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	\| story = Gauri		\| story = Gauri
	\| starring = [[Mohan (actor)\|Mohan]]<br />[[Raadhika]]<br />[[Archana (actress)\|Archana]]		\| starring = [[Mohan (actor)\|Mohan]]<br />[[Raadhika Sarathkumar\|Raadhika]]<br />[[Archana (actress)\|Archana]]
	\| music = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]		\| music = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
	\| cinematography = Balu Mahendra		\| cinematography = Balu Mahendra
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	'''''Rettai Vaal Kuruvi''''' ({{lit\|Two-tailed Sparrow}}){{efn\|While "Rettai Vaal Kuruvi" correctly translates to "two-tailed sparrow", it is also a sly reference to Mohan's two-timing character.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Srinivasan \|first=Sudhir \|date=17 January 2015 \|title=Going wild over titles \|work=[[The Hindu]] \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/going-wild-over-titles/article6796878.ece \|url-status=live \|access-date=22 April 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190702083835/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/going-wild-over-titles/article6796878.ece \|archive-date=2 July 2019}}</ref>}} is a 1987 Indian [[Tamil language\|Tamil]]-language [[romantic comedy]] film, starring [[Mohan (actor)\|Mohan]], [[Raadhika]] and [[Archana (actress)\|Archana]]. It is based on the 1984 American film ''[[Micki & Maude]]''.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Rajendran \|first=Sowmya \|date=24 February 2014 \|title=Balu Mahendra, master of complex relationships \|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/balu-mahendra-master-of-complex-relationships-news-kollywood-ocyrFPibeicsi.html \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180625185701/http://www.sify.com/movies/balu-mahendra-master-of-complex-relationships-news-kollywood-ocyrFPibeicsi.html \|archive-date=25 June 2018 \|access-date=18 February 2018 \|website=[[Sify]]}}</ref> The film was released on 27 February 1987.		'''''Rettai Vaal Kuruvi''''' ({{lit\|Two-tailed Sparrow}}){{efn\|While "Rettai Vaal Kuruvi" correctly translates to "two-tailed sparrow", it is also a sly reference to Mohan's two-timing character.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Srinivasan \|first=Sudhir \|date=17 January 2015 \|title=Going wild over titles \|work=[[The Hindu]] \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/going-wild-over-titles/article6796878.ece \|url-status=live \|access-date=22 April 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190702083835/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/going-wild-over-titles/article6796878.ece \|archive-date=2 July 2019}}</ref>}} is a 1987 Indian [[Tamil language\|Tamil]]-language [[romantic comedy]] film, starring [[Mohan (actor)\|Mohan]], [[Raadhika Sarathkumar\|Raadhika]] and [[Archana (actress)\|Archana]]. It is based on the 1984 American film ''[[Micki & Maude]]''.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Rajendran \|first=Sowmya \|date=24 February 2014 \|title=Balu Mahendra, master of complex relationships \|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/balu-mahendra-master-of-complex-relationships-news-kollywood-ocyrFPibeicsi.html \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180625185701/http://www.sify.com/movies/balu-mahendra-master-of-complex-relationships-news-kollywood-ocyrFPibeicsi.html \|archive-date=25 June 2018 \|access-date=18 February 2018 \|website=[[Sify]]}}</ref> The film was released on 27 February 1987.

