Vetri Padigal
| Vetri Padigal | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Manobala |
| Produced by |
G. Saravanan K. Ganesh K. Ramraja |
| Written by | Liaquat Ali Khan (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Manobala |
| Story by | Magesh Kothari |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
| Cinematography | B. R. Vijayalakshmi |
| Edited by | G. R. Anil Malnad |
Production company |
Chitramahaal and S. A. Enterprises |
Release dates |
|
Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Vetri Padigal is a 1991 Tamil thriller film directed by Manobala. The film features Ramki and Nirosha in the lead roles, with Srividya, R. Sarathkumar, V. K. Ramasamy, Jaiganesh and Vinu Chakravarthy playing supporting roles. The film had musical score by Ilaiyaraaja and was released on 15 March 1991.[1][2][3]
Plot
A robbery gang terrorized the Tamil Nadu. The police officer Mahesh (Ramki) is charged to dismantle the gang. Mahesh lives with his widow and blind sister Vidya (Srividya) and his niece Anu. The reporter Vimala (Nirosha) compels Mahesh for an interview but he refuses and she falls in love with him. They later fall in love with each other.
In the past, Mahesh was a happy-go-lucky and immature youth. Furthermore Mahesh hated the police while his brother-in-law, a police officer, was in charge to catch the robbery gang. his brother-in-law was later killed in a bomb blast and his sister became blind. To take revenge, Mahesh became a police officer. The rest of the story is about how Mahesh catches the robbery gang and its leader Guruji (R. Sarathkumar).
Cast
- Ramki as Mahesh
- Nirosha as Vimala
- R. Sarathkumar as Guruji
- Srividya as Vidya
- V. K. Ramasamy as Vadivelu
- Jaiganesh as Ganesh
- Vinu Chakravarthy as Karuppuswamy
- Janagaraj as Govind
- Thyagu as Kannayiram
- Kitty in a guest appearance
- Disco Shanti
- Baby Vichitra as Anu
- Master N. Venkatraman
- Ravishankar
- Ravindranath
- Idichapuli Selvaraj
- Thalapathy Dinesh
- Ponnambalam
- Kanniappan
- P.T.C. Pandiyan
- Sakthivel
- Vellai Subbiah
- Varatharajan
- Chinni Shanmugam
- Halwa Vasu
Soundtrack
| Vetri Padigal | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Ilaiyaraaja | |
| Released | 1991 |
| Recorded | 1991 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 15:41 |
| Producer | Ilaiyaraaja |
The film score and the soundtrack were composed by film composer Ilaiyaraaja. The soundtrack, released in 1991, features 4 tracks with lyrics written by Vaali and Siva.[4][5]
| Track | Song | Singer(s) | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 'Enadhu Thittangal' | Saibaba, S. Janaki | 4:47 |
| 2 | 'Kanavu Palithadu' | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | 4:59 |
| 3 | 'Oru Kaathu' | Saibaba, S. Janaki | 4:33 |
| 4 | 'Unnai Kaakkum' | Ilaiyaraaja | 1:22 |
References
- ↑ "Vetri Padikal (1991) Tamil Movie". spicyonion.com. Retrieved 2014-07-13.
- ↑ "Filmography of vetri padigal". cinesouth.com. Archived from the original on 2007-08-15. Retrieved 2014-07-13.
- ↑ "Find Tamil Movie Vetri Padigal". jointscene.com. Archived from the original on 2009-09-26. Retrieved 2014-07-13.
- ↑ "Download Vetri Padigal by Ilaiyaraaja on Nokia Music". music.ovi.com. Retrieved 2014-07-13.
- ↑ "MusicIndiaOnline — Vetri Padigal(1991) Soundtrack". mio.to. Retrieved 2014-07-13.