Vaazhkai (1984 film)
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| Directed by | C. V. Rajendran |
| Screenplay by | Panchu Arunachalam |
| Story by | Mohan Kumar |
| Produced by | Chitra Raamu Chitra Lakshmanan |
| Starring | Sivaji Ganesan Ambika Pandiyan Jaishankar M. N. Nambiar Nizhalgal Ravi Raveendran |
| Cinematography | T. S. Vinayagam |
| Edited by | Chandran - Muthu |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
| Distributed by | Gayathri Films |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Vaazhkai (English: Life) is a 1984 Indian Tamil-language drama film, directed by C. V. Rajendran and produced by Chitra Raamu and Chitra Lakshmanan. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Ambika, Pandiyan, Jaishankar and M. N. Nambiar in lead roles. The film had musical score by Ilaiyaraaja.[1][2][3][4] The film was a remake of the Hindi film Avtaar.
Plot
Rajasekar is a hard-working, poor mechanic whose family consists of wife Radha (Ambika), oldest son Baskar (Nizhalgal Ravi), daughter-in-law Sumathi (Unnimary), youngest son Ramesh (Raveendran) and adopted son Kannan (Pandiyan). Rajasekar loses the use of one arm in an accident at work and, for the first time in his life, finds himself out of work. He wants to use his insurance payout from the accident to buy the family home and pay for Ramesh's education. Baskar buys the house but registers it in Sumathi's name rather than his mother's name. Ramesh falls in love with Swapna (Silk Smitha). Her father, rich businessman Seetharaman (M. N. Nambiar), is supportive of the couple but wants Ramesh to live in his home and take charge of his businesses. Rajasekar is skeptical of this arrangement as he is worried about Ramesh being dependent on Seetharaman. Ramesh, however, abandons his parents to live with Swapna. Baskar's duplicity also comes to light after a family argument. Utter disappointed in his children, Rajasekar leaves the home with Radha and Kannan. With hard work and determination, Rajasekar becomes a very wealthy man. His sons' fortunes, on the other hand, fall and family is set against each other.
Cast
- Sivaji Ganesan as Rajasekar
- Ambika as Radha
- Pandiyan as Kannan
- Jaishankar as David
- M. N. Nambiar as Seetharaman
- Nizhalgal Ravi as Baskar
- Raveendran as Ramesh
- Unnimary as Sumathi
- Silk Smitha as Swapna
- V. K. Ramasamy as Baai
- Y. Vijaya as Ayesha
- Manorama as Kannaatha
- Y. G. Mahendra as Anwar
- Thengai Srinivasan
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.[5] The song "Mella Mella" is one of the famous disco songs of Ilaiyaraaja, originally as an instrumental theme from the Kannada film "Pallavi Anu Pallavi" starring Anil Kapoor; this song remains among popular theme music in Tamil films. The song was reused in Sarvam (2009) as a background score for scenes involving Arya and Trisha. The song "Kaalam Maaralam" is set in Hamsadhwani raga.[6]
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length (m:ss) |
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| 1 | "Ennarumai Selvangal" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. P. Sailaja, Deepan Chakravarthy | Pulamaipithan | 04:21 |
| 2 | "Kaalam Maaralaam" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jayaram | Vairamuthu | 04:22 |
| 3 | "Kattikollava" | Jayachandran, Malaysia Vasudevan, S. P. Sailaja | Vairamuthu | 04:17 |
| 4 | "Manamey Nee" | Ilaiyaraaja | Muthulingam | 04:14 |
| 5 | "Mella Mella" | Seetharaman, Susheela | MG. Vallabhan | 04:02 |
| 6 | "Yaavum Neeyappaa" | Malaysia Vasudevan | Panchu Arunachalam | 04:22 |
References
- ^ "Vaazhkai". entertainment.oneindia.in. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "Vaazhkai". spicyonion.com. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "Vaazhkai". gomolo.com. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "Vaazhkai". nadigarthilagam.com. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "Vaazhkai Songs". raaga.com. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/a-bright-start/article4465608.ece
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