Kalyana Vaibhogam

Kalyana Vaibhogam (transl. Marriage celebration) is a 1997 Indian Tamil-language film directed by N. Rathnam, who had previously directed the film Chellakannu (1995). The film stars Ramki, Khushbu and Sangita, with Vadivelu, R. Sundarrajan, V. K. Ramasamy, Vennira Aadai Moorthy, Vijay Krishnaraj and Haja Shareef playing supporting roles. It was released on 5 September 1997.[1] The film was a remake of the Hindi film Aaina (1993).[2]

Kalyana Vaibhogam
Title card
Directed byN. Rathnam
Written byN. Rathnam
Produced byK.S.K. Sankara Subramaniam
K.S.K. Arumugam
K.S.K. Karthikeyan
K.S.K. Kumaran
Starring
CinematographyB. S. Nandhalal
Edited byRajarajan–Kiton
Music byDeva
Production
company
Gomathi Shankar Films
Release date
  • 5 September 1997 (1997-09-05)
Running time
145 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Plot

Ramya and Shanthi are step-sisters. Ramya is arrogant while Shanthi is soft-spoken and sensitive. Sakthi is a writer and becomes popular by writing short stories in Tamil weekly magazines. Shanthi is Sakthi's avid fan and sends him letters every week anonymously, she is in love with him. Sakthi really likes her letters, Sakthi decides to meet her and he is eager to confess his love.

Sakthi thinks that the anonymous fan is Ramya. Later, Sakthi and Ramya fall in love with each other. By luck, Ramya becomes a model, and thereafter her popularity grows rapidly. Sakthi and Ramya decide to get married whereas the heartbroken Shanthi remained silent. The day of the wedding, Ramya runs away with dreams of being a cinema actress and Ramya asks him to wait for him. Feeling betrayed, Sakthi cannot accept it and he finally marries Shanthi. They live happily until Ramya comes back. What transpires later forms the crux of the story.

Cast

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Deva.[3]

SongSinger(s)LyricsDuration
"Vizhioda Aadiye Azhaga"Mano, K. S. ChithraPalani Bharathi4:24
"Roja Poovile"Mano, SwarnalathaNavendan5:01
"Hollywood Chance"Malgudi Subha'Nellai' Arulmani5:00
"Thaada Budala"S. Janaki, ChorusRavi Bharathi4:35
"Kanang Kuruviku"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, SwarnalathaPulamaipithan4:50

Reception

Ji of Kalki praised director for taking the story in a straight line without wandering here and there while praising the performances of Kushboo, Sangeetha and humour and concluded saying if it had been handled a little shorter without sagging, it would have been an enjoyable film.[4]

References
  1. "A-Z Continued..." INDOlink. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. Chintamani, Gautam (31 March 2018). "How Amrita Singh, Jackie Shroff, Juhi Chawla-starrer Aaina addressed taboo within the framework of a family entertainer". Firstpost. Archived from the original on 24 May 2023. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  3. "Kalyana Vaibogam (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – EP". Apple Music. Archived from the original on 24 May 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  4. ஜி. (28 September 1997). "கல்யாண வைபோகம்". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 1. Archived from the original on 23 May 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
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