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Vasantha Raagam

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{{Infobox film
| name = Vasantha Raagam
| image = Vasantha Raagam.jpg
| caption = DVD cover
| director = [[S. A. Chandrasekhar]]
| story = [[Shoba Chandrasekhar|Shoba]]
| producer = Shoba
| starring = {{ubl|[[Vijayakanth]]|[[Rahman (actor)|Rahman]]|[[Sudha Chandran]]}}
| cinematography = M. Kesavan
| editing = D. Shyam Mukherjee
| music = [[M. S. Viswanathan]]
| studio = [[V. V. Creations]]
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1986|8|1|ref1=}}
| runtime = 128 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}
'''''Vasantha Raagam''''' ({{translation|Tune of spring}}) is a 1986 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[romantic drama film]], directed by [[S. A. Chandrasekhar]] and produced by his wife [[Shoba Chandrasekhar|Shoba]] who wrote the story. The film stars [[Vijayakanth]], [[Rahman (actor)|Rahman]] and [[Sudha Chandran]]. It was released on 1 August 1986.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1 December 2002 |title=நட்சத்திர படப் பட்டியல் |url=https://ibb.co/cTSgjhM |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240202064212/https://ibb.co/cTSgjhM |archive-date=2 February 2024 |access-date=2 February 2024 |work=[[Cinema Express]] |pages=41–43 |language=Ta}}</ref> Despite the film's lackluster box office performance, its story was adapted into the 1992 [[Hindi]] film ''[[Deewana (1992 film)|Deewana]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 October 2023 |title=A super flop Tamil film, which was remade in Hindi and then became a superhit in Hindi. |url=https://bollywoodjuncture.com/a-super-flop-tamil-film-which-was-remade-in-hindi-and-then-became-a-superhit-in-hindi/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240113090834/https://bollywoodjuncture.com/a-super-flop-tamil-film-which-was-remade-in-hindi-and-then-became-a-superhit-in-hindi/ |archive-date=13 January 2024 |access-date=13 January 2024 |website=Bollywood Juncture}}</ref>

== Plot ==
A young journalist Raghu falls in love with Vasantha. As advised by a senior journalist colleague Chandrasekhar, Raghu eventually confesses his feelings to his lady love. Vasantha is revealed to be a widow. Raghu and Vasantha eventually marry, with the approval of Vasantha's mother, who was initially hesitant. It is revealed through flashback that Vasantha was deeply in love and about to be married to Vijay but he dies in an accident. In sadness, and in attempting to move forward, Vasantha and Vasantha's mother (Vijay's older sister) shift base to [[Madras]].

In a strange twist of fate, Vijay is shown to have mistakenly been declared deceased. He is alive and now a famous stage singer. Vasantha and Raghu meet Vijay as audience members at one of his shows.
Vasantha hides her shock not to make Raghu suspicious. Raghu remains clueless about his wife's past with Vijay. Raghu is only aware that Vasantha was a widow before him marrying her and asks nothing further. Raghu is impressed with Vijay's musical abilities and looks up to him as an elder brother figure.

Vijay's older sister is alerted to Vijay's presence by her daughter Vasantha and goes to Vijay's hotel room to meet him. She is emotional and shocked that Vijay is indeed alive. She is distraught that she got Vasantha married to Raghu, while Vijay was active. She apologises to her younger brother Vijay and says she got her daughter Vasantha married as everyone thought Vijay had died.
She requests her younger brother to leave Madras not to interfere or cause problems to her daughter Vasantha's marriage. Vijay is overwhelmed and begs his sister to let him remain in Madras. He promises never to be seen by them but that he will merely admire his beloved Vasantha from a distance.
Vasantha's mother is still not happy with this and feels that Vijay should leave Madras in everyone's best interests.

Vijay gets a cab to Madras Airport to leave the city, but the cab driver is intoxicated, and they both meet with a non-fatal car accident.
Vijay is taken to hospital, and Raghu is informed as he is listed as Vijay's contact person. Raghu brings Vijay back to his house to recuperate.
Raghu hosts a house party to commemorate his first wedding anniversary with Vasantha. Vijay is requested to sing a song and entertain the guests. After the guests leave, it is inadvertently revealed to Raghu that Vasantha was meant to be married to Vijay, but everyone assumed Vijay had died.

On discovering this hidden truth, Raghu feels he has come between the true love of Vijay and Vasantha and decides to leave town so they can unite.
Vasantha and Vasantha's mother assures Raghu that Vasantha is committed to her marriage to Raghu and that despite Vijay being alive, he has been considered long dead and they have moved on with their lives.
Vijay leaves Raghu's house and returns to his hotel room.

