Vasantha Maligai

Palace of Spring) is a 1972 Indian Tamil-language romance film directed by K. S. Prakash Rao and produced by D. Ramanaidu.

Vasantha Maligai was released on 29 September 1972 and became a major commercial success, running at the box office for nearly 750 days.

Her elder brother resides at home with his wife, but Latha is the highest earning member of the family.

Latha's mother objects to her being an air hostess; she begs her to change profession so that she can be home at more decent hours.

The next day Anand shows her around his house, and she meets his mother, elder brother Vijay, and sister-in-law.

She meets him privately to reconcile their differences, but her sister-in-law and the groom's mother spot them and announce it to the guests who depart, botching Latha's marriage.

[5] J. Jayalalithaa initially signed on to play the female lead, but could not continue due to her mother's death; the role later went to Vanisri.

The film had 271 continuous full-house screenings in all the three theatres it was released, namely, Shanthi, Crown, and Bhuvaneswari.

[11] It was also successful in Sri Lanka where it ran for two years, becoming the first Indian Tamil film to achieve this feat.

[12] The film initially had Anand dying in the climax, but three days after its release it was changed into one where he survives.

[15][16] M. Suganth of The Times of India rated the digital version 4.5 out of 5 stars saying, "To be frank, the opening 20 minutes are as choppy a ride as that experienced by the characters in the introductory scene."

[17] The restoration on this version was done by Groupcom Systems who remastered it in DI colour, besides other technology upgrades such as DTS, 4K Sony and 2K Qube.

[19] In Kalyana Galatta (1998), Rajagopalan (Sathyaraj) does a spoof on song "Yaarukkaga" and imitates Anand's mannerisms.

[20] In En Purushan Kuzhandhai Maadhiri (2001), Angusaamy (Vadivelu) who is drunk will be seen singing "Kudimagane".

[22] In Sivaji: The Boss (2007), the title character (Rajinikanth) and Tamizhselvi (Shriya Saran) imitate the song "Mayakkam Enna".