Oru Malarin Payanam

1985 Indian film

7 June 1985 (1985-06-07)

Running time

139 minutesCountryIndiaLanguageTamil

Oru Malarin Payanam (transl. The journey of a flower) is a 1985 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by Muktha Srinivasan. The film stars Lakshmi, Murali, Urvashi and Sulakshana. It is based on the novel of the same name by Anuradha Ramanan.^[1] The film was released on 7 June 1985.^[2]

Plot

Cast

Lakshmi
Murali
Urvashi^[3]
Sulakshana
Moulee^[4]
Manorama
Arundathi
A. Sakuntala
Vijaya Chandrika
Janagaraj
Idichapuli Selvaraj
Usilaimani
Veeraraghavan
Kathadi Ramamurthy
Oru Viral Krishna Rao
Ramji
G.K
Nagaraja Cholan
Vairam Krishnamoorthy
A. Soorya Kala
R. Jaya Chandira
M. R. Sulochana
Devi Chandira

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Chandrabose.^[5]

Track listing
No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Thedum En"	T. L. Thiagarajan, Vani Jairam	4:32
2.	"Pillai Manam"	Raj Sitharaman, Vani Jairam	4:36
3.	"Thandana"	Vani Jairam	4:21
4.	"Neeya Ennai"	Vani Jairam	4:20
Total length:			17:49

Reception

Jayamanmadhan of Kalki praised the performances of Lakshmi, Sulakshana and Chandrabose's music but felt Sundaram's dialogues could have been tighter.^[6]

References

^ "Popular Tamil writer Anuradha Ramanan dead". The New Indian Express. 17 May 2010. Archived from the original on 10 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
^ "ஒரு மலரின் பயணம் / Oru Malarin Payanam (1985)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 19 November 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
^ "Obituary | 'A people's person': Tamil film fraternity remember late director Muktha Srinivasan". The New Indian Express. 30 May 2018. Archived from the original on 10 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
^ Rangan, Baradwaj (11 October 2015). "Mistress of arts". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 23 November 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
^ "Oru Malarin Payanam – Thandanai Tamil Film LP Vinyl Record by Chandrabose". Macsendisk. Archived from the original on 10 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
^ ஜெயமன்மதன் (23 June 1985). "ஒரு மலரின் பயணம்". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 7. Archived from the original on 2 February 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023 – via Internet Archive.