Vijay writes a heartfelt letter to Raghu and Vasantha wishing them all the best for their future and that they belong to each other as rightful husband and wife.
Raghu, Vasantha and Vasantha's mother arrive at Vijay's hotel room to read Vijay's letter.
Vijay, tragically, commits suicide by shooting himself in the head.
Unable to bear the pain of living a life without his Vasantha, he chooses to escape the problem forever.

== Cast ==
{{cast listing|
*Vijayakanth as Vijay
**Thalapathy Vijay as Child Vijay
*Rahman as Raghu
*[[Sudha Chandran]] as Vasantha
*[[S. A. Chandrasekhar]] as Chandrasekhar
*[[Radha Ravi]] as Minister Anbarasan
*[[Y. G. Mahendra]]
*[[Senthil]] as Chinnamalai
*[[Kovai Sarala]] as Devi
*[[C. R. Vijayakumari]] as Vasantha's mother
*[[Idichapuli Selvaraj]] as Mudhi Azhagan
*[[S. Shankar]] as printing press worker
}}

==Production==
The scene where Rahman dances with patients in a hospital was shot at Prasad Studios.<ref>{{cite news |date=17 June 1986 |title=நோயாளியுடன் டாக்டர் - நர்ஸ் டிஸ்கோ நடனம் |url=https://images.eap.bl.uk/EAP372/EAP372_6_23_10_225/4.jp2/full/1000,1351/0/default.jpg |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250714053136/https://images.eap.bl.uk/EAP372/EAP372_6_23_10_225/4.jp2/full/1000,1351/0/default.jpg |archive-date=14 July 2025 |access-date=14 July 2025 |work=Anna |pages=4 |language=ta |via=[[Endangered Archives Programme]]}}</ref>
== Soundtrack ==
The music was composed by [[M. S. Viswanathan]] & Lyrics were written by [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]] and PulamaiPithan.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vasantha Raagam Tamil Film LP Vinyl Record by M S Viswanathan |url=https://mossymart.com/product/vasantha-raagam-tamil-film-lp-vinyl-record-by-m-s-viswanathan/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221111224646/https://mossymart.com/product/vasantha-raagam-tamil-film-lp-vinyl-record-by-m-s-viswanathan/ |archive-date=11 November 2022 |access-date=11 November 2022 |website=Mossymart}}</ref>

{{Track listing
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Thedatha Idamellam
| lyrics1 = [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]]
| extra1 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
| length1 =
| title2 = Kannan Manam Allavo
| lyrics2 = [[Pulamaipithan]]
| extra2 = [[S. Janaki]]
| length2 =
| title3 = Naan Amudha
| lyrics3 = Vaali
| extra3 = [[S. N. Surendar]]
| length3 =
| title4 = Sogam Dhaana
| lyrics4 = Vaali
| extra4 = [[Vani Jairam]]
| length4 =
| title5 = Naan Ulladhai Sollattume
| lyrics5 = Vaali
| extra5 = [[P. Susheela]], [[K. J. Yesudas]], S. N. Surendar
| length5 =
| title6 = Oru Deivam
| lyrics6 = Pulamaipithan
| extra6 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jairam
| length6 =
}}
https://macsendisk.com/product/vasantha-raagam-tamil-film-lp-vinyl-record-by-m-s-viswanathan/

== Reception ==
[[Subha (writers)|Jayamanmadhan]] (a duo) of ''[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]]'' appreciated the music but criticised the story, and complemented Chandrasekhar for trying to deviate from his usual revenge-themed films.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=ஜெயமன்மதன் |author-link=Subha (writers) |date=24 August 1986 |title=வசந்த ராகம் |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki1986-08-24/page/2/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230622133306/https://archive.org/details/kalki1986-08-24/page/2/mode/2up |archive-date=22 June 2023 |access-date=23 April 2024 |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |page=31 |language=ta |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
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{{S. A. Chandrasekhar}}

[[Category:1986 Indian films]]
[[Category:1986 Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:1986 films]]
[[Category:1986 romantic drama films]]
[[Category:Films directed by S. A. Chandrasekhar]]
[[Category:Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan]]
[[Category:Films with screenplays by S. A. Chandrasekhar]]
[[Category:Indian romantic drama films]]
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Bangriposi

