Vadivukku Valai Kappu

Vadivukku Valai Kappu (transl. Vadivu is pregnant!)[1] is a 1962 Indian Tamil-language film written and directed by A. P. Nagarajan in his directorial debut. The film features Sivaji Ganesan, Savitri, V. K. Ramasamy, M. N. Rajam, S. V. Subbaiah, S. Varalakshmi and T. P. Muthulakshmi.[2]

Vadivukku Valai Kappu
Poster
Directed by	A. P. Nagarajan
Produced by	A. P. Nagarajan V. K. Ramasamy
Written by	A. P. Nagarajan
Starring	Sivaji Ganesan Savitri Sowkar Janaki
Music by	K. V. Mahadevan
Cinematography	A. Gopinath N. A. Thara
Edited by	T. R. Nataraj
Production company	Sri Lakshmi Pictures
Release date	7 July 1962 (1962-07-07)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Cast

• Sivaji Ganesan as Kumara Vijaya Boopathy
• Savitri as Vadivu
• Sowkar Janaki
• M. N. Rajam as Rajeswari
• V. K. Ramasamy as Mahendra Boopathy
• S. V. Subbaiah as Subban
• S. Varalakshmi as Nachiyar
• Kuladeivam Rajagopal as Nallan
• T. P. Muthulakshmi as Manthahini
• T. K. Ramachandran as Thalapathy
• Manorama
• Sairam

Production

Vadivukku Valai Kappu marked the directorial debut of A. P. Nagarajan, who worked mostly as a screenwriter at that time.[3] He and V. K. Ramasamy (who acted in the film) produced the film,[4] under the banner Sri Lakshmi Pictures.[2] K. Somu was the original director, but removed his name from the credits in favour of Nagarajan.[5] A. Gopinath and N. A. Thara handled the cinematography, while T. R. Nataraj did the editing. Sampath-Chinni, Rajkumar, Thangaraj and Krishnaraj were in charge of choreography.[2] A. M. Shahul Hameed provided Nagarajan financial support to complete the film, but was not credited as producer.[6] The final length was 15642 feet.[2]

Soundtrack

The music of the film was composed by K. V. Mahadevan and the lyrics were penned by Kannadasan, A. Maruthakasi and A. S. Narayanan. Singer is S. Varalakshmi and the playback singers are T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela, L. R. Eswari and Athmasha.[7]

No.	Song	Singer/s	Lyricist	Duration (m:ss)
1	Thilagame Ulagin Thilagame	T. M. Soundararajan	A. Maruthakasi	05:47
2	Un Manam Irangida Venum	L. R. Eswari & group
3	Thaamatham Seyyaadhe Thozhi	S. Varalakshmi		03:30
4	Seerulaavum Inbanatham Jeeva Sangeetham	T. M. Soundararajan & P. Susheela		03:18
5	Saalaiyile Puliyamaram Jameenthaaru	P. Susheela, L. R. Eswari & group	A. S. Narayanan	03:20
6	Soodu Vaicha Vellai Kaalai	Athmasha
7	Nilladiyo Nilladiyo Ninaichu Paarthu solladiyo	P. Susheela	Kannadasan	03:20
8	Pillai Manam Kalanguthendral	T. M. Soundararajan
9	Chillena Poothu Sirikindra Pennukku	P. Susheela		03:30

Release

Vadivukku Valai Kappu was released on 7 July 1962.[8] Nagarajan's niece Vadivukkarasi was born on the same day, and was named after the film.[9] The Illustrated Weekly of India stated, "The story is poor and the way in which it is told is even poorer."[10]

References

1. Baskaran, S. Theodore (2008). Sivaji Ganesan: Profile of An Icon. Wisdom Tree. Wisdom Tree. p. 89. ISBN 978-81-8328-396-0.
2. "Filmography" (in Tamil). nadigarthilagam.com. p. 8. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
3. Mohan Raman (14 April 2012). "Master of mythological cinema". The Hindu. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
4. Film News Anandan (2004). Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru [Tamil film history and its achievements] (in Tamil). Chennai: Sivagami Publishers. Archived from the original on 15 October 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
5. "Vadivuku Valaigappu". directorksomu.com. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
6. Nainar, Nahla (31 August 2018). "Tinsel-edged memories: glory days of Central Talkies in Tiruchi". The Hindu. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
7. Neelamegam, G. (November 2016). Thiraikalanjiyam — Part 2 (in Tamil) (1st ed.). Chennai: Manivasagar Publishers. pp. 93–94.
8. "ஜூலை மாதத்தில் வெளியான படங்களின் பட்டியல்" [Films released in the month of July] (in Tamil). nadigarthilagam.com. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
9. "I prefer to be in films, says Vadivukkarrasii". The Hindu. 25 May 2006. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
10. The Illustrated Weekly of India. 83. The Times of India. 1962. p. 53.

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