{{for|the TV series|Magarasi}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2017}} {{Use Indian English|date=February 2017}} {{Infobox film | image = Magaraasi.jpg | caption = Poster | director = M. A. Thirumugam | screenplay = Aaroor Dass (dialogues) | story = | producer = Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar | starring = Jayalalithaa<br />Ravichandran | narrator = | cinematography = | editing = | music = Shankar–Ganesh | studio = Dhandayuthapani Films | distributor = <!-- or: | distributors = --> | released = {{Film date|df=yes|1967|4|14}} | runtime = | country = India | language = Tamil | budget = | gross = }} '''''Magaraasi''''' ({{translation|Blessed Girl}}) is a 1967 Indian Tamil-language film directed by M. A. Thirumugam,<ref>{{Cite web |title=1967 – மகராசி – தண்டாயுதபாணி பிலிம்ஸ் |url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1967-cinedetails37.asp |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200125003940/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1967-cinedetails37.asp |archive-date=25 January 2020 |access-date=2022-05-09 |website=Lakshman Sruthi |language=ta}}</ref> starring Jayalalithaa and Ravichandran.<ref>{{Cite web |title=A super star in real life |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Cinema/2016-12-06/A-super-star-in-reel-real-life/267246 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190411185121/https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Cinema/2016-12-06/A-super-star-in-reel-real-life/267246 |archive-date=11 April 2019 |access-date=27 November 2019 |website=The Hans India|date=6 December 2016 }}</ref> It is noted for being the debut film of the music composer duo Shankar–Ganesh.<ref name="sg">{{Cite web |last=மூ |first=அசோக் |date=4 September 2021 |title=இரவை விருந்தாக்கும் இசையமைப்பாளர் சங்கர் கணேஷின் பாடல்கள் ! |url=https://tamil.abplive.com/entertainment/music-director-shankar-ganesh-s-tamil-film-hits-that-you-can-hear-in-the-night-15787 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220509083259/https://tamil.abplive.com/entertainment/music-director-shankar-ganesh-s-tamil-film-hits-that-you-can-hear-in-the-night-15787 |archive-date=9 May 2022 |access-date=9 May 2022 |website=ABP Nadu |language=ta}}</ref> The film was released on 14 April 1967.
== Plot == {{no plot|date=May 2022}}
== Cast == * Jayalalithaa * Ravichandran * Nagesh
== Soundtrack == The music was composed by Shankar–Ganesh making their debut.<ref name="sg" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Magarasi |url=https://tamilsongslyrics123.com/movie/Magarasi |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220509083856/https://tamilsongslyrics123.com/movie/Magarasi |archive-date=9 May 2022 |access-date=9 May 2022 |website=Tamil Songs Lyrics}}</ref> It was poet Kannadasan who recommended the name of the duo to the producer Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar.<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 July 2014 |title=வாலிக்கு வாட்ச் கொடுத்த (சங்கர்) கணேஷ்! |url=http://kungumam.co.in/VArticalinnerdetail.aspx?id=4166&id1=40&issue=20140728 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220509083301/http://kungumam.co.in/VArticalinnerdetail.aspx?id=4166&id1=40&issue=20140728 |archive-date=9 May 2022 |access-date=2022-05-09 |website=Kungumam |language=ta}}</ref>
{{Track listing | headline = | extra_column = Singer(s) | title1 = Aan Thodatha | note1 = | lyrics1 = | music1 = | extra1 = P. Susheela | length1 = | title2 = Vaazhvil Puthu | note2 = | lyrics2 = | music2 = | extra2 = T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela | length2 = | title3 = Aalai Parthal | note3 = | lyrics3 = | music3 = | extra3 = T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela, Tharapuram Sundarrajan | length3 = | title4 = Oho Thottu | note4 = | lyrics4 = | music4 = | extra4 = P. Susheela | length4 = | title5 = Pesi Pesiye | note5 = | lyrics5 = | music5 = | extra5 = T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela | length5 = | title6 = Machanai Paarthu Vittu | note6 = | lyrics6 = | music6 = | extra6 = T. M. Soundararajan | length6 = }}
== Release and reception == ''Magaraasi'' was released during 14 April 1967,<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 December 2016 |title=ஜெயலலிதா நடித்த திரைப்படங்களின் பட்டியல் |url=https://www.dinamani.com/cm-jayalalitha/2016/dec/06/ஜெயலலிதா-நடித்த-திரைப்படங்களின்-பட்டியல்-2610816.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200624160449/https://www.dinamani.com/cm-jayalalitha/2016/dec/06/%E0%AE%9C%E0%AF%86%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BE-%E0%AE%A8%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4-%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%99%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B3%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D-2610816.html |archive-date=24 June 2020 |access-date=9 July 2022 |website=Dinamani |language=ta}}</ref> during Puthandu. The film faced competition from ''Pattanathil Bhootham'', released on the same day, and failed at the box-office.<ref>{{Cite news |date=6 March 2015 |title=சாண்டோ சின்னப்பா தேவர்! (18) |language=ta |work=Dinamalar |url=https://www.dinamalar.com/malarkal/vara-malar-weekly-magazine/santo-chinnappa-dewar-18/28045 |url-status=live |access-date=27 November 2019 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20180820101624/http://www.dinamalar.com/supplementary_detail.asp?id=28045&ncat=2&Print=1 |archive-date=20 August 2018}}</ref> ''Kalki'' appreciated Nagesh's comedy, saying they give life to the film, but criticised the music and writing.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=7 May 1967 |title=மகராசி |url=https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1967/may/07-05-1967/p25.jpg |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220725012749/https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1967/may/07-05-1967/p25.jpg |archive-date=25 July 2022 |access-date=28 November 2021 |magazine=Kalki |page=25 |language=ta}}</ref>
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== External links == * {{IMDb title}} {{M. A. Thirumugam}} {{Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar}} Category:1967 Tamil-language films Category:1967 films Category:1967 Indian films Category:Films directed by M. A. Thirumugam Category:Films produced by Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar Category:Films scored by Shankar–Ganesh Category:Tamil-language Indian films