Meendum Vazhven

Meendum Vazhven
Meendum Vazhven
	File:Meendum Vazhven.JPG Theatrical release poster
Directed by	T. N. Balu
Written by	T. N. Balu
Produced by	V. C. Jain ; G. C. Lal Vani
Starring	Ravichandran ; Bharathi ; Nagesh ; R. S. Manohar ; Vijaya Lalitha
Cinematography	K. S. Prasad
Edited by	R. Devarajan
Music by	M. S. Viswanathan
Production; company	Rani Productions
Release date	23 April 1971;
Running time	161 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Meendum Vazhven (transl. I will live once more) is a 1971 Indian Tamil-language thriller film, written and directed by T. N. Balu. The film stars Ravichandran, Bharathi, Nagesh, R. S. Manohar and Vijaya Lalitha playing lead, with Major Sundararajan, S. Varalakshmi, Thengai Srinivasan and Master Sekhar playing supporting roles.^[1] It was released on 23 April 1971.^[2]

Plot

Jagatheesh wants to grab the properties of his businessman paternal uncle, Rajamanickam Pillai, by killing him and his young son Babu, who is studying in a distant boarding school. Knowing his evil intention, the paternal uncle keeps his son's whereabouts a secret which is known only to his loyal personal secretary Shanthi. One night after a bitter argument over the properties, Jagatheesh kills his uncle and abducts his secretary Shanthi to find out about his young son Babu.

Meanwhile, Raju, son of a rich man Chinna Durai is thrown out of his house by his stepmother Shantha Lakshmi and lands in the city as a taxi driver. The secretary Shanthi gets abducted in his taxi, the news is in the newspapers and the police start looking for the taxi. Raju then goes after Jagathesh and finds Shanthi locked up in a cell on a remote island. Jagatheesh finds out the whereabouts of the boy but is unable to identify him, so he abducts a busload of boys from that school and forces Shanthi to identify the boy so that he could kill him. Raju, with help of a small-time magician Chithambaram, rescues Shanthi and the boys after a series of fights with the gangsters. Raju and Shanthi get married.

Cast

Ravichandran as Raju
Bharathi as Shanthi
Nagesh as Chithambaram, Raju's friend/Magician
R. S. Manohar as Jagadesh, Babu's Paternal Father
Vijaya Lalitha as Lalitha, Jagatheesh's lover
Major Sundararajan as Chella Durai, Raju and Rathnam's father
S. Varalakshmi as Shantha Lakshmi, Rathnam's mother
Thengai Srinivasan as Black Cat, Jagatheesh's Hitman
V. Gopalakrishnan as Rathnam, Raju's half brother
Master Sekhar as Babu
Samikkannu as Constable Irudhaya Raj
MCT. Muthaiah
Singapore Sundaram
K. S. Angamuthu
Jayakumari as dumb woman dancer
Yasotha
Malathi
Surekha
Syamala
Jai Vijaya

Soundtrack

Music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, with lyrics by Kannadasan.^[3] The song "Velli Muthukal" attained popularity.^[4]

Songs	Singer	Length
"Velli Muthukal"	L. R. Eswari S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	04:17
"Valiban Sonna"	L. R. Eswari	04:06
"Thottum Thodathathu"	L. R. Eswari	04:15
"Unna Nenacha Konjam"	L. R. Eswari, A. L. Raghavan	03:59
"Ellarokkum Nalla"	B. Vasantha, L. R. Anjali	03:41
"Vaangayaa Vaanga"	L. R. Eswari, Jikki	04:22
Club Song	Instrumental

References

^ "நான் அறிந்த இசை அரசன் எஸ்.பி.பியும் அவரின் இன்னிசை சாம்ராஜ்யமும்; பகுதி 10 -என்.கே.எஸ். திருச்செல்வம்". Thinakkural (in தமிழ்). Archived from the original on 22 October 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
^ "மீண்டும் வாழ்வேன் / Meendum Vazhven (1971)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 18 November 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
^ "Meendum vazhven - M. S. Viswanathan - ( 7 1枚 ) - 売り手". cdandlp.jp (in 日本語). Archived from the original on 22 October 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
^ "எஸ்.பி.பி. குரலில் மக்களை மயக்கிய பாடல்கள்". Dinamalar (in தமிழ்). 25 September 2020. Archived from the original on 30 October 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2023.

External links

Meendum Vazhven at IMDb
Meendum Vazhven at Rotten Tomatoes

[1] "நான் அறிந்த இசை அரசன் எஸ்.பி.பியும் அவரின் இன்னிசை சாம்ராஜ்யமும்; பகுதி 10 -என்.கே.எஸ். திருச்செல்வம்". Thinakkural (in தமிழ்). Archived from the original on 22 October 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2023.

[2] "மீண்டும் வாழ்வேன் / Meendum Vazhven (1971)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 18 November 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2023.

[3] "Meendum vazhven - M. S. Viswanathan - ( 7 1枚 ) - 売り手". cdandlp.jp (in 日本語). Archived from the original on 22 October 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2023.

[4] "எஸ்.பி.பி. குரலில் மக்களை மயக்கிய பாடல்கள்". Dinamalar (in தமிழ்). 25 September 2020. Archived from the original on 30 October 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2023.

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