Vasantha Maligai

Vasantha Maligai Joyful Palace is a 1972 Tamil film, directed by K.S. Prakash Rao, starring Sivaji Ganesan and Vanisri, a remake of the 1971 hit Telugu film, Prem Nagar. Its producer, D. Ramanaidu, made a third version of the film in Hindi, titled like the 1971 film Prem Nagar, which was released in 1974.

Anand Sivaji Ganesan is a rich playboy and who loves alcohol. He has an older brother, Vijay K. Balaji. Anand, who has been abroad, boards a plane home, on a shift that air stewardess, Latha Vanisri, is working. After the plane lands, the scene changes to Lathas home where we meet her father Major Sundarrajan, mother Pandari Bai, two brothers, and a sister. Her elder brother resides at home with his wife, but being the eldest, Latha is the highest earning member of the family. A struggle begins when Lathas mother objects to her being an air hostess She begs her to change profession so that she can be home at more decent hours.The scene changes to Anand celebrating his birthday in a pub near his home. Vanisri arrives at the same pub for a job interview with the manager. However, the manager, a lustful man, in the guise of interviewing her, shuts the door and tries to rape her. While leaving the pub, Anand hears Latha screaming and pushes open the door. He fights the manager, rescues Latha, then drives her home. The next day, Latha goes to Anands house to return the coat he had lent her the night before. She then asks him for a job, to which he agrees, hiring her as his caretaker. ........

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