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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Manamagale Vaa<br />
| image = Manamagale Vaa.jpg<br />
| caption = Theatrical release poster<br />
| director = [[Panchu Arunachalam]]<br />
| writer = Panchu Arunachalam<br />
| starring = {{unbulleted list|[[Prabhu (actor)|Prabhu]]|[[Raadhika Sarathkumar|Raadhika]]}}<br />
| producer = B. H. Rajannah<br />
| music = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]<br />
| cinematography = Rajarajan<br />
| editing = N. Chandran<br />
| released = {{Film date|1988|11|25|df=y}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://screen4screen.com/movies/manamagale-vaa|title = Manamagale Vaa (1988)}}</ref><br />
| runtime = <br />
| country = India<br />
| distributor = <br />
| studio = Rajaa Enterprises<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
}}<br />
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'''''Manamagale Vaa''''' ({{translation|Come, my bride}}) is a 1988 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[romantic comedy]] film written and directed by [[Panchu Arunachalam]], starring [[Prabhu (actor)|Prabhu]]. It was remade in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] as ''[[Idem Pellam Baboi]]'' (1990) and in [[Kannada]] as ''[[Halli Rambhe Belli Bombe]]'' (1991).<br />
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== Plot ==<br />
Balu ([[Prabhu (actor)|Prabhu]]) is an eligible bachelor, looking for a wife. With a picture perfect woman in mind, he insults and rejects many women. Meanwhile, Chitra (Radhika) is looking for a way to reconcile her sister Geetha's marriage with her husband. Geetha has been sent to her parents' home for no fault of hers. Chitra figures that the most appropriate way to settle scores with her sister's in-laws is by marrying Balu, as Geetha is married to Balu's brother. She disguises herself as a village belle, Rajathi and enters Balu's life. After marriage, Balu is traumatised by her ignorance, but Rajathi (Chitra) falls in love with him. Meanwhile, Rajathi's suitor from the village hatches a plan to bring her back from her husband and marry her forcibly. Balu, on the other hand, decides to divorce Rajathi. Chitra decides to unveil her mask now, but will her plan succeed or boomerang?<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
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*[[Prabhu (actor)|Prabhu]] as Balu<br />
*[[Raadhika Sarathkumar|Raadhika]] as Chitra & Rajathi<br />
*[[Goundamani]] as Gounder<br />
*[[Chinni Jayanth]]<br />
*[[P. R. Varalakshmi]]<br />
*[[V. K. Ramasamy (actor)|V. K. Ramasamy]]<br />
*[[S. S. Chandran]]<br />
*[[Kanthimathi]]<br />
*[[Kovai Sarala]] as Ponni<br />
*[[Venniradai Moorthy]]<br />
*[[Soorya]] as Geetha<br />
*[[Oru Viral Krishna Rao]]<br />
*[[Idichapuli Selvaraj]]<br />
*[[Charle]]<br />
*[[Omakuchi Narasimhan]]<br />
*[[Typist Gopu]]<br />
*[[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]]<br />
*[[Sudha (Telugu actress)|Sudha]]<br />
{{Colend}}<br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja, while the lyrics for the songs were written by Panchu Arunachalam, except the song "Tell Me", which was written by Vaali.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Manamagale Vaa Tamil Film LP Vinyl Record by Ilayaraja |url=https://mossymart.com/product/manamagale-vaa-tamil-film-lp-vinyl-record-by-ilayaraja/ |access-date=2021-11-11 |website=Mossymart}}</ref><br />
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| '''No.''' || '''Song''' || '''Singers''' ||'''Lyrics'''<br />
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| 1 || "Aavaram Poovai" || [[P. Susheela]] || rowspan=3|[[Panchu Arunachalam]]<br />
|-<br />
| 2 || "Kannimanam" || [[S. Janaki]]<br />
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| 3 || "Ponmaanai Polaadum" || [[Malaysia Vasudevan]], [[K. S. Chithra]]<br />
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| 4 || "Tell Me" || Arun Mozhi || [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]]<br />
|-<br />
| 5 || "Thanniya Thorandhu" || K. S. Chithra || Panchu Arunachalam<br />
|}<br />
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== Critical reception ==<br />
''The Indian Express'' appreciated the film stating that it reversed the formula of ''Taming of the shrew''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19881209&printsec=frontpage&hl=en|title = The Indian Express - Google News Archive Search}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{IMDb title|0319806}}<br />
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[[Category:1980s Tamil-language films]]<br />
[[Category:1988 films]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by Panchu Arunachalam]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja]]<br />
[[Category:Films with screenplays by Panchu Arunachalam]]<br />
[[Category:Indian romantic comedy films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Tamil films remade in other languages]]</div>->Citation bot