fell out over Ambis love and subsequent marriage to a Christian girl Sweetie in Delhi. Barely able to recognise his son now, Vembu Iyer ponders in total silence, as Janaki Jayabharathi, Ambis mother, shares with her son what has happened since he left for Delhi. Over time, he overhears his father mutter the name of Ambis stepmother Avayam Radha. Before his marriage to Janaki, Vembu Iyer intensely loved Avayam, much to the anger and diapproval of Vembus own mother, who hated her daughterinlaw as she loved to dance. Eventually, Avayam and Vembu separated because of the pressure. Beginning to understand that guilt might be a reason why his father has retreated into silence over his own marriage, Ambi suggests bringing his stepmother Avayam to the house. Janaki, a traditional, submissive woman by nature is upset by the proposition, becoming frustrated at the prospect of sharing her husband with another woman. Eventually, Ambis friend Murthy helps to reach a solution.The film was shot indays around Sriperumbudur and Karpagam Studios with the budget oflacs. Sivakumar was paid 15000 despite refusing to accept any salary for the film. ........

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