''Velum Mayilum Thunai'' () is a 1979 Indian

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directed and written by Ra. Sankaran with dialogue by Rajasekaran. The film was produced by Ra. Ma. Narayanan and Vijayalakshmi Subramaniyam. The music was composed by

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. The film stars M. R. Radha in dual roles and Baby Sudha. It was released on 23 March 1979.

Plot

Velayudham is a non-believer in god while his own son Saravanan opposes him in case of the topic divine power.

Cast

* M. R. Radha as Velayudham and Thanikachalam * Baby Sudha as Saravanan *

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as Kannadasan (Guest appearance) * Major Sundarrajan as Prohit * M. N. Rajam as Prohit's Wife *

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as Advocate Appalachari *

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as Poongkodi * Vijaya Chandrika as Panchali * I. S. R. as Arjunan *

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as Kali, Thief *

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as Valli *

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as Elephant driver * Sripriya as Meenakshi, The dumb girl * Vijayakumar as Sundaresan, Biscope * Manorama as Manohari *

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as Ekambaram * Cho as Manohari's husband

Soundtrack

The music was composed by

and the lyrics were written by

and Vaali.

Reception

P. S. M. of ''

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'' praised Ra. Sankaran for providing devotional offering for devotees.

References

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*{{IMDb title, 5231952 1970s Tamil-language films 1979 films Films scored by Shankar–Ganesh Films shot in Madurai Hindu devotional films