Vaikarai Pookkal

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{{Infobox film
| name = Vaikarai Pookkal
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| director = E. Mu. Vetrivalan
| producer = M. Sengole K. Balaji R. Krishna Murthi T. Kumar S. Saleth Sowri
| writer = E. Mu. Vetrivalan
| starring = {{ubl|[[Raja (Tamil actor)|Raja]]|[[Rajashree (actress)|Rajashree]]|[[Ponvannan]]|Annam}}
| music = [[Devendran]]
| cinematography = D. Magibalan
| editing = [[B. Lenin]] [[V. T. Vijayan]]
| distributor =
| studio = Navachitra Cine Arts
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1996|12|30}}
| runtime = 125 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Vaikarai Pookkal''''' is a [[Tamil films of 1996|1996]] Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]] [[romance film|romantic drama]] film directed by E. Mu. Vetrivalan. The film features [[Raja (Tamil actor)|Raja]], [[Rajashree (actress)|Rajashree]], [[Ponvannan]] and newcomer Annam in lead roles, with [[Shanmugasundaram]], [[ Samikannu]], A. K. Veerasamy, [[Karan (actor)|Karan]] and Tharini playing supporting roles. The film had musical score by [[Devendran]] and was released on 30 December 1996.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gomolo.com/vaigarai-pookkal-movie/12050|title=Vaigarai Pookkal (1996)|access-date=10 November 2019|publisher=gomolo.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jointscene.com/movies/Kollywood/Vaikarai_Pookkal/145|title=Find Tamil Movie Vaikarai Pookkal|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110320131200/http://www.jointscene.com/movies/Kollywood/Vaikarai_Pookkal/145|archive-date=20 March 2011|access-date=10 November 2019|publisher=jointscene.com|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cinesouth.com/cgi-bin/filmography/filmography.cgi?name=vaikarai%20pookkal|title=Filmography of vaikara pookkal|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20041117004917/http://www.cinesouth.com/cgi-bin/filmography/filmography.cgi?name=vaikarai%20pookkal|archive-date=17 November 2004|access-date=10 November 2019|publisher=cinesouth.com|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

==Plot==
Many years ago, in the village Rasarasanpatti, Nallathambi ([[Ponvannan]]) who was from a poor family fell in love with Maari (Tharini) who was a from a wealthy family. Her brother Vellaisamy Gounder ([[Shanmugasundaram]]), the village chief, was against their love and humiliated him for being poor. Thereafter, Nallathambi married a lower-caste woman and Vellaisamy Gounder who strictly followed the [[caste system]] forced them to live outside their village. His wife (Varalakshmi) then died during childbirth.

Back to the present, Nallathambi's son Soori (Ponvannan) is a vagabond smuggling sandalwood in [[Kolli Hills|Kolli Malai]]. Deivanai ([[Rajashree (actress)|Rajashree]]) and Dhamayanthi (Annam) are sisters and they are the relatives of Vellaisamy Gounder. Deivanai and the village doctor Raja ([[Raja (Tamil actor)|Raja]]) fall in love with each other while Soori is still in love with his childhood sweetheart Dhamayanthi. In the meantime, Vellaisamy Gounder's son Shankar ([[Karan (actor)|Karan]]) who studied in the city returns to his native village and rapes a mentally ill village woman.

Raja and Deivanai eventually disclose their love affair to Vellaisamy Gounder and when he asks about Raja's caste, Raja refuses to tell him, therefore, Vellaisamy Gounder refuses to marry them. Deivanai then marries(Rajkanth) who has been fraudulently married to many women and the groom is arrested just after the marriage. Shankar was behind this scam and he now wants to marry her sister Dhamayanthi. Thereafter, Vellaisamy Gounder disowns his son Shankar for raping the mentally ill woman and decides to take care of the victim, and Vellaisamy Gounder finally understands that being a caste-oriented was stupid. The film ends with Raja and Deivanai falling in love again and Dhamayanthi accepting Soori's true love.

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
*[[Raja (Tamil actor)|Raja]] as Raja
*[[Rajashree (actress)|Rajashree]] as Deivanai
*[[Ponvannan]] as Soori and Nallathambi
*Annam as Dhamayanthi
*[[Shanmugasundaram]] as Vellaisamy Gounder
*[[Samikannu]] as Villager
*A. K. Veerasamy as Soori's adoptive father
*[[Karan (actor)|Karan]] as Shankar
*Tharini as Mari
*S. Saleth Sowri
*Murali Krishna
*Yuvan Swang as Shankar's friend
*Aarthi as Raasi
*Regina as Nila
*Rajkanth as Groom
*[[Pasi Sathya]] as Soori's adoptive mother
*Varalakshmi as Vellaisamy Gounder's wife
{{colend}}

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album|
| name = Vaikarai Pookkal
| type = [[soundtrack]]
| artist = [[Devendran]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 1996
| recorded = 1996
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 25:17
| label = H. S. Bajaj & Sons
| producer = [[Devendran]]
| prev_title =[[Mudhal Payanam]]
| prev_year =1994
| next_title =[[Meendum Savithri]]
| next_year =1996
}}

The film score and the soundtrack were composed by [[film composer]] [[Devendran]]. The soundtrack, released in 1996, features 6 tracks.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.raaga.com/tamil/movie/vaikarai-pookkal-songs-T0004073|title=Vaikarai Pookkal Songs|access-date=10 November 2019|publisher=raaga.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/vaikarai-pookkal/9-9I8DXkVGs_|title=Vaikarai Pookkal|access-date=10 November 2019|publisher=jiosaavn.com}}</ref>

{{tracklist|
|extra_column=Singer(s)
|headline = Tracklist
|all_lyrics=E. Mu. Vetrivalan
|total_length=25:17
|title1=Uyir Vazhgiren|extra1=[[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]|length1=4:19
|title2=Mannane Endhan|extra2=[[Mano (singer)|Mano]], [[Anuradha Sriram]]|length2=4:29
|title3=Thean Sinthidum|extra3=[[S. Janaki]]|length3=2:54
|title4=Andha Nilavukku Macham Eruka|extra4=[[Malgudi Subha]]|length4=4:53
|title5=Uyir Vazhgiren |extra5=[[K. S. Chithra]]|length5=4:13
|title6=Othaya Rettaya|extra6=[[Gangai Amaran]]|length6=4:29
}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:1996 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:1990s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Indian romantic drama films]]
[[Category:1996 directorial debut films]]
[[Category:1996 romantic drama films]]

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