| Vaidehi | |
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| Directed by | Gemini Raghava |
| Produced by | Gemini Raghava S. Aadhimalayar R. Seenivasan |
| Written by | Gemini Raghava |
| Starring |
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| Music by | Srikanth Deva |
| Cinematography | K. Nithya |
| Edited by | B. K. Mohan |
Production company | Gemini Cinemas |
Release date |
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Running time | 135 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Vaidehi is a 2009 Tamil romance film directed by Gemini Raghava. The film features Prithvi Rajan, Madhuchanda, Gemini Raghava and Karthika Adaikalam in lead roles, with Dhandapani, Pallavi, Thadi Balaji, Kadhal Sukumar and Benjamin playing supporting roles. The film had musical score by Srikanth Deva and was released on 6 November 2009.[1][2][3][4]
Plot[edit | edit source]
Venkat (Prithvi Rajan) is a studious college student and son of the poor widow Parvathi (Pallavi). He stays in a hostel in the city with his classmates (Thadi Balaji and Kadhal Sukumar). Venkat is madly in love with his college mate Kavitha (Madhuchanda), daughter of the rich landlord Pannaiyar (Dhandapani), for two years. When Venkat declares his love to her, Kavitha, who absolutely detests the very thought of a young boy and girl falling in love, humiliates and insults him. She keeps avoiding Venkat, but he tries different ways to impress Kavitha. Kavitha then falls in love with him and accepts his love. After finishing their studies, the two lovers return to their respective village. One day, Parvathi witnesses them romancing in the ricefield and warns them about the danger of being in love.
In the past, Parvathi's brother Vettaikaaran (Gemini Raghava) worked in Pannaiyar's house. The village belle Vaidehi (Karthika Adaikalam), Pannaiyar's daughter, then declared her love to the naive Vettaikaaran, but Vettaikaaran could not believe her, and Vaidehi fainted. Vettaikaaran ran off in a panic with Vaidehi in his arms, and Pannaiyar stopped him and beat him up. Later, Vettaikaaran accepted her love, and Vaidehi made her brother accept for the wedding. When Vettaikaaran, Parvathi, and her husband Pazhani (Benjamin) came to ask Vaidehi in marriage in Pannaiyar's home, Pannaiyar, who was hell-bent to save his family's prestige at any cost, murdered Vaidehi and Pazhani. Pannaiyar then blamed Vettaikaaran for killing them, and Vettaikaaran went to jail.
Back to the present, Venkat and Kavitha decide to elope. Pannaiyar and his henchmen then catch them and hang them on a tree, but Vettaikaaran comes to their rescue and saves them. The fight culminates with Vettaikaaran and Pannaiyar teetering at the edge of a slippery cliff, and Pannaiyar ending up slipping. Vettaikaaran tries to save him but falls and dies.
The film ends with Venkat and Kavitha getting married with the blessings of Pannaiyar, who has now become a good person.
Cast[edit | edit source]
- Prithvi Rajan as Venkat
- Madhuchanda as Kavitha
- Gemini Raghava as Vettaikaaran
- Karthika as Vaidehi
- Dhandapani as Pannaiyar
- Pallavi as Parvathi, Venkat's mother
- Kadhal Sukumar as Venkat's classmate
- Thadi Balaji as Muruga
- Kumarimuthu
- Benjamin as Pazhani
- Sethu Vinayagam as College Principal
- Vadivelu Ganesh as Ganesh
- Muthukaalai
Production[edit | edit source]
Director Gemini Raghava, who had also written the dialogues, screenplay, story and lyrics of the film, made his debut with this film. Actor Pandiarajan's son Prithvi Rajan who previously acted in Kaivantha Kalai (2006) and Naalaya Pozhudhu Unnodu (2007) was selected to play the hero. Set in the village atmosphere, Thoothukudi fame Karthika and Madhuchanda, an actress from West Bengal, played the heroines in the film. K. Nithya took care of camera works while Srikanth Deva scored music for the film. The film director said, "The hero and heroine never meet and yet fall in love. That's the USP of this film". The film also had a comical song and dance number by Vadivelu Ganesh of Asatha Povathu Yaaru? fame.[5][6]
Soundtrack[edit | edit source]
| Vaidehi | ||||
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| Released | 2009 | |||
| Recorded | 2009 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 21:32 | |||
| Producer | Srikanth Deva | |||
| Srikanth Deva chronology | ||||
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The film score and the soundtrack were composed by film composer Srikanth Deva. The soundtrack, released in 2009, features 5 tracks with lyrics written by Gemini Raghava and Vadivelu Ganesh.[7][8][9]
| Tracklist | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "Kadhal Poo" | Senthil Das, Ajubai | 04:28 | ||||||
| 2. | "Mamallapurame" | Vadivelu Ganesh | 04:26 | ||||||
| 3. | "Vaitheki" | Prasanna Rao, Anuradha Sriram | 04:45 | ||||||
| 4. | "Vettaikaaran Doi" | Naveen Madhav | 03:30 | ||||||
| 5. | "Vettaikaaran Doi" | Naveen Madhav | 04:23 | ||||||
Total length: |
21:32 | ||||||||
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Jointscene : Tamil Movie Vaitheki". jointscene.com. Archived from the original on 17 August 2011. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
- ↑ "Vaidehi (2009)". filmibeat.com. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
- ↑ "Vaidehi Tamil Movie". woodsdeck.com. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
- ↑ "Ninaithale Innikum, Madurai Sambavam,Vaitheki - Sep 4 release". ayngaran.com. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
- ↑ "Pandiarajan to direct 'Saidapettai'". indiaglitz.com. 20 December 2008. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
- ↑ "Pandiarajan's son on screen again". The New Indian Express. 8 December 2008. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
- ↑ "Vaitheki (2008) - Srikanth Deva". mio.to. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
- ↑ "Vaitheki Songs". jiosaavn.com. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
- ↑ "Vaitheki Songs". raaga.com. Retrieved 6 March 2019.