Manohar and his gang rob a politician's son. Some time later, Divya tells Chandrakumar about when she was in love with Manohar, whom she met as a college student. When he asks her what she would like as a wedding gift, she says she wants a divorce, which shocks Chandrakumar. Succumbing to the pressure, Divya marries Chandrakumar, but they do not consummate their marriage.Д¬handrakumar takes Divya to his house in Delhi, but she cannot accept him as her husband. Divya initially refuses, but when her father has a heart attack her mother begs her to accept the proposal to aid his recovery. She talks arrogantly to Chandrakumar to make him dislike her but, undeterred, he says that he likes her and agrees to the marriage. Unwilling to get married, and hoping Chandrakumar will reject her, she deliberately arrives home late, only to find him patiently waiting for her. Her father Chandramouli has arranged for her marriage and tells Divya to come home early from college to meet Chandrakumar, the groom. It was remade in Hindi in 1992 as Kasak, and in Kannada in 1999 as Chandrodaya.Дivya is a free-spirited college student from a conservative family in Madras. The film introduced techniques such as soft-focus shots, flare filters and backlighting, which became popular in Tamil cinema. Mouna Ragam also became a breakthrough in Karthik's career despite his role being a cameo. The film received critical acclaim it won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil, and Ratnam received the Filmfare and Cinema Express Awards for Best Director in Tamil. Despite opening to modest audiences, it became a box-office success, with a theatrical run of over 175 days, and Mani Ratnam's breakthrough. Mouna Ragam was released on 15 August 1986, India's Independence Day. Sreeram was the cinematographer, and the art director was Thota Tharani. The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja, with lyrics by Vaali.

Mouna Ragam was the first film produced by Venkateswaran's Sujatha Films, and was shot primarily in Madras, with additional filming taking place in Delhi and Agra. Although Ratnam began work on the script during Pallavi Anu Pallavi, it languished in development hell and ended up becoming his fifth film. Since production on his directorial debut Pallavi Anu Pallavi (1983) was delayed, he took a break for a month and developed 'Divya' into a film script, which would eventually be renamed Mouna Ragam. The film's development began when Ratnam began writing a short story tiled 'Divya' with no cinematic plans until he finished it.

The story follows Divya's inner conflict between holding onto her past and coming to terms with the present and making a life with Chandrakumar. Divya, secretly mourning her former lover Manohar (Karthik) who was shot dead, did not want to be married. It narrates the life of Divya (Revathi), a free-spirited college girl who is forced into an arranged marriage with Chandrakumar (Mohan) by her father (Sankaran). Sankaran, Bhaskar, Kanchana, Vani, Kalaiselvi and Sonia in supporting roles. The film stars Mohan and Revathi, with Karthik, V. Silent Symphony pronounced ) is a 1986 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written and directed by Mani Ratnam, and produced by G.

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