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| name = Velai Kidaichuduchu | | name = Velai Kidaichuduchu | ||
| image = | | image =Velai-Kidaichiduchu-Tamil-Film-LP-Vinyl-Record.jpg | ||
| caption = | | caption = LP Vinyl record cover | ||
| director = [[P. Vasu]] | | director = [[P. Vasu]] | ||
| producer = Mohan Natarajan | | producer = Mohan Natarajan | ||
| story = | | story = | ||
| writer = [[P. Vasu]] | | writer = [[P. Vasu]] | ||
| starring = [[Sathyaraj]]<br />[[Gouthami]]<br />[[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)|Vijayakumar]]<br />[[Sumithra (actress)|Sumithra]]<br />[[Anandaraj]]<br />[[R. Sarathkumar]]<br />[[Mansoor Ali Khan (actor)|Mansoor Ali Khan]]<br />[[Goundamani]]<br />[[Santhana Bharathi]] | | starring = [[Sathyaraj]]<br />[[Gouthami]]<br />[[Goundamani]]<br /> [[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)|Vijayakumar]]<br />[[Sumithra (actress)|Sumithra]]<br />[[Anandaraj]]<br />[[R. Sarathkumar]]<br />[[Mansoor Ali Khan (actor)|Mansoor Ali Khan]]<br />[[Goundamani]]<br />[[Santhana Bharathi]] | ||
| music = [[Hamsalekha]] | | music = [[Hamsalekha]] | ||
| cinematography = Ravindar | | cinematography = Ravindar | ||
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| language = Tamil | | language = Tamil | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''''Velai Kidaichuduchu''''' ({{lang-en|Got The Job|italic=yes}}) is a 1990 Tamil film directed by [[P. Vasu]]. The film stars [[Sathyaraj]] in the lead role pairing with [[Gautami]].<ref>[http://www.cinesouth.com/cgi-bin/filmography/newfilmdb.cgi?name=velai kidaichuduchu]</ref> The film released to positive reviews and was a commercial success at the box office. | '''''Velai Kidaichuduchu''''' ({{lang-en|Got The Job|italic=yes}}) is a 1990 Tamil film directed by [[P. Vasu]]. The film stars [[Sathyaraj]] in the lead role pairing with [[Gautami]].<ref>[http://www.cinesouth.com/cgi-bin/filmography/newfilmdb.cgi?name=velai kidaichuduchu]</ref> The film was released to positive reviews and was a commercial success at the box office. | ||
The film was remade in Telugu as ''[[Assembly Rowdy]]'' (1991), in Kannada as ''[[Rowdy & MLA]]'' (1991), in Hindi as ''[[Loafer (1996 film)|Loafer]]'' (1996) and in Odia as ''Kotie Manisha Gotie Jaga''. | The film was remade in Telugu as ''[[Assembly Rowdy]]'' (1991), in Kannada as ''[[Rowdy & MLA]]'' (1991), in Hindi as ''[[Loafer (1996 film)|Loafer]]'' (1996) and in Odia as ''Kotie Manisha Gotie Jaga''. | ||
==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
The film starts with [[Gouthami]] visiting a village and remembering the past as the film takes us to a flashback. The village would have been a victim to a local don named Baasha ([[Anandaraj]]) whose atrocities go unchecked even by police. Most of the policemen would either accept bribes or get killed by him. Palanisamy's ([[Sathyaraj]]) family relocates to this village. He questions the riots happening in the village and develops enmity with Baasha. How Palanisamy saves the village from the Baasha and his boss forms the rest of the story. In the end, Sathyaraj kills Purushothaman ([[R. Sarathkumar]]) and dies while hoisting a flag. | The film starts with [[Gouthami]] visiting a village and remembering the past as the film takes us to a flashback. The village would have been a victim to a local don named Baasha ([[Anandaraj]]) whose atrocities go unchecked even by the police. Most of the policemen would either accept bribes or get killed by him. Palanisamy's ([[Sathyaraj]]) family relocates to this village. He questions the riots happening in the village and develops enmity with Baasha. How Palanisamy saves the village from the Baasha and his boss forms the rest of the story. In the end, Sathyaraj kills Purushothaman ([[R. Sarathkumar]]) and dies while hoisting a flag. | ||
==Cast== | ==Cast== | ||
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* [[Sethu Vinayagam]] | * [[Sethu Vinayagam]] | ||
* [[Vijay Krishnaraj]] | * [[Vijay Krishnaraj]] | ||
*[[Kalthoon Thilak|Thilak]] | |||
* [[Santhana Bharathi]] as Speaker | * [[Santhana Bharathi]] as Speaker | ||
* Mohan V. Natarajan as Survey Officer | * Mohan V. Natarajan as Survey Officer | ||
