Muniyandi Vilangial Moonramandu
2008 Tamil film directed by Thirumurugan
Muniyandi Vilangyial Moondramandu (transl. Muniyandi, Third Year Zoology) is a 2008 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written and directed by Thirumurugan. Bharath, Poorna (in her Tamil debut), Ponvannan, and Vadivelu star in this film. The film was produced by Malaysian-based firm Lotus Five Star in association with Thiru Pictures. The music was composed by Vidyasagar. The film was released on 4 July 2008, and became a box office failure.
Plot
Muniyandi is a third-year undergraduate zoology student and the son of Muthumani, who happens to be the student canteen contractor of the same college. He meets Madhumitha, the demure young daughter of a local bigwig named Ramaiyya, who gives first priority only to the members of his caste. Madhu makes a coquettish play for all of Muni's friends including Sorimuthu Ayyanar, a part-time witch doctor who is also the peon of the college, dressed complete with bells and saffron cloth regalia, but hits it off with him first. Following a heated skirmish in the caste-dominated college elections, the two of them fall in love. Unfortunately, everything goes topsy-turvy when, once Madhu's marriage is arranged, she turns around and says that she was never in love with Muni in the first place.
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