A cinephile tries to protect his family by hiding a heat-of-the-moment murder committed by his daughter by taking cues from the films he has watched. With the victim the son of a cop, can he get away with it?
Mangala Vaathiyam is a 1979 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by K. Shankar and produced by Gopikrishnan son of M. S. Viswanathan. The film stars Kamal Haasan, Sripriya, Y. G. Mahendran and Nagesh in lead roles. The film had musical score by M. S. Viswanathan.
Determined to revive a long-forgotten tradition, Murugan embarks on a mission to organize the annual Sudalai Madan ceremony, which has been defunct for years. However, his efforts are met with fierce resistance from various quarters. Adding to the challenge, Murugan's girlfriend lays down an...
Rambabu, a cable operator, lives with his beloved wife Jyothi and two daughters. One day, his family inadvertently gets involved in a grave crime and he must go to great lengths to protect them.
The story revolves around the portrayal of the ten different avatars of Lord Vishnu namely Matsya, Kurma, Varaha, Narasimha, Vamana, Parashurama, Rama, Krishna, Balarama and Kalki.
Billa, a powerful outlaw with a long list of enemies, kills Rajesh, a member of his gang, after he quits the criminal life. But Rajesh's fiancee and his sister pledge to take revenge on Billa.
Adaikalam, an accused, who has been imprisoned for many years helps two other men to escape from jail. They decide to mingle with the devotees travelling to Sabarimala in order to trick the police.
Saritha sacrifices her comforts and the prospect of a life with her boyfriend for the sake of her family. Things take a turn when her boss proposes to marry her.
A young man, Ramesh (Kamal Haasan), returns from overseas. He arranges a marriage with Kasthuri (Sumithra), and marries her. In a sub-plot, Ramesh's secretary Menaka (Fatafat Jayalakshmi) marries Ravisankar (Vijayakumar), an artist, at nearly the same time. The spouses in each pairing are very...
Malini, a docile nurse, is forced to move into her boyfriend Varun's house, where she is raped — twice — by his boss, and also sent to prison on false charges. When she comes to know who the person behind her predicament is, she plans revenge.
While travelling to a new job location, Sita is attacked, and saved by a man who kills the offender. Later, she realises that her boss is the killer from the past and is warned against reporting him.
Ramesh, a journalist marries his cop friend Sundar's sister. Complexities arise between the three when Ramesh tries to expose Masillamani, an influential man and Ramesh gets arrested in the obscurity.
An investigating officer, Inspector Achuthankutty, suspects the involvement of three women while trying to find the culprit behind the murder of a popular director and writer.
Savithri's family is homeless. They meet Rajagopalan who is kind enough to help by lending them his vacant house, however, unpleasant events keep happening to the family in the village. They migrate to a newer town seeking new job as factory workers.
Two friends, Gopu and Babu, own a troupe that performs comedic plays. When Babu faces a financial crisis, the two friends decide to accept a commission and perform for the Tamilians in Shimla.
