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{{short description|1974 film by Ramamurthy Thyagarajan}}
{{short description|1974 film by Ramamurthy Thyagarajan}}
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{{Infobox film
| name          = Vellikizhamai Viratham
| image          = Vellikizhamai Viratham.jpg
| image          = Vellikizhamai Viratham.jpg
| director      = R. Thyagarajan
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| producer       = [[Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar]]
| director       = [[R. Thyagarajan (director)|R. Thyagarajan]]
| screenplay       = [[Aaroor Dass]]
| screenplay     = [[Aaroor Dass]]
| story          = [[Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar]]
| story          = [[Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar]]
| starring      = [[Sivakumar]] <br /> [[Srikanth (Tamil actor, born 1940)|Srikanth]] <br /> [[Jayachitra]] <br /> [[Jayasudha]]
| producer      = Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar
| music          = [[Sankar Ganesh]]
| starring      = [[Sivakumar]]<br />[[Jayachitra]]<br />[[Jayasudha]]
| cinematography = V. Ramamoorthy
| cinematography = V. Ramamoorthy
| editing        = M. G. Balu Rao <br /> P. Babu
| editing        = M. G. Balu Rao <br /> P. Babu
| studio        = Dhandayudhapani Films
| music          = [[Shankar–Ganesh]]
| released      = 12 April 1974
| studio        = [[Dhandayudhapani Films]]
| 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>
| released      = {{film date|1974|4|12|df=y}}
| runtime        = 146 minutes<ref>{{Cite book |last=Dharap |first=B. V. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6wU_AQAAIAAJ&q=friday |title=Indian Films |publisher=Motion Picture Enterprises |year=1974 |pages=98 |language=en |access-date=17 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220315102415/https://books.google.com/books?id=6wU_AQAAIAAJ&q=friday |archive-date=15 March 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| country        = India
| country        = India
| language      = Tamil
| language      = Tamil
}}
}}


'''''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).
'''''Vellikizhamai Viratham''''' ({{IPA|ta|ʋeɭɭikiɻamaɪ ʋiɾaðam|pron}} {{Translation|Fast on Friday}}) is a 1974 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[devotional film]], directed by [[R. Thyagarajan (director)|R. Thyagarajan]] in his debut and produced by [[Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar]] under [[Dhandayudhapani Films]].<ref name="thehindu">{{Cite news |last=Guy |first=Randor |author-link=Randor Guy |date=12 November 2016 |title=Vellikizhamai Viratham (1974) TAMIL |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/Vellikizhamai-Viratham-1974-TAMIL/article16374361.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200201055623/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/Vellikizhamai-Viratham-1974-TAMIL/article16374361.ece |archive-date=1 February 2020 |access-date=1 February 2020 |work=[[The Hindu]] |language=en}}</ref> The film stars [[Sivakumar]], [[Jayachitra]] and [[Jayasudha]], along with [[Nagesh]], [[Major Sundarrajan|Sundarrajan]], [[Srikanth (actor, born 1940)|Srikanth]] and [[Sasikumar (actor, born 1944)|Sasikumar]] as supporting actors. It was released on 12 April 1974. The film was remade in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] as ''[[Nomu (film)|Nomu]]'' (1974)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Prasad |first=Arun |date=25 February 2023 |title=பாம்பை வைத்து படம் எடுத்ததுக்கு இப்படி ஒரு வரவேற்பா!... வெளிநாட்டுக்காரனையே அசரடித்த நம்மூர் தயாரிப்பாளர்... |url=https://cinereporters.com/avm-production-nomu-movie-screened-in-moscow-film-festival/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241201175724/https://cinereporters.com/avm-production-nomu-movie-screened-in-moscow-film-festival/ |archive-date=1 December 2024 |access-date=16 January 2024 |website=CineReporters |language=Ta}}</ref> and in [[Hindi]] as ''Shubh Din'' (1974).{{citation needed|date=March 2022}}
 
