Vaathiyaar Veettu Pillai
| Vaathiyaar Veettu Pillai | |
|---|---|
Poster | |
| Directed by | P. Vasu |
| Written by | P. Vasu |
| Produced by | M. Ramanathan |
| Starring | Sathyaraj Shobana |
| Cinematography | A. Sabapathy |
| Edited by | P. Mohanraj |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
Production company | Raaj Films International |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Vaathiyaar Veettu Pillai (transl. Son from Teacher's house) is a 1989 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by P. Vasu. It stars Sathyaraj and Shobana. This was Sathyaraj's 100th film as an actor. Vaathiyaar Veettu Pillai was released on 28 October 1989, alongside another Sathyaraj film Dravidan. It was commercially unsuccessful. The film was a remake of Kannada film Nammoora Raja for which Vasu written the story.[citation needed]
Plot
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A corrupt landlord's plan of constructing a chemical factory is foiled by Thangaraj. Things take a turn when Thangaraj falls in love with the landlord's daughter. Thangaraj's family gets affected by the landlord. The rest of the film revolves how Thangaraj thwarts the plans of the landlord and saves his family.
Cast
[edit]- Sathyaraj as Thangaraj
- Shobana as Geeta
- Raasi as Gowri
- Rajesh as Gowri's father
- Goundamani as Chinna Muthu
- Nassar as Gowri's husband
- Srividya as Gowri's mother
- Bheeman Raghu
- Mohan Natarajan
- Chandranath
- Annapurna
Soundtrack
[edit]The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.[1][2]
| Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Annana Vittu" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | Vaali | 04:31 |
| "Chikkunnu Irukku" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra | Piraisoodan | 04:27 |
| "Manamaalaiyum Manjalum" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | Pulamaipithan | 04:32 |
| "Oru Pooncholai" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra | Muthulingam | 05:12 |
| "Thaiyarae Thaiyarae" | Malaysia Vasudevan | Gangai Amaran | 04:28 |
| "Vaathiyaru Veetu" | Ilaiyaraaja | Ilaiyaraaja | 04:00 |
| "Vazhkayilae Kashtapattu" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 04:42 |
Release and reception
[edit]Vaathiyaar Veettu Pillai was released on 28 October 1989, alongside another Sathyaraj film Dravidan.[3][4] P. S. S. of Kalki lamented the fact that Sathyaraj's 100th film was underwhelming.[5] The film was a box office failure.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Vaathiyar Veetu Pillai (1989)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
- ^ "Vathiyar Veetu Pillai Tamil Film LP Vinyl Record by Ilayaraja". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 20 October 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
- ^ Pandian, Avinash (10 October 2015). "When superstars had two releases on the same day | Sathyaraj". Behindwoods. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ ராம்ஜி, வி. (28 October 2022). "சத்யராஜின் 100-வது படம் வெளியாகி 33 ஆண்டுகள்!". Kamadenu (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 28 October 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ^ பி. எஸ். எஸ். (12 November 1989). "வாத்தியார் வீட்டுப் பிள்ளை". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 19. Archived from the original on 31 July 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
- ^ Kesavan, N. (14 May 2016). "100th film jinx grips the mighty sans 'Captain'". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 9 December 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2021.