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	\| starring = [[Sivakumar]]<br />[[Sujatha (actress)\|Sujatha]]<br />[[Anand Babu]]<br />[[Kasthuri (actress)\|Kasthuri]]		\| starring = [[Sivakumar]]<br />[[Sujatha (actress)\|Sujatha]]<br />[[Anand Babu]]<br />[[Kasthuri (actress)\|Kasthuri]]
	\| music = [[Deva (~~music director~~)\|Deva]]		\| music = [[Deva (composer)\|Deva]]
	\| cinematography = Babu		\| cinematography = Babu
	\| editing = [[P. Sai Suresh]]		\| editing = [[P. Sai Suresh]]
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	\| released = {{Film date\|1994\|07\|22\|df=y}}		\| released = {{Film date\|1994\|07\|22\|df=y}}
	\| country = [[India]]		\| country = [[India]]
	\| language = [[Tamil ~~language\|Tamil]]~~		\| language = Tamil
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	}}		}}

	'''''Watchman Vadivel''''' is a ~~[[Tamil films of~~ 1994~~\|1994]] [[Cinema of India\|~~Indian]] [[Tamil language\|Tamil]] film, directed by [[A. Jagannathan]] and produced by Raadhika Reddy. The film stars [[Sivakumar]], [[Sujatha (actress)\|Sujatha]], [[Anand Babu]] and [[Kasthuri (actress)\|Kasthuri]] ~~in the lead roles~~. The film had musical score by [[Deva (~~music director~~)\|Deva]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://spicyonion.com/movie/watchman-vadivelu/\|title=Watchman Vadivel\|accessdate=2014-08-19\|publisher=spicyonion.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.gomolo.com/watchman-vadivelu-movie/11870\|title=Watchman Vadivel\|accessdate=2014-08-19\|publisher=gomolo.com}}</ref> The film was a remake of the Telugu film ''Surigaadu''.<ref name = ns>https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=x8G803Bi31IC&dat=19940813&printsec=frontpage&hl=en</ref>		'''''Watchman Vadivel''''' is a 1994 Indian [[Tamil language\|Tamil]]-language film, directed by [[A. Jagannathan]] and produced by Raadhika Reddy. The film stars [[Sivakumar]], [[Sujatha (actress)\|Sujatha]], [[Anand Babu]] and [[Kasthuri (actress)\|Kasthuri]]. The film had musical score by [[Deva (composer)\|Deva]]. It is a remake of the Telugu film ''Surigaadu''.<ref name = ns>{{Cite web\|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=x8G803Bi31IC&dat=19940813&printsec=frontpage&hl=en\|title = New Straits Times - Google News Archive Search}}</ref>

	== Plot ==		== Plot ==
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	* Bayilvan Ranganathan		* Bayilvan Ranganathan
	{{colend}}		{{colend}}

	== Production ==		== Production ==
	This was Sivakumar's 175th film as an actor.<ref name = ns />		This was Sivakumar's 175th film as an actor.<ref name = ns />

	== Soundtrack ==		== Soundtrack ==

	The soundtrack was composed by Deva. Lyrics were written by [[Vaali (poet)\|Vaali]].<ref>https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/watchman-vadivel-original-motion-pictures-soundtrack/EXvjW,cyEo4_</ref>		The soundtrack was composed by Deva. Lyrics were written by [[Vaali (poet)\|Vaali]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/watchman-vadivel-original-motion-pictures-soundtrack/EXvjW,cyEo4_\|title=Watchman Vadivel (Original Motion Pictures Soundtrack) - S.P.Balasubramaniam, K.S. Chitra - Download or Listen Free - JioSaavn\|date=February 2018}}</ref>

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	== Reception ==		== Reception ==
	''New Straits Times'' wrote "Parents with ungrateful or troublesome children will love this movie".<ref name = ns />		''New Straits Times'' wrote "Parents with ungrateful or troublesome children will love this movie".<ref name = ns />

	== References ==		== References ==
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	[[Category:Films directed by A. Jagannathan]]		[[Category:Films directed by A. Jagannathan]]


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{{Infobox film
| name = Watchman Vadivel
| image = Watchman Vadivel.jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = [[A. Jagannathan]]
| producer = Raadhika Reddy
| writer = [[Aaroor Dass]]
| screenplay =
| story = [[Dasari Narayana Rao]]
| starring = [[Sivakumar]]<br />[[Sujatha (actress)|Sujatha]]<br />[[Anand Babu]]<br />[[Kasthuri (actress)|Kasthuri]]
| music = [[Deva (music director)|Deva]]
| cinematography = Babu
| editing = [[P. Sai Suresh]]
| studio =
| distributor = Shri Arkay Film Makers
| released = {{Film date|1994|07|22|df=y}}
| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| image_size =
}}

