Walter Vetrivel
| Walter Vetrivel | |
|---|---|
 DVD cover | |
| Directed by | P. Vasu |
| Produced by | Shanthi Vasudevan |
| Written by | P. Vasu |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
| Cinematography | M. C. Sekar |
| Editing by | P. Mohanraj |
| Studio | Kamalam Movies |
| Distributed by | Kamalam Movies |
| Release dates |
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| Running time | 150 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Walter Vetrivel is a 1993 Indian Tamil film, directed by P. Vasu, starring Sathyaraj, Sukanya and Ranjitha in lead roles. The film had musical score by Ilaiyaraaja and was released on 14 January 1993.
It completed a 150 day run on theaters and became one of the highest grossing films for Sathyaraj during 90's in terms of revenue.[1][2][3] The movie released to extremely positive reviews and became a blockbuster. The film was later remade in Telugu as S. P. Parasuram with Chiranjeevi and in Hindi as Khuddar with Govinda.
Cast
- Sathyaraj as Walter Vetrivel I.P.S
- Sukanya as sumathi
- Ranjitha as meena
- Vijayakumar as meena's father
- Nassar as rayappa
- Goundamani as Royal Ramasamy
- Gandhimathi as lakshimi/periyamma
- Ponnambalam as Kabali
- Prabhu Deva
- Raju Sundaram
Production
After the success of Rickshaw Mama, P. Vasu decided to make another project with Sathyaraj under his production banner "Kamalam films" named after Vasu's mother. Vasu narrated three stories and asked Sathyaraj to select any one story. Sathyaraj selected the story with Police backdrop as he was impressed with the story. At the launch of the film, Rajinikanth clapped the shot, Vijayakanth directed the first shot and Prabhu switched on the camera.[4]
Soundtrack
| Walter Vetrivel | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Ilaiyaraaja | |
| Released | 1993 |
| Recorded | 1993 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 25:09 |
| Producer | Ilaiyaraaja |
The film score and the soundtrack were composed by film composer Ilaiyaraaja. The soundtrack, released in 1993, features 5 tracks with lyrics written by Vaali.[5][6][7][8]
| Track | Song | Singer(s) | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Chinna Raasaavae" | Mano, S. Janaki | 4:57 |
| 2 | "Mannava Mannava Nee Mannadhi" | Uma Ramanan | 5:02 |
| 3 | "Ovvoru Pakkam" | Swarnalatha | 4:59 |
| 4 | "Pattu Nila" | S. Janaki | 5:08 |
| 5 | "Poongaatru" | Mano, Uma Ramanan | 5:03 |
Reception
Walter Vetrivel received positive acclaim from the critics[9] as well as the audience. The film had a slow opening initially, but then went on to become one of the biggest blockbusters in Sathyaraj's film career at that time. It has developed the status of a cult classic among Tamil audience over the years.[10]
References
- ↑ "Find Tamil Movie Walter Vetrivel". jointscene.com. Retrieved 2011-12-10.
- ↑ "Walter Vetrivel". popcorn.oneindia.in. Retrieved 2011-12-10.
- ↑ "Filmography of watchman vadivel". cinesouth.com. Retrieved 2011-12-10.
- ↑ http://cinema.maalaimalar.com/2013/08/08232231/vasu-director-film-walter-vetr.html
- ↑ "Walter Vetrivel - Illayaraja". thiraipaadal.com. Retrieved 2011-12-10.
- ↑ "Walter Vetrivel Songs". raaga.com. Retrieved 2011-12-10.
- ↑ "Find Tamil Movie Walter vetrivel". jointscene.com. Retrieved 2011-12-10.
- ↑ "Walter Vetrivel : Tamil Movie". hummaa.com. Retrieved 2011-12-10.
- ↑ http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19930117&printsec=frontpage&hl=en
- ↑ "IndiaGlitz - Actress Gandhimathi passed away". IndiaGlitz. 2011-09-09. Retrieved 2012-04-13.