Valiba Virundhu Explained

Valiba Virundhu
Director:Murasoli Maran
Producer:Murasoli Maran
Cinematography:Amirdam
Editing:R. Devarajan
Starring:Ravichandran
Bharathi
Music:Sudarsanam
Studio:Mekala Pictures
Runtime:180 minutes
Country:India
Language:Tamil

Valiba Virundhu is a 1967 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Murasoli Maran and written by M. Karunanidhi. The film stars Ravichandran and Bharathi. It was released on 2 June 1967.

Plot

An unemployed youth Ravi and a vivacious girl Radha are neighbors who fight frequently on trivial matters. Radha's wealthy father Rajasekaran wants to donate some of his properties for charity. This is objected to by his nephew Moorthy who intends to marry Radha and seize all the properties. When Rajasekaran threatens to expel Moorthy, the latter abducts Rajasekaran and replaces him with a doppelgänger. With the help of the doppelgänger, Moorthy tries to marry Bharati, who is oblivious to the fact that her father has been abducted. However, Ravi successfully exposes Moorthy, rescues the real Rajasekaran and marries Bharati.

Production

Valiba Virundhu was produced and directed by Murasoli Maran under the banner Mekala Pictures. M. Karunanidhi wrote the story and screenplay. Cinematography was by Amirdham, and the art direction was handled by Nagarajan. Editing was by R. Devarajan, and choreography by the duo Chinni-Sampath while the music was composed by Sudarsanam. The final length of the film was 3999m (13,120feet).

Reception

Kalki praised Maran's direction and called the film entertaining.[1]

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. 18 June 1967 . வாலிப விருந்து . dead . https://archive.today/20220725102407/https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1967/jun/18-06-1967/p17.jpg . 25 July 2022 . 13 October 2021 . . 17 . ta.