english indian bilingual romantic comedy film directed produced simultaneously telugu tamil languages film script adapted indian language novels detective addition romantic comedy focused social issues unemployment corruption freedom worship production began early bilingual altered casting tamil version titled film narrates story unemployed graduates different religions mary pretend married couple gain employment high school established mary fall love nephew amateur detective learns mary missing elder daughter truth aware chosen lead pair replacing dispute replaced signed lead pair replacing played supporting roles replaced tamil version edited film provided cinematography composed music principal photography carried madras wrapped december final reel length metres released january days theatrical debut commercially successful telugu version completed day run centres bilingual provided recognition principal cast terms phrases later telugu vernacular remade film hindi miss mary marked directorial debut bollywood rewrote adapted plot principal high school named elder daughter child went missing pilgrimage river conditions school deteriorate poor management nephew amateur detective exacerbated having doctor medicine teaching children decides replace appoint graduates opposite gender married couple skilled music train younger daughter addition teaching duties school found adopted christian couple paul named mary having completed graduation mary looks employment clear family financial problems accepted loan proposes marries debt colleague graduate searching solution financial problems decide act married couple apply jobs offered intend clear debts befriends persuaded accompany find accommodation small house mary decides unaware true identity wife nature treat couple children mary finds hindu customs weird afraid express old couple needs job repay david loan instead frustration bear patience wanted mary teach music short temper makes lose self confidence pleased music lessons mary dissatisfaction reaches new heights decides reveal entire truth anxious save jobs makes far explanation mary possessed soul christian woman named mother jesus attempting fool mary soul lies telling conduct marriage like unaware feels insecure love wants away turns mary help teaching music proves disaster end month school mary receive salaries mary able repay debt begins mary missing told right foot mole seeking confirmation accompanied assistant torch plans illicit entry night room plan mary sleep sleep dreams david forcing marry coming rescue starts develop feelings end following month mary wants visit madras stay requests stay reluctance makes change mind plans lie later mary dead following illness believing mary pregnant conduct party evening mary confused night leave leg fracture attempt delay departure david arrives morning informs mary christian pretending hindu job necklace stolen david mary house madras wore lost david insists mary married refuses announces love come house mystery gets david arrested mary learns biological parents lose relationship foster family learning married announces wedding cast mary telugu tamil telugu tamil wife telugu telugu tamil telugu tamil interviewer cameo appearance production development signed direct bilingual film titled telugu tamil production banner film script written based detective story revolves unemployed young people pretending married seeking employment subsequently falling love thought limiting film duration minutes taking inspiration basic storyline detective enthusiastic detective takes case finding missing woman ultimately marries bonding khan muslim tailor near bombay mumbai formed basis concept friendship educated varied wrote dialogue telugu tamil versions respectively recruited director photography duo edited film art directors film processed recorded executive producers casting shot simultaneously telugu tamil actors retained versions respective roles bilingual film feature different set male actors makers chose lead pair telugu version replacing tamil version cast roles titular character biological parents foster parents respectively versions including leads versions range costumes sport tamil version tamil culture traditions completed shooting film featuring shooting schedules wrote letter producers informing shoot afternoon conducted residence letter went unnoticed strict nature dispute arriving late sets refused burnt leaving insulted resulting opting project came know letter tried solve issues refused work immediately ordered replace initially selected play role signed later role recommendation benefited tamil version better screen chemistry observed secretly married film shoot began release wanted shed tragic romantic hero image took comic role believed accepted role higher opened media clarified motive agreeing play role went add entire career film lobbied reprise roles played telugu version tamil version cast antagonists tamil telugu versions cast assistants respectively alterations character adapting detective body languages altered recommended auditioning actors asked cameo appearance interviewer shot day paid relatively high salary standards time thousand paid days actors playing major roles films stated paid high maintain family including children shifted madras lent coat applied forehead cast comic role teacher cum doctor filming principal photography began early versions different casts shot simultaneously process sequence mary lie boarding bus attend interview fired current temporary jobs shot office building high school set erected near building photograph younger brother cinematographer daughter film missing elder daughter sequence character manages persuade character pretend wife filmed lady garden madras choreographed film songs songs character practice dance song rehearsed songs month trained traditional dancing took care minute details rehearsals filming delayed exit difficulty handling different casts time process lasted year wrapped end december