''Vivasaayi Magan'' (English: Farmer's son) is a 1997 Indian

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-language film, directed by

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and produced by Rani Azhakappan. The film stars Ramarajan, Devayani,

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and

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. The film had musical score by

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Cast

as Kathirvel * Devayani as Jyothi *

as Kathirvel and Veeramuthu's mother * Rajeev as Veeramuthu *Veera *

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as Veeramuthu's wife *

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*Anuja *

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*Thaarini *Mahima *Vasuki *

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Soundtrack

The music was composed by Sirpy.

Reception

''Geocities'' wrote "Vivasayi magan's harvest could have been much better". ''Kalki'' cited Ramarajan whether he wrote the screenplay within one night and advised him either to act or direct not to handle both departments and mess it up.https://archive.org/details/kalki1997-03-16/page/n81/mode/2up

References

1997 films 1990s Tamil-language films Indian drama films Films directed by Ramarajan {{1990s-Tamil-film-stub