Silent Melodies) is a 1981 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy drama film written and directed by K. Bhagyaraj.
The film stars Bhagyaraj himself alongside Saritha, with S. Krishnamoorthy and Master Suresh in supporting roles.
The film was produced by K. Gobinathan under Bhagavathi Creations, photographed by B. S. Basaviraj and edited by T. Rajasekhar, with music composed by Gangai Amaran.
When the film was still under production, Bhagyaraj published the story as a serial in the magazine Kumudam.
Mouna Geethangal was released on 23 January 1981, and became a commercial success, running for over 25 weeks in theatres, and has been remade in several other Indian languages.
She becomes possessive of Raghu and slightly insecure about his fidelity, vowing to commit suicide if he is ever unfaithful to her.
He gets introduced to Suguna's friend Jaya, a widow, who seeks the couple's help to sort out an issue relating to her deceased husband's insurance claim.
During these 30 days, various incidents taking place in Suguna's life change her perception about men, specifically Raghu.
Suguna fails to stop the marriage and decides to commit suicide along with Suresh; he refuses and requests to live with his father.
[3] In an interview with S. Shiva Kumar for Mid-Day, Bhagyaraj said, "Mouna Geethangal is a real story.
The film was produced by K. Gobinathan under Bhagavathi Creations, photographed by B. S. Basaviraj and edited by T.
[1] When the film was still under production, Bhagyaraj published the story as a serial in the magazine Kumudam.
[2] On 8 February 1981, Ananda Vikatan gave the film an A rating, praising the screenplay and Bhagyaraj for integrating humour into the main story rather than making it a subplot.
[11] The Indian Express wrote, "Mouna Geethangal is a different movie, good for a family audience".
[15] Mouna Geethangal was remade in Hindi as Ek Hi Bhool and in Telugu as Sathyabhama, both released in 1981.