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| director = [[A. C. Tirulokchandar]] | | director = [[A. C. Tirulokchandar]] | ||
| story = [[Gulzar]] | | story = [[Gulzar]] | ||
| producer = [[S. Rangarajan]] | | producer = [[S. Rangarajan]] | ||
| starring = [[Sivaji Ganesan]]<br />[[Sripriya]] | | starring = [[Sivaji Ganesan]]<br />[[Sripriya]] | ||
| cinematography = Viswanath Rai | | cinematography = Viswanath Rai | ||
| music = [[M. S. Viswanathan]] | | music = [[M. S. Viswanathan]] | ||
| studio = Venus Arts | | studio = Venus Arts | ||
| released = {{Film date|1982|05|07|df=y}} | | released = {{Film date|1982|05|07|df=y}} | ||
| country = India | | country = India | ||
| language = Tamil | | language = Tamil | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''''Vasandhathil Or Naal''''' ({{translation|A day in spring}}) is a 1982 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film, directed by [[A. C. Tirulokchandar]] and produced by [[S. Rangarajan]]. The film stars [[Sivaji Ganesan]] and [[Sripriya | '''''Vasandhathil Or Naal''''' ({{translation|A day in spring}}) is a 1982 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film, directed by [[A. C. Tirulokchandar]] and produced by [[S. Rangarajan]]. The film stars [[Sivaji Ganesan]] and [[Sripriya]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=221–230 |url=http://nadigarthilagam.com/filmographyp23.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180319122129/http://nadigarthilagam.com/filmographyp23.htm |archive-date=19 March 2018 |access-date=10 June 2021 |website=Nadigarthilagam.com}}</ref> It is a remake of the 1975 [[Hindi]] film ''[[Mausam (1975 film)|Mausam]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |date=13 May 2017 |title=23. காலத்தை வென்று நிற்கும் 'கஸல்'கள் |language=ta |work=[[Dinamani]] |url=https://www.dinamani.com/junction/idhayam-totta-isai/2017/may/13/23-%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%88-%E0%AE%B5%E0%AF%86%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B1%E0%AF%81-%E0%AE%A8%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B1%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B8%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B3%E0%AF%8D-2700959.html |url-status=live |access-date=19 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180928161219/http://www.dinamani.com/junction/idhayam-totta-isai/2017/may/13/23-%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%88-%E0%AE%B5%E0%AF%86%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B1%E0%AF%81-%E0%AE%A8%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B1%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B8%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B3%E0%AF%8D-2700959.html |archive-date=28 September 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=18 August 2019 |title=Celebrating Gulzar Saab: Have you watched these 13 masterpieces of the underrated director? |work=[[The New Indian Express]] |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/galleries/entertainment/2019/aug/18/celebrating-gulzar-saab-have-you-watched-these-13-masterpieces-of-the-underrated-director-102479--2.html |url-status=dead |access-date=16 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210610041938/https://www.newindianexpress.com/galleries/entertainment/2019/aug/18/celebrating-gulzar-saab-have-you-watched-these-13-masterpieces-of-the-underrated-director-102479--2.html |archive-date=10 June 2021}}</ref> The film was released on 7 May 1982. | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
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Rajasekaran visits a village and falls in love with Raji. He promises her that he would go back to town, get his parents' approval and come back to marry her. However, circumstances alter and he is unable to fulfil his promise. Years pass and he hopes that she has married someone else and leads a peaceful life until he accidentally meets her in a brothel. | |||
Turns out that the girl he saw there was not Raji but Neela, Raji's daughter. He buys her from the brothel and takes her to his home and tries to reform her. He finds out that Raji was forced to marry a crippled old man, raped by her brother-in-law, died of insanity while leaving Neela as a child who in turn was abused by the same brother-in-law and later sold to a brothel. Rajasekaran feels guilty and strives to redeem her. | |||
Neela mistakes this for love and attempts to romance Rajasekaran who tells her the whole truth. She hates Rajasekarana and flees. After some convincing by the brothel madame and Rajasekaran accepting his guilt instead of defending himself, she chooses to forgive and he adopts her as his daughter. | |||
