Vandichakkaram
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Vandichakkaram is a 1980 Tamil
film. The film stars Sivakumar
and Saritha
in the lead roles and both of them won a Filmfare Award
in the respective categories. It was one of the biggest hits of Sivakumar. The film marked the debut of Silk Smitha
wrote the script in 1976 but the story was made into a film and released in 1980. Smitha, who played a character named "Silk" in this film, later became a popular actress. The name "Silk Smitha" was given to the actress by Vinu Chakravarthy.
Tamil language
Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...
film. The film stars Sivakumar
Sivakumar
Sivakumar is a Tamil cinema actor who has portrayed a wide range of character roles onscreen. Sivakumar was introduced in the Tamil movie Kaakum karangal which was produced by AVM Productions....
and Saritha
Saritha
Saritha is a South Indian actress. She has acted in at least 141 feature films, and was cast in the television serial Selvi in 2005. Her mainstream career spanned from 1979 to 1989, when she took a break to marry Indian actor and producer Mukesh and raise their two sons...
in the lead roles and both of them won a Filmfare Award
Filmfare Awards South
Filmfare Awards South is the South Indian segment of the annual Filmfare Awards, presented by The Times Group to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the South Indian film industry. The awards are separately given for Kannada, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films...
in the respective categories. It was one of the biggest hits of Sivakumar. The film marked the debut of Silk Smitha
Silk Smitha
Silk Smitha was an Indian film actress. She became a movie extra and subsequently the most wanted heroine of the early 80s. The sobriquet "Silk" came in 1979, with her first Tamil film Vandi Chakkaram, in which she played a bar girl named Silk...
Development
Vinu ChakravarthyVinu Chakravarthy
Vinu Chakravarthy is a Tamil actor, script writer and director who is known for acting in more than 1000 movies in Tamill, Telugu, Badaga and Malayalam mostly as a comedian, supporting actor or in a villanous role....
wrote the script in 1976 but the story was made into a film and released in 1980. Smitha, who played a character named "Silk" in this film, later became a popular actress. The name "Silk Smitha" was given to the actress by Vinu Chakravarthy.
Awards
- Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil - SivakumarSivakumarSivakumar is a Tamil cinema actor who has portrayed a wide range of character roles onscreen. Sivakumar was introduced in the Tamil movie Kaakum karangal which was produced by AVM Productions....
- Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil - SarithaSarithaSaritha is a South Indian actress. She has acted in at least 141 feature films, and was cast in the television serial Selvi in 2005. Her mainstream career spanned from 1979 to 1989, when she took a break to marry Indian actor and producer Mukesh and raise their two sons...