Vellikizhamai Viratham

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Vellikizhamai Viratham
Vellikizhamai Viratham.jpg
Directed byR. Thyagarajan
Screenplay byAaroor Dass
Story bySandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar
Produced bySandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar
StarringSivakumar
Jayachitra
Jayasudha
CinematographyV. Ramamoorthy
Edited byM. G. Balu Rao
P. Babu
Music byShankar–Ganesh
Production
company
Dhandayudhapani Films
Release date
  • 12 April 1974 (1974-04-12)
Running time
146 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Vellikizhamai Viratham (transl. Fast on Friday) is a 1974 Indian Tamil-language Hindu devotional film, directed by R. Thyagarajan and produced by Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar under Dhandayudhapani Films.[2] The dialogue was written by Aaroor Dass and the story was written by Thevar. Music was by Shankar–Ganesh. It stars Sivakumar, Jayachitra and Jayasudha, with Nagesh, Sundarrajan, Srikanth and Sasikumar in supporting roles. The film was remade in Telugu as Nomu (1974) and in Hindi as Shubh Din (1974).

Plot[]

Cast[]

Production[]

Vellikizhamai Viratham is the directorial debut of R. Thyagarajan.[3][4] Kamal Haasan worked under K.Thangappan as his dance assistant.[5]

Soundtrack[]

Music was composed by Shankar–Ganesh and lyrics were written by A. Maruthakasi.[6]

No. Song Singer Lyrics Length
1 "Yethaiyo Ninaithathu" P. Susheela A. Maruthakasi 3:44
2 "Aasai Anbu" T. M. Soundararajan P. Susheela 3:37
3 "Deviyin Thirumugam" 3:46
4 "Gellu Gellu" (Charming Beautiful) 4:12

Release[]

Vellikizhamai Viratham was released on 12 April 1974.[7] The film was a major success,[2] and propelled Jayachitra to stardom.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ Dharap, B. V. (1974). Indian Films. Motion Picture Enterprises. p. 98.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Guy, Randor (12 November 2016). "Vellikizhamai Viratham (1974) TAMIL". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 1 February 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  3. ^ https://kalkionline.com/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1979/mar/11-03-1979/p60.jpg
  4. ^ "Chinnappa Devar family scion speaks about dad, granddad & films with Rajini". News Today. 16 April 2019. Archived from the original on 1 June 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  5. ^ Sivakumar, K. (21 May 2021). "திரைப்படச்சோலை 33: வெள்ளிக்கிழமை விரதம்". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 22 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Vellikizhamai Viradham". Songs4all. Archived from the original on 1 June 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  7. ^ "வெள்ளிக்கிழமை விரதம் / Vellikizhamai Viradham (1974)". Screen4Screen. Archived from the original on 1 June 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  8. ^ Ramesh, Neeraja (30 November 2018). "Scene change: Rules limit screen presence of animals". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 1 February 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2020.

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