Vazhikatti

Vazhikatti
Poster
Directed byK. Perumal
Screenplay byNagercoil Padmanabhan
StarringS. S. Rajendran
Rajasree
C. R. Vijayakumari
Music byIbrahim
Production
company
Kanaga Movies
Distributed bySKD[1]
Release date
  • 1965 (1965)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Vazhikatti (transl. The guide) is a 1965 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film directed by K. Perumal and written by Nagercoil Padmanabhan. The film stars S. S. Rajendran, Rajasree and C. R. Vijayakumari, with V. K. Ramasamy and M. R. Radha in supporting roles. It was released after being in deadlock for nearly three years.

Plot

A domestic servant is forced by his wealthy master to marry his modern daughter to avoid an awkward situation. The girl refuses to treat her former servant as her husband. He then conspires with a nurse and feigns to make love to her to create jealousy in his wife. It works and finally the husband and wife rejoin happily.

Cast

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Ibrahim.[5]

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Aayiram Per Varuvar"P. Susheela 
2."Ennulagam Ponnulagam"P. Susheela 
3."Nilavillamal Vaanirukkum"T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela 
4."Paruvam Ennum"P. Susheela 
5."Thaayai Kandadhillai"T. M. Soundarajan 

Release and reception

Vazhikatti was released in 1965 after being in deadlock for nearly three years. T. M. Ramachandran of Sport and Pastime said the film's release "in an unostentatious manner raised some doubts as to its quality. But all the misgivings have vanished into thin air and it has turned out to be above average". He praised the performances of the lead trio, along with Padmanabhan's writing, Ibrahim's music and Perumal's direction.[3] The Indian Express wrote, "A bane of the Tamil cinema is exaggeration – in characterisation and incidents. It has spoiled or considerably lessened the effect of many a good theme. The latest victim is Kanaka Movies' Vazhikatti."[4] Kalki called the story outdated and predictable, but said it could be watched once for Rajendran.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Vazhikatti". The Indian Express. 24 July 1965. p. 3. Retrieved 4 January 2022 – via Google News Archive.
  2. ^ a b "வழிகாட்டி". Kalki (in Tamil). 15 August 1965. p. 49. Archived from the original on 25 July 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  3. ^ a b c Ramachandran, T. M. (21 August 1965). "Vazhi Katti". Sport and Pastime. Vol. 19. p. 52. Archived from the original on 1 March 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2023 – via Internet Archive.
  4. ^ a b c "'Vazikatti' treads a new but ponderous path". The Indian Express. 31 July 1965. p. 3. Retrieved 23 January 2021 – via Google News Archive.
  5. ^ "Vazhikatti". Tamil Songs Lyrics. Archived from the original on 1 March 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2021.