	== Plot ==		== Plot ==
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	== Cast ==		== Cast ==
	* [[Mohan (actor)\|Mohan]] as Gopi<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Rajendran \|first=Sowmya \|date=11 April 2017 \|title=From 'Sakalakala Vallavan' to 'Kaatru Veliyidai': Tracing Kollywood's portrayal of abusive love \|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/sakalakala-vallavan-kaatru-veliyidai-tracing-kollywood-s-portrayal-abusive-love-60193 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200612123938/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/sakalakala-vallavan-kaatru-veliyidai-tracing-kollywood-s-portrayal-abusive-love-60193 \|archive-date=12 June 2020 \|access-date=12 June 2020 \|website=[[The News Minute]]}}</ref>		* [[Mohan (actor)\|Mohan]] as Gopi<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Rajendran \|first=Sowmya \|date=11 April 2017 \|title=From 'Sakalakala Vallavan' to 'Kaatru Veliyidai': Tracing Kollywood's portrayal of abusive love \|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/sakalakala-vallavan-kaatru-veliyidai-tracing-kollywood-s-portrayal-abusive-love-60193 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200612123938/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/sakalakala-vallavan-kaatru-veliyidai-tracing-kollywood-s-portrayal-abusive-love-60193 \|archive-date=12 June 2020 \|access-date=12 June 2020 \|website=[[The News Minute]]}}</ref>
	* [[Archana (actress)\|Archana]] as Tulasi<ref>{{Cite web \|last=கணேஷ் \|first=எஸ். \|date=27 November 2016 \|title=ஓல்டு இஸ் கோல்டு: ரெண்டு பொண்டாட்டிக்காரன் கதை! \|trans-title=Old is Gold: The story of a man with two wives! \|url=http://www.dinamalarnellai.com/web/news/18746 \|url-status=~~live~~ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200623125435/http://www.dinamalarnellai.com/web/news/18746 \|archive-date=23 June 2020 \|access-date=23 June 2020 \|website=[[Dinamalar]] \|location=Nellai \|language=ta}}</ref>		* [[Archana (actress)\|Archana]] as Tulasi<ref>{{Cite web \|last=கணேஷ் \|first=எஸ். \|date=27 November 2016 \|title=ஓல்டு இஸ் கோல்டு: ரெண்டு பொண்டாட்டிக்காரன் கதை! \|trans-title=Old is Gold: The story of a man with two wives! \|url=http://www.dinamalarnellai.com/web/news/18746 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200623125435/http://www.dinamalarnellai.com/web/news/18746 \|archive-date=23 June 2020 \|access-date=23 June 2020 \|website=[[Dinamalar]] \|location=Nellai \|language=ta}}</ref>
	* [[Raadhika]] as Radha<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Vasudevan \|first=K. V. \|date=26 November 2016 \|title=A filmy reunion \|work=[[The Hindu]] \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/A-filmy-reunion/article16725010.ece \|url-status=live \|access-date=18 February 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200623125555/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/A-filmy-reunion/article16725010.ece \|archive-date=23 June 2020}}</ref>		* [[Raadhika Sarathkumar\|Raadhika]] as Radha<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Vasudevan \|first=K. V. \|date=26 November 2016 \|title=A filmy reunion \|work=[[The Hindu]] \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/A-filmy-reunion/article16725010.ece \|url-status=live \|access-date=18 February 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200623125555/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/A-filmy-reunion/article16725010.ece \|archive-date=23 June 2020}}</ref>
	* [[V. K. Ramasamy (actor)\|V. K. Ramasamy]] as S. Marga Bandhu		* [[V. K. Ramasamy (actor)\|V. K. Ramasamy]] as S. Marga Bandhu
	* [[Thengai Srinivasan]] as T. S. Vassan, Tulasi's father		* [[Thengai Srinivasan]] as T. S. Vassan, Tulasi's father
	* Senthamarai as T. S. Arumugham, Tulasi's paternal uncle		* [[Senthamarai (actor)\|Senthamarai]] as T. S. Arumugham, Tulasi's paternal uncle
	*[[Ilaiyaraaja]] as himself		*[[Ilaiyaraaja]] as himself

