Athaiya Mamiya

Athaiya Mamiya
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Directed by	Chithralaya Gopu
Screenplay by	Chithralaya Gopu
Story by	Vijaya Ganesan
Produced by	N. R. Amudha
Starring	Jaishankar Ushanandini
Cinematography	K. S. Baskar Rao
Edited by	N. M. Sankar
Music by	M. S. Viswanathan
Production company	Garuda Films
Release date	16 August 1974 (1974-08-16)
Running time	178 minutes[1]
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Athaiya Mamiya (transl. Aunt or Auntie?) is a 1974 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by Chithralaya Gopu, starring Jaishankar and Ushanandini.^[2][3] It was released on 16 August 1974.^[4]

Plot

Shankar returns from abroad after completing his higher studies. His parents plan to marry him to one of their relative's daughters. A series of comic incidents ensue while they try to convince Shankar to marry. Things become serious when Shankar reveals to them that he has already met the love of his life, Usha, and married her. Angered by this, his father throws him out of his house and Usha joins Shankar to start a new life. How they succeed in establishing their life is the rest of the film.

Cast

• Jaishankar as Shankar
• Ushanandini as Usha
• M. N. Rajam as Sumathi
• Manorama as Manju
• Vennira Aadai Moorthy as Panjabikesan
• Nagesh as Balu
• Sachu as Malathy
• Srikanth as Sarathi
• Gandhimathi as Kattankulathaan's wife
• Thengai Srinivasan as Kattankulathaan
• V. S. Raghavan as Sachinthandham
• Sukumari as Lakshmi
• M. Bhanumathi as Chandra

Production

Gopu was approached by a Madras Tamil speaking woman Amudha Ganesan to make a film for them based on the script she wrote to which he agreed. She produced the film with the money earned from gambling.^[5][6]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan and lyrics were written by Vaali.^{[citation needed]}

Title	Singer(s)	Length
Marandhe Pochu	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, L. R. Eswari	3:36
Nan Petha Magane Nataraja	T. M. Soundararajan	4:02
Athaiya Mamiya Angaya Ingaya	P. Susheela, L. R. Eswari	3:12

Reception

S. V. S. of Kalki called it a good film for those who want to laugh and pass the time.^[7] Athaiya Mamiya ran in cinemas for 10 weeks.^[5]

References

1. Dharap, B.V. (1974). Indian Films. Motion Picture Enterprises. p. 217.
2. Karthikeyan, D. (15 August 2011). "Climax to Thangam Theatre — it's razed down". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 15 April 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
3. "Curtains come down on Thangam theatre, once Asia's largest". Firstpost. 5 August 2011. Archived from the original on 14 August 2011. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
4. "அத்தையா மாமியா / Athaiya Mamiya (1974)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 28 December 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
5. நரசிம்மன், டி.ஏ. (30 November 2018). "சி(ரி)த்ராலயா 44: கடத்தப்பட்ட எழுத்தாளர்!". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
6. "சித்ராலயா கோபுவின், மலரும் நினைவுகள்! (10)". Dinamalar (in Tamil). 12 July 2020. Archived from the original on 5 December 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
7. எஸ். வி. எஸ். (8 September 1974). "அத்தையா? மாமியா?". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 37. Archived from the original on 27 July 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2023.

External links

• Athaiya Mamiya at IMDb