At his brother-in-law Ambalathar's instigation, Rajasekhar fraudulently obtained the zamindar's signature on blank papers and forced all of the property to be transferred to his name. Soon after, his wife conceived and died while giving birth to Muthu. Since he was childless, he named Raja, the son of his cousin Rajasekhar, his successor. Years ago, Muthu's unnamed father was the real zamindar of the estate. She berates Raja, revealing the fact that Ranganayaki loves Muthu (not Raja) as well as the truth about Muthu's past. Sivakami, who had gone to a temple with Ranganayaki, returns and is shocked on learning what happened. Muthu, who is in shock, does not fight back.
Believing Kaali's words and what he had seen, an enraged Raja throws Muthu out of the palace after having him beaten up by Kaali. Kaali deliberately misinterprets the discussions between Muthu and Ranganayaki (who are at a distance) as Muthu compelling Ranganayaki to marry him. To remove Ranganayaki and Muthu from the palace and get his daughter married, Ambalathar provokes Raja, through his informer Kaali at the palace, by alleging that Muthu is romancing Ranganayaki. Angered, Ambalathar brings Rayudu to the palace, who forcibly tries to take Ranganayaki until Muthu subdues him and sends him away. When Ambalathar arrives and speaks of marriage, Raja reveals his intention to marry Ranganayaki. But Raja, dreaming of marrying Ranganayaki, nods his head, and Sivakami sends word to her brother Ambalathar. Raja's mother Sivakamiyammal keeps requesting her son to marry, referring to Padmini. Raja's maternal uncle Ambalathar, keen to take control of Raja's wealth, plans to get his daughter Padmini married to Raja. So, she requests to continue staying at the palace. Ranganayaki is secretly escaping her abusive brother-in-law, Pratap Rayudu, who killed her sister and is now searching for her. They fall in love and return to Raja's palace. After learning what she had meant, Muthu surprises Ranganayaki by kissing her. Muthu, not knowing Malayalam, gets into trouble for asking passersby for a kiss as wrongly tutored by Ranganayaki. They both become tired and leave the horses to seek their own route, landing in Kerala.
Ranganayaki dislikes Muthu's company but is forced to continue accompanying him. When more goons appear, Raja advises Muthu to take Ranganayaki safely away in their two-horse chariot while he manages the goons. Muthu fights the village chief's goons and rescues Ranganayaki. When Raja sees another of her plays and witnesses her being harassed by a local village chief, he tells Muthu to rescue her. While watching a play, Raja falls in love with an actress, Ranganayaki, when the garland she throws inadvertently falls on him. Muthu is a charioteer working for zamindar Raja Malayasimman. The film was remade in Kannada as Sahukara in 2004. Muthu – The Dancing Maharaja) was released in 1998 and became the highest-grossing Indian film in Japan, sparking a short-lived boom of Indian films released in Japan and helping Rajinikanth gain a large fan following there. A dubbed Japanese version titled Muthu Odoru Maharaja ( transl. Rajinikanth won various awards for his performance, including the Tamil Nadu State Film Award and the Cinema Express Award, both for Best Actor. Muthu was released on 23 October 1995, during the Diwali holiday period. Rahman, with lyrics written by Vairamuthu. Thanikachalam and the music composed by A. Principal photography began in June 1995 and took place in Mysore, Madras and Kerala. Ashok Rajan acted as the film's cinematographer. Although largely written to suit the tastes of Tamil-speaking audiences, the remake retains the core premise of the original, while adding new plot details and characters. The film revolves around a zamindar and his worker falling in love with the same woman who, unknown to the zamindar, loves the worker exclusively.Īfter Rajinikanth narrated the outline of Thenmavin Kombath, he told Ravikumar to develop the screenplay of the remake without watching the original film. It is a remake of the Malayalam film Thenmavin Kombath (1994). The film stars Rajinikanth, Meena and Sarath Babu with Radha Ravi, Senthil, Vadivelu, Jayabharathi, Subhashri and Ponnambalam all acting in supporting roles. Ravikumar, and produced by Kavithalayaa Productions. Pearl) is a 1995 Indian Tamil-language masala film written and directed by K.