''Vairagyam'' () is a 1987 Indian

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-language film directed by

K. Vijayan K. Vijayan was an Indian film director. He predominantly worked in Tamil cinema. He mainly worked with Sivaji Ganesan. He directed many Malayalam films as well. Career K. Vijayan was an employee of the Golden Rock Railway Workshop in Tiruchi ...

and produced by K. Balaji. The film stars

Sowcar Janaki Sankaramanchi Janaki (born T. Janaki; 12 December 1931), popularly known as Sowcar Janaki (Tamil) or Shavukaru Janaki (Telugu) or Sahukar Janaki (Kannada), is an Indian actress who has appeared in over 300, films, predominantly in Tamil, Tel ...

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and Radha. It was released on 15 August 1987. The film was a remake of Telugu film '' Anasuyamma Gari Alludu''.

Plot

Cast

as Annapoorni *

as Raja * Radha as Annapoorni's daughter *

Jaishankar Jaishankar (12 July 1938 – 3 June 2000) was an Indian actor known for his work in Tamil cinema. He was a very popular lead actor in the 1960s and 70s. He was credited onscreen with title of ''Makkal Kalaingnar'' (people's artiste) or '' ...

as Annapoorni's husband *

Vinu Chakravarthy Vinu Chakravarthy (15 December 1945 – 27 April 2017) was an Indian actor, screenwriter and director who is known for acting in more than 1000 movies in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Badaga and Malayalam mostly as a comedian, supporting actor or i ...

as Annapoorni's cousin

Production

''Vairagyam'' was directed by

and produced by K. Balaji under Sujatha Films. The dialogues were written by Aaroor Dass. Cinematography was handled by G. Or. Nathan, and editing by D. Vasu.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by

Manoj–Gyan Manoj–Gyan was an Indian musical duo consisting of composers Manoj Bhatnagar and Gyan Varma. In the 1980s, the two collaboratively composed music for a few Hindi-language as well as Tamil-language films. Manoj hails from the state of Uttar Pr ...

Release and reception

''Vairagyam'' was released on 15 August 1987. N. Krishnaswamy of ''

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'' wrote, "The taming of the shrew portions, true to the tenor of the film, are rude, rough and rumbustious, chockful with hot-air rhetoric against the rich."

References

External links

* {{IMDb title 1980s Tamil-language films Films directed by K. Vijayan Films scored by Manoj–Gyan Tamil remakes of Telugu films