	== Soundtrack ==		== Soundtrack ==
	The music was composed by [[Ilaiyaraaja]].<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Rettai Vaal Kuruvi (1987) \|url=http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=T0000153 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20131227084046/http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=T0000153 \|archive-date=27 December 2013 \|access-date=27 December 2013 \|website=[[Raaga.com]]}}</ref> The song "Kannan Vanthu" is set in the [[Carnatic raga]] known as [[Natabhairavi]].{{sfn\|Sundararaman\|2007\|p=137}}<ref>{{Cite news \|last=ராமானுஜன் \|first=டாக்டர் ஆர். \|date=7 September 2018 \|title=ராகயாத்திரை 21: ஆனந்த ராகம் கேட்கும் காலம் \|language=ta \|work=[[Hindu Tamil Thisai]] \|url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/supplements/hindu-talkies/174616-21.html \|access-date=27 April 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200905153447/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/supplements/hindu-talkies/174616-21.html \|archive-date=5 September 2020}}</ref> while "Raja Raja Chozhan" is set in [[Keeravani]].{{sfn\|Sundararaman\|2007\|p=156}}<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Saravanan \|first=T. \|date=20 September 2013 \|title=Ragas hit a high \|work=[[The Hindu]] \|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/ragas-hit-a-high/article5149905.ece \|url-status=live \|access-date=18 February 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141213163350/http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/ragas-hit-a-high/article5149905.ece \|archive-date=13 December 2014}}</ref> This song involves a "switch from [[Time signature#Compound\|12/8]] to [[Shuffle note\|shuffle]]".<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Rangan \|first=Bharadwaj \|author-link=Baradwaj Rangan \|date=28 June 2009 \|title=The beat is on \|work=[[The New Indian Express]] \|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/lifestyle/books/2009/jun/28/the-beat-is-on-62866.html \|url-status=live \|access-date=27 June 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200627145409/https://www.newindianexpress.com/lifestyle/books/2009/jun/28/the-beat-is-on-62866.html \|archive-date=27 June 2020}}</ref> For the dubbed [[Telugu language\|Telugu]] version ''Rendu Thokala Pitta'', all songs were written by [[Rajashri]].<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Rendu Tokala Pitta \|url=https://gaana.com/album/rendu-tokala-pitta \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210426054520/https://gaana.com/album/rendu-tokala-pitta \|archive-date=26 April 2021 \|access-date=26 April 2021 \|website=[[Gaana~~.com~~]]}}</ref>		The music was composed by [[Ilaiyaraaja]].<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Rettai Vaal Kuruvi Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by Ilayaraja \|url=https://mossymart.com/product/rettai-vaal-kuruvi-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-ilayaraja-2/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029091104/https://mossymart.com/product/rettai-vaal-kuruvi-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-ilayaraja-2/ \|archive-date=29 October 2021 \|access-date=29 October 2021 \|website=Mossymart}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Rettai Vaal Kuruvi (1987) \|url=http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=T0000153 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20131227084046/http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=T0000153 \|archive-date=27 December 2013 \|access-date=27 December 2013 \|website=[[Raaga.com]]}}</ref> The song "Kannan Vanthu" is set in the [[Carnatic raga]] known as [[Natabhairavi]].{{sfn\|Sundararaman\|2007\|p=137}}<ref>{{Cite news \|last=ராமானுஜன் \|first=டாக்டர் ஆர். \|date=7 September 2018 \|title=ராகயாத்திரை 21: ஆனந்த ராகம் கேட்கும் காலம் \|language=ta \|work=[[Hindu Tamil Thisai]] \|url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/supplements/hindu-talkies/174616-21.html \|access-date=27 April 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200905153447/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/supplements/hindu-talkies/174616-21.html \|archive-date=5 September 2020}}</ref> while "Raja Raja Chozhan" is set in [[Keeravani]].{{sfn\|Sundararaman\|2007\|p=156}}<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Saravanan \|first=T. \|date=20 September 2013 \|title=Ragas hit a high \|work=[[The Hindu]] \|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/ragas-hit-a-high/article5149905.ece \|url-status=live \|access-date=18 February 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141213163350/http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/ragas-hit-a-high/article5149905.ece \|archive-date=13 December 2014}}</ref> This song involves a "switch from [[Time signature#Compound\|12/8]] to [[Shuffle note\|shuffle]]".<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Rangan \|first=Bharadwaj \|author-link=Baradwaj Rangan \|date=28 June 2009 \|title=The beat is on \|work=[[The New Indian Express]] \|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/lifestyle/books/2009/jun/28/the-beat-is-on-62866.html \|url-status=live \|access-date=27 June 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200627145409/https://www.newindianexpress.com/lifestyle/books/2009/jun/28/the-beat-is-on-62866.html \|archive-date=27 June 2020}}</ref> For the dubbed [[Telugu language\|Telugu]] version ''Rendu Thokala Pitta'', all songs were written by [[Rajashri]].<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Rendu Tokala Pitta \|url=https://gaana.com/album/rendu-tokala-pitta \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210426054520/https://gaana.com/album/rendu-tokala-pitta \|archive-date=26 April 2021 \|access-date=26 April 2021 \|website=[[Gaana (music streaming service)\|Gaana]]}}</ref>

