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{{Infobox film
| name           = Magathala Nattu Mary
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| director       = S. S. Rajan
| producer       = M. L. Pathy
| writer         = 
| screenplay     = Sam D. Dasan
| story          = 
| based_on       = 
| starring       = Sriram<br />Kumari Thangam<br />Raguveer<br />G. Sakunthala
| narrator       = 
| music          = [[R. Parthasarathy]]
| cinematography = Sanganlal
| editing        = 
| studio         = Jaykumar Pictures
| distributor    = 
| released       = {{film date|df=yes|1957|12|20|India}}<ref name=anandan>{{cite book|url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1957-cinedetails14.asp|title=Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru|trans-title=History of Landmark Tamil Films|publisher=Sivakami Publishers|author=Film News Anandan|authorlink=Film News Anandan|date=23 October 2004|location=Chennai|language=Tamil|archiveurl=https://archive.is/20170702013733/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1957-cinedetails14.asp|archivedate=2 July 2017|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
| runtime        = 170 minutes (15378 ft.)
| country        = India
| language       = Tamil
| budget         = 
| gross          = 
}}
'''''Magathala Nattu Mary''''' ({{trans|Mary of Magathala country}}) is a 1957 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film directed by S. S. Rajan.<ref>{{cite book|authors=Ashish Rajadhyaksha & Paul Willemen|title=Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema|publisher=Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 1998|page=612 |url=https://chasingcinema.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/text.pdf}}</ref> The film stars Sriram and Kumari Thangam.<ref>[http://www.gomolo.com/magadala-natu-mary-movie/9231 Magadala Natu Mary (1957 - Tamil)]</ref>

==Cast==
List adapted from the database of [[Film News Anandan]]<ref name=anandan /> and from ''Thiraikalanjiyam''.<ref name=neelamegam />
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;Male cast
*Sriram
*[[P. S. Veerappa]]
*Raghuveer
*E. R. Sahadevan
*Mohan
*P. Varatharajan
*T. C. Sundaramoorthy
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;Female cast
*Kumari Thangam
*G. Sakunthala
*Susheela
*Revathy
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==Production==
The film was produced by M. L. Pathy under the banner ''Jaikumar Pictures'' and was directed by S. S. Rajan. Sam D. Dasan wrote the screenplay and dialogues. Cinematography was handled by Sanganlal and Raj was in charge of art direction. The film was made at the Paramount Studios in Chennai.<ref name=anandan />

==Soundtrack==
Music was composed by [[R. Parthasarathy]] while the lyrics were penned by Naavarasu, [[M. P. Sivam]] and [[Kambadasan]]. [[Playback singer]]s are [[P. B. Srinivas]], S. V. Ponnusamy, [[Ghantasala (singer)|Ghantasala]], [[P. Susheela]], [[Jikki]], [[K. Rani (singer)|K. Rani]], [[S. Janaki]], [[Soolamangalam Sisters|Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi]] and [[K. Jamuna Rani]].

The song ''Kannukku Naerae Minnidum Thaarai'' is the first Tamil duet by P. B. Srinivas and S. Janaki.<ref name=neelamegam>{{cite book|title=Thiraikalanjiyam&nbsp;— Part 1|author=G. Neelamegam|language=Tamil|page=130 |publisher=Manivasagar Publishers, Chennai 108 (Ph:044 25361039). First edition December 2014}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! No. !! Song !! Singer/s !! Lyricist !! Duration (m:ss)
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| 1 || "Yaeno Thaan Karvam Nenje" || Jikki || rowspan=2|Kambadasan ||
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| 2 || "Parandhu Sellum Venpuraavum" || rowspan=2|P. Susheela ||
|-
| 3 || "Kannaadi Naan Oru Kannaadi" || rowspan=2|Naavarasu ||
|-
| 4 || "Nenjam Kumuri Andho" || Ghantasala ||
|-
| 5 || "Kannum Kannum Onnukkonnu" || S. V. Ponnusamy & K. Rani || rowspan=5|M. P. Sivam ||
|-
| 6 || "Kannukku Naerae Minnidum Thaarai" || P. B. Srinivas & S. Janaki ||
|-
| 7 || "Jaya Jaya Jayame Peruvadhu Nijame" || K. Rani & Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi ||
|-
| 8 || "Kadhai Kelunga Nallaa Kadhai Kelunga" || S. V. Ponnusamy ||
|-
| 9 || "Thunbam Theerave Inbam Kaanave" || K. Jamuna Rani ||
|}

==References==
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[[Category:1950s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]


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