== Plot ==
{{No plot|date=June 2021}}


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
* [[Sivakumar]] as Nagarajan / Rajan<ref name="thehindu" />
{{Cast listing|
* [[Jayachitra]] as Parvathi<ref name="thehindu" />
* [[Sivakumar]] as Nagarajan / Rajan
* [[Srikanth (Tamil actor, born 1940)|Srikanth]] as Ashok<ref name="thehindu" />
* [[Nagesh]] as Ramu
* [[Jayasudha]] as Jaya<ref name="thehindu" />
* [[Major Sundarrajan|Sundarrajan]] as Kanthasamy
* [[Nagesh]] as Ramu (Nagarajan's friend)
* [[Srikanth (actor, born 1940)|Srikanth]] as Ashok
* [[Major Sundarrajan]] as Kanthasamy (Parvathi Grandpa)
* [[Sasikumar (actor, born 1944)|Sasikumar]] as Suresh
* Sasikumar as Suresh<ref name="thehindu" />
* [[Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar]] as Nattamai
* [[Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar]] as Nattamai
* [[Jayachitra]] as Parvathi
* [[Jayasudha]] as Jaya
}}
== Production ==
''Vellikizhamai Viratham'' is the directorial debut of [[R. Thyagarajan (director)|R. Thyagarajan]].<ref name="ka">{{Cite magazine |last=சலன் |date=11 March 1979 |title=நாகசாந்தியும் வெள்ளிக்கிழமை விரதமும் |url=https://archive.org/download/kalki1979-03-11/kalki1979-03-11.pdf |access-date=8 April 2024 |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |pages=60–62 |language=ta |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=16 April 2019 |title=Chinnappa Devar family scion speaks about dad, granddad & films with Rajini |url=https://newstodaynet.com/index.php/2019/04/16/chinnappa-devar-family-scion-speaks-about-her-father-grandfather-and-their-films-with-rajini/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190417140254/https://newstodaynet.com/index.php/2019/04/16/chinnappa-devar-family-scion-speaks-about-her-father-grandfather-and-their-films-with-rajini/ |archive-date=17 April 2019 |access-date=1 June 2021 |work=[[News Today]] |language=en}}</ref> [[Kamal Haasan]] worked under K. Thangappan as his dance assistant.<ref>{{Cite web |last=சிவகுமார் |author-link=Sivakumar |date=21 May 2021 |title=திரைப்படச்சோலை 33: வெள்ளிக்கிழமை விரதம் |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/blogs/673297-thiraippada-solai-33.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521231711/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/blogs/673297-thiraippada-solai-33.html |archive-date=21 May 2021 |access-date=21 May 2021 |website=[[Hindu Tamil Thisai]] |language=ta}}</ref> The film's story was written by Sandow Chinnappa Thevar inspired from the films ''[[The Shadow of the Cat]]'' and ''[[Cult of the Cobra]]'' who initially created a plot revolving around a child and snake since Thyagarajan wanted romance, a new plot was formed. Thyagarajan revealed sound overlapping system technology was used in the film.<ref name="ka" /> Thyagarajan initially wanted to film in black-and-white; however Chinnappa Thevar insisted him to film in colour. 15 cobras were bought specially for this film.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=15 May 1983 |title=வெ.விரதம் முதல் ச. விரதம் வரை |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki1983-05-15/page/n63/mode/2up? |access-date=16 January 2024 |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |pages=63–64 |language=Ta |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref>


== Soundtrack ==
== Soundtrack ==
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>
Music was composed by [[Shankar–Ganesh]] and lyrics were  written by [[A. Maruthakasi]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vellikkizhamai Viratham Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by Shankar Ganesh |url=https://macsendisk.com/product/vellikkizhamai-viratham-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-shankar-ganesh/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230429072553/https://macsendisk.com/product/vellikkizhamai-viratham-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-shankar-ganesh/ |archive-date=29 April 2023 |access-date=24 April 2023 |website=Macsendisk |language=en}}</ref>
 
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! No. !! Song !! Singer !! Lyrics !! Length(m:ss)
! Song !! Singer !! Length
|-
|-
| 1 || "Yethaiyo Ninaithathu" || [[P. Susheela]] || rowspan=4|A. Maruthakasi || 3:44
| "Yethaiyo Ninaithathu" || [[P. Susheela]] || 3:44
|-
|-
| 2 || "Aasai Anbu" || rowspan=3|[[T. M. Soundararajan]] [[P. Susheela]] || 3:37
| "Aasai Anbu" || rowspan=3|[[T. M. Soundararajan]] [[P. Susheela]] || 3:37
|-
|-
| 3 || "Deviyin Thirumugam" || 3:46
| "Deviyin Thirumugam" || 3:46
|-
|-
| 4 || "Gellu Gellu" (Charming Beautiful) || 4:12
| "Gellu Gellu" (Charming Beautiful) || 4:12
|}
|}


