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{{short description|1964 film by Krishnan–Panju}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2018}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Vazhkai Vazhvatharke
| image = Vazhkai Vazhvatharke.jpg
| border = no
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Krishnan–Panju]]
| producer = Kamaludheen
| screenplay =
| story = [[Kothamangalam Subbu]]
| starring = [[Gemini Ganesan]]<br />[[B. Saroja Devi]]
| music = [[Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy]]
| cinematography = [[S. Maruti Rao]]
| editing =
| studio = Kamal Brothers
| distributor = 
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1964|2|7}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Vazhkai Vazhvatharke''''' ({{trans|Life is for living}}) is a 1964 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[romance film]] directed by [[Krishnan–Panju]]. Produced by Kamaludheen under the banner Kamal Brothers, the film stars [[Gemini Ganesan]] and [[B. Saroja Devi]]. It was released on 7 February 1964.

== Plot ==
Cousins Kandan and Valli have been lovers since childhood. As a boy, Kandan leaves the home of Valli after being insulted and ridiculed by her mother as good-for-nothing and as the offspring of mother whose fidelity has been questioned by her husband. Picked up by a race horse owner, Kandan grows up into a jockey and when he becomes rich, he goes to Valli's home to claim her in marriage. He is again rebuffed and, after several moments of anguish, he clears up the stigma attached to his mother and, when all doubts and misunderstandings are cleared, he re-unites with Valli. With the re-union of the family members, his sister also finds a solution to the problem of her marriage with her lover, a [[zamindar]].

== Cast ==
* [[Gemini Ganesan]] as Kandan<ref name="Sport & Pastime">{{Cite magazine |last=Ramachandran |first=T. M. |date=21 March 1964 |title=Ganesh Sustains His Name |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.98084/page/n667 |magazine=[[Sport and Pastime]] |volume=18 |page=50}}</ref>
* [[B. Saroja Devi]] as Valli<ref name="Sport & Pastime" />
*[[K. A. Thangavelu]] as the robber and the [[zamindar]]<ref name="Sport & Pastime" />
*Radhabai

== Production ==
''Vazhkai Vazhvatharke'' was directed by [[Krishnan–Panju]] (a duo consisting of R. Krishnan and S. Panju) and produced by Kamaludheen under the banner Kamal Brothers.<ref name="Anandan" /> The story was written by [[Kothamangalam Subbu]] and the dialogue by [[Murasoli Maran]]. Cinematography was handled by [[S. Maruti Rao]], and the art direction by A. K. Sekhar.<ref name="IndianExpress" /> The length of the film was {{convert|4550|metres|feet}}.<ref name="Anandan" />

== Soundtrack ==
The music of the film was composed by [[Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy]] (a duo consisting of [[M. S. Viswanathan]] and [[T. K. Ramamoorthy]]) while the lyrics were written by [[Kannadasan]].<ref name="IndianExpress" /><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7JevgDCLbuNQ1hMMHdjOUZWNGM/view |title=வாழ்க்கை வாழ்வதற்கே |publisher=Kamal Brothers |year=1964 |language=ta |type=[[song book]]}}</ref>
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length =
| title_width =
| writing_width =
| music_width =
| lyrics_width =
| extra_width =
| title1 = Pachai Kuthalaiyo
| writer1 =
| lyrics1 =
| music1 =
| extra1 = [[L. R. Eswari]]
| length1 =
| title2 = Aathoram Manaleduthu
| note2 =
| writer2 =
| lyrics2 =
| music2 =
| extra2 = Latha, Ramamani
| length2 =
| title3 = Aadakkaanbathu Kaaviri Vellam
| note3 =
| writer3 =
| lyrics3 =
| music3 =
| extra3 = [[P. Susheela]], [[Jamuna Rani]], [[M. S. Viswanathan]]
| length3 =
| title4 = Azhagu Rasippatharke
| note4 =
| writer4 =
| lyrics4 =
| music4 =
| extra4 = P. Susheela, chorus
| length4 =
| title5 = Avan Porukkup Ponaan
| note5 =
| writer5 =
| lyrics5 =
| music5 =
| extra5 = [[P. B. Sreenivas]], P. Susheela
| length5 =
| title6 = Nenjathil Iruppathu Enna Enna
| note6 =
| writer6 =
| lyrics6 =
| music6 =
| extra6 = P. B. Sreenivas, P. Susheela
| length6 =
| title7 = Aathoram Manaleduthu
| note7 = Pathos
| writer7 =
| lyrics7 =
| music7 =
| extra7 = P. B. Sreenivas, P. Susheela
| length7 =
}}

== Release and reception ==
''Vazhkai Vazhvatharke'' was released on 7 February 1964.<ref name="IndianExpress" /> On the same day, ''[[The Indian Express]]'' described the story as lacking "life" and the direction as "amateurish", concluding, "The producers, perhaps, want us to believe that this is life and it is worth living."<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19640207&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |title=''Vazhkai Vazhvatharke'' lacks life |date=7 February 1964 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |page=3}}</ref> On 21 March 1964, T. M. Ramachandran of ''[[Sport and Pastime]]'' dismissed the film as a [[potboiler]], but praised the performances of Ganesan and Saroja Devi, while describing Thangavelu, in his dual role performance, as "the real life and soul of the picture".<ref name="Sport & Pastime" />

== References ==
{{Reflist|refs=
<ref name="IndianExpress">{{Cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19640207&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |title=Vazhkai Vazhavatharke |date=7 February 1964 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |page=10}}</ref>

<ref name="Anandan">{{Cite book |url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1964-cinedetails29.asp |title=Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru |last=Film News Anandan |publisher=Sivagami Publishers |year=2004 |location=Chennai |language=Tamil |trans-title=Tamil film history and its achievements |author-link=Film News Anandan |access-date=6 October 2017 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20171006043222/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1964-cinedetails29.asp |archive-date=6 October 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref>
}}

== External links ==
* {{CITWF title|369691}}

{{Krishnan–Panju}}

[[Category:Films directed by Krishnan–Panju]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian romance films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy]]
[[Category:1960s romance films]]

Vazhkai Vazhvatharke - Revision history

AlizaHyder840: minor updated information after review also and improved wording

imported>Kailash29792 at 08:06, 20 August 2021