{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2023}} {{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}} {{Infobox film | name = Sigappu Malargal | director = [[S. A. Chandrasekhar]] | writer = S. A. Chandrasekhar | producer = S. J. Dhanasekaran | starring = [[Suresh (actor, born 1963)|Suresh]]<br />[[Gayatri (actress)|Gayatri]] | cinematography = M. Kesavan | editing = D. Shyam Mukerji | music = [[M. S. Viswanathan]] | studio = Vidya Creations | released = {{Film date|df=yes|1986|11|21|ref1=}} | country = India | language = Tamil }}
'''''Sigappu Malargal''''' ({{translation|Red Flowers}}) is a 1986 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film, written and directed by [[S. A. Chandrasekhar]]. The film stars [[Suresh (actor, born 1963)|Suresh]] and [[Gayatri (actress)|Gayatri]]. It was released on 21 November 1986.<ref>{{Cite web |title=சிவப்பு மலர்கள் / Sivappu Malargal (1986) |url=https://screen4screen.com/movies/sivappu-malargal |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231120051507/https://screen4screen.com/movies/sivappu-malargal |archive-date=20 November 2023 |access-date=22 June 2023 |website=Screen 4 Screen}}</ref>
== Plot == {{No plot|date=February 2023}}
== Cast == {{cast listing| *[[Suresh (actor, born 1963)|Suresh]] as Vijay *[[Gayatri (actress)|Gayatri]] as Gayatri *[[Jaishankar (actor)|Jaishankar]] *[[Sripriya]] *[[Vagai Chandrasekhar|Chandrasekhar]] *[[Charle]] *[[Senthil]] }}
== Soundtrack ==
Music was composed by [[M. S. Viswanathan]], with lyrics by [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sivappu Malargal Tamil FIlm LP VInyl Record by M S Viswanathan |url=https://macsendisk.com/product/sivappu-malargal-tamil-film-lp-vinyl-record-by-m-s-viswanathan/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230218165805/https://macsendisk.com/product/sivappu-malargal-tamil-film-lp-vinyl-record-by-m-s-viswanathan/ |archive-date=18 February 2023 |access-date=18 February 2023 |website=Macsendisk}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Song name !! Singers |- | "Oru Bommalaattam" || [[K. J. Yesudas]] |- | "Naan Unakku" || [[S. Janaki]] |- | "Meendum Santhippom" || [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]] |- | "Mutthamitta" || S.N. Surendar, Dr Kalyan, Chitra |- | "Vettiduven" || Malaysia Vasudevan & Balachandran |- | "Naan Unakku" || S. Janaki |}
== Reception == ''[[The Indian Express]]'' criticised Chandrasekhar's direction and also wrote "The only saving grace of this enormously clichéd film is that Chandrasekharan gives it an unexpected twist or two. But all this is washed away in a flood of cliches".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Krishnaswamy |first=N. |date=28 November 1986 |title=Proving a point |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sYRlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=tZ4NAAAAIBAJ&pg=432%2C1138334 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240425112820/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sYRlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=tZ4NAAAAIBAJ&pg=432%2C1138334 |archive-date=25 April 2024 |access-date=25 April 2024 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |pages=14 |via=[[Google News Archive]]}}</ref> [[Subha (writers)|Jayamanmadhan]] (a duo) of ''[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]]'' wrote that there was no yawning from start to end, so they thanked Chandrasekhar.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=ஜெயமன்மதன் |author-link=Subha (writers) |date=7 December 1986 |title=சிவப்பு மலர்கள் |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki1986-12-07/page/8/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230218171715/https://archive.org/details/kalki1986-12-07/page/8/mode/2up |archive-date=18 February 2023 |access-date=18 February 2023 |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |page=9 |language=Ta |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref> Balumani of ''Anna'' praised acting, music, cinematography and noted the film's first half moves like a quiet stream and latter half goes swiftly but loses pace after Chandrasekar's character dies and panned the lengthy climax.<ref>{{cite news|work=Anna|language=ta|access-date=16 July 2025|url=https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP372-6-23-11-44|date=2 December 1986|page=4|via=[[Endangered Archives Programme]]|title=சிவப்பு மலர்கள்|last=பாலுமணி }}</ref> <!-- https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP372-6-23-11-44 -->
== References == {{reflist}}
== External links == * {{IMDb title}} * {{Rotten Tomatoes}} {{S. A. Chandrasekhar}}
[[Category:1986 Indian films]] [[Category:1986 Tamil-language films]] [[Category:1986 films]] [[Category:Films directed by S. A. Chandrasekhar]] [[Category:Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan]] [[Category:Films with screenplays by S. A. Chandrasekhar]] [[Category:Tamil-language Indian films]]