Mogam Muppadhu Varusham

Mogam Muppadhu Varusham is a 1976 Indian Tamil-language film directed by S. P. Muthuraman and written by Mahendran. The film stars Kamal Haasan, Vijayakumar, Sumithra, Fatafat Jayalaxmi and Sripriya. It is based on the novel of the same name, written by Maniyan and serialised in the magazine Ananda Vikatan. The film was released on 27 November 1976, and became a commercial success.

Plot
Ramesh, a city bred man is married to Kasthuri, a village girl. On the other hand, Ravishankar, a village lad and Menaka, a modern woman are married. Menaka hates living with Ravishankar as he does not show interest in sex life. Meanwhile, Bhama, a young girl wants at least to have a child with Ramesh, and is attracted by him even if he does not marry her. The film ends with these people overcoming all their issues and living happily, except Bhama, who commits suicide.

Production
Mogam Muppadhu Varusham is based on the novel of the same name, written by Maniyan and serialised in the magazine Ananda Vikatan. The screenplay for the film adaptation was written by Mahendran. The film was produced under the production banner Swarnambika Productions and shot in black-and-white. It was given an "A" (adults only) certificate by the Central Board of Film Certification with no cuts. The final length of the film was 3975.20 metres.

Soundtrack
The music was composed by Vijaya Bhaskar.

Release and reception
Mogam Muppadhu Varusham was released on 27 November 1976, and became a commercial success. Kanthan of Kalki appreciated the director for properly adapting the source material to the screen, and the dialogues.