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{{Infobox film
| name = Mappillai Manasu Poopola
| image =
| caption =
| director = Kuruvikkarambai Shanmugam
| producer = S. Jayalakshmi
| writer = Kuruvikkarambai Shanmugam
| starring = [[Pandiarajan]]<br/>[[Yuvarani]]
| music = [[Deva (composer)|Deva]]
| cinematography = Nithya
| editing = V. Rajagopal
| distributor =
| studio = Kuru Kalaikkoodam
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1996|04|12}}
| runtime = 115 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Mappillai Manasu Poopola''''' ({{translation|Son-in-law's heart is like a flower}}) is a 1996 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[comedy film]] directed by Kuruvikkarambai Shanmugam. The film stars [[Pandiarajan]] and [[Yuvarani]], with [[Vennira Aadai Moorthy]], [[Malaysia Vasudevan]], newcomer Rajaneesh Kumar, [[Bhagyalakshmi (actress)|Bhagyashree]], [[Vichithra]], Pollachi Babu, Sriraj Guhan and [[S. N. Lakshmi]] playing supporting roles. It was released on 12 April 1996.<ref>{{cite web |title=Maapillai Manasu Pooppole ( 1996 ) |url=http://www.cinesouth.com/cgi-bin/filmography/allCast.cgi?id=2001 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040901023758/http://www.cinesouth.com/cgi-bin/filmography/allCast.cgi?id=2001 |archive-date=1 September 2004 |access-date=5 March 2024 |website=Cinesouth}}</ref>

==Plot==

Manikkam ([[Pandiarajan]]) and Raja (Rajaneesh Kumar) are best friends, they are folk singers and they study a [[doctorate|Ph.D.]] in [[Naattupurapaattu]] specialty in the city. The two friends are from the same village. Raja lives with his grandmother ([[S. N. Lakshmi]]) whereas Manikkam lives with his father ([[Thideer Kannaiah]]) and mother (Srimathi). Overnight, Raja starts to act like a lunatic and his behavior worsens with time. Worried about his mental health, his grandmother and Manikkam admit him in a mental hospital. Raja stays in the hospital for a week. The doctor says that his situation is improving and that Raja can be discharged from the hospital but he is not completely recovered.

Raja seems to be normal now but sooner or later he can react like a wild person. For his study, Raja has a last oral examination to earn a Ph.D. degree. Manikkam knows that Raja will not pass it with his mental health, so during the oral examination, Manikkam does many cheap tricks to help his friend Raja and Raja finally gets his doctorate diploma.

Manikkam has a maternal uncle Ulaganathan ([[Vennira Aadai Moorthy]]) in his native village, as per the village custom, Manikkam must marry Ponni ([[Yuvarani]]). Aandhi Thevar ([[Malaysia Vasudevan]]) is a rich landlord and Ulaganathan's friend, he wants his daughter Vasanthi ([[Bhagyalakshmi (actress)|Bhagyashree]]) to marry Raja, who is from distant family.

Raja receives a letter from Aandhi Thevar, he wants him to come to his village to marry his daughter. Thereafter, Raja, his grandmother and Manikkam go to their native village. Soon, the perfectly normal Manikkam is mistaken to be a madman by the villagers whereas the mentally ill Raja is seen as a sane person. What transpires next forms the rest of the story.

==Cast==

{{cast listing|
*[[Pandiarajan]] as Manikkam
*[[Yuvarani]] as Ponni
*[[Vennira Aadai Moorthy]] as Ulaganathan, as Ponni's father
*[[Malaysia Vasudevan]] as Aandhi Thevar
*Rajaneesh Kumar as Raja
*[[Bhagyalakshmi (actress)|Bhagyashree]] as Vasanthi
*[[Vichithra]] as Ganga
*Pollachi Babu as Periya Minor
*Sriraj Guhan as Chinna Minor
*[[S. N. Lakshmi]] as Raja's grandmother
*M. Varalakshmi as Aandhi Thevar's wife
*M. R. Sulakshana as Ponni's mother
*Srimathi as Manikkam's mother
*[[Pasi Narayanan]]
*[[Thideer Kannaiah]] as Manikkam's father
*Hercules Douglas as Thangavel
*[[Periyar Dasan]] as Dr. Kayalventhan<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tamilminutes.com/entertainment/actor-periyar-dasan-is-actor-and-writer-210446/|title=முதலில் பெரியார் சீடன்.. பின்னர் இஸ்லாம் மதத்திற்கு மாற்றம்.. வீரம் படத்தில் கவனம் ஈர்த்த நடிகரின் மறுபக்கம்..|work=Tamil Minutes|language=ta|first=Bala|last=Siva|date=1 January 2024|access-date=23 July 2025}}</ref>
}}

==Soundtrack==

The soundtrack was composed by [[Deva (composer)|Deva]], with lyrics written by Kuruvikkarambai Shanmugam.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mappillai Manasu Poo Pole |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/mappillai-manasu-poo-pole-mw0002114906 |access-date=2016-11-17 |website=[[AllMusic]] |archive-date=18 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161118100424/http://www.allmusic.com/album/mappillai-manasu-poo-pole-mw0002114906 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Karuppu Nila / Mappilai Manasu Poo Pole |url=https://avdigital.in/products/karuppu-nila-mappilai-manasu-poo-pole |access-date=2024-03-05 |website=AVDigital |language=en |archive-date=11 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221111055318/https://avdigital.in/products/karuppu-nila-mappilai-manasu-poo-pole |url-status=live }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Song !! Singer(s) !! Duration
|-
| "Aathu Vandhal" || Krishnaraj, [[Mano (singer)|Mano]] || 5:32
|-
| "Maduraiyile" || [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], S. P. B. Pallavi<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tamil.behindtalkies.com/spb-daughter-pallavi-emotional-interview/|title=நான் மட்டும் அவர அங்க போக வேணாம்னு சொல்லி இருந்தா அவர் இறந்திருக்க மாட்டார் – கண்ணீர் வடித்த SPBயின் மகள்|work=Behind Talkies|language=ta|date=15 February 2024|first=Arun|last=Kumar|access-date=23 July 2025}}</ref> || 4:40
|-
| "Vada Naatil" || Rajagopal, B. S. Sasirekha || 5:00
|-
| "Anthi Nera" || Krishnaraj, Sindhu || 5:03
|-
| "Naan Puthanum" || [[Deva (composer)|Deva]] || 4:28
|}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{IMDb title}}

[[Category:1996 Indian films]]
[[Category:1996 Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:1996 comedy films]]
[[Category:1996 films]]
[[Category:Films about mental health]]
[[Category:Films scored by Deva (composer)]]
[[Category:Indian comedy films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language Indian films]]

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Taskin Ahmed Kayum at 04:49, 3 March 2026