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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Bangriposi
| other_name = ବାଙ୍ଗିରିପୋଷି
| settlement_type = Town
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| coordinates = {{coord|22|10|0|N|86|32|0|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = [[India]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Odisha]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Mayurbhanj district|Mayurbhanj]]
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| established_date = 22.12.2025
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| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
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| registration_plate = OD 11
| blank1_name_sec1 = Nearest city
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'''Bangriposi''' also known as '''Bangiriposi''', '''Bangriposhi''' is a town and a block HQ in [[Mayurbhanj district]], [[Odisha]], [[India]]. H&UD department of Govt of Odisha has declared it as an [[Notified area council|NAC]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pradhan |first=Surya Narayan |date=2025-12-22 |title=Odisha notifies formation of 24 NACs, five municipalities |url=https://sambadenglish.com/latest-news/odisha-notifies-formation-of-24-nacs-five-municipalities-10932323 |access-date=2025-12-23 |website=Sambad English |language=en}}</ref>
[[File:A train during testing the tracks at bangriposi.jpg|thumb|A cargo train coming from Bangriposi railway station]]

==Geography==
It is located at {{coord|22|10|0|N|86|32|0|E}}, {{convert|174|m}} above sea level.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/21/Bangriposi.html Map and weather of Bangriposi]</ref><ref>[http://www.maplandia.com/india/orissa/mayurbhanj/bangriposi/ Satellite map of Bangriposi]</ref>

==Location==
[[National Highway 49 (India)|National Highway 49]] and State Highway 50 passes through Bangriposi. The town is surrounded by [[Simlipal National Park|Similipal National park]]. The temple of Goddess Maa Dwarasuni is situated here. [[Budhabalanga River|Budhabalanga river]] passes through Bangriposi. [[Bangriposi railway station]] serves with all the necessary facilities to the peoples. It has a great role in promoting tourism here.

== Demographics ==
Bangriposi is a medium size village located in Bangiriposi of Mayurbhanj district, Odisha with 130 families. The Bangriposi village has population of 525 of which 274 are males while 251 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Bangriposi village population of children with age 0-6 is 56 which makes up 10.67% of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Bangriposi village is 916 which is lower than Odisha state average of 979. Child Sex Ratio for the Bangriposi as per census is 1074, higher than Odisha average of 941.

Bangriposi village has lower literacy rate compared to Odisha. In 2011, literacy rate of Bangriposi village was 69.72% compared to 72.87% of Odisha. In Bangriposi Male literacy stands at 80.16% while female literacy rate was 58.11%.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Bangriposi village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village.

==Education==
=== List of colleges ===

* Laxmikanta College, Bangriposi<ref>{{Cite web |title=LLaxmikanta College, Bangriposi, Mayurbhanj |url=https://www.laxmikantacollege.org.in/ |access-date=2025-08-23 |website=laxmikantacollege.org.in |language=en}}</ref>

=== List of schools ===

* Laxmikanta Higher Secondary School
* Binodini Women's Higher Secondary School
* Bangriposi New Govt. High School
* Dwarasuni Girls' High school
* OAVS, Jamdapal, Bangriposi
* SSD Girls' High School, Bankati, Bangriposi
* EMRS, Bangriposi
* Saraswati Shishu Vidya Mandir, Bangriposi

=== Technical institutes ===

* Jyoti ITI, Bangriposi

== Politics ==
Bangriposi town is part of the [[Bangriposi Assembly constituency|Bangriposi Assembly Constituency]] and the [[Mayurbhanj Lok Sabha constituency|Mayurbhanj Parliamentary Constituency]] in Odisha. The current Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Bangriposi Assembly Constituency is [[Sanjali Murmu]] of [[Bharatiya Janata Party – Odisha|BJP]], who was elected in 2024. The previous MLA from this seat was [[Sudam Marndi]] of the [[Biju Janata Dal|BJD]], who won in the 2019 state elections. Earlier, [[Sarojini Hembram]] of BJD represented the constituency in 2009 and 2014. Other past representatives include [[Chaitanya Prasad Majhi]] (2004), Purusottam Naik (2000 and 1977), Ajen Murmu (1995), Sudam Marndi (1990), and Kangoi Singh (1985).

== Notable people ==
* [[Sanjali Murmu]]
* [[Sudam Marndi]]
* [[Sarojini Hembram]]

== See also ==

* [[Bangriposi railway station]]
* [[Bangriposi Assembly constituency]]
* [[List of urban local bodies in Odisha]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://wikimapia.org/3918949/or/Bangriposi-Town Wikimapia]
{{Mayurbhanj district}}
{{Municipalities of Odisha}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Mayurbhanj district]]

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