Vaikarai Pookkal

Vaikarai Pookkal is a 1996 Indian Tamil romantic drama film directed by E. Mu. Vetrivalan. The film features Raja, Rajashree, Ponvannan and newcomer Annam in lead roles, with Shanmugasundaram, Samikannu, A. K. Veerasamy, Karan and Tharini playing supporting roles. The film had musical score by Devendran and was released on 30 December 1996.[1][2][3]

Vaikarai Pookkal
Directed byE. Mu. Vetrivalan
Produced byM. Sengole
K. Balaji
R. Krishna Murthi
T. Kumar
S. Saleth Sowri
Written byE. Mu. Vetrivalan
Starring
Music byDevendran
CinematographyD. Magibalan
Edited byB. Lenin
V. T. Vijayan
Production
company
Navachitra Cine Arts
Release date
  • 30 December 1996 (1996-12-30)
Running time
125 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Plot

Many years ago, in the village Rasarasanpatti, Nallathambi (Ponvannan) who was from a poor family fell in love with Maari (Tharini) who was a from a wealthy family. Her brother Vellaisamy Gounder (Shanmugasundaram), the village chief, was against their love and humiliated him for being poor. Thereafter, Nallathambi married a lower-caste woman and Vellaisamy Gounder who strictly followed the caste system forced them to live outside their village. His wife (Varalakshmi) then died during childbirth.

Back to the present, Nallathambi's son Soori (Ponvannan) is a vagabond smuggling sandalwood in Kolli Malai. Deivanai (Rajashree) and Dhamayanthi (Annam) are sisters and they are the relatives of Vellaisamy Gounder. Deivanai and the village doctor Raja (Raja) fall in love with each other while Soori is still in love with his childhood sweetheart Dhamayanthi. In the meantime, Vellaisamy Gounder's son Shankar (Karan) who studied in the city returns to his native village and rapes a mentally ill village woman.

Raja and Deivanai eventually disclose their love affair to Vellaisamy Gounder and when he asks about Raja's caste, Raja refuses to tell him, therefore, Vellaisamy Gounder refuses to marry them. Deivanai then marries(Rajkanth) who has been fraudulently married to many women and the groom is arrested just after the marriage. Shankar was behind this scam and he now wants to marry her sister Dhamayanthi. Thereafter, Vellaisamy Gounder disowns his son Shankar for raping the mentally ill woman and decides to take care of the victim, and Vellaisamy Gounder finally understands that being a caste-oriented was stupid. The film ends with Raja and Deivanai falling in love again and Dhamayanthi accepting Soori's true love.

Cast
  • Raja as Raja
  • Rajashree as Deivanai
  • Ponvannan as Soori and Nallathambi
  • Annam as Dhamayanthi
  • Shanmugasundaram as Vellaisamy Gounder
  • Samikannu as Villager
  • A. K. Veerasamy as Soori's adoptive father
  • Karan as Shankar
  • Tharini as Mari
  • S. Saleth Sowri
  • Murali Krishna
  • Yuvan Swang as Shankar's friend
  • Aarthi as Raasi
  • Regina as Nila
  • Rajkanth as Groom
  • Pasi Sathya as Soori's adoptive mother
  • Varalakshmi as Vellaisamy Gounder's wife

Soundtrack
Vaikarai Pookkal
Soundtrack album by
Devendran
Released1996
Recorded1996
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length25:17
LabelH. S. Bajaj & Sons
ProducerDevendran
Devendran chronology
Mudhal Payanam
(1994)		 Vaikarai Pookkal
(1996)		 Meendum Savithri
(1996)

The film score and the soundtrack were composed by film composer Devendran. The soundtrack, released in 1996, features 6 tracks.[4][5]

All lyrics are written by E. Mu. Vetrivalan.

Tracklist
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Uyir Vazhgiren"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam4:19
2."Mannane Endhan"Mano, Anuradha Sriram4:29
3."Thean Sinthidum"S. Janaki2:54
4."Andha Nilavukku Macham Eruka"Malgudi Subha4:53
5."Uyir Vazhgiren"K. S. Chithra4:13
6."Othaya Rettaya"Gangai Amaran4:29
Total length:25:17

References
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  2. "Find Tamil Movie Vaikarai Pookkal". jointscene.com. Archived from the original on 20 March 2011. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  3. "Filmography of vaikara pookkal". cinesouth.com. Archived from the original on 17 November 2004. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  4. "Vaikarai Pookkal Songs". raaga.com. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  5. "Vaikarai Pookkal". jiosaavn.com. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
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