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	{{short description\|1974 film by Tapi Chanakya}}		{{short description\|1974 film by Tapi Chanakya}}
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	{{Infobox film		{{Infobox film
	\| name = Vani Rani		\| name = Vani Rani
	\| image = Vani ~~rani~~.jpg		\| image = Vani Rani film poster.jpg
	\| caption = Poster		\| caption = Poster
	\| director = [[Tapi Chanakya]]<br />[[C. V. Rajendran]]		\| director = [[Tapi Chanakya]]<br />[[C. V. Rajendran]]
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	\| screenplay =		\| screenplay =
	\| based_on = {{based on\|''[[Seeta Aur Geeta]]''\|[[Salim–Javed]]}}		\| based_on = {{based on\|''[[Seeta Aur Geeta]]''\|[[Salim–Javed]]}}
	\| starring = [[Sivaji Ganesan]]<br>[[Vanisri]]<br>[[R. Muthuraman]]		\| starring = [[Sivaji Ganesan]]<br />[[Vanisri]]<br />[[R. Muthuraman]]
	\| music = [[K. V. Mahadevan]]		\| music = [[K. V. Mahadevan]]
	\| cinematography = T. M. Sundarababu		\| cinematography = T. M. Sundarababu
	\| editing = K. A. Marthandam<br />D. G. Jayaraman		\| editing = K. A. Marthandam<br />D. G. Jayaraman
	\| studio = [[Vijaya Vauhini Studios\|Vijaya Productions]]		\| studio = [[Vijaya Vauhini Studios\|Vijaya Productions]]
	\| released = ~~12 April~~ 1974		\| released = {{film date\|1974\|4\|14\|df=y}}
	\| runtime = 138 minutes		\| runtime = 138 minutes
	\| country = India		\| country = India
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	}}		}}

	'''''Vani Rani''''' is a 1974 Indian [[Tamil language\|Tamil]]-language film, initially directed by [[Tapi Chanakya]] and finished by [[C. V. Rajendran]], and produced by B. Nagi Reddy and Chakrapani. The film stars [[Sivaji Ganesan]], [[Vanisri]], [[R. Muthuraman]] ~~and [[K. A. Thangavelu]] in lead roles~~. The film had musical score by [[K. V. Mahadevan]]. It is a remake of the [[Hindi]] film ''[[Seeta Aur Geeta]]''. The film was also made in [[Telugu language\|Telugu]] as ''[[Ganga Manga]]'' with Vanisri reprising her roles.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.bombaytimes.com/celebs/10-times-when-south-film-industry-took-inspiration-from-bollywood/seeta-aur-geeta-vani-rani-tamil-ganga-manga-telugu/photostory/63518773.cms\|~~title~~=~~10 times when South Film Industry took inspiration from Bollywood~~\|~~last~~=~~Poojary~~\|~~first~~=~~Smita~~\|date=~~28 March~~ 2018\|website=[[The Times of India]]~~\|access-date=25 April 2018~~}}</ref>		'''''Vani Rani''''' is a 1974 Indian [[Tamil language\|Tamil]]-language film, initially directed by [[Tapi Chanakya]] and finished by [[C. V. Rajendran]], and produced by B. Nagi Reddy and Chakrapani. The film stars [[Sivaji Ganesan]], [[Vanisri]] and [[R. Muthuraman]]. The film had musical score by [[K. V. Mahadevan]]. It is a remake of the [[Hindi]] film ''[[Seeta Aur Geeta]]''. The film was also made in [[Telugu language\|Telugu]] as ''[[Ganga Manga]]'' with Vanisri reprising her roles.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Poojary \|first=Smita \|date=28 March 2018 \|title=10 times when South Film Industry took inspiration from Bollywood \|url=https://www.bombaytimes.com/celebs/10-times-when-south-film-industry-took-inspiration-from-bollywood/seeta-aur-geeta-vani-rani-tamil-ganga-manga-telugu/photostory/63518773.cms \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210529062722/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/etimes \|archive-date=29 May 2021 \|access-date=25 April 2018 \|website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

