• Dr.S.Suganthi

Abstract The story of Maruppakam revolves around Kumbakonam, a temple town in Thanjavur.The scenes of action in Vishwathulasi are Sundarapuri and Palakkarai, places adjacent to Thanjavur and Nagapattinam. Both the movies talk in detail about tradition, love, culture, man-woman relationships and a whole lot of other themes. The aim of this paper is to make a comparative study of these two soul-wrenching films that are very close to the composer of this paper’s heart. She has watched Maruppakam and Vishwathulasi at least seven times. This paper also envisages to throw a flood of light on the similar issues that have been discussed in the films.

Key Words: Tradition, love, culture, man-woman relationships

"Sethu Madhavan’s Maruppakam and Sumathi Ram’s Vishwa Thulasi- A Comparative Study of Cult Classic Tamil Movies", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.23-27, June 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907D04.pdf

"Sethu Madhavan’s Maruppakam and Sumathi Ram’s Vishwa Thulasi- A Comparative Study of Cult Classic Tamil Movies", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp23-27, June 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907D04.pdf