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	\| editing = Kottagiri Gopalrao		\| editing = Kottagiri Gopalrao
			\| studio = Sri Chitra
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	\| released = {{Start date\|df=yes\|1978\|08\|4}}<ref>{{Cite book \|title=The Name is Rajinikanth \|last=Sreekanth \|first=Gayathri \|publisher=Om Books International \|year=2008 \|pages=369}}</ref>		\| released = {{Start date\|df=yes\|1978\|08\|4}}<ref>{{Cite book \|title=The Name is Rajinikanth \|last=Sreekanth \|first=Gayathri \|publisher=Om Books International \|year=2008 \|pages=369}}</ref>
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	'''''Vayasu Pilichindi''''' ({{trans\|Age is Calling}}) is a [[1978 in film\|1978]] Indian [[Telugu language\|Telugu-language]] film directed by [[C. V. Sridhar]]. It is a remake of his own [[Tamil language\|Tamil]] film ''[[Ilamai Oonjal Aadukirathu]]'' (1978).~~<ref name="NamanRamachandran" />~~		'''''Vayasu Pilichindi''''' ({{trans\|Age is Calling}}) is a [[1978 in film\|1978]] Indian [[Telugu language\|Telugu]]-language film directed by [[C. V. Sridhar]]. It is a remake of his own [[Tamil language\|Tamil]] film ''[[Ilamai Oonjal Aadukirathu]]'' (1978). The film stars [[Kamal Haasan]], [[Rajinikanth]], [[Sripriya]] and [[Jayachitra]]. It focuses on two friends falling in love with the same woman. It was the first [[Telugu language\|Telugu]] film for music director [[Ilaiyaraaja]].

	== Plot ==		== Plot ==
	~~Prabhu~~, an orphan, is brought up by his friend Murali's mother and is the general manager for Murali's marketing agency ~~at Madras~~. Murali treats ~~Prabhu~~ not just as a friend, but as a brother and depends on him for all business decisions. ~~Prabhu~~ is in love with Padma, a college student. Padma's relative Jayanthi is a young widow who works at Murali's office. Murali, an alcoholic with a roving eye, is not aware of ~~Prabhu~~'s love for Padma. Padma is the only girl who rejects Murali's advances. Though Jayanthi knows about the love affair between ~~Prabhu~~ and Padma, ~~Prabhu~~'s presence stimulates her sexually. Once she accompanies ~~Prabhu~~ and Padma for a film screening and unable to control her sexual feelings, comes out. Murali offers her a lift in his car; both get excited in the privacy of the car, but suddenly feel guilty about the incident.		Raja, an orphan, is brought up by his friend Murali's mother and is the general manager for Murali's marketing agency. Murali treats Raja not just as a friend, but as a brother and depends on him for all business decisions. Raja is in love with Padma, a college student. Padma's relative Jayanthi is a young widow who works at Murali's office. Murali, an alcoholic with a roving eye, is not aware of Raja's love for Padma. Padma is the only girl who rejects Murali's advances. Though Jayanthi knows about the love affair between Raja and Padma, Raja's presence stimulates her sexually. Once she accompanies Raja and Padma for a film screening and unable to control her sexual feelings, comes out. Murali offers her a lift in his car; both get excited in the privacy of the car, but suddenly feel guilty about the incident.

	A disturbed Jayanthi avails leave and goes to her village and Padma joins her, as ~~Prabhu~~ goes on an official tour. Prabhu, planning to surprise Padma, proceeds to Jayanthi's village to meet Padma. When ~~Prabhu~~ lands at Jayanthi's home, she is alone as Padma has gone to attend a wedding in a nearby village. Jayanthi convinces ~~Prabhu~~ to stay back overnight, so that he can meet Padma the next day. Jayanthi arouses ~~Prabhu~~ in the night and they make love. ~~Prabhu~~, feeling guilty about the whole event, writes a letter of apology to Jayanthi and leaves. Devastated to read the note when she returns to Jayanthi's house, Padma returns to Madras, where she starts distancing herself from ~~Prabhu~~ without revealing why.		A disturbed Jayanthi avails leave and goes to her village and Padma joins her, as Raja goes on an official tour. Prabhu, planning to surprise Padma, proceeds to Jayanthi's village to meet Padma. When Raja lands at Jayanthi's home, she is alone as Padma has gone to attend a wedding in a nearby village. Jayanthi convinces Raja to stay back overnight, so that he can meet Padma the next day. Jayanthi arouses Raja in the night and they make love. Raja, feeling guilty about the whole event, writes a letter of apology to Jayanthi and leaves. Devastated to read the note when she returns to Jayanthi's house, Padma returns to Madras, where she starts distancing herself from Raja without revealing why.

