''Uzhaithu Vaazha Vendum'' () is a 1988 Indian

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-language

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directed by Ameerjan. The film stars

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and

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, with

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and

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in supporting roles. The music is composed by

Devendran Devendran also known as Ravi Devendran is an Indian music composer who is concentrating in Tamil-language films. He is known for the melodious composition of chartbuster ''Kannukkul Nooru Nilava...'' from the Bharathiraja directed film ''Vedha ...

Plot

Tired father Subbaiah (

) drives a

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to provide food for the family. Mother Thangamma (

) serves as maid and cook in another house-her bit to make ends meet though they never seem to. His girl Rani ( Sunitha) sells flowers. His younger kid brother shown delivering newspapers or shining shoes. All their hopes hinge on hero Raja (

). He does not most of the time get as near as an interview. He saved a blind man who was injured by the wayward car of rich man's Chandrasekhar (

Jai Ganesh Jai Ganesh (1946 – 11 February 2001) was an Indian Tamil film actor. He had supporting roles in the films ''Aval Oru Thodar Kathai'' and ''Attukara Alamelu'', among others. His most popular roles have been as a supporting actor or as a villa ...

) arrogant daughter Sandhya (

). When he does get to an interview, and thanks to his rickshaw-man father Subbaiah is in the know of the password that will fetch him a job at last, at long last, he ends up with the dhaanam of his job to another Raja (

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), in his opinion more needy candidate. And as if this was not enough, for a month he is giving his people to understand that he has taken the job. And because he has no degree in social work, meaning he is not qualified to do his job, what with our modernday obsession for specialisation, there is no place except a film script where he can be made to work. His relationship with his lady-love Sandhya, the rich and arrogant shrew, traces a flipflop graph this way. Raja cycle rickshaw is dismembered by the fury of a gang of hired goons. they drive their van over what remains of the cycle. By the time things have come to this pass, the shrew, tired after all this rickety and rumbustious ride turns a devout Tamil (Hindu) wife.

Cast

as Raja *

as Sandhya *

as Arun *

as Subbaiah *

as Thangamma *

as Chandrasekhar *

as Raja * S. S. Chandran as Peter * Senthil as Peter's employee * Charle as Chellappa * Sunitha as Rani *

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as Santhosham *

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as Chandrasekhar's employee *

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as Cyclerickshaw's customer * Sunitha as sister of Raja

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by

and lyrics for this film were written by

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. Soundtrack was released under label T-Series. *"Muthukkal Pathikkatha Kannil" – K. J. Yesudas & Chitra *"Bhoomi Yenna Bhoomi" –

Malaysia Vasudevan Vasudevan (15 June 1944 – 20 February 2011), known as Malaysia Vasudevan, was a Malaysian-Indian playback singer and actor in Tamil cinema. Early life Malaysia Vasudevan's parents were from Palakkad. Chattu Nair of Ottappalam and Amma ...

*"Life Is Funny" – Anuradha & S. P. Balasubrahmanyam *"Ponmangani Idu Ini En Magani" – S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Chitra, Dinesh & Soundararajan *"Vangi Vanden" – K. J. Yesudas *"Vennilavai Mudhal Naal" –

S. P. Balasubrahmanyam Sripathi Panditaradhyula Balasubrahmanyam (4 June 1946 – 25 September 2020), also referred to as SPB or SP Balu or Balu, was an Indian playback singer, television presenter, actor, music composer, dubbing artist, and film producer. He is wi ...

Release and reception

''Uzhaithu Vaazha Vendum'' was released on 8 November 1988. N. Krishnaswamy of ''The Indian Express'' in his review dated 11 November 1988 called "Devendran's music, Liaqat Ali Khan's dialogues and most of all Super Subbarayan's stunt direction" as plus points.

References

{{reflist 1980s Tamil-language films 1988 action films 1988 films Indian action films