'''''Watchman Vadivel''''' is a [[Tamil films of 1994|1994]] [[Cinema of India|Indian]] [[Tamil language|Tamil]] film, directed by [[A. Jagannathan]] and produced by Raadhika Reddy. The film stars [[Sivakumar]], [[Sujatha (actress)|Sujatha]], [[Anand Babu]] and [[Kasthuri (actress)|Kasthuri]] in the lead roles. The film had musical score by [[Deva (music director)|Deva]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://spicyonion.com/movie/watchman-vadivelu/|title=Watchman Vadivel|accessdate=2014-08-19|publisher=spicyonion.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gomolo.com/watchman-vadivelu-movie/11870|title=Watchman Vadivel|accessdate=2014-08-19|publisher=gomolo.com}}</ref> The film was a remake of the Telugu film ''Surigaadu''.<ref name = ns>https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=x8G803Bi31IC&dat=19940813&printsec=frontpage&hl=en</ref>

== Plot ==
Vadivel works as a watchman in a club. His wife Saro is a housewife. Both are doting parents to their only son, Raja who is a college student. What the couple does not know is that their son is someone who dreams of living a rich life and has no qualms about lying. He lies to his house owner who also has a mechanic shed that he would marry his daughter in due course and takes a different car everyday to college.

At college, he makes everyone believe that he is rich and his parents are NRI. He dates Radha, daughter of a millionaire, based on the lie. They eventually get married without him inviting his parents even. Radha relents when she finds out the truth but takes it in her stride as she too was greedy for the wealth and status which makes her unqualified to judge him. She, however, decides to respect her in-laws.

With a change of heart, Raja and Radha invite Vadivel and Saro to live with them. They too concede so that they can be with their son and grandson eventually. However, Raja and his father-in-law, gradually transform the couple to watchman and cook of the house getting rid of their servants. In due course, they get insulted and leave the house. They are in for a shock when they find that their house and the land has been taken over by Raja who has built an apartment their and sold the same. The whole change of heart was a ruse. Meanwhile, Saro has developed heart disease and needs treatment.

With all avenues closed, Vadivel sues Raja for him to payback all the money he took from them saying that since Raja never ever declared that Vadivel is his father in presence of anyone, he cannot claim that the money came as a duty of a parent. If Raja were to claim the parentage, he needs to do his duty of saving his mother's life. The judge understands the situation, makes him pay for the same with the threat of going to prison. Saro's life is saved but they both shun Raja and Vadivel returns to work vowing to trust and care about only himself and his wife.

== Cast ==
{{colbegin}}
*[[Sivakumar]] as Vadivelu<ref name = ns />
*[[Sujatha (actress)|Sujatha]] as Saro<ref name = ns />
*[[Anand Babu]] as Raja Manickam<ref name = ns />
*[[Kasthuri (actress)|Kasthuri]] as Radha<ref name = ns />
*[[S. S. Chandran]]
*[[Vadivelu]]
*[[Vivek (actor)|Vivek]]
*[[LIC Narasimhan]]
*[[Jaiganesh]]
*[[Delhi Ganesh]]
*[[A. R. Srinivasan]]
*[[Oru Viral Krishna Rao]]
* Thillai Rajan
* Bayilvan Ranganathan
{{colend}}
== Production ==
This was Sivakumar's 175th film as an actor.<ref name = ns />
== Soundtrack ==

The soundtrack was composed by Deva. Lyrics were written by [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]].<ref>https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/watchman-vadivel-original-motion-pictures-soundtrack/EXvjW,cyEo4_</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length (m:ss)
|-
| 1 || "Chandiranum Sooriyanum" || [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[K. S. Chithra]] || rowspan=5|[[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]] || 04:37
|-
| 2 || "Kannathil Kannam" || S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra || 04:43
|-
| 3 || "Naattula Ulla" || S. P. Balasubrahmanyam || 05:31
|-
| 4 || "Un Chinna" || S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra || 04:41
|-
| 5 || "Vaaram Thethi" || S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra || 04:51
|-
|}

== Reception ==
''New Straits Times'' wrote "Parents with ungrateful or troublesome children will love this movie".<ref name = ns />
== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|3269088}}
* {{YouTube|id=wFcMJvhxtIw|title=Watchman Vadivel}}

{{A. Jagannathan}}

[[Category:1994 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian drama films]]
[[Category:Tamil remakes of Telugu films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Deva (composer)]]
[[Category:1990s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:1994 drama films]]
[[Category:Films directed by A. Jagannathan]]

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