Vakkuruthi

Vakkuruthi
Vakkuruthi
Directed by	Mohan Gandhiram
Starring	Jaishankar; Vennira Aadai Nirmala ; Major Sundarrajan
Music by	Shankar–Ganesh
Production; company	Kadhirvel Murugan Films
Release date	7 September 1973;
Running time	130 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Vakkuruthi (/vɑːkkuruði/ transl. Pledge) is a 1973 Indian Tamil-language film starring Jaishankar, Vennira Aadai Nirmala and Major Sundarrajan, with Cho Ramaswamy, Thengai Srinivasan and Anjali Devi appearing in supporting roles. It was released on 7 September 1973.^[1]

Plot

Cast

Male cast

Jaishankar as Narendran
Major Sundarrajan as Nagarajan
Cho Ramaswamy as Mani
Thengai Srinivasan as Jambu
V. S. Raghavan as Moorthy
S. A. Ashokan ( guest role)

Female cast

Vennira Aadai Nirmala as Radha
Anjali Devi as Lakshmi
Manorama as Ponni
Tambaram Lalitha as Narendran's adopted mother
Vijayarani as Jalaja
R. C. Priya as Dhanabakyam

Production

The film was launched in early February 1973 at Gemini Studios.^[2]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Shankar–Ganesh.^{[citation needed]}

Song	Singers	Length
"Kanne Thedivanthathu Yugam"	T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela	04:30
"Paadangalai Chollida Vaa Paarvaiyile"	T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela	04:13
" Nallavar vazhku "	T. M. Soundararajan	04:13

Reception

Kanthan of Kalki praised the performances of star cast, cinematography, direction and dialogues but felt there were too many songs and none of them were good and concluded it would have been a good film if there were no songs, no glamour, no artificial events.^[3]

References

^ "வாக்குறுதி / Vakkuruthi (1973)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 16 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
^ "கதிர்வேல் முருகன் பிலிம்ஸ் தயாரிக்கும் 'வாக்குறுதி'". Navamani (in Tamil). 4 February 1973. p. 4. Archived from the original on 1 December 2024. Retrieved 1 December 2024 – via Endangered Archives Programme.
^ காந்தன் (23 September 1973). "வாக்குறுதி". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 49. Archived from the original on 27 July 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.

External links

Vakkuruthi at IMDb

[1] "வாக்குறுதி / Vakkuruthi (1973)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 16 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.

[2] "கதிர்வேல் முருகன் பிலிம்ஸ் தயாரிக்கும் 'வாக்குறுதி'". Navamani (in Tamil). 4 February 1973. p. 4. Archived from the original on 1 December 2024. Retrieved 1 December 2024 – via Endangered Archives Programme.

[3] காந்தன் (23 September 1973). "வாக்குறுதி". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 49. Archived from the original on 27 July 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.

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