Marumalarchi (1998)

மறுமலர்ச்சி

Marumalarchi is a 1998 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Marumalarchi Bharathi.

Date of release
1998-01-14
TMDB
7.0 / 10 (3)
Runtime
2h 40m
Genres
Drama, Family
Director
K.Bharathi

Casting

Interesting facts

Maru Malarchi (transl. Revival), also spelled as Marumalarchi, is a 1998 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Bharathi and produced by Henry. The film stars Mammootty, Devayani, Ranjith and Mansoor Ali Khan, with Manorama, Kalabhavan Mani, R. Sundarrajan, Major Sundarrajan, Vivek and Pandu playing supporting roles. It was released on 14 January 1998 and become a huge success. The film was remade in Telugu as Suryudu, in Kannada as Soorappa and in Hindi as Phool Aur Aag.

Production

The producers of the film initially approached Vijayakanth to portray the lead role, but he declined due to scheduling conflicts with Ulavuthurai; Mammootty was later selected. A village set costing close to ₹25 lakh (equivalent to ₹1.2 crore or US$130,000 in 2026) was built near Tiruvannamalai for the film. Moreover, a huge mosque set was also built for the climax of the film. The film marked the debut of Kalabhavan Mani in Tamil cinema.

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