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	== Release and reception ==		== Release and reception ==
	''Rettai Vaal Kuruvi'' was released on 27 February 1987.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=ராம்ஜி \|first=வி. \|date=29 April 2020 \|title='உன்னை ஆடியன்ஸ் திட்டப்போறாங்க பாரு' ; நடிகர் மோகனிடம் சொன்ன பாலுமகேந்திரா! \|url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/551941-rettaivaalkuruvi-mohan.html \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200524093824/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/551941-rettaivaalkuruvi-mohan.html \|archive-date=24 May 2020 \|access-date=18 May 2020 \|website=[[Hindu Tamil Thisai]]}}</ref> N. Krishnaswamy of ''[[The Indian Express]]'' ~~said~~, "Mohan, Archana and Radhika carry themselves with ease. Balu's photography, as usual, is marked by [[chiaroscuro]], play of light and shade."<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Krishnaswamy \|first=N. \|date=6 March 1987 \|title=Bigamist's woes \|~~page~~=14 \|work=[[The Indian Express]] \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19870306&printsec=frontpage&hl=en}}</ref>		''Rettai Vaal Kuruvi'' was released on 27 February 1987.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=ராம்ஜி \|first=வி. \|date=29 April 2020 \|title='உன்னை ஆடியன்ஸ் திட்டப்போறாங்க பாரு' ; நடிகர் மோகனிடம் சொன்ன பாலுமகேந்திரா! \|url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/551941-rettaivaalkuruvi-mohan.html \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200524093824/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/551941-rettaivaalkuruvi-mohan.html \|archive-date=24 May 2020 \|access-date=18 May 2020 \|website=[[Hindu Tamil Thisai]] \|language=ta}}</ref> N. Krishnaswamy of ''[[The Indian Express]]'' wrote, "Mohan, Archana and Radhika carry themselves with ease. Balu's photography, as usual, is marked by [[chiaroscuro]], play of light and shade."<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Krishnaswamy \|first=N. \|date=6 March 1987 \|title=Bigamist's woes \|pages=14 \|work=[[The Indian Express]] \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19870306&printsec=frontpage&hl=en \|access-date=27 December 2018}}</ref><!-- https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1987/mar/22-03-1987/p48.jpg -->

	== Notes ==		== Notes ==
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	== Bibliography ==		== Bibliography ==
	* {{Cite book \|last=Sundararaman \|title=Raga Chintamani: A Guide to Carnatic Ragas Through Tamil Film Music \|publisher=Pichhamal Chintamani \|year=2007 \|edition=2nd \|oclc=295034757 \|orig-~~year~~=2005}}		* {{Cite book \|last=Sundararaman \|title=Raga Chintamani: A Guide to Carnatic Ragas Through Tamil Film Music \|publisher=Pichhamal Chintamani \|year=2007 \|edition=2nd \|oclc=295034757 \|orig-date=2005}}

	== External links ==		== External links ==
	*{{IMDb title\|0235489~~\|Rettai Vaal Kuruvi~~}}		*{{IMDb title\|0235489}}

	{{Balu Mahendra}}		{{Balu Mahendra}}

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{{short description|1987 film by Balu Mahendra}}
{{for|the TV series|Rettai Vaal Kuruvi (TV series)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2018}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Rettai Vaal Kuruvi
| image = Rettai Vaal Kuruvi poster.jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = [[Balu Mahendra]]
| producer = Abdul Kader
| screenplay = Balu Mahendra
| story = Gauri
| starring = [[Mohan (actor)|Mohan]]<br />[[Raadhika]]<br />[[Archana (actress)|Archana]]
| music = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| cinematography = Balu Mahendra
| editing = Balu Mahendra
| studio = Saagar Combines
| released = {{film date|1987|2|27|df=y}}
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Rettai Vaal Kuruvi''''' ({{lit|Two-tailed Sparrow}}){{efn|While "Rettai Vaal Kuruvi" correctly translates to "two-tailed sparrow", it is also a sly reference to Mohan's two-timing character.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Srinivasan |first=Sudhir |date=17 January 2015 |title=Going wild over titles |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/going-wild-over-titles/article6796878.ece |url-status=live |access-date=22 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190702083835/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/going-wild-over-titles/article6796878.ece |archive-date=2 July 2019}}</ref>}} is a 1987 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[romantic comedy]] film, starring [[Mohan (actor)|Mohan]], [[Raadhika]] and [[Archana (actress)|Archana]]. It is based on the 1984 American film ''[[Micki & Maude]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rajendran |first=Sowmya |date=24 February 2014 |title=Balu Mahendra, master of complex relationships |url=https://www.sify.com/movies/balu-mahendra-master-of-complex-relationships-news-kollywood-ocyrFPibeicsi.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180625185701/http://www.sify.com/movies/balu-mahendra-master-of-complex-relationships-news-kollywood-ocyrFPibeicsi.html |archive-date=25 June 2018 |access-date=18 February 2018 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref> The film was released on 27 February 1987.

