Vaazhnthu Kaattugiren

1975 Indian film
  • 1 November 1975 (1975-11-01)
Running time
135 minutesCountryIndiaLanguageTamil

Vaazhnthu Kaattugiren is a 1975 Indian Tamil language drama film directed by Krishnan–Panju and produced by S. S. Karuppusamy. The story was written by S. S. Thennarasu. The screenplay and dialogue were written by Mahendran.[1] Music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan. The film stars Sujatha, R. Muthuraman, and Padmapriya, with Srikanth, M. N. Rajam, Manorama, and Suruli Rajan in supporting roles. It was released on 1 November 1975,[1] and became a box office success.[2][3]

Plot

Cast

  • Sujatha as Geetha
  • R. Muthuraman as Ramanathan
  • Padmapriya as Pankajam
  • Srikanth as Baskar or Subbha Rao
  • M. N. Rajam as Ramanathan's mother
  • Manorama as Dollak Sundari
  • M. Bhanumathi as Lakshmi Baskar
  • Suruli Rajan as Kumarappa
  • Radhika as Vanaja
  • Vijayachandrika as Rani
  • S. Rama Rao (cameo appearance)
  • Oru Viral Krishna Rao as Santhanam
  • Sivagangai Sedhu Raman as Balaji
  • Ennatha Kannaiya as Shanmugam

Production

After the success of Thangappathakkam (1974), Mahendran was approached by S. S. Karuppasamy who gave a letter written by writer S. S. Thennarasu in which he attached a short story and said Karuppasamy expressed interest to produce a film.[4] Karuppasamy chose Krishnan–Panju to handle the direction of the film.[5] Mahendran felt the short story did not fit the film format instead narrated a different plot which impressed them; however Mahendran posed a condition that Thennarasu's name will be credited for story while his name will credited for screenplay and dialogues.[2]

Soundtrack

Music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, and lyrics were written by Kannadasan.[6]

Song Singers Length
"Kaveri Nagarinil" Vani Jairam 04:39
"Kotti Kidanthathu" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela 04:20
"Yemmi Mynaa Summa Summa" Manorama 03:31
"Hello sir, Good" L. R. Eswari 05:38
"Kaveri Nagarinil" – 2 P. Susheela 04:13

References

  1. ^ a b Mahendran 2013, p. 343.
  2. ^ a b Mahendran 2013, p. 227.
  3. ^ ராம்ஜி, வி. (22 August 2019). "எம்ஜிஆர் 4, சிவாஜி 8, கமல் 10 – 75ம் வருட ப்ளாஷ்பேக்". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 9 April 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  4. ^ Mahendran 2013, p. 225.
  5. ^ Mahendran 2013, p. 226.
  6. ^ "Vaazhnthu Kaattugiren Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by M S Viswanathan". Macsendisk. Archived from the original on 19 August 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.

Bibliography

  • Mahendran (2013) [2004]. சினிமாவும் நானும் [Cinema and I] (in Tamil). Karpagam Publications. OCLC 54777094.
  • Vaazhnthu Kaattugiren at IMDb
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