	== Cast ==		== Cast ==
	{{colbegin}}		{{colbegin}}
	*[[Sivaji Ganesan]] as Rangan		*[[Sivaji Ganesan]] as Rangan
	*[[Vanisri]] as Vani and Rani~~, Twin Sisters~~		*[[Vanisri]] as Vani and Rani
	*[[R. Muthuraman]] as Dr. Ravi		*[[R. Muthuraman]] as Dr. Ravi
	*[[K. A. Thangavelu]] as Sabapathi		*[[K. A. Thangavelu]] as Sabapathi
	*[[T. K. Bhagavathi]] as Ravi Father		*[[T. K. Bhagavathi]] as Ravi Father
	*[[K. D. Santhanam]] as Ramanathan ~~(Guest Appearance)~~		*[[K. D. Santhanam]] as Ramanathan
	*[[Srikanth (Tamil actor, born 1940)\|Srikanth]] as Gopal		*[[Srikanth (Tamil actor, born 1940)\|Srikanth]] as Gopal
	*[[Senthamarai (actor)\|Senthamarai]] as (Ramanathan Property Faimly Lawyer)		*[[Senthamarai (actor)\|Senthamarai]] as (Ramanathan Property Faimly Lawyer)
	*[[Master Sekhar]] as Ranga Assistant		*[[Master Sekhar]] as Ranga Assistant
	*Master Karan		*Master Karan
	*[[Nagesh]] in Guest appearance		*[[Nagesh]] in Guest appearance
	*[[G. Varalakshmi]] as Vani Grandmother		*[[G. Varalakshmi]] as Vani Grandmother
	*[[C. K. Saraswathi]] as Nagaveni (Nagu)		*[[C. K. Saraswathi]] as Nagaveni (Nagu)
	*[[Ganthimathi]] as Rani Guardian Mother		*[[Ganthimathi]] as Rani Guardian Mother
	*Lakshmi Prabha		*Lakshmi Prabha
	*[[Y. Vijaya]] as Sheela		*[[Y. Vijaya]] as Sheela
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	== Production ==		== Production ==
	''Vani Rani'' is a remake of the [[Hindi]] film ''[[Seeta Aur Geeta]]''.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/Remakes-are-never-pass%25C3%25A9-in-Tamil/2013/06/10/article1627621.ece\|~~title~~=Remakes are never ~~passé~~ in Tamil~~\|last=Sampath\|first=Janani\|date=~~10 ~~June 2013~~\|~~work=[[The New Indian Express]]\|access~~-date=~~25 April 2018~~}}</ref> The film was initially directed by [[Tapi Chanakya]]; due to his death partway through the shoot, he was replaced by [[C. V. Rajendran]].<ref>{{Cite news \|url=http://www.dailythanthi.com/Cinema/CinemaNews/2014/08/16115308/cinema-marupakkam--83-in-my-flash-page.vpf \|~~title=சினிமவின் மறுபக்கம்~~ - ~~83. இரு இயக்குநர்களை காவு வாங்கிய ஒரு படம்! \|date~~=~~16 August 2014 \|work=[[Dina Thanthi]]~~ \|access-date=25 April 2018 \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20141208115530/http://www.dailythanthi.com/Cinema/CinemaNews/2014/08/16115308/cinema-marupakkam--83-in-my-flash-page.vpf \|archive-date=8 December 2014 ~~\|url-status=dead \|df=dmy-all~~ }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://silverscreen.in/roughcuts/sivaji-ganesans-vani-rani-doomed-start/\|~~title~~=~~Sivaji Ganesan's Vani Rani: Doomed from the Start\|date=11 September 2014\|website=Silverscreen.in~~\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141214112658/http://silverscreen.in/roughcuts/sivaji-ganesans-vani-rani-doomed-start/\|archive-date=14 December 2014~~\|url-status=bot: unknown~~\|access-date=25 April 2018}}</ref> Both Chanakya and Rajendran received director's credit.<ref>{{Cite web \| url=http://nadigarthilagam.com/filmographyp17.htm \| ~~title~~=~~Filmography p17~~}}</ref>		''Vani Rani'' is a remake of the [[Hindi]] film ''[[Seeta Aur Geeta]]''.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Sampath \|first=Janani \|date=10 June 2013 \|title=Remakes are never passé in Tamil \|work=[[The New Indian Express]] \|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/Remakes-are-never-pass%25C3%25A9-in-Tamil/2013/06/10/article1627621.ece \|url-status=live \|access-date=25 April 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304121651/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/Remakes-are-never-pass%C3%A9-in-Tamil/2013/06/10/article1627621.ece \|archive-date=4 March 2016}}</ref> The film was initially directed by [[Tapi Chanakya]]; due to his death partway through the shoot, he was replaced by [[C. V. Rajendran]].<ref>{{Cite news \|date=16 August 2014 \|title=சினிமவின் மறுபக்கம் - 83. இரு இயக்குநர்களை காவு வாங்கிய ஒரு படம்! \|work=[[Dina Thanthi]] \|url=http://www.dailythanthi.com/Cinema/CinemaNews/2014/08/16115308/cinema-marupakkam--83-in-my-flash-page.vpf \|url-status=dead \|access-date=25 April 2018 \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20141208115530/http://www.dailythanthi.com/Cinema/CinemaNews/2014/08/16115308/cinema-marupakkam--83-in-my-flash-page.vpf \|archive-date=8 December 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=11 September 2014 \|title=Sivaji Ganesan's Vani Rani: Doomed from the Start \|url=http://silverscreen.in/roughcuts/sivaji-ganesans-vani-rani-doomed-start/ \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141214112658/http://silverscreen.in/roughcuts/sivaji-ganesans-vani-rani-doomed-start/ \|archive-date=14 December 2014 \|access-date=25 April 2018 \|website=Silverscreen.in}}</ref> Both Chanakya and Rajendran received director's credit.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=161-170 \|url=http://nadigarthilagam.com/filmographyp17.htm \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180227175030/http://nadigarthilagam.com/filmographyp17.htm \|archive-date=27 February 2018 \|access-date=29 May 2021 \|website=nadigarthilagam.com}}</ref>