	Murali continues to pursue Padma. When she falls down, he saves her and gets her admitted in a hospital, impressing her father. Murali happily informs ~~Prabhu~~ about his feelings for Padma; being a good friend and grateful for the help given by Murali's family, ~~Prabhu~~ remains silent. He accompanies Murali's mother to formally propose Murali's marriage with Padma. Padma's father accepts the proposal, and Padma remains silent. When ~~Prabhu~~ confronts her, she reveals that she had read his letter to Jayanthi, who is carrying his child. Shocked with the news, ~~Prabhu~~ leaves Madras without informing Murali and his mother and they feel upset thinking ~~Prabhu~~ is angry with them. Later Jayanthi writes a letter to ~~Prabhu~~ informing him of her pregnancy. Murali reads the letter and now knows why ~~Prabhu~~ left abruptly. Angry and betrayed, Murali decides to sever ties with ~~Prabhu~~ then and there.		Murali continues to pursue Padma. When she falls down, he saves her and gets her admitted in a hospital, impressing her father. Murali happily informs Raja about his feelings for Padma; being a good friend and grateful for the help given by Murali's family, Raja remains silent. He accompanies Murali's mother to formally propose Murali's marriage with Padma. Padma's father accepts the proposal, and Padma remains silent. When Raja confronts her, she reveals that she had read his letter to Jayanthi, who is carrying his child. Shocked with the news, Raja leaves Madras without informing Murali and his mother and they feel upset thinking Raja is angry with them. Later Jayanthi writes a letter to Raja informing him of her pregnancy. Murali reads the letter and now knows why Raja left abruptly. Angry and betrayed, Murali decides to sever ties with Raja then and there.

	~~Prabhu~~ searches for Jayanthi and finds her in Bangalore. He makes arrangements to marry her, but she has an accident. Before she dies, he ties a thaali around her neck, giving her the dignity of a wife. He goes to Ooty to work in an estate. Meanwhile, Murali and Padma's wedding is postponed, as Murali falls ill and is advised rest by his doctor. He and Padma come to the same estate on holiday, unaware that ~~Prabhu~~ works there. ~~Prabhu~~ meets them without realising that Murali knows about him and Jayanthi and apologises to Murali for leaving their home suddenly. Murali though is in no mood to forgive him. But Padma, on learning that ~~Prabhu~~ married Jayanthi before she died, forgives him and tries to become close to him again. Seeing them together, an enraged Murali takes ~~Prabhu~~ to a cliff; when he is about to shoot ~~Prabhu~~, Padma reveals that they were originally in love and how they broke up due to Jayanthi's interference and ~~Prabhu~~'s honourable act in making Jayanthi his wife and legitimising their child, before she died. Murali and ~~Prabhu~~ reconcile, and Murali presents Padma to ~~Prabhu~~ as he knows they truly love each other, and leaves for Madras.		Raja searches for Jayanthi and finds her in Bangalore. He makes arrangements to marry her, but she has an accident. Before she dies, he ties a thaali around her neck, giving her the dignity of a wife. He goes to Ooty to work in an estate. Meanwhile, Murali and Padma's wedding is postponed, as Murali falls ill and is advised rest by his doctor. He and Padma come to the same estate on holiday, unaware that Raja works there. Raja meets them without realising that Murali knows about him and Jayanthi and apologises to Murali for leaving their home suddenly. Murali though is in no mood to forgive him. But Padma, on learning that Raja married Jayanthi before she died, forgives him and tries to become close to him again. Seeing them together, an enraged Murali takes Raja to a cliff; when he is about to shoot Raja, Padma reveals that they were originally in love and how they broke up due to Jayanthi's interference and Raja's honourable act in making Jayanthi his wife and legitimising their child, before she died. Murali and Raja reconcile, and Murali presents Padma to Raja as he knows they truly love each other, and leaves for Madras.

