Thulasi Maadam

Mary and Janaki are two look-alike women but they are not related to each other. Mary is the daughter of a retired collector and Janaki is from a middle-class family. Mary is affianced to Thomas, an army officer while Janaki is married to a company executive. Janaki gives birth to a child and is found to have , so, her mother-in-law separates her from the child. In the meantime, Janaki’s mother dies. The mother-in-law’s adopted son Peter feels pity for the separated Janaki and her child. Accidentally he meets Mary, the look-alike of Janaki. Peter comes out with a clever plan and swaps Mary with Janaki. Several complications arise and finally the families are united. The list is adapted from article. The film was produced by M. A. Venu who earlier produced award-winning films like and . Screenplay and dialogues were written by Thamizhmaran. Music was composed by . The song “Aadum Mayile Aattam Engey” became a super hit. Writing for , T. M. Ramachandran said the director “has shown much courage in tackling a ticklish subject”. Despite this, the film did not fare well at the box office.