Vaadai Kaatru Explained
| Director: | Premnath Moraes |
| Screenplay: | Sembian Selvan |
| Producer: | A. Sivadasan
R. Mahendran
S. Gunaratnam |
| Starring: | A. E. Manoharan |
| Music: | Re. Ev. Ladeep |
| Studio: | Kamalalayam Movies |
| Country: | Sri Lanka |
| Language: | Tamil |
Vaadai Kaatru is a 1978 Sri Lankan Tamil-language film, directed by Premnath Moraes, based on the novel of the same name by Sengai Aaliyan. The film stars A. E. Manoharan in his lead debut. It was released on 30 March 1978.
Cast
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Production
Vaadai Kaatru, based on the novel of the same name by Sengai Aaliyan,[2] is the debut film for Manoharan in a leading role.[3] [4] The film was shot in the sand dunes of Pesalai in 1977.[5]
Release and reception
Vaadai Kaatru was released on 30 March 1978, and won the Presidential Film Award for Best Story. In retrospect, Sri Lankan-born journalist D. B. S. Jeyaraj has referred to it as the best Sri Lankan Tamil film ever made.[6] [7]
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Notes and References
- Web site: 17 December 2020 . இலங்கை தமிழ் சினிமாவின் கதை - 'வாடைக்காற்று' நாவல் திரைப்படமாகியது . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231231052141/https://pesaamozhi.com/article/The-story-of-Sri-Lankan-Tamil-cinema-the-novel-Vadaikaatru-became-a-movie . 31 December 2023 . 31 December 2023 . Pesaamozhi . ta.
- Book: தேவதாஸ், தம்பிஐயா . இலங்கைத் தமிழ்ச் சினிமாவின் கதை . Kanthalagam . 1994 . 160–170 . ta . Story of Sri Lankan Tamil cinema . 33042736.
- Web site: 23 January 2018 . 'Surangani' Ceylon Manohar passes away . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180208234411/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/240118/surangani-ceylon-manohar-passes-away.html . 8 February 2018 . 3 January 2024 . Deccan Chronicle.
- Web site: 23 January 2018 . 'Surangani' singer Ceylon Manohar passes away . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240103142642/https://www.thenewsminute.com/flix/surangani-singer-ceylon-manohar-passes-away-75205 . 3 January 2024 . 3 January 2024 . The News Minute.
- Web site: 26 January 2018 . Gentlest human being and a loving father . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231231052141/https://www.dailymirror.lk/print/news-features/Gentlest-human-being-and-a-loving-father/131-144629 . 31 December 2023 . 31 December 2023 . Daily Mirror.
- Web site: Jeyaraj . D.B.S. . 13 February 1999 . For a distinct identity . live . https://archive.today/20240104075224/https://frontline.thehindu.com/other/article30159138.ece . 4 January 2024 . 4 January 2024 . Frontline.
- Web site: Walpola . Thilina . 4 February 2023 . My father, the unforgettable Premnath Moaraes . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230326222840/https://island.lk/my-father-the-unforgettable-premnath-moaraes/ . 26 March 2023 . 31 December 2023 . The Island.
