Vaazhkai (1984 film)
Vaazhkai (transl. Life) is a 1984 Indian Tamil-language drama film, directed by C. V. Rajendran and produced by Chitra Raamu and Chitra Lakshmanan. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Ambika and Pandiyan, with Jaishankar, M. N. Nambiar and Raveendran in supporting roles. The film had musical score by Ilaiyaraaja.[1] The film was a remake of the Hindi film Avtaar.[2] The film become a blockbuster at the box-office, running for over 100 days in theaters.[3][4]
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| Directed by | C. V. Rajendran |
| Produced by | Chitra Raamu Chitra Lakshmanan |
| Screenplay by | Panchu Arunachalam |
| Story by | Mohan Kumar |
| Starring | Sivaji Ganesan Ambika Pandiyan |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
| Cinematography | T. S. Vinayagam |
| Edited by | Chandran–Muthu |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | P. A. Art Productions |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
PlotEdit
Rajasekar is a hard-working, poor mechanic whose family consists of wife Radha (Ambika), oldest son Baskar (Nizhalgal Ravi), daughter-in-law Sumathi (Unnimary), youngest son Ramesh (Raveendran) and adopted son Kannan (Pandiyan). Rajasekar loses the use of one arm in an accident at work and, for the first time in his life, finds himself out of work. He wants to use his insurance payout from the accident to buy the family home and pay for Ramesh's education. Baskar buys the house but registers it in Sumathi's name rather than his mother's name. Ramesh falls in love with Swapna (Silk Smitha). Her father, rich businessman Seetharaman (M. N. Nambiar), is supportive of the couple but wants Ramesh to live in his home and take charge of his businesses. Rajasekar is skeptical of this arrangement as he is worried about Ramesh being dependent on Seetharaman. Ramesh, however, abandons his parents to live with Swapna. Baskar's duplicity also comes to light after a family argument. Utter disappointed in his children, Rajasekar leaves the home with Radha and Kannan. With hard work and determination, Rajasekar becomes a very wealthy man. His sons' fortunes, on the other hand, fall and family is set against each other.
CastEdit
- Sivaji Ganesan as Rajasekar
- Ambika as Radha
- Pandiyan as Kannan
- Jaishankar as David
- M. N. Nambiar as Seetharaman
- Nizhalgal Ravi as Baskar
- Raveendran as Ramesh
- Unnimary/Deepa as Sumathi
- Silk Smitha as Swapna
- V. K. Ramasamy as Baai
- Y. Vijaya as Ayesha
- Manorama as Kannaatha
- Y. G. Mahendra as Anwar
- Thengai Srinivasan
SoundtrackEdit
The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.[5] The song "Mella Mella" is one of the famous disco songs of Ilaiyaraaja, originally as an instrumental theme from the Kannada film "Pallavi Anu Pallavi" starring Anil Kapoor; this song remains among popular theme music in Tamil films. The song was reused in Sarvam (2009) as a background score for scenes involving Arya and Trisha. The song "Kaalam Maaralam" is set in Hamsadhwani raga.[6]
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Ennarumai Selvangal" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. P. Sailaja, Deepan Chakravarthy | Pulamaipithan | 04:21 |
| 2 | "Kaalam Maaralaam" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jairam | Vairamuthu | 04:22 |
| 3 | "Kattikollava" | P. Jayachandran, Malaysia Vasudevan, S. P. Sailaja | 04:17 | |
| 4 | "Manamey Nee" | Ilaiyaraaja | Muthulingam | 04:14 |
| 5 | "Mella Mella" | P. Susheela, Raj Seetharaman | M. G. Vallabhan | 04:02 |
| 6 | "Yaavum Neeyappaa" | Malaysia Vasudevan | Panchu Arunachalam | 04:22 |
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "241-250". nadigarthilagam.com. Archived from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- ↑ "வாழ்க்கை". Kalki (in தமிழ்). 22 April 1984. Archived from the original on 10 March 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- ↑ "வாழ்க்கை". Dina Thanthi (in தமிழ்). 22 July 1984.
- ↑ Ganesan, Sivaji; Narayana Swamy, T. S. (2007) [2002]. Autobiography of an Actor: Sivaji Ganesan, October 1928 – July 2001. Sivaji Prabhu Charities Trust. p. 241. OCLC 297212002.
- ↑ "Vaazhkai (1984)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ↑ Mani, Charulatha (March 2013). "A bright start". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 3 March 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
