Kalyana Vaibhogam (film)
Kalyana Vaibhogam (lit. 'Marriage celebration') is a 1997 Indian Tamil family drama film directed by N. Rathnam, who had previously directed the film Chellakannu (1995). The film features Ramki, Kushboo and Sangita in lead roles, with Vadivelu, R. Sundarrajan, V. K. Ramasamy, Venniradai Moorthy, Vijay Krishnaraj and Haja Shareef playing supporting roles. The film had musical score by Deva and was released on 5 September 1997.[1][2][3] The film was a remake of Hindi film Aaina (1993).
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| Directed by | N. Rathnam |
| Produced by | K.S.K. Sankara Subramaniam K.S.K. Arumugam K.S.K. Karthikeyan K.S.K. Kumaran |
| Written by | N. Rathnam (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | N. Rathnam |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Deva |
| Cinematography | B. S. Nandhalal |
| Edited by | Rajarajan — Kiton |
Production company | Gomathi Shankar Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 145 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
Ramya (Kushboo) and Shanthi (Sangita) are step-sisters. Ramya is arrogant while Shanthi is soft-spoken and sensitive. Sakthi (Ramki) is a writer and becomes popular by writing short stories in Tamil weekly magazines. Shanthi is Sakthi's avid fan and sends him letters every week anonymously, she is in love with him. Sakthi really likes her letters, Sakthi decides to meet her and he is eager to confess his love.
Sakthi thinks that the anonymous fan is Ramya. Later, Sakthi and Ramya fall in love with each other. By luck, Ramya becomes a model, and thereafter her popularity grows rapidly. Sakthi and Ramya decide to get married whereas the heartbroken Shanthi remained silent. The day of the wedding, Ramya runs away with dreams of being a cinema actress and Ramya asks him to wait for him. Feeling betrayed, Sakthi cannot accept it and he finally marries Shanthi. They live happily until Ramya comes back. What transpires later forms the crux of the story.
Cast
- Ramki as Sakthi
- Kushboo as Ramya
- Sangita as Shanthi
- Vadivelu as Jacky
- R. Sundarrajan as Ganesan
- V. K. Ramasamy as Shanthi's grandfather
- Venniradai Moorthy as Ramu
- Vijay Krishnaraj as Rajasekhar
- Haja Shareef
- Thiagarajan
- Kavitha as Kavitha
- Baby Srividya
- Baby Sowmya
- Baby Sridevi
Soundtrack
| Kalyana Vaibhogam | |
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| Released | 1997 |
| Recorded | 1997 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 11:54 |
| Producer | Deva |
The film score and the soundtrack were composed by film composer Deva. The soundtrack, released in 1997, features 4 tracks with lyrics written by Pulamaipithan, Pazhani Bharathi, 'Nellai' Arulmani, Ravi Bharathi and Navendan.[4]
| Track | Song | Singer(s) | Lyrics | Duration |
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| 1 | 'Vizhioda Aadiye Azhaga' | Mano, K. S. Chithra | Pazhani Bharathi | 4:24 |
| 2 | 'Roja Poovile' | Mano, Swarnalatha | Navendan | 5:01 |
| 3 | 'Hollywood Chance' | Malgudi Subha | 'Nellai' Arulmani | 5:00 |
| 4 | 'Thaada Budala' | S. Janaki, Chorus | Ravi Bharathi | 4:35 |
| 5 | 'Kanang Kuruviku' | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Swarnalatha | Pulamaipithan | 4:50 |
References
- "Find Tamil Movie Kalyana Vaibhogam". jointscene.com. Archived from the original on 25 December 2010. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
- "Kalyana Vaibogham (1997)". gomolo.com. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
- "A-Z (III) – INDOlink". indolink.com. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
- https://tamilmoviesonline.in/