	== Soundtrack ==		== Soundtrack ==
	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"
	\|-		\|-
	! S. No. !! Songs !! Singers !! Lyrics		! S. No. !! Songs !! Singers !! Lyrics
	\|-		\|-
	\| 1 \|\| "Kalamellam Parthathundu" \|\| [[T. M. Soundararajan]], [[P. Susheela]] \|\| rowspan="6" \|[[Kannadasan]]		\| 1 \|\| "Kalamellam Parthathundu" \|\| [[T. M. Soundararajan]], [[P. Susheela]] \|\| rowspan="6" \|[[Kannadasan]]
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	== External links ==		== External links ==
	*{{IMDb title\|id=1427154\|title=Vani Rani}}		*{{IMDb title\|id=1427154\|title=Vani Rani}}
	* {{YouTube\|id=glvreYrdrpc\|title=Vani Rani}}

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{{short description|1974 film by Tapi Chanakya}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2018}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Vani Rani
| image = Vani rani.jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = [[Tapi Chanakya]] [[C. V. Rajendran]]
| producer = [[B. Nagi Reddy]] [[Aluri Chakrapani|Chakrapani]]
| writer =
| screenplay =
| based_on = {{based on|''[[Seeta Aur Geeta]]''|[[Salim–Javed]]}}
| starring = [[Sivaji Ganesan]] [[Vanisri]] [[R. Muthuraman]]
| music = [[K. V. Mahadevan]]
| cinematography = T. M. Sundarababu
| editing = K. A. Marthandam D. G. Jayaraman
| studio = [[Vijaya Vauhini Studios|Vijaya Productions]]
| released = 12 April 1974
| runtime = 138 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Vani Rani''''' is a 1974 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film, initially directed by [[Tapi Chanakya]] and finished by [[C. V. Rajendran]], and produced by B. Nagi Reddy and Chakrapani. The film stars [[Sivaji Ganesan]], [[Vanisri]], [[R. Muthuraman]] and [[K. A. Thangavelu]] in lead roles. The film had musical score by [[K. V. Mahadevan]]. It is a remake of the [[Hindi]] film ''[[Seeta Aur Geeta]]''. The film was also made in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] as ''[[Ganga Manga]]'' with Vanisri reprising her roles.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bombaytimes.com/celebs/10-times-when-south-film-industry-took-inspiration-from-bollywood/seeta-aur-geeta-vani-rani-tamil-ganga-manga-telugu/photostory/63518773.cms|title=10 times when South Film Industry took inspiration from Bollywood|last=Poojary|first=Smita|date=28 March 2018|website=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=25 April 2018}}</ref>

