Vidhi

Vidhi (transl. The Fate) is a 1984 Indian Tamil-language legal drama film directed by K. Vijayan. A remake of the Telugu film Nyayam Kavali (1981), it stars Sujatha, Mohan, Poornima, and Jaishankar. The film revolves around a court case that Radha (Poornima) files against Raja (Mohan), concerning the legitimacy of her child conceived out of wedlock. How justice prevails forms the rest of the story.

For the TV series, see Vidhi (TV series).

Vidhi
Promotional poster
Directed byK. Vijayan
Produced byAnandavalli Balaji[1]
Story byD. Kameswari
Starring
Music byShankar–Ganesh
CinematographyTewary[1]
Edited byV. Chakrapani[1]
Production
company
Sujatha Cine Arts
Release date
  • 26 January 1984 (1984-01-26)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Vidhi was released on 26 January 1984, during India's Republic Day. The film received positive reviews from critics, particularly for the dialogues in its courtroom scenes and was a commercial success, running for over 500 days in theatres.

Plot

Raja, the son of lawyer "Tiger" Dayanidhi, is a playboy and womaniser from a rich family. Whenever he sets his eyes on a girl, he convinces her that he is madly in love with her, then abandons her after having a relationship with her. This becomes a routine for him. Radha is a girl from a middle-class family. Raja meets her, tries his techniques to impress her, and succeeds. Radha loves him and yields to his advances for a physical relationship.

When Radha realises she has become pregnant, she requests Raja to marry her, but he writes off their relationship. Much against her parents' suggestion to get an abortion, Radha decides to have the child and tells them that she wants to take Raja to court and prove he has fathered her child. She leaves home and meets Sakunthala, a leading lawyer who works for women's rights.

Sakunthala's story is similar to that of Radha: she had been Dayanidhi's lover. When she had become pregnant, he had deserted her, and she had given birth to an illegitimate daughter. Sakunthala does not want history to repeat itself and drags Raja to the court on Radha's behalf. Dayanidhi fights for his son, but Sakunthala wins the case. The court declares that Raja is the father of Radha's child but leaves the decision marriage to them.

While meeting the media after winning the case, Radha states that her intention was to get legitimacy for her child. She declares that she is satisfied with the court's verdict and has decided to be on her own. Meanwhile, Sakunthala gets a heart attack, and before dying, she hands over her daughter in Radha's care.

Years later, Raja and his wife, married for some years and childless, run into Radha. It turns out that she has been raising her son named Suresh all by herself, and he has turned out to be a talented and well-adjusted smart boy.

Cast

Production

Vidhi, a remake of the Telugu film Nyayam Kavali (1981) was produced by Sujatha Cine Arts.[6] Although A. Kodandarami Reddy, director of the original, was offered to direct the remake, he declined owing to his lack of fluency in Tamil. Hence, K. Vijayan was chosen.[5] Aaroor Dass was chosen to write the dialogues.[7]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by the duo Shankar–Ganesh,[8] while the lyrics were written by Vaali.[1] The songs "L O V E – Lovethaan" and "Vaadi Macchi" attained popularity.[6]

No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Film Dialogues"—Mohan, Jaishankar, Sujatha Mohan55:09
2."Devadasum Naanum"VaaliMalaysia Vasudevan4:30
3."Vaadi Macchi"VaaliS. P. Balasubrahmanyam4:35
4."L O V E – Lovethaan"VaaliS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. P. Sailaja4:21
5."Vidhi Varaindha"VaaliKalyani Menon3:49

Release and reception

Vidhi was released on 26 January 1984, during India's Republic Day.[9] The film received positive reviews from critics, who compared it favourably to Velaikkaari (1949) and Parasakthi (1952) for featuring courtroom scenes with powerful dialogues.[10] Tamil magazine Ananda Vikatan, in a review dated 19 February 1984, said that though the film was a remake, it was a healthy remake, and rated it 51 out of 100.[11] The film became a major commercial success, running for over 500 days in theatres;[6][12] Malathi Rangarajan of The Hindu stated that Vidhi "soared high because of its well-etched women characters, commendably enacted by Sujatha and Poornima Jayaram".[13]

References
  1. Vidhi (motion picture) (in Tamil). Sujatha Cine Arts. 1984. Opening credits, from 0:00 to 3:23.
  2. Rangarajan, Malathi (9 April 2011). "We will miss you, Sujatha". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 21 March 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  3. Balabharathi 2012, p. 277.
  4. "என் விதியை மாற்றி அமைத்த 'விதி' - ஆரூர் தாஸ்". Dina Thanthi. 11 August 2014. Archived from the original on 22 August 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  5. "Nyayam Kavali (1981) – Retro". Telugucinema.com. 14 May 2016. Archived from the original on 14 March 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  6. "சாதனை புரிந்த தமிழ் படங்கள் – 261 – எஸ்.கணேஷ்". Dinamalar (in Tamil). Nellai. 7 September 2016. Archived from the original on 13 March 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  7. Balabharathi 2012, p. 275.
  8. "Vidhi — Film Story Dialogues And Songs". JioSaavn. 1 July 2003. Archived from the original on 11 March 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  9. Ramji, V. (26 January 2019). "கே.பாலாஜிக்குப் பிடித்த ஜனவரி 26ம் தேதி!" [K. Balaji liked the date 26 January!]. Kamadenu. Archived from the original on 23 February 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  10. Balabharathi 2012, pp. 274–275.
  11. Vikatan Review Board (19 February 1984). "விதி". Ananda Vikatan (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 11 March 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  12. "நடிகர் மோகனின் 60வது பிறந்தநாள் புகைப்பட தொகுப்பு". Tamil Samayam (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 26 February 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  13. Rangarajan, Malathi (7 March 2014). "Women of Steel". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 10 April 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2018.

Bibliography
  • Balabharathi (2012). தமிழ் சினிமா 80 பாகம்-2 [Tamil Cinema 80 Part-2] (in Tamil). Chennai: Nakkheeran Publications. ISBN 978-93-81828-41-0.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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