	== Cast ==		== Cast ==
	* [[Kamal Haasan]] as ~~Prabhu~~		* [[Kamal Haasan]] as Raja
	* [[Rajinikanth]] as Murali		* [[Rajinikanth]] as Murali
	* [[Sripriya]] as Padma		* [[Sripriya]] as Padma
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	== Production ==		== Production ==
	''Vayasu Pilichindi'' is a remake of [[C. V. Sridhar]]'s own [[Tamil language\|Tamil]] film ''[[Ilamai Oonjal Aadukirathu]]'' (1978). The same cast of that version were retained for the Telugu remake.<ref name="NamanRamachandran">{{Cite book \|title=Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography \|title-link=Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography \|last=Ramachandran \|first=Naman \|publisher=[[Penguin Books]] \|year=2012 \|pages=79 \|author-link=Naman Ramachandran}}</ref>		''Vayasu Pilichindi'' is a remake of [[C. V. Sridhar]]'s own [[Tamil language\|Tamil]] film ''[[Ilamai Oonjal Aadukirathu]]'' (1978). The same cast of that version were retained for the Telugu remake.<ref name="NamanRamachandran">{{Cite book \|title=Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography \|title-link=Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography \|last=Ramachandran \|first=Naman \|publisher=[[Penguin Books]] \|year=2012 \|pages=79 \|author-link=Naman Ramachandran}}</ref> It was given an "A" (adults only) certificate by the [[Central Board of Film Certification]]. The final length of the film was {{Convert\|4067.86\|metres\|feet}}.<ref name="Gazette">{{Cite web \|date=10 March 1979 \|title=Weekly Gazette of India, 1979-03-10, Weekly \|url=https://archive.org/details/in.gazette.csl_weekly.1979-03-10.O-1072-1979-0010-46677/page/n70/mode/2up?q=Vayasu+Pilichindi \|access-date=25 August 2021 \|publisher=[[The Gazette of India]] \|pages=981}}</ref>

	== Soundtrack ==		== Soundtrack ==
	The soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Vayasu Pilichindi \|url=https://avdigital.in/collections/vinyl-records/products/vayasu-pilichindi \|website=AVDigital \|access-date=30 November 2019 \|language=en}}</ref>		The soundtrack was composed by [[Ilaiyaraaja]].<ref>{{cite web \|title=Vayasu Pilichindi \|url=https://avdigital.in/collections/vinyl-records/products/vayasu-pilichindi \|website=AVDigital \|access-date=30 November 2019 \|language=en}}</ref> It was the first [[Telugu language\|Telugu]] film for him.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Ilaiyaraaja's glorious run in Telugu cinema \|date=2 June 2020 \|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/cinema/tollywood/ilaiyaraajas-glorious-run-in-telugu-cinema-625827 \|work=[[The Hans India]] \|access-date=25 August 2021}}</ref>
	* "Ilaage Ulaavo Saraagamaadithe" (lyrics: [[~~Arudra~~]]~~; singers:~~[[~~S. P. Balasubrahmanyam~~]] ~~and~~ [[P. Susheela]])
	* "Jeevitha Madhusaala"		{{Track listing
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	* "Muthyamalle Merisipoye Mallemogga" (lyrics: Arudra; singer: S. P. Balasubrahmanyam)		\| title1 = Elage Elage
	* "Nuvvadigindi ~~Enaadaina Kaadhannaana" (lyrics: Arudra; singer:~~ [[Vani ~~Jayaram~~]])		\| lyrics1 = [[Aarudhra]]
			\| extra1 = [[P. Susheela]], [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
			\| length1 =
			\| title2 = Hello My Rita
			\| lyrics2 = [[Veturi]]
			\| extra2 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
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			\| title3 = Nuvvadigindi
			\| lyrics3 = Veturi
			\| extra3 = [[Vani Jairam]]
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			\| title4 = Mabbe Massagesindile
			\| lyrics4 = Veturi
			\| extra4 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
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	== References ==		== References ==
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	== External links ==		== External links ==
	* ~~[https://www.imdb.com/~~title~~/tt0275035/ ''Vayasu Pilichindi'' at IMDb.]~~		* {{IMDb title\|0275035}}

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{{short description|1978 film by C. V. Sridhar}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Vayasu Pilichindi
| image = Vayasu Pilichindi.jpg
| caption =
| director = [[C. V. Sridhar]]
| producer = Kannaiyaa
| writer = C. V. Sridhar
| based_on = ''[[Ilamai Oonjal Aadukirathu]]'' (Tamil)
| narrator =
| starring = {{ubl | [[Kamal Haasan]] | [[Rajinikanth]] | [[Sripriya]] | [[Jayachitra]]}}
| music = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| cinematography = [[P. S. Nivas]]
| editing = Kottagiri Gopalrao
| distributor =
| released = {{Start date|df=yes|1978|08|4}}<ref>{{Cite book |title=The Name is Rajinikanth |last=Sreekanth |first=Gayathri |publisher=Om Books International |year=2008 |pages=369}}</ref>
| runtime = 141 minutes
| country = India
| language = Telugu
}}
'''''Vayasu Pilichindi''''' ({{trans|Age is Calling}}) is a [[1978 in film|1978]] Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu-language]] film directed by [[C. V. Sridhar]]. It is a remake of his own [[Tamil language|Tamil]] film ''[[Ilamai Oonjal Aadukirathu]]'' (1978).<ref name="NamanRamachandran" />

== Plot ==
Prabhu, an orphan, is brought up by his friend Murali's mother and is the general manager for Murali's marketing agency at Madras. Murali treats Prabhu not just as a friend, but as a brother and depends on him for all business decisions. Prabhu is in love with Padma, a college student. Padma's relative Jayanthi is a young widow who works at Murali's office. Murali, an alcoholic with a roving eye, is not aware of Prabhu's love for Padma. Padma is the only girl who rejects Murali's advances. Though Jayanthi knows about the love affair between Prabhu and Padma, Prabhu's presence stimulates her sexually. Once she accompanies Prabhu and Padma for a film screening and unable to control her sexual feelings, comes out. Murali offers her a lift in his car; both get excited in the privacy of the car, but suddenly feel guilty about the incident.

