''Vaa Magale Vaa'' () is a 1994

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directed by

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. The film stars Visu,

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and Veera Pandiyan, with

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, Charle, Thyagu, T. P. Gajendran and T. S. Balachander playing supporting roles. Based on the play ''Mounam Kalaikirathu'' () by Sornavel, it was released on 13 May 1994.

Plot

Uma, a lawyer, is the daughter of the retired judge Viswanathan. He treasures her a lot and treats his maids as his friends. Uma reveals that she fell in

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with Pandiyan during college. Pandiyan is now a police officer but he is feared by his very strict father Sankar Raman. Both families accept for their wedding. One day, Uma visits her lover at the police station and sees a man behind the bar. She feels that the man is innocent but Pandiyan refuses to let him free because he is the main suspect of a murder. The accused is the poor TV mechanic Raman. Uma becomes his lawyer and makes him released on bail. Uma begins her investigation, soon she starts to suspect her father Viswanathan. What transpires next forms the rest of the story.

Cast

as Viswanathan *

as Uma *

as Kalyani *Veera Pandiyan as Pandiyan *

as Mahadeva Iyer * Charle as Raman * Thyagu as Amarnath * T. P. Gajendran as Muthu *T. S. Balachander as Sankar Raman *

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as Kullan *Manager Cheena *Ambi as Shankar Raman * P. R. Varalakshmi as Saraswathi *Kavithasri *

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as Kullan's mother *Sumathisri as Anjala *

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* Pandiyan in a guest appearance *

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as Bhujanga Rao (guest appearance) *

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in a guest appearance

Production

''Vaa Magale Vaa'' was adapted from the play ''Mounam Kalaikirathu'' by Karaikudi Sornavel.

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Deva, with lyrics written by Muthulingam.

References

External links

* {{Visu 1990s Tamil-language films 1994 films Films directed by Visu Films scored by Deva (composer) Films with screenplays by Visu Indian courtroom films Indian films based on plays Indian legal films Indian thriller films