== Plot ==
{{more plot|date=April 2021}}
The story sets back to the vintage Madras Presidency.
Gopi works in the National TV Station under his handler, a confidant and good friend Margabandhu.

Though Gopi has already been married to Thulasi, his rightful daughter of his aunt, Gopi finds love in Radha who is a reputed singer.

Gopi swaps between the two consorts and the film sets in a mood of hilarious, romantic journey. This goes on until it ends up in admitting both of the wives at a same hospital due to different reasons. He manages to cover up his secret love to be know from each other which fails in the end.

Finally, the film ends on a happy note sharing the lives between the trio and two beautiful little kids.

== Cast ==
* [[Mohan (actor)|Mohan]] as Gopi<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rajendran |first=Sowmya |date=11 April 2017 |title=From 'Sakalakala Vallavan' to 'Kaatru Veliyidai': Tracing Kollywood's portrayal of abusive love |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/sakalakala-vallavan-kaatru-veliyidai-tracing-kollywood-s-portrayal-abusive-love-60193 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200612123938/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/sakalakala-vallavan-kaatru-veliyidai-tracing-kollywood-s-portrayal-abusive-love-60193 |archive-date=12 June 2020 |access-date=12 June 2020 |website=[[The News Minute]]}}</ref>
* [[Archana (actress)|Archana]] as Tulasi<ref>{{Cite web |last=கணேஷ் |first=எஸ். |date=27 November 2016 |title=ஓல்டு இஸ் கோல்டு: ரெண்டு பொண்டாட்டிக்காரன் கதை! |trans-title=Old is Gold: The story of a man with two wives! |url=http://www.dinamalarnellai.com/web/news/18746 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200623125435/http://www.dinamalarnellai.com/web/news/18746 |archive-date=23 June 2020 |access-date=23 June 2020 |website=[[Dinamalar]] |location=Nellai |language=ta}}</ref>
* [[Raadhika]] as Radha<ref>{{Cite news |last=Vasudevan |first=K. V. |date=26 November 2016 |title=A filmy reunion |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/A-filmy-reunion/article16725010.ece |url-status=live |access-date=18 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200623125555/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/A-filmy-reunion/article16725010.ece |archive-date=23 June 2020}}</ref>
* [[V. K. Ramasamy (actor)|V. K. Ramasamy]] as S. Marga Bandhu
* [[Thengai Srinivasan]] as T. S. Vassan, Tulasi's father
* Senthamarai as T. S. Arumugham, Tulasi's paternal uncle
*[[Ilaiyaraaja]] as himself