== Cast == | == Cast == | ||
*[[Sivaji Ganesan]] as Rajasekaran | *[[Sivaji Ganesan]] as Rajasekaran | ||
*[[Sripriya]] as Neela / Raji | *[[Sripriya]] as Neela / Raji | ||
*[[V. K. Ramasamy (actor)|V. K. Ramasamy]] as Neela's father | |||
*[[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]] as Ponnamma, Brothel Madame | |||
*[[Thengai Srinivasan]] as Minor | |||
*S. Rama Rao as Alwar, Rajasekaran's servant | |||
== Soundtrack == | == Soundtrack == | ||
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{{Track listing | {{Track listing | ||
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| extra_column = Singer(s) | | extra_column = Singer(s) | ||
| title1 = Pachai Vanna | | title1 = Pachai Vanna | ||
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| extra4 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jairam | | extra4 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jairam | ||
| length4 = 4:33 | | length4 = 4:33 | ||
| total_length = 17:32 | |||
}} | }} | ||
== Release and reception == | == Release and reception == | ||
''Vasandhathil Or Naal'' was released on 7 May 1982.<ref>{{Cite | ''Vasandhathil Or Naal'' was released on 7 May 1982.<ref>{{Cite web |title=நடிகர் திலகம் சிவாஜி கணேசன் அவர்கள் நடித்த படங்களின் பட்டியல் |url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/sivaji-2.asp |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221005032533/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/sivaji-2.asp |archive-date=5 October 2022 |access-date=9 March 2023 |website=[[Lakshman Sruthi]] |language=ta}}</ref> S. Shivakumar of ''[[Mid-Day]]'' appreciated Sripriya for giving a "remarkably studied performance" and that she "sometimes steals scenes from the great thespian himself".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Shivakumar |first=S. |year=1982 |title=For Sivaji only |url=https://twitter.com/sshivu/status/1303633594993139713/photo/1 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200909145354/https://twitter.com/sshivu/status/1303633594993139713/photo/1 |archive-date=9 September 2020 |access-date=9 September 2020 |work=[[Mid-Day]] |via=[[Twitter]]}}</ref> Manjula Ramesh of ''[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]]'' felt Ganesan and Sripriya were wasted in this weightless plot but praised the cinematography and musical score.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=ரமேஷ் |first=மஞ்சுளா |date=23 May 1982 |title=வசந்தத்தில் ஓர் நாள் |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki1982-05-23/kalki1982-05-23/page/n61/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240415105303/https://archive.org/details/kalki1982-05-23/kalki1982-05-23/page/n61/mode/2up |archive-date=15 April 2024 |access-date=15 April 2024 |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |page=61 |language=Ta |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref> S. Jayakrishnan, writing for ''[[New Straits Times|New Sunday Times]]'', praised the performances of Ganesan and Sripriya, but criticised the director for "bogging down the movie in its initial stages with trivia", while appreciating the technical aspects such as photography.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Jayakrishnan |first=S. |date=12 September 1982 |title=Rare maturity in a poignant but romantic tear-jerker |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lqFUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-I8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=1250%2C2021014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240415110654/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lqFUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-I8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=1250%2C2021014 |archive-date=15 April 2024 |access-date=15 April 2024 |work=[[New Straits Times|New Sunday Times]] |pages=10 |via=[[Google News Archive]]}}</ref> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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| Vasandhathil Or Naal | |
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| Directed by | A. C. Tirulokchandar |
| Produced by | S. Rangarajan |
| Story by | Gulzar |
| Starring | Sivaji Ganesan Sripriya |
| Music by | M. S. Viswanathan |
| Cinematography | Viswanath Rai |
Production company | Venus Arts |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Vasandhathil Or Naal (transl. A day in spring) is a 1982 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by A. C. Tirulokchandar and produced by S. Rangarajan. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan and Sripriya.[1] It is a remake of the 1975 Hindi film Mausam.[2][3] The film was released on 7 May 1982.
