Valibamey Vaa Vaa Explained

Valibamey Vaa Vaa
Director:Bharathiraja
Screenplay:Bharathiraja
Story:P. Kalaimani
Producer:S. A. Rajkannu
Starring:Karthik
Radha
Cinematography:B. Kannan
Editing:T. Thirunavukkarasu
Music:Ilaiyaraaja
Studio:Sri Amman Creations
Country:India
Language:Tamil

Valibamey Vaa Vaa is a 1982 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Bharathiraja. The film stars Karthik and Radha. It was released on 14 November 1982.[1]

Plot

Karthik is a first class graduate but innocent and unsure about the ways of the world. His mum is the principal of the girls' school where Radha studies. She is a brat. She is often up to pranks and is scolded by the principal. She decides to teach her a lesson by trapping her son Karthik. She runs after him trying to lure him and in this process both really fall in love. She takes him to Kodaikanal for a picnic. Various incidents make Karthik realise that she is a go getter like she bashes up a gang of goons alone. He cannot drive horses but she can etc. He starts getting doubts about his own abilities. Radha keeps on chiding him for not being man enough. Her psychiatrist father keeps warning her not do that but she does not listen to him. Karthik also visits a dancer Jayamalini to assert his manliness but she advises him to become a sage as he is not up to her expectations. He tells his mother that he is renouncing everything and a huge function is arranged to make him attain sage hood. Radha realises her mistake and goes to him as a last resort all dressed up. She entices and instigates him enough to slap her and thrust himself upon her. In the end all becomes well and Radha falls at his feet to show that he is the boss. Karthik is good as an unsure inexperienced lover. Radha shows some acting prowess and emotions in the end.

Cast

Production

Bharathiraja revealed it was Kalaimani who suggested the title Valibamey Vaa Vaa.

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.[2] [3]

Song Singers Lyrics Length
"Azhage Unnai" 04:02
"Ennadi Ennadi" 04:11
"Kanne Balam" 04:19
"Pon Vaana Poongavil" 04:14
"Vai Raja Anbu" 03:43
"Takkar Takkar Baby" Malaysia Vasudevan Vaali

Release and reception

Valibamey Vaa Vaa was released on 14 November 1982 on Diwali day alongside other releases such as Darling, Darling, Darling, Kanmani Poonga, Agni Sakshi, Paritchaikku Neramaachu and Adhisayappiravigal.[4] The film was not commercially successful.[5] Kalki felt considering the plot we could have got a psychological film but not even that and the film got totally lost during the climax and concluded like how Karthik got weakened in the film looking at the glamour even Bharathiraja seems to have become the same.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Valibamey Vaa Vaa / வாலிபமே வா வா . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210624195156/https://screen4screen.com/movies/valibamey-vaa-vaa . 24 June 2021 . 16 June 2021 . Screen 4 Screen.
  2. Web site: Valibame Vava (1982) . dead . https://archive.today/20131008135729/http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=T0002432 . 8 October 2013 . 8 October 2013 . Raaga.com.
  3. Web site: Vaalibame Vaa Vaa Tamil Film LP Vinyl Record by Ilayaraja . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210624204202/https://mossymart.com/product/vaalibame-vaa-vaa-tamil-film-lp-vinyl-record-by-ilayaraja/ . 24 June 2021 . 16 June 2021 . Mossymart.
  4. 31 October 1982 . தலைப்பிலே சில தகவல்கள்! . live . https://archive.today/20230416162043/https://archive.org/details/kalki1982-10-31/page/n33/mode/2up . 16 April 2023 . 16 April 2023 . . 33–34 . Ta . Internet Archive.
  5. News: 25 April 2020 . மீண்டும் மரியாதையை மீட்பாரா பாரதிராஜா? . ta . . live . 16 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210624200315/https://www.dinamani.com/latest-news/sub-latest-news/2020/apr/25/what-happened-to-bharathi-raaja-3406570.html . 24 June 2021.
  6. 12 December 1982 . வாலிபமே வா! வா!! . dead . https://archive.today/20220903041823/https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1982/dec/12-12-1982/p30.jpg . 3 September 2022 . 2 June 2022 . . 30 . ta.