Vetrikku Oruvan
Vetrikku Oruvan is a 1979 Indian Tamil language film, directed by S. P. Muthuraman and produced by S. Baskar. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Sripriya, M. N. Nambiar and Mohan Babu. It was released on 8 December 1979.[1]
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| Directed by | S. P. Muthuraman |
| Written by | Panchu Arunachalam |
| Produced by | S. Baskar |
| Starring | Sivaji Ganesan Sripriya M. N. Nambiar Mohan Babu |
| Cinematography | Babu |
| Edited by | R. Vittal |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
Production company | Vijayabhaskar Films |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
Saravanan is a cowardly, mild mannered, honest and good son to his doting and loving father Rajaraman. Rajaraman goes so far to write love letters for him as Saravanan could not manage it on his own. He is in love with Radha who Madhan vies for. Madhan is a criminal who works for Ethirajulu, a secretive don who acts like a honest businessman to the society.
Rajaraman exposes him and raids his home and office in his capacity as tax officer. In anger, Ethirajulu gets Rajaraman murdered by Madhan. This comes as a wake up call to Saravanan who decides that he wants vengeance. He, with help from Radha, learns martial arts, prepares, does background research and then proceeds to systematically destroy Ethirajulu's empire and in the end, kills him and Madhan.
Cast
- Sivaji Ganesan as Saravanan
- Sripriya as Radha
- M. N. Nambiar as Ethirajulu
- Mohan Babu as Madhan
- Major Sundarrajan as Rajaraman
- Thengai Srinivasan
- V. K. Ramasamy as Radha's father
- Y. G. Parthasarathy as Ethirajulu's secretary
- Poornam Viswanathan
- Pushpalatha as Saravanan's mother
Production
Vetrikku Oruvan Is the debut film for wig maker B. Natesan. He designed the "curly" wig that Sripriya wears in the song "Thoranam Aadidum", which he found challenging to make.[2]
Pushpalatha, who played Ganesan’s daughter in the movie Paar Magale Paar, played his mother in this movie.
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja, with lyrics by Panchu Arunachalam.[3][4]
| Song | Singers | Length |
|---|---|---|
| "Aadal Paadalil" | T. M. Soundararajan | 04:25 |
| "Muththamizh Charame" | T. M. Soundararajan, S. P. Sailaja | 04:23 |
| "Thoranam Aadidum" | T. M. Soundararajan, S. Janaki | 04:40 |
| "Yaar Maamano" | S. Janaki | 04:41 |
Reception
According to Muthuraman, the failed at the box-office as shoot happened without any proper planning.[5]
References
- "201-210". nadigarthilagam.com. Archived from the original on 12 June 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- S, Srivatsan (7 September 2019). "Loved Rajinikanth's hair in 'Murattu Kalai'? Meet the wig maker behind the look". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 7 May 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- "Vetrikku Oruvan (1979)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
- "Vetrikku Oruvan Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by Ilayaraaja". Macsendisk. Archived from the original on 11 March 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- முத்துராமன், எஸ்.பி. (21 October 2015). "சினிமா எடுத்துப் பார் 31: 'கவரிமான்'". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 12 June 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2023.