Vaazhthugal
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Vaazhthugal is a 2008
Indian
Tamil
drama film
written and directed by Seeman
of Thambi
fame. The film stars Madhavan
and Bhavana
in lead roles along with Venkat Prabhu
, Ilavarasu, Na. Muthusamy and R. K, who play supporting roles. Produced by Siva for Amma Creations and with music scored by Yuvan Shankar Raja
, Vaazhthugal was released on 14 January 2008 during Pongal. The film, though praised as a decent family entertainer, was commercially unsuccessful and is considered a box office bomb
. What is unique and special about this film is that it doesn't feature any English
words and dialogues, but only pure Tamil language.
When his close friend's parents are forced by their daughter-in-law to leave home, Kathrivan decides to marry a girl who will keep his parents happy. While watching a television programme he is impressed by Kayal, a college student from Coimbatore being interviewed on a show.
To a question by the interviewer, 'where do you see yourself in another five years?' Kayal deviating from the usual clichéd answers replies, "As an ideal wife, mother and daughter-in-law." And during the course of her talk, she attributes her success to her large and loving family consisting of her parents, maternal grandfather, aunts, uncles and cousins. Kathiravan is impressed with her attitude and feels that she is the right life companion for him.
He goes to Coimbatore to woo her. But meeting her in her college does not help.
So he takes it as an opportunity when he learns that Kayal's grandfather is on the look out for an interior designer to renovate their traditional home. Posing as an interior designer, he undertakes the job winning the hearts of Kayal and her family members.
When the family comes to know that the two are in love, especially Kayal's grandfather who believes that all love marriages are a failure. However, Kathiravan does not want to marry Kayal without her family's acceptance. How he wins their love is what Vazhthugal is all about.
, who teamed up with director Seeman
for the first time. The soundtrack, released on 3 January 2008, features 7 tracks, the lyrics were provided by Na. Muthukumar
. The lyrics of the song "Muzhumai Nila" were taken from a poem, written by 'Purachi Kavignar' Bharathidasan
.
2008 in film
This is a list of all major films made in 2008.-Highest-grossing films:Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the USA in 2008...
Indian
Cinema of India
The cinema of India consists of films produced across India, which includes the cinematic culture of Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Gujarat, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Orissa, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal. Indian films came to be followed throughout South Asia and...
Tamil
Tamil cinema
Tamil cinema is the film industry based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, dedicated to the production of films in the Tamil language. It is based in Chennai's Kodambakkam district, where several South Indian film production companies are headquartered...
drama film
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
written and directed by Seeman
Seeman (director)
Seeman is a film director and actor in the Tamil film industry, as well as being a Tamil activist. He is the founder and chairman of the organisation " Naam Thamizhar Iyakkam " which turned a political party in 2010.- Career :...
of Thambi
Thambi
Thambi is Tamil film released in 2006. The Madhavan, Pooja starrer is directed by Seeman. It carries the message that violence doesn't pay, and is not the answer to the problems of today.-Plot:...
fame. The film stars Madhavan
R. Madhavan
R. Madhavan is an Indian actor, writer, film producer and television host. Madhavan has received a Filmfare Award, an award from the Tamil Nadu State Film Awards alongside recognition and nominations from other organisations...
and Bhavana
Bhavana Balachandran
Karthika Menon , better known by her stage name Bhavana , is an Indian film actress. She made her acting debut in Kamal's super hit Nammal , which won her critical acclaim and various honors...
in lead roles along with Venkat Prabhu
Venkat Prabhu
Venkat Kumar Gangai Amaren , better known by his stage name Venkat Prabhu is an Indian filmmaker, who has worked as an actor, director and playback singer in the Tamil film industry...
, Ilavarasu, Na. Muthusamy and R. K, who play supporting roles. Produced by Siva for Amma Creations and with music scored by Yuvan Shankar Raja
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Yuvan Shankar Raja is an Indian film score and soundtrack composer, singer and occasional lyricist. He has predominantly scored music for Tamil as well as several Telugu films. His musical career began in 1996, at age 16, as he composed the film score for Aravindhan...