== Cast ==
{{colbegin}}
*[[Sivaji Ganesan]] as Rangan
*[[Vanisri]] as Vani and Rani, Twin Sisters
*[[R. Muthuraman]] as Dr. Ravi
*[[K. A. Thangavelu]] as Sabapathi
*[[T. K. Bhagavathi]] as Ravi Father
*[[K. D. Santhanam]] as Ramanathan (Guest Appearance)
*[[Srikanth (Tamil actor, born 1940)|Srikanth]] as Gopal
*[[Senthamarai (actor)|Senthamarai]] as (Ramanathan Property Faimly Lawyer)
*[[Master Sekhar]] as Ranga Assistant
*Master Karan
*[[Nagesh]] in Guest appearance
*[[G. Varalakshmi]] as Vani Grandmother
*[[C. K. Saraswathi]] as Nagaveni (Nagu)
*[[Ganthimathi]] as Rani Guardian Mother
*Lakshmi Prabha
*[[Y. Vijaya]] as Sheela
*[[Vijayalakshmi]]
{{colend}}

== Production ==
''Vani Rani'' is a remake of the [[Hindi]] film ''[[Seeta Aur Geeta]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/Remakes-are-never-pass%25C3%25A9-in-Tamil/2013/06/10/article1627621.ece|title=Remakes are never passé in Tamil|last=Sampath|first=Janani|date=10 June 2013|work=[[The New Indian Express]]|access-date=25 April 2018}}</ref> The film was initially directed by [[Tapi Chanakya]]; due to his death partway through the shoot, he was replaced by [[C. V. Rajendran]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.dailythanthi.com/Cinema/CinemaNews/2014/08/16115308/cinema-marupakkam--83-in-my-flash-page.vpf |title=சினிமவின் மறுபக்கம் - 83. இரு இயக்குநர்களை காவு வாங்கிய ஒரு படம்! |date=16 August 2014 |work=[[Dina Thanthi]] |access-date=25 April 2018 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20141208115530/http://www.dailythanthi.com/Cinema/CinemaNews/2014/08/16115308/cinema-marupakkam--83-in-my-flash-page.vpf |archive-date=8 December 2014 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://silverscreen.in/roughcuts/sivaji-ganesans-vani-rani-doomed-start/|title=Sivaji Ganesan's Vani Rani: Doomed from the Start|date=11 September 2014|website=Silverscreen.in|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141214112658/http://silverscreen.in/roughcuts/sivaji-ganesans-vani-rani-doomed-start/|archive-date=14 December 2014|url-status=bot: unknown|access-date=25 April 2018}}</ref> Both Chanakya and Rajendran received director's credit.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://nadigarthilagam.com/filmographyp17.htm | title=Filmography p17}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! S. No. !! Songs !! Singers !! Lyrics
|-
| 1 || "Kalamellam Parthathundu" || [[T. M. Soundararajan]], [[P. Susheela]] || rowspan="6" |[[Kannadasan]]
|-
| 2 || "Boomiyil Thendral" || [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], P. Susheela
|-
| 3 || "Mullaipoo Pallakku"||S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela
|-
| 4 || "Parthu Po" ||T. M. Soundararajan
|-
| 5 || "Kathai Undu"||P. Susheela
|-
| 6 || "Pon Olirum Pudhu Nilave"||T. M. Soundararajan, [[S. Janaki]]
|}

== References ==
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== External links ==
*{{IMDb title|id=1427154|title=Vani Rani}}
* {{YouTube|id=glvreYrdrpc|title=Vani Rani}}

{{Tapi Chanakya}}
{{C. V. Rajendran}}
{{Salim-Javed}}

[[Category:1974 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Tamil remakes of Hindi films]]
[[Category:1970s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Films scored by K. V. Mahadevan]]
[[Category:Twins in Indian films]]
[[Category:Films with screenplays by Salim-Javed]]
[[Category:Films directed by Tapi Chanakya]]
[[Category:Films directed by C. V. Rajendran]]

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