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{{Infobox film
| name = Vetri Mugam
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| director = Thennavan
| producer = V. G. Rajan<br>S. K. Brothers<br>Thennavan
| writer = Thennavan
| starring = {{ubl|[[Vignesh (actor)|Vignesh]]|[[Keerthana (Tamil actress)|Keerthana]]|[[Roopa Sree]]}}
| music = Vasantha Rajan
| cinematography = Jayapal
| editing = K. P. K. Ravichandran
| distributor =
| studio = Raja Rajan Cine Arts
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1996|08|02}}
| runtime = 125 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Vetri Mugam''''' is a [[Tamil films of 1996|1996]] Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]] [[romance film|romantic drama]] film directed by Thennavan. The film features [[Vignesh (actor)|Vignesh]], [[Keerthana (Tamil actress)|Keerthana]] and [[Roopa Sree]] in lead roles, with [[Vivek (actor)|Vivek]], [[Dhamu]], [[Pandu (actor)|Pandu]], [[Madhan Bob]], [[V. Gopalakrishnan (actor)|V. Gopalakrishnan]], [[Jai Ganesh]] and [[K. K. Soundar]] playing supporting roles. The film had musical score by Vasantha Rajan and was released on 2 August 1996.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cinesouth.com/cgi-bin/filmography/allCast.cgi?id=2018|title=Filmography of vetri mugam|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20041117002727/http://www.cinesouth.com/cgi-bin/filmography/allCast.cgi?id=2018|archive-date=17 November 2004|access-date=7 November 2019|publisher=cinesouth.com|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://jointscene.com/movies/Kollywood/Vetri_Mugam/8344|title=Jointscene : Tamil Movie Vetri Mugam|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100204200454/http://jointscene.com/movies/Kollywood/Vetri_Mugam/8344|archive-date=4 February 2010|access-date=7 November 2019|publisher=jointscene.com|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gomolo.com/vetri-mugam-movie/12048|title=Vetri Mugam (1996)|access-date=7 November 2019|publisher=gomolo.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.woodsdeck.com/movies/4406-vetri-mugam-1996|title=Vetri Mugam Tamil Movie|access-date=7 November 2019|publisher=woodsdeck.com}}</ref>

==Plot==

Aravind ([[Vignesh (actor)|Vignesh]]) is a talented painter and he was a graphic designer in a newspaper. He is a melancholic person, he hates love and he lives alone in a small quarter. Sumathi ([[Keerthana (Tamil actress)|Keerthana]]) and her father ([[K. K. Soundar]]) move into a house in the same quarter. Sumathi is intrigued by Aravind and she begins to tease him. One day, Aravind gets sick of it and he tells her his bitter past.

In the past, during his college days, Aravind and Sheela ([[Roopa Sree]]) fell in love with each other. Aravind got his girlfriend's name tattooed on the chest and he even presented her a gold ring. Aravind was from a poor family and lived with his widow mother while Sheela was from a wealthy family and lived with her businessman father ([[Jai Ganesh]]). Her father then convinced Sheela to forget her lover and she got engaged to a wealthy groom. When Aravind came to know about it, he was heartbroken and he decided to meet her. Sumathi scolded Aravind for not being practical and she told him to forget her.

Sumathi, who is a writer, tells him that one day, Aravind had insulted her for glorification love in her story and he had refused to draw for her. After the incident, Aravind resigned while Sumathi lost her job. Sumathi is convinced that she can change Aravind's negative point of view on love but Aravind is hell-bent on his view. Thereafter, Aravind has a change of heart, he and Sumathi fall in love with each other. The day of their marriage, Aravind is taken to court by the police. At the courtroom, the lawyer interrogates him about the murder of Rajarathnam and Vijay but Aravind tells him that he doesn't know them. A disfigured Sheela then tells the court that her husband Vijay forced her to sleep with his boss Rajarathnam for money. In order to save her dignity, Sheela killed Rajarathnam and her husband Vijay but during the fight, she was disfigured after her husband threw acid on her face. The court sentences her to five-year imprisonment and Sheela apologises to Aravind for leaving him. Sheela then blesses Aravind and Sumathi to live together happily.

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
*[[Vignesh (actor)|Vignesh]] as Aravind
*[[Keerthana (Tamil actress)|Keerthana]] as Sumathi
*[[Roopa Sree]] as Sheela
*[[Vivek (actor)|Vivek]] as Raghu
*[[Dhamu]] as Pathi
*[[Pandu (actor)|Pandu]] as "Mount Road" Mahadevan
*[[Madhan Bob]]
*[[V. Gopalakrishnan (actor)|V. Gopalakrishnan]] as Professor
*[[Jai Ganesh]] as Sheela's father
*[[K. K. Soundar]] as Sumathi's father
*Sharmili as Kolusu
*Srilekha Rajendran as Mahadevan's wife
*S. R. Vijaya
*Premi as Aravind's mother
*Pattabi
*Kattabomman
*Ramu
*Kuyil Manikkam
*Aathma
*Vijayakumar
*Allapichai
*Chinrasu
{{colend}}

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album|
| name = Vetri Mugam
| type = [[soundtrack]]
| artist = Vasantha Rajan
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 1996
| recorded = 1996
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 24:05
| label = Music Master
| producer = Vasantha Rajan
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title =
| next_year =
}}

The film score and the soundtrack were composed by [[film composer]] Vasantha Rajan. The soundtrack, released in 1996, features 5 tracks with lyrics written by [[Vairamuthu]] and Kavimani.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mio.to/album/Vasantha+Rajan/Vetri+Mugam+(1996)|title=Vetri Mugam (1996) - Vasantha Rajan|access-date=7 November 2019|publisher=mio.to}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/vetri-mugam-original-motion-pictures-soundtrack/PAkIsBMQFE0_|title=Vetri Mugam (Original Motion Pictures Soundtrack)|access-date=29 October 2019|publisher=jiosaavn.com}}</ref>

{{tracklist|
|extra_column=Singer(s)
|headline = Tracklist
|total_length=24:05
|title1=Enga Mama|extra1=[[Mano (singer)|Mano]]|length1=4:41
|title2=Pen Endral|extra2=[[Jolly Abraham]]|length2=5:14
|title3=Vaa Pakkam Vaa|extra3=Mano, [[Swarnalatha]]|length3=4:48
|title4=En Jeevankannil|extra4=Mano, Swarnalatha|length4=5:10
|title5=Oh.. Pulli Maane|extra5=Mano, Swarnalatha|length5=4:12
}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:1996 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:1990s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Indian romantic drama films]]
[[Category:1996 directorial debut films]]
[[Category:1996 romantic drama films]]

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