Mouna Ragam

this is one of maniratnam's best movie. the role played by all the characters in the movie is perfect, because it has been given to the right persons. the story perfectly reflects the conservatism of Indian society. revathi is perfect in her role and her acting perfectly reflects the agony she is going through. mohan gives his best performance as a perfect husband. the cameo played by karthic is excellent.music given by illayaraja is perfect for the storyline of the movie. p.c.sreeram's photography is perfect for the movie. this is movie to be watched by all age group and this is a perfect family movie.clearly this is one of the best family movie ever made.

The movie revolves around initially with a Forced arrange marriage b/w Matured guy and a childish lady !! Where the Guy liked her at the first sight, but our heroine is not ready for this marriage. But to compromise family she anyway marry and flew to North India with her husband ! Situations dont favour our heroine,where her only demand is divorce . Hero tries various ways to win her, but she stays away and finally reveals a Heartbroke she had in the past, which is super narrated in crispy way , The duo enjoyed and are about to do register marriage,but unluck favour, Her lover who is also a social activist, gets accused and on their marriage day,lover gets gun shot by police and leaves his life. So , our heroine narrated her story to her husband,then he realises her love. But still he loves her deep down. The movie also has some classic comedies , which is famous and all time favourite. So , they roam about Agra and give some time to spend time.But still heroine needs divorce. So our hero decides to give divorce notice to fulfil her wish. All of a sudden, hero gets attacked by his ex office members and he will be severely bleeding . Our heroine shows her identity as she is the wife of the dying person, which will be portrayed in a very sensitive touch . Then she start to take care of him, once her parents visit them, he shows some disrespect to her parents . When our heroine aask reason for his act, he admits that they should understand that this divorce should be mutual. So our heroine feels guilt on this . Then the final days arrives , they are about to be seperated , where heroine is about to leave her husband and settle with her parents. !!! As always , a happy ending is all we want , our hero runs a long way. Our heroine Pull the train chain and stop the train. A happy ending scene where our hero lifts our heroine to take her back to home, ending in a Note where the two rails gets joined. 💞

maniratnam is hailed universally as a great film-maker with a unique style. although i am not a great fan of his, this movie i think was his best - even ahead of roja.

mouna ragam is a tender movie that pulls at the heartstrings, revathi - in one of her best ever roles - absoluitely steals the show. maniratnam handles the complex relationship between the husband and wife beautifully. kartik as the wife's ex-lover scintillates in his cameo.

the capacity of the human heart to love, its wont to love more than one person is tenderly shown, revathi's reluctance to love her husband and how she slowly changes heart but refuses to acknowledge it are what makes the movie a delight to watch. a movie that can and should ne seen many times over.

this is a tru classic that deserves a full 10.

Mani Ratnam has made so many great films(Nayakan, Agni Natchathiram, Roja, Bombay, etc.,.) over the years. But this masterpiece is what put him in the limelight. Mouna Raagam is a perfect example on how a Indian movie should be made. Along with Roja, I believe that Mouna Raagam is Ratnam's best movie. Mohan and Revathi give brilliant heartfelt performances. Some of their scenes will really make you feel what they're feeling. As great as Mohan and Revathi were, Karthik was the real star of Mouna Raagam. He's on-screen for about 25 minutes and what you see is simply a revelation. His defiant ways, his playful antics towards Revathi will make one wonder why he wasn't in the movie longer. Illyaraja's music is absolutely brilliant, but special mention must go to his BGM. The BGM used in several scenes(especially the Karthik-Revathi scenes)is one of Raja's all-time best.

P.C. Sriram's photography is just the icing on the cake. Mouna Raagam won several national awards, including best film, in 1986. I believe it deserved all the awards it got. A real tamil classic.

This was my first Mani Ratnam movie and it left a lasting impression on me. Though this is an out-and-out Karthik movie, we cannot discount Murli's performance. Murli had to underplay the role. Karthik came as a tsunami and left leaving a wreck of emotions behind. Revathi bearing the most.

There is one scene in the movie that I can never forget. Revathi tell her husband not to touch her because it feels like caterpillar walking on her skin.