, Vaazhthugal was released on 14 January 2008 during Pongal. The film, though praised as a decent family entertainer, was commercially unsuccessful and is considered a box office bomb
Box office bomb
The phrase box office bomb refers to a film for which the production and marketing costs greatly exceeded the revenue regained by the movie studio. This should not be confused with Hollywood accounting when official figures show large losses, yet the movie is a financial success.A film's financial...
. What is unique and special about this film is that it doesn't feature any English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
words and dialogues, but only pure Tamil language.
Plot
Vazhthugal revolves around Kathiravan, a successful entrepreneur who manages a software company. Kathiravan is an affectionate son and socially responsible too. His company is involved in various social activities.When his close friend's parents are forced by their daughter-in-law to leave home, Kathrivan decides to marry a girl who will keep his parents happy. While watching a television programme he is impressed by Kayal, a college student from Coimbatore being interviewed on a show.
To a question by the interviewer, 'where do you see yourself in another five years?' Kayal deviating from the usual clichéd answers replies, "As an ideal wife, mother and daughter-in-law." And during the course of her talk, she attributes her success to her large and loving family consisting of her parents, maternal grandfather, aunts, uncles and cousins. Kathiravan is impressed with her attitude and feels that she is the right life companion for him.
He goes to Coimbatore to woo her. But meeting her in her college does not help.
So he takes it as an opportunity when he learns that Kayal's grandfather is on the look out for an interior designer to renovate their traditional home. Posing as an interior designer, he undertakes the job winning the hearts of Kayal and her family members.
When the family comes to know that the two are in love, especially Kayal's grandfather who believes that all love marriages are a failure. However, Kathiravan does not want to marry Kayal without her family's acceptance. How he wins their love is what Vazhthugal is all about.
Cast
- MadhavanR. MadhavanR. Madhavan is an Indian actor, writer, film producer and television host. Madhavan has received a Filmfare Award, an award from the Tamil Nadu State Film Awards alongside recognition and nominations from other organisations...
as T. Kadhiravan - BhavanaBhavana BalachandranKarthika Menon , better known by her stage name Bhavana , is an Indian film actress. She made her acting debut in Kamal's super hit Nammal , which won her critical acclaim and various honors...
as Kayalvizhi Thirunavukkarasu - Ilavarasu as Thirunavukkarasu
- Na. Muthusamy as Selvanayagam
- Venkat PrabhuVenkat PrabhuVenkat Kumar Gangai Amaren , better known by his stage name Venkat Prabhu is an Indian filmmaker, who has worked as an actor, director and playback singer in the Tamil film industry...
as Kalai - Vijayalakshmi as Vennila
- RK as Vetrichelvan Selvanayagam
- Deva
- Marudhu
- Velumurugan MLA
- Kicha
- Mallika SukumaranMallika SukumaranMallika Sukumaran is an television actress in India, who started her career as a cinema film actress. First she was married to Malayam comedian Jagathy Sreekumar. Later on, she married another Malayalam actor Sukumaran. After her second marriage, she retired from the limelight and became a devoted...
Crew
- Story, Screenplay, Dialogue, Direction: SeemanSeeman (director)Seeman is a film director and actor in the Tamil film industry, as well as being a Tamil activist. He is the founder and chairman of the organisation " Naam Thamizhar Iyakkam " which turned a political party in 2010.- Career :...
- Production: S. Arunamaheswari
- Music: Yuvan Shankar RajaYuvan Shankar RajaYuvan Shankar Raja is an Indian film score and soundtrack composer, singer and occasional lyricist. He has predominantly scored music for Tamil as well as several Telugu films. His musical career began in 1996, at age 16, as he composed the film score for Aravindhan...
