Varuvan Vadivelan

1978 Indian film

15 May 1978 (1978-05-15)

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Varuvan Vadivelan (transl. Vadivelan will come)^[1] is a 1978 Indian Tamil-language devotional film directed by K. Shankar.^[2] The film stars Jai Ganesh, R. Muthuraman, Vijayakumar, Jayachitra, Fatafat Jayalaxmi, Latha, Chandrakala and Padmapriya. It was released on 15 May 1978.^[3]

Plot

Cast

Jai Ganesh as Baskar
R. Muthuraman as Doctor, Baskar's Brother
Vijayakumar as Vijay
Jayachitra as Sengamalam
Fatafat Jayalaxmi as Vijay's Wife
Latha as Uma
Chandrakala
Padmapriya
Bhavani
Thengai Srinivasan as Alli's Husband
Manorama as Alli
V. S. Raghavan as Uma's Father
M. N. Nambiar as Velagiri, Sengamalam's father
Nagesh as Vijay's brother
Baby Sudha as Vadivelan

Production

Latha, by committing herself to this film, was removed from her post as one of secretaries of AIADMK as the film violated atheism, the "cardinal Dravidian principle".^[4] Vijayakumar, though also an AIADMK member and self proclaimed rationalist, also acted in the film.^[5]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, with lyrics by Kannadasan.^[6]^[7]

Song	Singers	Length
"Paava Kadaitheruvil"	T. M. Soundararajan, Vani Jairam	05:20
"Neeyndri Yaarumullai"	Vani Jairam, Sirkazhi Govindarajan	04:10
"Varuvan"	Vani Jairam	04:47
"Kadavul Engey"	L. R. Anjali	06:04
"Pattu Maalai"	Sirkazhi Govindarajan, P. Susheela, M. S. Viswanathan, L. R. Eswari, T. M. Soundararajan & Bangalore A. R. Ramani Ammal	09:27
"Ah! Paaru Paaru Paaru"	L. R. Anjali, L. R. Eswari	03:18
"Joyful Singapore"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela	03:18

Accolades

Varuvan Vadivelan won the Tamil Nadu State Film Awards for Best Child Artist (Baby Sudha), Best Music Director (Viswanathan) and Special Prize for Best Film.^[3]

References

^ Maderya, Kumuthan (August 2010). "Kollywood and the Indian Tamil Diaspora" (PDF). USP Undergraduate Journal. 3 (1): 25. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 November 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
^ "பக்திப் படங்களின் வருகை குறைந்தது எதனால்?!" கலைஞானம், சுரேஷ் கிருஷ்ணா விளக்கம்". Ananda Vikatan (in Tamil). 22 July 2019. Archived from the original on 23 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
^ ^a ^b "K Shankar's Mythological Film Varuvan Vadivelan Completes 45 Years Of Release". News18. 16 May 2023. Archived from the original on 23 May 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
^ "Star-Spangled Banner". The Illustrated Weekly of India. Vol. 109. 21 February 1988. p. 13. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
^ Piousji (1979). "Khaas Baat". Sunday. Vol. 7. p. 43. Archived from the original on 20 February 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2023 – via Internet Archive.
^ "Varuvan Vadivelan". JioSaavn. 15 May 1978. Archived from the original on 5 November 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
^ "Varuvaan vadivelan Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by M S Viswanathan". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 7 November 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.