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Vadivukku Valai Kappu
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Wikipedia article
'Vadivukku Valai Kappu' is a 1962 Indian Tamil-language film written and directed by A. P. Nagarajan in his directorial debut. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Savitri, V. K. Ramasamy, M. N. Rajam, S. V. Subbaiah, S. Varalakshmi and T. P. Muthulakshmi. It was released on 7 July 1962.
Plot
Cast
* Sivaji Ganesan as Kumara Vijaya Boopathy
* Savitri as Vadivu
* Sowcar Janaki
* M. N. Rajam as Rajeswari
* V. K. Ramasamy as Mahendra Boopathy
* S. V. Subbaiah as Subban
* S. Varalakshmi as Nachiyar
* Kuladeivam Rajagopal as Nallan
* T. P. Muthulakshmi as Manthahini
* T. K. Ramachandran as Thalapathy
* Manorama
* Sairam
Production
'Vadivukku Valai Kappu' marked the directorial debut of A. P. Nagarajan, who worked mostly as a screenwriter at that time. He and V. K. Ramasamy (who acted in the film) produced the film, under the banner Sri Lakshmi Pictures. K. Somu was the original director, but removed his name from the credits in favour of Nagarajan. A. Gopinath and N. A. Thara handled the cinematography, while T. R. Nataraj did the editing. Sampath-Chinni, Rajkumar, Thangaraj and Krishnaraj were in charge of choreography. A. M. Shahul Hameed provided Nagarajan financial support to complete the film, but was not credited as producer. The final length was 15642 feet.
Soundtrack
The music of the film was composed by K. V. Mahadevan and the lyrics were penned by Kannadasan, A. Maruthakasi and A. S. Narayanan.
Release and reception
'Vadivukku Valai Kappu' was released on 7 July 1962, after being delayed for over four years. 'The Illustrated Weekly of India' stated, "The story is poor and the way in which it is told is even poorer." Kanthan of 'Kalki' also printed a negative review, saying there was no redeemable feature except for the outdoor photography.
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