final reel length bilingual approximately metres watching final edited version gifted dodge cars film principal cast themes promoted film kids watched adults encouraged films serving medium entertainment people interested send viewers instead making films ensured characters bear influence style comedy opted regional book narrative genre ideology tamil cinema film scholar noted film genres romantic comedy melodrama mary love story apart protagonists film focuses lives mary biological foster parents characters mary friend school teacher cum doctor assistant influence film plot opining comedy suspense maintained effectively revealed mary true identity audience film initial stages characters film including mary guarded true identity climax described mary role reception mary occasional modern dressing behaviour utilised explain limitations orthodox south indian families book noted male protagonists indian films use piano express desire regard consequences cited example lyrics song commented complex behaviour women fellow men character lip according films shed light subtle indirect way telugu filmmakers dealt troublesome environment madras surrounding tamil language culture added river dispute enabled viewers understand illustration signifies strong loss lyrics songs addressed plight commented changing views society affairs song considered satire corrupt politicians especially line translates fundraising turns self promotion hundreds thousands self consumption addition dealt issues unemployment freedom worship character pronounced found reflection faced unemployed graduates struggles early career influenced statements unemployment state learned noted poignant dialogues concerning unemployment educated young people undermined projection mainstream writer pointed scenes mary faces situations challenging faith devout catholic highlight differences plea peaceful existence music official soundtracks composed lyrics written telugu tamil versions respectively sound mixing process supervised processed orchestrated informed singing character singer refused let sing left project signed sing unlike previous films preferred sing telugu version unknown reasons chose sing remaining songs featuring impressed rendition song film recorded released earlier gave breakthrough singer despite singing songs featured film credits singer soundtrack telugu version released december tamil version released december marketed soundtrack huge commercial success particular achieving classic status considered expression subtle romance songs like popular tamil release reception telugu version released january tamil version released days later occasion versions released run time minutes versions commercially successful telugu version completing theatrical run days centres according real life romance played key role tamil version success february postage stamp released screened occasion critical reception received positive reviews critics release writing magazine praised universal theme clean subtle comedy february issue called interesting film quality humor adding beginning uneasy love affair christian heroine hindu hero going comedy stated director difficult situation opportunity humor praised sequence cinematography magazine described acting best far monograph film historian noted cinema considered tool forget worries entertainment answered definition november times_of_india stated film cast adds dramatic twist story called narration powerful grip viewer till end special article authored post death january called powerful social document spoke importance religious tolerance help leads october hindu praised performances cast particularly added cinematography music film highlights apart direction screenplay added performance proved equally capable carrying comedian role january called fine mix humour message praised screenplay written gripping nature remake adaptation approached film hindi remake rights insistence agreed retain hindi remake director marking debut bollywood cast lead pair remake marking debut bollywood reprised role played telugu tamil versions respectively reprised role original hindi remake titled miss mary released highest grossing films year composer reused tune original language film based film script written produced directed portrayed lead pair film commercial success won awards best writer best dialogue writer legacy popular telugu films 1950s featuring considered laurel hardy telugu cinema time according film historian success influenced filmmakers cast different actors different versions films phrase telugu word character film synonymous term language cash january year old woman named gave birth baby girl theatre madras watching rushed baby named success adopt screen order avoid confused popular actor tamil cinema film proved major breakthrough careers later went sing songs concerts received highly positive response time song language film loosely based song later collaborated average profitable run release book indian cinemas wrote represented scope comedy 1950s 60s basic story line noted similarity female lead christian acts girl according hindu prompted remake film telugu song remixed alterations tune lyrics telugu language film song sung referred success remixed version titled comedy film similarity film september postage stamp commemorating issued article honour listed acclaimed films director release association late november based company named acquired film negative rights telugu films produced including release digitally mastered versions colour digitally remastered version released january commercially successful decided remaining films including saying producers sold rights channels lost control furthermore added lot legal issues ownership copyright issues producers try version song opening credits film november times_of_india listed unrelated films list telugu classics watch family commemoration hindu listed iconic films produced wrote titled directorial 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