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{{Infobox film
| location = India
| name = Aasai Mugam
| image = Aasai Mugam.jpg
| native_name =
| director = [[P. Pullaiah]]
| producer = P. L. Mohan Ram
| screenplay = [[Aaroor Dass]] "Thuraiyoor" K. Murthy
| story = T. N. Balu
| starring = [[M. G. Ramachandran]] [[B. Saroja Devi]] [[M. N. Nambiar]]
| music = [[S. M. Subbaiah Naidu]]
| cinematography = P. L. Roy W. R. Subba Rao T. M. Sundar Babu
| editing = C. P. Jambulingam P. K. Krishnan S. R. Das K. R. Krishnan
| studio = Mohan Productions
| released = {{Film date|1965|12|10|df=y}}
| runtime = 145 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget =
}}

'''''Aasai Mugam''''' ({{Translation|Face of Desire}}) is a 1965 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film starring [[M. G. Ramachandran]], inspired by ''[[The Man Who Knew Too Much (book)|The Man Who Knew too Much]]''. The film was released on 10 December 1965.

== Plot ==
Because Ponniyam Kodhi, a [[Matchmaking|marriage broker]] feels deceived on his commission by Bhavani Amma (C. K. Saraswathy), the mother of Selvi ([[B. Saroja Devi]]), whom she is soon going to marry to a strong good match, attractive Manogaran ([[MGR]]), only son of big family, that of Siva Shankaran Pulai (K. D. Santhanam), an immense landowner, the matchmaker, out of revenge, damages the engagement!

At the same moment, somewhere else, a gang led by Varada ([[M. N. Nambiar]]), the ex-manager of Siva Shankaran Pulai's domains plans with his walk-on Vadjaravel ([[S. V. Ramadoss]]), to appropriate all the fortune of his former boss, by usurping the identity of his son and more exactly, the beautiful face of Manogaran!

The affair is facilitated by a mysterious doctor and by a machine of his invention!

Entranced by greed, Vadjaravel volunteers to undergo an operation of [[plastic surgery]] to look like his victim (Manogaran).

== Cast ==
* [[M. G. Ramachandran]] as Manohar
* [[B. Saroja Devi]] as Selvi
* [[M. N. Nambiar]] as Varatha, alias Varathan
* [[Nagesh]] as Sankara
* [[K. D. Santhanam]] as Sivasankaran Pillai
* [[S. V. Ramadas]] as Vajravel
* [[K. R. Ramsingh]] as Dr. Plastic surgeon
* "Loose" Aarumugham
* [[Geetanjali (actress)|Geethanjali]] as Kamala
* Lakshmi Prabha as Maragatham
* [[C. K. Saraswathi]] as Bhavani
*[[Karikol Raju]] as Varatha's henchman

== Production ==
The film was inspired by the [[The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934 film)|1934]] and [[The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956 film)|1956]] film versions of the novel ''[[The Man Who Knew Too Much (book)|The Man Who Knew Too Much]]''. It was initially titled ''Ellam Arintha Manithan'' (All Knowing Man), but Ramachandran objected as it was "too pompous" and "big". He suggested ''Aasai Mugam'', and that was chosen.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kantha |first=Sachi Sri |author-link=Sachi Sri Kantha |date=10 December 2014 |title=MGR Remembered – Part 23 {{!}} Camera Lens and Charisma |url=https://sangam.org/mgr-remembered-part-23/ |access-date=24 July 2020 |website=[[Ilankai Tamil Sangam]]}}</ref> K. P. Ramakrishnan served as Ramachandran's body double.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ramanujam |first=Srinivasa |date=24 December 2018 |title=Meet KP Ramakrishnan: MGR's bodyguard and body double |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/meet-the-man-who-played-mgrs-double-in-films/article25817802.ece |access-date=24 July 2020}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
The music composed by [[S. M. Subbaiah Naidu]], while lyrics written by [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Aasai Mugam |url=https://gaana.com/album/aasai-mugam |access-date=24 July 2020 |website=[[Gaana.com]]}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%;"
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length (m:ss)
|-
| 1 || "Neeya Illai Naana" (x2)|| [[T. M. Soundararajan]] & [[P. Susheela]] ||rowspan=5|[[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]] || 03:21 / 04:23 (film version)
|-
| 2 || "Yaarukku Yaar Endru Theriyaadha" || T. M. Soundararajan & P. Susheela || 02:52 / 03:05 (film version)
|-
| 3 || "Ennai Kadhalithal Mattum Pothuma" || T. M. Soundararajan & P. Susheela || 03:37 / 03:49 (film version)
|-
| 4 || "Ethanai Periya" (Innoruvar Vaedhanai) || T. M. Soundararajan || 03:41 / 04:24 (film version)
|-
| 5 || "Naal Oru Medai Pozhudhoru Nadippu" || T. M. Soundararajan || 03:26 / 03:12 (film version)
|}

== Reception ==
''Aasai Mugam'' was released on 10 December 1965.<ref>{{Cite news |date=10 December 1965 |title=Aasai Mugam |page=3 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19651210&printsec=frontpage&hl=en}}</ref> T. M. Ramachandran of ''[[Sport and Pastime]]'' wrote "The film moves in such a fast manner that it sustains the interest of the audience throughout. The deft hand of veteran P. Pulliah can be seen in every foot of the film".<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Ramachandran |first=T. M. |date=8 January 1966 |title=Mohan Productions Latest |url=https://archive.org/details/dli.bengal.10689.20950/page/n109 |magazine=[[Sport and Pastime]] |page=51}}</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{IMDb title|id=0255809}}

[[Category:1960s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:1965 films]]
[[Category:Films directed by P. Pullaiah]]
[[Category:Films scored by S. M. Subbaiah Naidu]]
[[Category:Indian films]]

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