Vellikizhamai Viratham Explained
Vellikizhamai Viratham (in Tamil pronounced as /ʋeɭɭikiɻamaɪ ʋiɾaðam/) is a 1974 Indian Tamil-language devotional film, directed by R. Thyagarajan in his debut and produced by Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar under Dhandayudhapani Films.[2] The film stars Sivakumar, Jayachitra and Jayasudha, along with Nagesh, Sundarrajan, Srikanth and Sasikumar as supporting actors. It was released on 12 April 1974. The film was remade in Telugu as Nomu (1974)[3] and in Hindi as Shubh Din (1974).
Production
Vellikizhamai Viratham is the directorial debut of R. Thyagarajan.[4] [5] Kamal Haasan worked under K. Thangappan as his dance assistant.[6] The film's story was written by Sandow Chinnappa Thevar inspired from the films The Shadow of the Cat and Cult of the Cobra who initially created a plot revolving around a child and snake since Thyagarajan wanted romance, a new plot was formed. Thyagarajan revealed sound overlapping system technology was used in the film. Thyagarajan initially wanted to film in black-and-white; however Chinnappa Thevar insisted him to film in colour. 15 cobras were bought specially for this film.[7]
Soundtrack
Music was composed by Shankar–Ganesh and lyrics were written by A. Maruthakasi.[8]
| Song | Singer | Length |
|---|
| "Yethaiyo Ninaithathu" | | 3:44 |
| "Aasai Anbu" | | 3:37 |
| "Deviyin Thirumugam" | 3:46 |
| "Gellu Gellu" (Charming Beautiful) | 4:12 | |
Release
Vellikizhamai Viratham was released on 12 April 1974.[9] The film was a major success, and propelled Jayachitra to stardom.[10]
Reception
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Notes and References
- Book: Dharap, B. V. . Indian Films . Motion Picture Enterprises . 1974 . 98 . 17 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220315102415/https://books.google.com/books?id=6wU_AQAAIAAJ&q=friday . 15 March 2022 . live.
- News: Guy . Randor . Randor Guy . 12 November 2016 . Vellikizhamai Viratham (1974) TAMIL . live . https://archive.today/20200201054528/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/Vellikizhamai-Viratham-1974-TAMIL/article16374361.ece . 1 February 2020 . 1 February 2020 . The Hindu.
- Web site: Prasad . Arun . 25 February 2023 . பாம்பை வைத்து படம் எடுத்ததுக்கு இப்படி ஒரு வரவேற்பா!… வெளிநாட்டுக்காரனையே அசரடித்த நம்மூர் தயாரிப்பாளர்… . live . https://archive.today/20240116080645/https://cinereporters.com/avm-production-nomu-movie-screened-in-moscow-film-festival/ . 16 January 2024 . 16 January 2024 . CineReporters . Ta.
- சலன் . 11 March 1979 . நாகசாந்தியும் வெள்ளிக்கிழமை விரதமும் . 8 April 2024 . . 60–62 . ta . Internet Archive.
- News: 16 April 2019 . Chinnappa Devar family scion speaks about dad, granddad & films with Rajini . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190417140254/https://newstodaynet.com/index.php/2019/04/16/chinnappa-devar-family-scion-speaks-about-her-father-grandfather-and-their-films-with-rajini/ . 17 April 2019 . 1 June 2021 . News Today.
- Web site: சிவகுமார் . Sivakumar . 21 May 2021 . திரைப்படச்சோலை 33: வெள்ளிக்கிழமை விரதம் . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210521231711/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/blogs/673297-thiraippada-solai-33.html . 21 May 2021 . 21 May 2021 . . ta.
- 15 May 1983 . வெ.விரதம் முதல் ச. விரதம் வரை . live . https://archive.today/20240116075340/https://archive.org/details/kalki1983-05-15/page/n63/mode/2up? . 16 January 2024 . 16 January 2024 . . 63–64 . Ta . Internet Archive.
- Web site: Vellikkizhamai Viratham Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by Shankar Ganesh . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230424150641/https://macsendisk.com/product/vellikkizhamai-viratham-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-shankar-ganesh/ . 24 April 2023 . 24 April 2023 . Macsendisk.
- News: 11 April 1974 . வெள்ளிக்கிழமை விரதம் . 16 June 2024 . Navamani . 4 . ta . Endangered Archives Programme.
- News: Ramesh . Neeraja . 30 November 2018 . Scene change: Rules limit screen presence of animals . live . https://archive.today/20200201053650/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/dakshinachitra-to-conduct-workshop-for-art-teachers/articleshow/66869363.cms . 1 February 2020 . 1 February 2020 . The Times of India.
- News: 7 May 1974 . வெள்ளிக்கிழமை விரதம் . 21 June 2024 . Navamani . 4 . ta . Endangered Archives Programme.
