''Vellikizhamai Viratham'' () is a 1974 Indian

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-language devotional film, directed by R. Thyagarajan and produced by Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar under Dhandayudhapani Films. The film stars Sivakumar,

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and Jayasudha, along with

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, Sundarrajan, Srikanth and Sasikumar as supporting actors. The story was written by Thevar, the dialogue by Aaroor Dass and its music was composed by

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. The film was remade in Telugu as '' Nomu'' (1974) and in

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as ''Shubh Din'' (1974).

Plot

Cast

* Sivakumar as Nagarajan / Rajan *

as Ramu * Sundarrajan as Kanthasamy * Srikanth as Ashok * Sasikumar as Suresh * Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar as Nattamai *

as Parvathi * Jayasudha as Jaya

Production

''Vellikizhamai Viratham'' is the directorial debut of R. Thyagarajan. Kamal Haasan worked under K.Thangappan as his dance assistant.

Soundtrack

Music was composed by

and lyrics were written by

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Release

''Vellikizhamai Viratham'' was released on 12 April 1974. The film was a major success, and propelled Jayachitra to stardom.

References

External links

* {{Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar 1970s Tamil-language films 1974 directorial debut films 1974 films Films about snakes Films directed by R. Thyagarajan Films scored by Shankar–Ganesh Hindu devotional films Tamil films remade in other languages