Madras Vathiyar
1984 Indian film
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Madras Vathiyar (/mɛdrɑːs vɑːðjɑːr/ transl. Teacher from Madras) is a 1984 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Vijaya Bhaskar and written by A. L. Narayanan.[1] The film stars Vijayakanth, Sasikala and Anuradha. It was released on 14 January 1984.
Directed byVijaya Bhaskar
Written byA. L. Narayanan
Produced byT. Raman
StarringVijayakanth
Sasikala
Anuradha
Sasikala
Anuradha
| Madras Vathiyar | |
|---|---|
Poster | |
| Directed by | Vijaya Bhaskar |
| Written by | A. L. Narayanan |
| Produced by | T. Raman |
| Starring | Vijayakanth Sasikala Anuradha |
| Cinematography | D. Rajagopal |
| Edited by | R. Bhaskar |
| Music by | Shankar–Ganesh |
Production company | Jaigeetha Movies |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
Cast
- Vijayakanth
- Sasikala
- Anuradha
- Manorama
- Kallapetti Singaram
- Loose Mohan
- Balaji
- K. Kannan
- C. L. Anandan
- Senthamarai
- G. Srinivasan
- Veeraraghavan
- Rowdy Rathinam
- Usilai Mani
- Haja Sheriff
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Shankar–Ganesh.[2][3]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Madras Vathiyar" | Vaali | Vivek Sarathy, Vani Jairam, Manorama and chorus | 4:50 |
| 2. | "Naatiyam Paarthukka" | Vaali | Vani Jairam | 3:53 |
| 3. | "Chekka Chevantha" | Muthulingam | Malaysia Vasudevan, Vani Jairam | 4:23 |
| 4. | "Vizhigale" | Muthulingam | P. Jayachandran, Latha Kannan | 3:58 |
| Total length: | 17:04 | |||
Release and reception
Madras Vathiyar was released on 14 January 1984.[4] Jayamanmadhan of Kalki gave the film a negative review criticising the story and music and dependence on Sasikala and Anuradha.[5]
