''Vaigasi Poranthachu'' () is a 1990 Indian

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-language romantic drama film written and directed by Radha Bharathi in his debut. The film stars debutants

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and

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. It was released on 16 November 1990 and became a commercial success. The film was remade in

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as '' I Love You'' (1992) with Prashanth reprising his role.

Plot

Kumaresan belongs to a poor Hindu family living with his mother Lakshmi and his grandmother. Kumaresan is a brilliant student but naughty at school. Along with his friends, he teases Ranjitha, the daughter of Pandidurai, the village head. A few months later, attracted by Kumaresan's wits and pranks, Ranjitha falls in love with him. Pandidurai becomes insane knowing his daughter's love affair. His henchmen lock Kumaresan up, in Pandidhurai's house and lash him with a whip. Not able to stand this savage treatment on Kumaresan Ranjitha swoons. Ranjitha's mother Parvathi helps her daughter to elope with Kumaresan. A massive hunt is launched by the village head & what happened to the young lovers is the rest of the story.

Cast

as Kumaresan *

(Dubbing voice by Kokila) as Ranjitha * Sulakshana as Lakshmi, Kumaresan's mother * Sangeetha as Ranjitha's mother *K. Prabhakaran as Pandidurai, Ranjitha's father * K. R. Vijaya as Parvathi, Pandidurai's first wife *

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as Chinnarasu * Charle as Teacher *

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as Headmaster *

Kumarimuthu Kumarimuthu (20 December 1940 – 28 February 2016) was a Tamil film character actor, comedian and politician of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK). He was known for his unique comical laugh. Career Kumarimuthu starred in 728 films in his car ...

as Vaiyapuri * Cochin Haneefa as Malaiyappan, Kumaresan's father

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Deva, with lyrics written by Kalidasan. Deva composed all the songs in one day. The soundtrack became hugely popular and gave Deva a break as composer.

Reception

C. R. K. of ''

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'' wrote that the film had all the typical cliches of Tamil cinema. Deva won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Director.

References

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