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{{Infobox film
| name = Maragatham
| image = Maragatham.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[S. M. Sriramulu Naidu]]
| screenplay = S. M. Sriramulu Naidu<br />[[Murasoli Maran]] (dialogues)
| based_on = {{based on|''Karunkuyil Kunrathu Kolai''|T. S. D. Sami}}
| producer = S. M. Sriramulu Naidu
| starring = [[Sivaji Ganesan]]<br />[[Padmini (actress)|Padmini]]
| cinematography = Sailen Bose
| editing = Velusamy
| music = [[S. M. Subbaiah Naidu|S. M. Subbaiah]]
| studio = [[Pakshiraja Studios]]
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|1959|08|21|df=y}}
| runtime = 203 minutes{{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=360}}
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Maragatham''''' is a 1959 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[crime thriller film]] produced, directed and co-written by [[S. M. Sriramulu Naidu]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=காந்தன் |date=6 September 1959 |title=மரகதம் |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |language=ta |pages=[https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1959/sep/06-09-1959/p42.jpg 42]–[https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1959/sep/06-09-1959/p43.jpg 43]}}</ref> It is an adaptation of the novel ''Karunkuyil Kunrathu Kolai'' by T. S. D. Sami. The film stars [[Sivaji Ganesan]] and [[Padmini (actress)|Padmini]]. It was released on 21 August 1959.

== Plot ==
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== Cast ==

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;Male Cast
* [[Sivaji Ganesan]] as Varendran
* [[T. S. Balaiah]]
* [[J. P. Chandrababu|Chandrababu]] as Gundan
* [[S. Balachander|S. Balachandar]] as Anandar, Maranamarthanda Zamindar
* [[T. S. Durairaj]]
* [[O. A. K. Thevar]]
* Narayana Pillai
* Santhanam
* [[Ennathe Kannaiah|Kanaiah]]
* Pakkirisamy
* Natarajan
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;Female Cast
* [[Padmini (actress)|Padmini]] as Maragatham, Alamu
* Sandhya as Karpagavalli
* Gnanam
* [[T. P. Muthulakshmi|Muthulakshmi]]
* Lakshmiprabha
* [[C. Lakshmi Rajyam|Lakshmirajam]]
* [[C. K. Saraswathi|Saraswathi]]
{{col-end}}

== Production ==
''Maragadham'' was directed by [[S. M. Sriramulu Naidu]], who also produced it under [[Pakshiraja Studios]].<ref name="nadigarthilagam" /> The film was based on ''Karunkuyil Kunrathu Kolai'', a novel by T. S. D. Sami. Naidu wrote the screenplay and [[Murasoli Maran]] wrote the dialogues. Cinematography was handled by Sailen Bose, art direction by A. K. Sekhar,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Guy |first=Randor |author-link=Randor Guy |date=29 April 2010 |title=Maragatham (1959) |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Maragatham-1959/article16373412.ece |url-status=live |access-date=10 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200710134232/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Maragatham-1959/article16373412.ece |archive-date=10 July 2020}}</ref> and editing by Velusamy.<ref name="nadigarthilagam" />

== Soundtrack ==
The music was composed by [[S. M. Subbaiah Naidu]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Maragatham |url=https://gaana.com/album/maragatham |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200710132739/https://gaana.com/album/maragatham |archive-date=10 July 2020 |access-date=10 July 2020 |website=[[Gaana (music streaming service)|Gaana]]}}</ref> with lyrics by [[Shuddhananda Bharati|Yogi Shuddhananda Bharathiar]], [[Papanasam Sivan]], [[Ku. Ma. Balasubramaniam]] & Ra. Balu.

"Kunguma Poovey Konjum Puraavey" became a hit song. However, there is a controversy about this song. It is said that the tune for this song was composed by [[T. G. Lingappa]] for the film ''[[Sabaash Meena]]''. However, for some reason, Chandrababu refused to sing the song for that film. Later he gave this tune to Subbaiah Naidu and it was included in this film.<ref>{{Cite web |last=மணியன் |first=பி.ஜி.எஸ். |title="சங்கீத அய்யா" எஸ்.எம். சுப்பையா நாயுடு – 9 |url=https://www.thamizhstudio.com/Koodu/thodargal_4_60.php |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200710132250/https://www.thamizhstudio.com/Koodu/thodargal_4_60.php |archive-date=10 July 2020 |access-date=10 July 2020 |website=Thamizhstudio.com |language=Tamil}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! No.
! Song
! Singers
! Lyrics
! Length
|-
| 1 || "Kunguma Poove Konjum Puraave" || [[J. P. Chandrababu]] & [[K. Jamuna Rani]] || Ku. Ma. Balasubramaniam || 03.27
|-
| 2 || "Aadinaal Nadanam Aadinaal"|| [[Radha Jayalakshmi]] || Ra. Balu || 03.12
|-
| 3 || "Kannukkulle Unnai Paaru" || [[T. M. Soundararajan]] & Radha Jayalakshmi || Ra. Balu || 03.32
|-
| 4 || "Kaviri Paayum" || T. M. Soundararajan || Ra. Balu || 03.27
|-
| 5 || "Maalai Mayangukindra Neram" || Radha Jayalakshmi || [[Shuddhananda Bharati]] || 04.08
|-
| 6 || "Punnagai Thavazhum Madhimugamo"|| T. M. Soundararajan & Radha Jayalakshmi || [[Papanasam Sivan]] || 03.54
|-
| 7 || "Pachchai Kili Pola" || [[P. Leela]] & K. Jamuna Rani || ||
|}

== Release and reception ==
''Maragadham'' was released on 21 August 1959,<ref name="nadigarthilagam" /> and failed commercially.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Swaminathan |first=G. |date=2 July 2020 |title=Print to celluloid: From 'Kalvanin Kadhali' and 'Mullum Malaram' to 'Ponniyin Selvan' |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/print-to-celluloid-from-kalvanin-kadhali-and-mullum-malaram-to-ponniyin-selvan/article31971471.ece |url-status=live |access-date=10 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200703191656/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/print-to-celluloid-from-kalvanin-kadhali-and-mullum-malaram-to-ponniyin-selvan/article31971471.ece |archive-date=3 July 2020}}</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist|refs=
<ref name="nadigarthilagam">{{Cite web |title=filmographyp6 |url=http://nadigarthilagam.com/filmographyp6.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303220445/http://www.nadigarthilagam.com/filmographyp6.htm |archive-date=3 March 2016 |access-date=22 August 2014 |website=Nadigarthilagam.com}}</ref>
}}

== Bibliography ==
* {{Cite book |last1=Rajadhyaksha |first1=Ashish |url=https://indiancine.ma/texts/indiancine.ma%3AEncyclopedia_of_Indian_Cinema/text.pdf |title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema |last2=Willemen |first2=Paul |publisher=[[British Film Institute]] and [[Oxford University Press]] |year=1998 |isbn=0-19-563579-5 |author-link=Ashish Rajadhyaksha |author-link2=Paul Willemen |orig-date=1994}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0323188}}

[[Category:1950s crime thriller films]]
[[Category:1950s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:1959 films]]
[[Category:Films based on Indian novels]]
[[Category:Indian crime thriller films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]

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