== Soundtrack ==
The music was composed by [[Ilaiyaraaja]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rettai Vaal Kuruvi (1987) |url=http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=T0000153 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131227084046/http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=T0000153 |archive-date=27 December 2013 |access-date=27 December 2013 |website=[[Raaga.com]]}}</ref> The song "Kannan Vanthu" is set in the [[Carnatic raga]] known as [[Natabhairavi]].{{sfn|Sundararaman|2007|p=137}}<ref>{{Cite news |last=ராமானுஜன் |first=டாக்டர் ஆர். |date=7 September 2018 |title=ராகயாத்திரை 21: ஆனந்த ராகம் கேட்கும் காலம் |language=ta |work=[[Hindu Tamil Thisai]] |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/supplements/hindu-talkies/174616-21.html |access-date=27 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200905153447/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/supplements/hindu-talkies/174616-21.html |archive-date=5 September 2020}}</ref> while "Raja Raja Chozhan" is set in [[Keeravani]].{{sfn|Sundararaman|2007|p=156}}<ref>{{Cite news |last=Saravanan |first=T. |date=20 September 2013 |title=Ragas hit a high |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/ragas-hit-a-high/article5149905.ece |url-status=live |access-date=18 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141213163350/http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/ragas-hit-a-high/article5149905.ece |archive-date=13 December 2014}}</ref> This song involves a "switch from [[Time signature#Compound|12/8]] to [[Shuffle note|shuffle]]".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rangan |first=Bharadwaj |author-link=Baradwaj Rangan |date=28 June 2009 |title=The beat is on |work=[[The New Indian Express]] |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/lifestyle/books/2009/jun/28/the-beat-is-on-62866.html |url-status=live |access-date=27 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200627145409/https://www.newindianexpress.com/lifestyle/books/2009/jun/28/the-beat-is-on-62866.html |archive-date=27 June 2020}}</ref> For the dubbed [[Telugu language|Telugu]] version ''Rendu Thokala Pitta'', all songs were written by [[Rajashri]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rendu Tokala Pitta |url=https://gaana.com/album/rendu-tokala-pitta |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210426054520/https://gaana.com/album/rendu-tokala-pitta |archive-date=26 April 2021 |access-date=26 April 2021 |website=[[Gaana.com]]}}</ref>

{{Track listing
| headline = Tamil
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Raja Raja Chozhan
| lyrics1 = [[Mu. Metha]]
| extra1 = [[K. J. Yesudas]]
| length1 = 4:55
| title2 = Kannan Vanthu
| lyrics2 = Na. Kamarasan
| extra2 = [[S. Janaki]]
| length2 = 4:11
| title3 = Suthanthiratha Vaangi Puttom
| lyrics3 = [[Gangai Amaran]]
| extra3 = [[P. Jayachandran]], [[K. S. Chithra]], Saibaba
| length3 = 5:42
| title4 = Thathedutha Muthu Pillai
| lyrics4 = Gangai Amaran
| extra4 = [[P. Susheela]], K. S. Chithra
| length4 = 4:36
}}

{{Track listing
| headline = Telugu
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Naa Andamaina
| extra1 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
| length1 = 4:40
| title2 = Sandhyavela Paadinadi
| extra2 = [[S. Janaki]]
| length2 = 4:20
| title3 = Swatantraanni Tecchukunnam
| extra3 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, [[S. P. Sailaja]]
| length3 = 5:47
}}

== Release and reception ==
''Rettai Vaal Kuruvi'' was released on 27 February 1987.<ref>{{Cite web |last=ராம்ஜி |first=வி. |date=29 April 2020 |title='உன்னை ஆடியன்ஸ் திட்டப்போறாங்க பாரு' ; நடிகர் மோகனிடம் சொன்ன பாலுமகேந்திரா! |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/551941-rettaivaalkuruvi-mohan.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200524093824/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/551941-rettaivaalkuruvi-mohan.html |archive-date=24 May 2020 |access-date=18 May 2020 |website=[[Hindu Tamil Thisai]]}}</ref> N. Krishnaswamy of ''[[The Indian Express]]'' said, "Mohan, Archana and Radhika carry themselves with ease. Balu's photography, as usual, is marked by [[chiaroscuro]], play of light and shade."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Krishnaswamy |first=N. |date=6 March 1987 |title=Bigamist's woes |page=14 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19870306&printsec=frontpage&hl=en}}</ref>

== Notes ==
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== References ==
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== Bibliography ==
* {{Cite book |last=Sundararaman |title=Raga Chintamani: A Guide to Carnatic Ragas Through Tamil Film Music |publisher=Pichhamal Chintamani |year=2007 |edition=2nd |oclc=295034757 |orig-year=2005}}

== External links ==
*{{IMDb title|0235489|Rettai Vaal Kuruvi}}

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[[Category:1980s romantic comedy films]]
[[Category:1980s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:1987 films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Balu Mahendra]]
[[Category:Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian romantic comedy films]]
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