Vanakkatukuriya Kathaliye
1978 Indian film
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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 Rajinikanth, Vijayakumar, Jai Ganesh, Sridevi 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.
by Rajendrakumar
| Vanakkatukuriya Kathaliye | |
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| Directed by | A. C. Tirulokchandar |
| Written by | Aaroor Dass (dialogues) |
| Based on | Vanakkatukuriya Kathaliye by Rajendrakumar |
| Produced by | A. C. Tirulokchandar |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | T. S. Vinayagam |
| Edited by | B. Kanthasamy |
| Music by | M. S. Viswanathan |
Production company | Cine Bharath |
Release date |
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Running time | 127 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
Cast
- Rajinikanth as Joe
- Vijayakumar as Umashankar
- Jai Ganesh as Senthil
- Sridevi as Shanti and Jenny
- Jayachitra as Deepa
- S. V. Subbaiah as Sangaralingam
- S. A. Ashokan as Thomas Alva
- Thengai Srinivasan as Sevanthi's husband
- A. R. S as Doctor
- M. R. R. Vasu
- Oru Viral Krishna Rao
- Veeraraghavan as Doctor
- K. Natraj as Doctor
- K. K. Soundar as Ramu
- Manorama as Sevanthi
- S. N. Parvathy as Umashankar's mother
Soundtrack
All songs were written by Vaali and composed by M. S. Viswanathan.[2]
| Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|
| "Swing Swing Unadhu" | P. Jayachandran, Vani Jairam | 4:34 |
| "Adiyenai 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] Naagai Dharuman of Anna praised the acting of the cast, and noted the film was satisfying in first half but then ? and cited Tirulokchander's direction and Aarur Das's dialogues makes it watchable.[5]
