Engamma Maharani

1981 Indian film
  • 13 March 1981 (1981-03-13)
CountryIndiaLanguageTamil

Engamma Maharani (transl. My mother is a queen) is a 1981 Indian Tamil-language film directed by M. A. Kaja starring Delhi Ganesh, Sumithra, Roopa and Y. Vijaya. It was released on 13 March 1981.[1]

The film won the 1981 Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Lyricist for Pulamaipithan[2][3][4] and remain as one of the rare films of Ganesh where he played the hero.[5]

Plot

A happy family Delhi Ganesh, Sumithra and their three daughters gets affected by the arrival of a model, who gets intimate with Ganesh.

Cast

  • Delhi Ganesh
  • Sumithra as Delhi Ganesh's wife
  • Roopa
  • Vijay Babu
  • Suruli Rajan
  • Nalinikanth
  • Ragini
  • Y. Vijaya as the model

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by Shankar–Ganesh.[6]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Maalaiyil Pootha"PulamaipithanS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jairam 
2."Annam Pola"M. A. KajaVani Jairam 
3."Ethanai Kuzhandhai"PulamaipithanS. P. Sailaja, Uma Ramanan, Krishnamoorthy 

References

  1. ^ "Engamma Maharani (1981)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 6 October 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  2. ^ சினிமாக்குழு (23 April 1994). "தமிழ் சினிமா வரலாறு". Dina Thanthi (in Tamil).
  3. ^ ரிப்போர்ட்டர் (15 August 1993). "பாடல்கள் அரசாங்க விருதுகள்". Cinema Express (in Tamil).
  4. ^ "Pulamaipithan, Veteran Tamil Poet and Lyricist, Dies at 86". Silverscreen India. 10 September 2021. Archived from the original on 22 September 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  5. ^ குருவி (7 September 1997). "குருவியர் பதில்கள்". Dina Thanthi (in Tamil).
  6. ^ "Engamma Maharani Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by Shankar Ganesh". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 23 March 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  • Engamma Maharani at IMDb