Melnaattu Marumagal is a 1975 Indian Tamil-language film directed by A. P. Nagarajan, starring Sivakumar, Laurance Pourtale, Kamal Haasan and Jayasudha. Vani Ganapathy, a danseuse appeared only for a dance sequence alongside Haasan, whom she later married in 1978. The film was released on 10 May 1975. In 1976, it was remade in Telugu as America Ammayi.

Plot

The film is about two brothers, Mohan and Raja, and their spouses. Sivakumar marries a European girl who admires Tamil culture and tradition. Meanwhile, Raja marries a Tamil girl who is attracted to Western customs.

Cast

Production

Melnaattu Marumagal was directed by A. P. Nagarajan, and produced by C. N. Venkatasamy under C. N. V. Movies.

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan. Viji Manuel was the film's keyboardist.

Reception

Kanthan of Kalki praised the performances of Sivakumar, Kamal Haasan, Poornam Viswanathan but felt none of the songs stay in the mind and called the cinematography as average.