== Reception ==
== Release and reception ==
''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>
''Vellikizhamai Viratham'' was released on 12 April 1974.<ref>{{Cite news |date=11 April 1974 |title=வெள்ளிக்கிழமை விரதம் |url=https://images.eap.bl.uk/EAP372/EAP372_6_22_2_60/4.jp2/full/1000,1463/0/default.jpg |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250122180936/https://images.eap.bl.uk/EAP372/EAP372_6_22_2_60/4.jp2/full/1000%2C1463/0/default.jpg |archive-date=22 January 2025 |access-date=22 January 2025 |work=Navamani |pages=4 |language=ta |via=[[Endangered Archives Programme]]}}</ref> ''Navamani'' praised the dialogues, acting, music and snake related adventures.<ref>{{Cite news |date=7 May 1974 |title=வெள்ளிக்கிழமை விரதம் |url=https://images.eap.bl.uk/EAP372/EAP372_6_22_2_69/4.jp2/full/1000,1470/0/default.jpg |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20250122170113/https://images.eap.bl.uk/EAP372/EAP372_6_22_2_69/4.jp2/full/1000,1470/0/default.jpg |archive-date=22 January 2025 |access-date=22 January 2025 |work=Navamani |pages=4 |language=ta |via=[[Endangered Archives Programme]]}}</ref> The film was a major success,<ref name="thehindu" /> and propelled Jayachitra to stardom.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ramesh |first=Neeraja |date=30 November 2018 |title=Scene change: Rules limit screen presence of animals |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/scene-change-rules-limit-screen-presence-of-animals/articleshow/66977732.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260314044704/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/scene-change-rules-limit-screen-presence-of-animals/articleshow/66977732.cms |archive-date=14 March 2026 |access-date=1 February 2020 |work=[[The Times of India]] |language=en}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
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Vellikizhamai Viratham
Theatrical release poster
Directed byR. Thyagarajan
Produced bySandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar
Screenplay byAaroor Dass
Story bySandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar
StarringSivakumar
Jayachitra
Jayasudha
Music byShankar–Ganesh
CinematographyV. Ramamoorthy
Edited byM. G. Balu Rao
P. Babu
Production
company
Release date
  • 12 April 1974 (1974-04-12)
Running time
146 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Vellikizhamai Viratham (ta transl. Fast on Friday) is a 1974 Indian Tamil-language devotional film, directed by R. Thyagarajan in his debut and produced by Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar under Dhandayudhapani Films.[2] The film stars Sivakumar, Jayachitra and Jayasudha, along with Nagesh, Sundarrajan, Srikanth and Sasikumar as supporting actors. It was released on 12 April 1974. The film was remade in Telugu as Nomu (1974)[3] and in Hindi as Shubh Din (1974).[citation needed]

Plot[edit | edit source]

Cast[edit | edit source]

Production[edit | edit source]

Vellikizhamai Viratham is the directorial debut of R. Thyagarajan.[4][5] Kamal Haasan worked under K. Thangappan as his dance assistant.[6] The film's story was written by Sandow Chinnappa Thevar inspired from the films The Shadow of the Cat and Cult of the Cobra who initially created a plot revolving around a child and snake since Thyagarajan wanted romance, a new plot was formed. Thyagarajan revealed sound overlapping system technology was used in the film.[4] Thyagarajan initially wanted to film in black-and-white; however Chinnappa Thevar insisted him to film in colour. 15 cobras were bought specially for this film.[7]

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

Music was composed by Shankar–Ganesh and lyrics were written by A. Maruthakasi.[8]

Song Singer Length
"Yethaiyo Ninaithathu" P. Susheela 3:44
"Aasai Anbu" T. M. Soundararajan P. Susheela 3:37
"Deviyin Thirumugam" 3:46
"Gellu Gellu" (Charming Beautiful) 4:12

Release and reception[edit | edit source]

Vellikizhamai Viratham was released on 12 April 1974.[9] Navamani praised the dialogues, acting, music and snake related adventures.[10] The film was a major success,[2] and propelled Jayachitra to stardom.[11]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Dharap, B. V. (1974). Indian Films. Motion Picture Enterprises. p. 98. Archived from the original on 15 March 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Guy, Randor (12 November 2016). "Vellikizhamai Viratham (1974) TAMIL". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 1 February 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  3. ↑ Prasad, Arun (25 February 2023). "பாம்பை வைத்து படம் எடுத்ததுக்கு இப்படி ஒரு வரவேற்பா!... வெளிநாட்டுக்காரனையே அசரடித்த நம்மூர் தயாரிப்பாளர்..." CineReporters (in தமிழ்). Archived from the original on 1 December 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 சலன் (11 March 1979). "நாகசாந்தியும் வெள்ளிக்கிழமை விரதமும்" (PDF). Kalki (in தமிழ்). pp. 60–62. Retrieved 8 April 2024 – via Internet Archive.
  5. ↑ "Chinnappa Devar family scion speaks about dad, granddad & films with Rajini". News Today. 16 April 2019. Archived from the original on 17 April 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  6. ↑ சிவகுமார் (21 May 2021). "திரைப்படச்சோலை 33: வெள்ளிக்கிழமை விரதம்". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in தமிழ்). Archived from the original on 21 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  7. ↑ "வெ.விரதம் முதல் ச. விரதம் வரை". Kalki (in தமிழ்). 15 May 1983. pp. 63–64. Retrieved 16 January 2024 – via Internet Archive.
  8. ↑ "Vellikkizhamai Viratham Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by Shankar Ganesh". Macsendisk. Archived from the original on 29 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  9. ↑ "வெள்ளிக்கிழமை விரதம்". Navamani (in தமிழ்). 11 April 1974. p. 4. Archived from the original on 22 January 2025. Retrieved 22 January 2025 – via Endangered Archives Programme.
  10. ↑ "வெள்ளிக்கிழமை விரதம்". Navamani (in தமிழ்). 7 May 1974. p. 4. Archived from the original on 22 January 2025. Retrieved 22 January 2025 – via Endangered Archives Programme.
  11. ↑ Ramesh, Neeraja (30 November 2018). "Scene change: Rules limit screen presence of animals". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 14 March 2026. Retrieved 1 February 2020.

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