- Cinematography: B. L. Sanjay
- Editing: K. Pazhanivel
- Art direction: Veerasamar
- Stunts: 'Indian' Bhaskar
- Costumes: Sai
- Choreography: Kalyan & Dinesh
- Lyrics: Na. MuthukumarNa. MuthukumarNa. Muthukumar is a Tamil poet and lyricist, who writes lyrics for Tamil film songs.-Career:Muthukumar began his career wanting to be a director and worked under Balu Mahendra for four years. But then he became a lyricist, beginning with the lyrics for the songs of the Tamil film Veera Nadai,...
- Banner: Amma Creations
- Assistant directors : Darial,Peter enrich
Soundtrack
Music was composed by Yuvan Shankar RajaYuvan Shankar Raja
Yuvan Shankar Raja is an Indian film score and soundtrack composer, singer and occasional lyricist. He has predominantly scored music for Tamil as well as several Telugu films. His musical career began in 1996, at age 16, as he composed the film score for Aravindhan...
, who teamed up with director Seeman
Seeman (director)
Seeman is a film director and actor in the Tamil film industry, as well as being a Tamil activist. He is the founder and chairman of the organisation " Naam Thamizhar Iyakkam " which turned a political party in 2010.- Career :...
for the first time. The soundtrack, released on 3 January 2008, features 7 tracks, the lyrics were provided by Na. Muthukumar
Na. Muthukumar
Na. Muthukumar is a Tamil poet and lyricist, who writes lyrics for Tamil film songs.-Career:Muthukumar began his career wanting to be a director and worked under Balu Mahendra for four years. But then he became a lyricist, beginning with the lyrics for the songs of the Tamil film Veera Nadai,...
. The lyrics of the song "Muzhumai Nila" were taken from a poem, written by 'Purachi Kavignar' Bharathidasan
Bharathidasan
Bharathidasan was a twentieth century Tamil poet and rationalist whose literary works handled mostly socio-political issues. His writings served as a catalyst for the growth of the Dravidian movement in Tamil Nadu...
.
| Track | Song | Singer(s) | Duration | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Enthan Vaanamum Neethan" | Haricharan, Mahathi Mahathi Mahathi is an award-winning Indian playback singer singing predominantly in Tamil. She is also a Direct B High graded artiste of the All India Radio.-As playback singer:... |
5:29 | |
| 2 | "Chinna Chinna" | Shweta Mohan Shweta Mohan Shweta Mohan is an Indian playback singer. She has sung in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Hindi languages.Sung for over 50 movies in Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu and Kannada... |
4:17 | |
| 3 | "Pookkal Rasithathu" | Haricharan | 3:52 | |
| 4 | "Muzhumai Nila" | Sriram Parthasarathy Sriram Parthasarathy Sriram Parthasarathy is an award-winning Tamil playback singer singing predominantly in Tamil. He is also an accomplished Carnatic Classical singer and a talented Veena player who is well versed with complete classical knowledge... |
2:03 | Lyrics taken from a poem of Bharathidasan Bharathidasan Bharathidasan was a twentieth century Tamil poet and rationalist whose literary works handled mostly socio-political issues. His writings served as a catalyst for the growth of the Dravidian movement in Tamil Nadu... |
| 5 | "Unmela Aasapattu" | S. P. B. Charan S. P. B. Charan Charan Sripathi Panditharadhyula Balasubrahmanyam, better known and creditted as S. P. B. Charan , is an Indian actor, producer and a playback singer. Son of popular Indian singer S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, he first worked as a playback singer in the Tamil and Telugu film industries... , Anuradha Sriram Anuradha Sriram Anuradha Sriram is an Indian carnatic and playback singer who hails from the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. She has sung in many Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi films.- Personal life :... |
4:00 | |
| 6 | "Kannil Vanthathum" | Haricharan | 5:15 | |
| 7 | "Enthan Vaanamum Neethan" | Rahul Nambiar Rahul Nambiar Rahul Nambiar is an Indian playback singer and live performer. A MBA and M.Com-graduate, he won the Swapthaswarangal show in 2001 and began singing live... , Rajalakshmi |
5:27 |