Vanakkatukuriya Kathaliye
- 14 July 1978 (1978-07-14)
Vanakkatukuriya Kathaliye (transl. Oh Lover Who is Deserving of Greetings) is a 1978 Indian Tamil-language film directed by A. C. Tirulokchandar. The film stars Sridevi, Vijayakumar, Jai Ganesh, Rajinikanth and Jayachitra. Based on the novel of the same name by Rajendrakumar,[1] it revolves around a woman who has the ability to predict the future events. The film was released on 14 July 1978.
Plot
Cast
- Sridevi as Shanti and Jenny[2]
- Rajinikanth as Joe[2]
- Vijayakumar as Umashankar[2]
- Jayachitra as Deepa
- S. V. Subbaiah as Sangaralingam
- Manorama as Sevanthi
- Jai Ganesh as Senthil
- S. A. Ashokan as Thomas Alva
- Thengai Srinivasan as Sevanthi's husband
- K. Natraj as Doctor
- Gandhimathi as Aunt
- Veeraraghavan as Doctor
- S. N. Parvathi as Umashankar's mother
- A. R. S as Doctor
- K. K. Soundar as Ramu
- Oru Viral Krishna Rao
- M. R. R. Vasu
Soundtrack
All songs were written by Vaali and composed by M. S. Viswanathan.[citation needed]
Title | Singer(s) | Length |
---|---|---|
"Swing Swing Unadhu" | P. Jayachandran, Vani Jairam | 4:34 |
"Adiyenaip Paramma" | Jolly Abraham, B.S.Sasirekha | 4:04 |
"Kottu Kottu" | L. R. Eswari, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 3:48 |
"Vinnagi Mannagi" | Sirkazhi Govindarajan | 4:40 |
Release and reception
Vanakkatukuriya Kathaliye was released on 14 July 1978.[3] P. S. M. of Kalki felt writer Rajendra Kumar in the name of knitting suspenseful twists has totally confused it but praised the music and cinematography.[4]
Legacy
The film had an introductory song to mark Rajinikanth's entry, a trend that would soon catch on in with his later films.[2]
References
- ^ Manian, Aranthai (2020). Thiraipadangalana Ilakkiyangalum Naadgangalum (in Tamil). Pustaka Digital Media. p. 1924.
- ^ a b c d Ramachandran, Naman (2014) [2012]. Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography. New Delhi: Penguin Books. pp. 79–80. ISBN 978-0-14-342111-5.
- ^ "சூப்பர் ஸ்டார் ரஜினிகாந்த் - ஒரு சரித்திரம் | சூப்பர் ஸ்டாரின் திரைக்காவியங்களின் பட்டியல்கள்". Lakshman Sruthi (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 15 October 2009. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ^ பி. எஸ். எம். (30 July 1978). "வணக்கத்துக்குரிய காதலியே". Kalki (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 1 July 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
External links
- Vanakkatukuriya Kathaliye at IMDb
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