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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|1974 film by Ramamurthy Thyagarajan}}<br />
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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Vellikizhamai Viratham<br />
| image = Vellikizhamai Viratham.jpg<br />
| director = R. Thyagarajan<br />
| producer = [[Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar]]<br />
| screenplay = [[Aaroor Dass]]<br />
| story = [[Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar]]<br />
| starring = [[Sivakumar]] <br /> [[Srikanth (Tamil actor, born 1940)|Srikanth]] <br /> [[Jayachitra]] <br /> [[Jayasudha]]<br />
| music = [[Sankar Ganesh]]<br />
| cinematography = V. Ramamoorthy<br />
| editing = M. G. Balu Rao <br /> P. Babu<br />
| studio = Dhandayudhapani Films<br />
| released = 12 April 1974<br />
| runtime = 146 minutes<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6wU_AQAAIAAJ&q=friday |title=Indian Films |last=Dharap |first=B. V. |publisher=[[National Film Archive of India]] |year=1974 |page=98}}</ref><br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
}}<br />
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'''''Vellikizhamai Viratham''''' ({{Translation|Fast on Friday}}) is a 1974 [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[List of Hindu mythological or devotional films|Hindu devotional film]], directed by R. Thyagarajan and produced by [[Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar]] under production by Dhandayudhapani films.<ref name="thehindu">{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/Vellikizhamai-Viratham-1974-TAMIL/article16374361.ece |title=Vellikizhamai Viratham (1974) TAMIL |last=Guy |first=Randor |date=12 November 2016 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=1 February 2020 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200201054528/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/Vellikizhamai-Viratham-1974-TAMIL/article16374361.ece |archive-date=1 February 2020 |author-link=Randor Guy}}</ref> The dialogue was written by [[Aaroor Dass]] and the story was written by Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar. Music was by [[Sankar Ganesh]]. It stars [[Sivakumar]], [[Jayachitra]], [[Srikanth (Tamil actor, born 1940)|Srikanth]], [[Jayasudha]] and [[Nagesh]] playing lead roles. [[Major Sundarrajan]] and Sasikumar played supporting roles. [[Kamal Haasan]] worked under K.Thangappan as his dance assistant in this movie. The film was remade in Telugu as ''[[Nomu (film)|Nomu]]'' (1974) and in Hindi as ''Shubh Din'' (1974).<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
* [[Sivakumar]] as Nagarajan / Rajan<ref name="thehindu" /><br />
* [[Jayachitra]] as Parvathi<ref name="thehindu" /><br />
* [[Srikanth (Tamil actor, born 1940)|Srikanth]] as Ashok<ref name="thehindu" /><br />
* [[Jayasudha]] as Jaya<ref name="thehindu" /><br />
* [[Nagesh]] as Ramu (Nagarajan's friend)<br />
* [[Major Sundarrajan]] as Kanthasamy (Parvathi Grandpa)<br />
* Sasikumar as Suresh<ref name="thehindu" /><br />
* [[Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar]] as Nattamai<br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
Music was composed by [[Sankar Ganesh]] and lyrics were written by [[A. Maruthakasi]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://tamiltunes.com/vellikilamai-viratham.html |title=vellikilamai viratham songs |website=tamiltunes |access-date=20 October 2015}}</ref><br />
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"<br />
! No. !! Song !! Singer !! Lyrics !! Length(m:ss)<br />
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| 1 || "Yethaiyo Ninaithathu" || [[P. Susheela]] || rowspan=4|A. Maruthakasi || 3:44<br />
|-<br />
| 2 || "Aasai Anbu" || rowspan=3|[[T. M. Soundararajan]] [[P. Susheela]] || 3:37<br />
|-<br />
| 3 || "Deviyin Thirumugam" || 3:46<br />
|-<br />
| 4 || "Gellu Gellu" (Charming Beautiful) || 4:12<br />
|}<br />
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== Reception ==<br />
''Vellikizhamai Viratham'' was a major success,<ref name="thehindu" /> and propelled Jayachitra to stardom.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/scene-change-rules-limit-screen-presence-of-animals/articleshow/66977732.cms |title=Scene change: Rules limit screen presence of animals |last=Ramesh |first=Neeraja |date=30 November 2018 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=1 February 2020 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200201053650/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/dakshinachitra-to-conduct-workshop-for-art-teachers/articleshow/66869363.cms |archive-date=1 February 2020}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{IMDb title|11411428}}<br />
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{{Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar}}<br />
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[[Category:1974 films]]<br />
[[Category:1970s Tamil-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by Sankar Ganesh]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Hindu devotional films]]<br />
[[Category:Tamil films remade in other languages]]<br />
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