Vandichakkaram

Vandichakkaram (transl. The Wheel) is a 1980 Indian Tamil-language 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. This movie was later remade in Hindi as Prem Pratigyaa,[1] and in Telugu as Gharana Gangulu.

Vandichakkaram
DVD cover
Directed byK. Vijayan
Produced byThirupur Mani
Written byVinu Chakravarthy
Starring
Music bySankar Ganesh
CinematographyN. Balakrishnan
Edited byT. Rajasekhar
Production
company
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Cast

Production

Vinu Chakravarthy wrote the script of Vandichakkaram in 1976, but production began only in 1979.[2] This was supposed to be the 100th film of Sivakumar but eventually became his 101st so that Rosappu Ravikkaikari (1979) could become his 100th. The film featured Sivakumar portraying a ruffian, completely different from the soft roles which he was portraying at that point of his career.[3] This was the feature film debut of Vijayalakshmi, who later became known as the sex symbol Silk Smitha. According to Vinu Chakravarthy, he "chiseled" her character during the writing process for almost three years before production began.[2] Since the film demanded a vegetable market situated in a straight line, the crew zeroed on a market place in Mysore where the film was shot.[3]

Soundtrack

The music composed by Sankar Ganesh.[4] and lyrics were penned by Pulamaipithan.

No.SongSingersLength (m:ss)
1"Devi Vantha Neram"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jayaram4:12
2"Oru Thai Maasam"S. Janaki3:10
3"Vaa Machan"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam5:24

Release and reception

Vandichakkaram was released on 29 August 1980,[5] and became one of the biggest hits of Sivakumar.[6] At the Filmfare Awards South, Sivakumar and Saritha won the awards for Best Tamil Actor and Best Tamil Actress respectively.[7] The film also won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film—Third Prize.

References
  1. Lookhar, Mayur. "When Deven Verma was locked in a jewellery store". Cinestaan. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  2. "'Silk Smitha is my creation'". Deccan Chronicle. 17 February 2011. Archived from the original on 25 February 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
  3. Kumar, S. r Ashok (28 May 2020). "Landmark films, golden memories". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  4. "Vandichakkaram". JioSaavn. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  5. "'வா மச்சான் வா... வண்ணாரப்பேட்டை...' - 'வண்டிச்சக்கரம்' படத்துக்கு 39 வயது". Hindu Tamil Thisai. 29 August 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  6. Rajarathinam, R. M. (12 February 2005). "Portrait of an actor". The Hindu. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
  7. The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who. Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd. 1984. p. 234.
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