Plot[edit | edit source]
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Rajasekaran visits a village and falls in love with Raji. He promises her that he would go back to town, get his parents' approval and come back to marry her. However, circumstances alter and he is unable to fulfil his promise. Years pass and he hopes that she has married someone else and leads a peaceful life until he accidentally meets her in a brothel.
Turns out that the girl he saw there was not Raji but Neela, Raji's daughter. He buys her from the brothel and takes her to his home and tries to reform her. He finds out that Raji was forced to marry a crippled old man, raped by her brother-in-law, died of insanity while leaving Neela as a child who in turn was abused by the same brother-in-law and later sold to a brothel. Rajasekaran feels guilty and strives to redeem her.
Neela mistakes this for love and attempts to romance Rajasekaran who tells her the whole truth. She hates Rajasekarana and flees. After some convincing by the brothel madame and Rajasekaran accepting his guilt instead of defending himself, she chooses to forgive and he adopts her as his daughter.
Cast[edit | edit source]
- Sivaji Ganesan as Rajasekaran
- Sripriya as Neela / Raji
- V. K. Ramasamy as Neela's father
- Manorama as Ponnamma, Brothel Madame
- Thengai Srinivasan as Minor
- S. Rama Rao as Alwar, Rajasekaran's servant
Soundtrack[edit | edit source]
The soundtrack was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, with lyrics by Kannadasan.[4]
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Pachai Vanna" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jairam | 4:10 |
| 2. | "Podhum Deivam" | T. M. Soundararajan | 4:18 |
| 3. | "Kuala Lumpur" | L. R. Eswari | 4:31 |
| 4. | "Vendum Vendum" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jairam | 4:33 |
| Total length: | 17:32 | ||
Release and reception[edit | edit source]
Vasandhathil Or Naal was released on 7 May 1982.[5] S. Shivakumar of Mid-Day appreciated Sripriya for giving a "remarkably studied performance" and that she "sometimes steals scenes from the great thespian himself".[6] Manjula Ramesh of Kalki felt Ganesan and Sripriya were wasted in this weightless plot but praised the cinematography and musical score.[7] S. Jayakrishnan, writing for New Sunday Times, praised the performances of Ganesan and Sripriya, but criticised the director for "bogging down the movie in its initial stages with trivia", while appreciating the technical aspects such as photography.[8]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "221–230". Nadigarthilagam.com. Archived from the original on 19 March 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ↑ "23. காலத்தை வென்று நிற்கும் 'கஸல்'கள்". Dinamani (in தமிழ்). 13 May 2017. Archived from the original on 28 September 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
- ↑ "Celebrating Gulzar Saab: Have you watched these 13 masterpieces of the underrated director?". The New Indian Express. 18 August 2019. Archived from the original on 10 June 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- ↑ "Vasanthathil Ore Naal Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by M.S.Viswanathan". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 10 June 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ↑ "நடிகர் திலகம் சிவாஜி கணேசன் அவர்கள் நடித்த படங்களின் பட்டியல்". Lakshman Sruthi (in தமிழ்). Archived from the original on 5 October 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
- ↑ Shivakumar, S. (1982). "For Sivaji only". Mid-Day. Archived from the original on 9 September 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020 – via Twitter.
- ↑ ரமேஷ், மஞ்சுளா (23 May 1982). "வசந்தத்தில் ஓர் நாள்". Kalki (in தமிழ்). p. 61. Retrieved 15 April 2024 – via Internet Archive.
{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ Jayakrishnan, S. (12 September 1982). "Rare maturity in a poignant but romantic tear-jerker". New Sunday Times. p. 10. Archived from the original on 15 April 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2024 – via Google News Archive.
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