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==Reception== | ==Reception== | ||
The film received a good response and was declared a super hit at box office. N. Krishnaswamy of ''The Indian Express'' said "knot seems to have been inspired by the Malayalam film 'Kireedam', though the treatment has been changed" [..] "There is nothing new in this line, but the rhetoric that accompanies this ploy in P. Vasu's 'Velai Kidaichuduchu' is a little different".<ref>https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19900831&printsec=frontpage&hl=en</ref> | The film received a good response and was declared a super hit at the box office. N. Krishnaswamy of ''The Indian Express'' said, "knot seems to have been inspired by the Malayalam film 'Kireedam', though the treatment has been changed" [..] "There is nothing new in this line, but the rhetoric that accompanies this ploy in P. Vasu's 'Velai Kidaichuduchu' is a little different".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19900831&printsec=frontpage&hl=en|title = The Indian Express - Google News Archive Search}}</ref> | ||
==Remakes== | ==Remakes== | ||
Latest revision as of 18:43, 15 December 2021
| Velai Kidaichuduchu | |
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| File:Velai-Kidaichiduchu-Tamil-Film-LP-Vinyl-Record.jpg LP Vinyl record cover | |
| Directed by | P. Vasu |
| Produced by | Mohan Natarajan |
| Written by | P. Vasu |
| Starring | Sathyaraj Gouthami Goundamani Vijayakumar Sumithra Anandaraj R. Sarathkumar Mansoor Ali Khan Goundamani Santhana Bharathi |
| Music by | Hamsalekha |
| Cinematography | Ravindar |
| Edited by | P. Mohanraj |
Production company | Sree Rajakaali Amman Enterprises |
| Distributed by | Sree Rajakaali Amman Enterprises |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Velai Kidaichuduchu (English: Got The Job) is a 1990 Tamil film directed by P. Vasu. The film stars Sathyaraj in the lead role pairing with Gautami.[1] The film was released to positive reviews and was a commercial success at the box office.
The film was remade in Telugu as Assembly Rowdy (1991), in Kannada as Rowdy & MLA (1991), in Hindi as Loafer (1996) and in Odia as Kotie Manisha Gotie Jaga.
Plot[edit | edit source]
The film starts with Gouthami visiting a village and remembering the past as the film takes us to a flashback. The village would have been a victim to a local don named Baasha (Anandaraj) whose atrocities go unchecked even by the police. Most of the policemen would either accept bribes or get killed by him. Palanisamy's (Sathyaraj) family relocates to this village. He questions the riots happening in the village and develops enmity with Baasha. How Palanisamy saves the village from the Baasha and his boss forms the rest of the story. In the end, Sathyaraj kills Purushothaman (R. Sarathkumar) and dies while hoisting a flag.
Cast[edit | edit source]
- Sathyaraj as Palanisamy
- Gouthami
- Vijayakumar
- Sumithra
- Anandaraj as Baasha
- R. Sarathkumar as Purushothaman
- Mansoor Ali Khan as Maari
- Goundamani
- Priya
- Pandu
- Poornam Vishwanathan as Advocate
- Rocky as Muniyandi
- Sethu Vinayagam
- Vijay Krishnaraj
- Thilak
- Santhana Bharathi as Speaker
- Mohan V. Natarajan as Survey Officer
Soundtrack[edit | edit source]
Soundtrack was composed by Hamsalekha and lyrics written by Vaali.[2]
- "Iyere Iyere" - SPB, K. S. Chithra Swarnalatha
- "Nooraandu" - Chithra
- "Setthukulla" - SPB, Chithra
- "Vaasi Nadaswaram" - Malaysia Vasudevan, Chithra
Reception[edit | edit source]
The film received a good response and was declared a super hit at the box office. N. Krishnaswamy of The Indian Express said, "knot seems to have been inspired by the Malayalam film 'Kireedam', though the treatment has been changed" [..] "There is nothing new in this line, but the rhetoric that accompanies this ploy in P. Vasu's 'Velai Kidaichuduchu' is a little different".[3]
Remakes[edit | edit source]
| Velai Kidaichiduchu (1990) (Tamil) |
Assembly Rowdy (1991) (Telugu) |
Loafer (1996) (Hindi) |
Rowdy & MLA (1991) (Kannada) |
| Sathyaraj | Mohan Babu | Anil Kapoor | Ambareesh |
| Gauthami | Divya Bharti | Juhi Chawla | Malashri |
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