| Velaikkaran | |
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| Directed by | S. P. Muthuraman |
| Produced by | Rajam Balachander Pushpa Kandaswamy |
| Screenplay by | K. Balachander |
| Based on | Namak Halaal |
| Starring | Rajinikanth Sarath Babu Pallavi Amala |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
| Cinematography | T. S. Vinayagam |
| Edited by | R. Vittal C. Lancy |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Velaikkaran (transl. Servant/Worker) is a 1987 Indian Tamil-language action comedy film directed by S. P. Muthuraman, starring Rajinikanth, Sarath Babu, Amala and Pallavi. It is a remake of the 1982 Hindi film Namak Halaal.[1] The film was released on 7 March 1987 and became a box office success.
Plot
Ragupathy (Rajinikanth) was brought up by his paternal grandfather, Valayapathy (V.K.Ramasamy). He decided to go to the city in search of a new job and life. In the city he meets Senthil, who guides him into an interview in a 5-star hotel owned by Rajkumar (Sarath Babu). While in the hotel, Ragupathy meets Kowsalya, (Amala) and falls in love with her and Rajkumar falls in love with Nisha,(Pallavi) During this time, many attempts are made to kill Rajkumar by his uncle and son Nassar. The blame for this murder attaches to Rajkumar's mother (K. R. Vijaya), who is actually Ragupathy's mother. Realizing all this, Ragupathy takes an oath that he will not let harm come to Rajkumar.
Cast
- Rajinikanth as Ragupathy
- Sarath Babu as Rajkumar
- Pallavi as Nisha
- Amala as Kowsalya
- K. R. Vijaya as Savithri
- Achamillai Gopi as Kowsalya's blind brother
- Nassar as Pounraj
- R. N. Sudarshan
- V. K. Ramasamy as Valayapathy
- Senthil as Vaiyapuri
- Shihan Hussaini
- A. Sakunthala
- Bayilvan Ranganathan
- Pyramid Natarajan
Production
Rajinikanth acted without taking any remuneration, due to the losses the producers suffered from Sri Raghavendrar (1985).[2]
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.[3] The song "Vaa Vaa Kanna" is set in Hamsadhvani raga.[4][5]
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Enakku Thaa Un Uyirai" | B. S. Sasirekha | Mu. Metha | 04:28 |
| 2 | "Maamanukku Mayilapoorethaan" | Malaysia Vasudevan | 04:36 | |
| 3 | "Pethu Eduthavathaan" | Malaysia Vasudevan | 04:34 | |
| 4 | "Va Va Va Kanna" | Mano, K. S. Chithra | 05:53 | |
| 5 | "Velai Ilathavan" | Mano | 04:24 | |
| 6 | "Thotathile Paathi" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Saibaba | 04:34 |
Release and reception
Velaikkaran was released on 7 March 1987.[6] The Indian Express called it "pretty run of the mill stuff".[7] The film became a box office success.[8] For his performance, Rajinikanth won the Sunflash Award for Best Actor.[9]
References
- ↑ Sharma, Devesh (22 July 2016). "King of remakes". Filmfare. Archived from the original on 9 November 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
{{cite news}}:|archive-date=/|archive-url=timestamp mismatch; 9 November 2019 suggested (help) - ↑ "Rajinikanth was the first hero to do film without taking money: Tirupur Subramaniam". The Times of India. 3 September 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Velaikaran (1987)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
- ↑ "ராகயாத்திரை 13: 'தேர் கொண்டு சென்றவன் யாரென்று சொல்லடி'". Hindu Tamil Thisai. 13 July 2018. Archived from the original on 29 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- ↑ Sundararaman (2007) [2005]. Raga Chintamani: A Guide to Carnatic Ragas Through Tamil Film Music (2nd ed.). Pichhamal Chintamani. p. 164. OCLC 295034757.
- ↑ "Velaikkaran". The Indian Express. 7 March 1987. p. 3.
- ↑ NKS (20 March 1987). "Run-of-the-mill". The Indian Express. p. 14.
- ↑ Ramachandran 2014, p. 112.
- ↑ Ramachandran 2014, p. 268.
Bibliography
- Ramachandran, Naman (2014) [2012]. Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography. New Delhi: Penguin Books. ISBN 978-0-14-342111-5.
External links
- Velaikkaran on IMDb