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Amma Vandhachu
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Wikipedia article
'Amma Vandhachu' is a 1992 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film written and directed by P. Vasu. The film stars K. Bhagyaraj, Khushbu and Baby Sridevi, with Delhi Ganesh, Venniradai Moorthy, Chelladurai, Pandu, Rajesh Kumar, LIC Narasimhan and Junior Balaiah playing supporting roles. The film, produced by Poornima Bhagyaraj, had musical score by Deva and was released on 26 June 1992. For her performance, Sridevi won the Cinema Express Award for Best Child Artist.
Plot
Nandakumar is a medical representative, he is a bachelor and lives alone in Bombay. He starts to meet the smart and quick-tempered woman Nandini in various situations. Nandini sells detergent soap door to door, she lives with her father, a retired teacher. Nandakumar wants to get married as soon as possible, so he tries to seduce the bubbly Nandini. They both fall in love with each other. Even Nandini's father accepts for their marriage. Everything goes well until the arrival of Vimala, a four-year girl. She introduces herself to Nandini as Vimala Nandakumar and she says that Nandakumar is her father. Nandini, with a broken heart, leaves the city with her father. What transpires later forms the crux of the story.
Cast
*K. Bhagyaraj as Nandakumar
*Khushbu as Nandini
*Baby Sridevi as Vimala
*Delhi Ganesh as Nandini's father
*Venniradai Moorthy as Mahalingam
*Chelladurai as Naina Mohamed
*Pandu as Senior officer
*Rajesh Kumar as Ramesh
*LIC Narasimhan as Businessman
*S. S. Mani as Rajapalayam
*Junior Balaiah as Senior officer
*Soundararajan as Incense stick seller
*Vijaya Chandrika as Mahalingam's wife
*C. R. Saraswathi as School teacher
Production
The action scenes were choreographed by Vikram Dharma.
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by Deva, with lyrics written by Vaali.
Release and reception
'Amma Vandhachu' was released on 26 June 1992 and distributed by Surya Films. Lalitha Dileep of 'The New Indian Express' stated, "an entertainment film; a fine amalgame of sentiment and subtle comedy that bear the trademark of Bhagyaraj's film" and praised the lead performances. K. Vijiyan of 'New Straits Times' wrote, "this movie should satisfy all Bhagiaraj fans looking for his own brand of humour". According to Bhagyaraj, the film underperformed commercially because "the first part was funny and the last too serious". At the 13th Cinema Express Awards, Sridevi won the award for Best Child Artist.
References
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