Varumayin Niram Sivappu is a 1980

1980 in film

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 Tamil-language

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 Indian

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 feature film

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 directed

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 by K. Balachander

K. Balachander

K. Balachander is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer. Balachander is known for his distinct film-making style. His films analyse unusual or complicated interpersonal relationships and social themes. He has directed nearly 80 films and has worked in 100 films either as director or...

, starring Kamal Haasan

Kamal Haasan

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 and Sridevi in the lead roles. The film was also remade in Hindi

Hindi

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 as Zara Si Zindagi

Zara Si Zindagi

Zara Si Zindagi is a 1983 Hindi language film starring Kamal Haasan in the lead role of the protagonist. The film is directed by Kamal Haasan's mentor K. Balachander. It is a remake of the Tamil hit Varumayin Niram Sivappu, also directed by K...

with Kamal Haasan

Kamal Haasan

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 and Anita Raj

Anita Raj

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 in 1983, directed by K. Balachander

K. Balachander

K. Balachander is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer. Balachander is known for his distinct film-making style. His films analyse unusual or complicated interpersonal relationships and social themes. He has directed nearly 80 films and has worked in 100 films either as director or...

 himself.

Plot

Varumayin Niram Sivappu depicts socialist India and the struggles of youth and their disillusionment with society in general. Centering around three educated but unemployed youth trying to earn a job, the story touches several aspects of Indian social norms of the period.

Soundtrack

1. Chippi Irukkuthu (S. P. Balasubramaniam, S. Janaki
   S. Janaki
   S. Janaki is an Indian female playback singer. Renowned for her voice modulation abilities, she has sung in many Indian languages, most frequently in Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi. Throughout a career spanning more than five decades, she has won four National Film Awards and 35...
   
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2. Theerthakkarayinile (S. P. Balasubramaniam)
3. Ranga Rangiah
4. Nallathor Veenai (S. P. Balasubramaniam)
5. Paattu Onnu Paadu Thambi (S. P. Balasubramaniam)
6. Tu Hai Raja(in Hindi
   Hindi
   Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...
   
   )