A disturbed Jayanthi avails leave and goes to her village and Padma joins her, as Prabhu goes on an official tour. Prabhu, planning to surprise Padma, proceeds to Jayanthi's village to meet Padma. When Prabhu lands at Jayanthi's home, she is alone as Padma has gone to attend a wedding in a nearby village. Jayanthi convinces Prabhu to stay back overnight, so that he can meet Padma the next day. Jayanthi arouses Prabhu in the night and they make love. Prabhu, feeling guilty about the whole event, writes a letter of apology to Jayanthi and leaves. Devastated to read the note when she returns to Jayanthi's house, Padma returns to Madras, where she starts distancing herself from Prabhu without revealing why.

Murali continues to pursue Padma. When she falls down, he saves her and gets her admitted in a hospital, impressing her father. Murali happily informs Prabhu about his feelings for Padma; being a good friend and grateful for the help given by Murali's family, Prabhu remains silent. He accompanies Murali's mother to formally propose Murali's marriage with Padma. Padma's father accepts the proposal, and Padma remains silent. When Prabhu confronts her, she reveals that she had read his letter to Jayanthi, who is carrying his child. Shocked with the news, Prabhu leaves Madras without informing Murali and his mother and they feel upset thinking Prabhu is angry with them. Later Jayanthi writes a letter to Prabhu informing him of her pregnancy. Murali reads the letter and now knows why Prabhu left abruptly. Angry and betrayed, Murali decides to sever ties with Prabhu then and there.

Prabhu searches for Jayanthi and finds her in Bangalore. He makes arrangements to marry her, but she has an accident. Before she dies, he ties a thaali around her neck, giving her the dignity of a wife. He goes to Ooty to work in an estate. Meanwhile, Murali and Padma's wedding is postponed, as Murali falls ill and is advised rest by his doctor. He and Padma come to the same estate on holiday, unaware that Prabhu works there. Prabhu meets them without realising that Murali knows about him and Jayanthi and apologises to Murali for leaving their home suddenly. Murali though is in no mood to forgive him. But Padma, on learning that Prabhu married Jayanthi before she died, forgives him and tries to become close to him again. Seeing them together, an enraged Murali takes Prabhu to a cliff; when he is about to shoot Prabhu, Padma reveals that they were originally in love and how they broke up due to Jayanthi's interference and Prabhu's honourable act in making Jayanthi his wife and legitimising their child, before she died. Murali and Prabhu reconcile, and Murali presents Padma to Prabhu as he knows they truly love each other, and leaves for Madras.

== Cast ==
* [[Kamal Haasan]] as Prabhu
* [[Rajinikanth]] as Murali
* [[Sripriya]] as Padma
* [[Jayachitra]] as Jayanthi

== Production ==
''Vayasu Pilichindi'' is a remake of [[C. V. Sridhar]]'s own [[Tamil language|Tamil]] film ''[[Ilamai Oonjal Aadukirathu]]'' (1978). The same cast of that version were retained for the Telugu remake.<ref name="NamanRamachandran">{{Cite book |title=Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography |title-link=Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography |last=Ramachandran |first=Naman |publisher=[[Penguin Books]] |year=2012 |pages=79 |author-link=Naman Ramachandran}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
The soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.<ref>{{cite web |title=Vayasu Pilichindi |url=https://avdigital.in/collections/vinyl-records/products/vayasu-pilichindi |website=AVDigital |access-date=30 November 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
* "Ilaage Ulaavo Saraagamaadithe" (lyrics: [[Arudra]]; singers:[[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]] and [[P. Susheela]])
* "Jeevitha Madhusaala"
* "Maate Marichave Chilakamma" (lyrics: Arudra; singer: S. P. Balasubrahmanyam)
* "Muthyamalle Merisipoye Mallemogga" (lyrics: Arudra; singer: S. P. Balasubrahmanyam)
* "Nuvvadigindi Enaadaina Kaadhannaana" (lyrics: Arudra; singer: [[Vani Jayaram]])

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0275035/ ''Vayasu Pilichindi'' at IMDb.]

{{C. V. Sridhar}}

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