Varuvan Vadivelan
| Varuvan Vadivelan | |
|---|---|
 Poster | |
| Directed by | K. Shankar |
| Starring | Jai Ganesh R. Muthuraman Vijayakumar Jayachitra Fatafat Jayalaxmi Latha Chandrakala Padmapriya |
| Music by | M. S. Viswanathan |
Production company | Subhu Productions |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Varuvan Vadivelan (transl. Vadivelan will come)[1] is a 1978 Indian Tamil-language devotional film directed by K. Shankar.[2] The film stars Jai Ganesh, R. Muthuraman, Vijayakumar, Jayachitra, Fatafat Jayalaxmi, Latha, Chandrakala and Padmapriya. It was released on 15 May 1978.[3]
Plot[edit]
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Cast[edit]
- Jai Ganesh as Baskar
- R. Muthuraman as Doctor, Baskar's Brother
- Vijayakumar as Vijay
- Jayachitra as Sengamalam
- Fatafat Jayalaxmi as Vijay's Wife
- Latha as Uma
- Chandrakala
- Padmapriya
- Bhavani
- Thengai Srinivasan as Alli's Husband
- Manorama as Alli
- V. S. Raghavan as Uma's Father
- M. N. Nambiar as Velagiri, Sengamalam's father
- Nagesh as Vijay's brother
- Baby Sudha as Vadivelan
Production[edit]
Latha, by committing herself to this film, was removed from her post as one of secretaries of AIADMK as the film violated atheism, the "cardinal Dravidian principle".[4] Vijayakumar, though also an AIADMK member and self proclaimed rationalist, also acted in the film.[5]
Soundtrack[edit]
The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, with lyrics by Kannadasan.[6][7]
| Song | Singers | Length |
|---|---|---|
| "Paava Kadaitheruvil" | T. M. Soundararajan, Vani Jairam | 05:20 |
| "Neeyndri Yaarumullai" | Vani Jairam, Sirkazhi Govindarajan | 04:10 |
| "Varuvan" | Vani Jairam | 04:47 |
| "Kadavul Engey" | L. R. Anjali | 06:04 |
| "Pattu Maalai" | Sirkazhi Govindarajan, P. Susheela, M. S. Viswanathan, L. R. Eswari, T. M. Soundararajan & Bangalore A. R. Ramani Ammal |
09:27 |
| "Ah! Paaru Paaru Paaru" | L. R. Anjali, L. R. Eswari | 03:18 |
| "Joyful Singapore" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela | 03:18 |
Accolades[edit]
Varuvan Vadivelan won the Tamil Nadu State Film Awards for Best Child Artist (Baby Sudha), Best Music Director (Viswanathan) and Special Prize for Best Film.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Maderya, Kumuthan (August 2010). "Kollywood and the Indian Tamil Diaspora" (PDF). USP Undergraduate Journal. 3 (1): 25. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 November 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
- ^ "பக்திப் படங்களின் வருகை குறைந்தது எதனால்?!" கலைஞானம், சுரேஷ் கிருஷ்ணா விளக்கம்". Ananda Vikatan (in Tamil). 22 July 2019. Archived from the original on 23 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ a b "K Shankar's Mythological Film Varuvan Vadivelan Completes 45 Years Of Release". News18. 16 May 2023. Archived from the original on 23 May 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
- ^ "Star-Spangled Banner". The Illustrated Weekly of India. Vol. 109. 21 February 1988. p. 13. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ^ Piousji (1979). "Khaas Baat". Sunday. Vol. 7. p. 43. Archived from the original on 20 February 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2023 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Varuvan Vadivelan". JioSaavn. 15 May 1978. Archived from the original on 5 November 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ "Varuvaan vadivelan Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by M S Viswanathan". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 7 November 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
